"that flighty temptress"

[eldritchhobbit]

* Julie Phillips' biography of a science fiction legend, James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon, has won the National Book Critics Circle Award for best biography of 2006.

* From Marvel Comics land: R.I.P., Captain America?

* Harold Bloom has gone off again on Harry Potter. (This is not the first time: see here and here, for example.) In the process, he asserted, "I cannot think of a major work I have not ingested." Somehow, I get the suspicion that our definitions of "major work" would differ.

* And last but not least, re: my own recent news, here are couple of press releases about my husband, making it official:
* Yesterday's press release (LRC)
* Last week's press release (BU)


"...let us step into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure."
Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Comments

[melissagay.livejournal.com]

Harold Bloom. :::::sigh::::: He just makes me tired. I cannot think of a single nice thing to say about his views on literature. Maybe he's nice to his pets.

Speaking of things that make me tired, it now just seems like Marvel Comics is actively *trying* to alienate its fan base.


And last but not least, re: my own recent news, here are couple of press releases about my husband, making it official

...Official that you have a non-imaginary husband, that is!!!

:D

(Ok, I'll let that joke go now.)

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

Maybe he's nice to his pets.

*snort*

it now just seems like Marvel Comics is actively *trying* to alienate its fan base.

That's so frustrating! Isn't a Captain America film in production? I thought it was odd timing to kill him, when he's due for the silver screen -- unless, of course, a carefully timed "resurrection" follows. That would be rather shameless, though.

...Official that you have a non-imaginary husband, that is!!!

LOL! I've got to bring him and introduce him to everyone, definitely. He swears he met you at Past Watchful Dragons, but of course I was probably running around somewhere else like a spaz, so there's reason you would've known it was him. I need to get him a special nametag or something. ;) I told him he needs to defend his nonfictional status, though. Ha!

[melissagay.livejournal.com]

Oh, my goodness!!!! Yes, I *did* meet him at Past Watchful Dragons! I had totally forgotten, in the craziness that was the convention! I get so disoriented when I meet a whole bunch of people in one day. ::sigh::

Well, I think Larry has successfully defended his nonfictional status.

Re: the shamelessness of Marvel Comics-- put nothing, NOTHING past them. There's a reason the term "Marvel death" was coined! Ah, well, they've lost my business for the moment (not just because of this stunt, but because of a string of bad decisions over the past year or so). I'll refrain from waxing too geeky, but the whole Civil War thing was a great idea so poorly executed that they might as well have put George Lucas in charge. Now I have to go lie down with a cold compress. While it achieved Marvel's goal of increasing short-term sales, I fear it was at the expense of long-term customer loyalty. But I can save that rant for another time. :)

[fungus-files.livejournal.com]

I was probably running around somewhere else like a spaz

I cannot imagine you doing this! lol. In my head you glide around on a cloud of efficient calm and savvy generosity. :D

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

LOL! Oh wow, do I ever have you fooled. ;)