links for 2009-01-14

protagonize: about protagonize '"So," you're asking yourself. "What exactly is Protagonize all about?" 'Protagonize is an online community originally dedicated to the (nearly) lost art of the addventure (yes, that's spelled right), a very specific type of collaborative fiction. Recently, the site has been expanded to support the creation of linear stories, as well. We [...]

links for 2008-11-18

The Name Generator – A Name Generating Tool for Authors "Our name generator can spit out over 463 billion different first and last name combinations…." via the lovely and fascinating BookofJoe.com

Jeff Goldsmith at New Dominion Bookshop Wed., Nov. 12

At New Dominion Bookshop: Wednesday, November 12 at 5:30 PM Jeff Goldsmith, The Long Baby Boom: An Optimistic Vision for a Graying Generation __________ Jeff Goldsmith will discuss and sign copies of his new book The Long Baby Boom An Optimistic Vision for a Graying Generation Wednesday, November 12 5:30 PM In 2006, the first [...]

Marty Stuart at New Dominion on Friday, Nov. 14

Country music star Marty Stuart will be at New Dominion Bookshop to meet customers and sign copies of his new book Country Music: The Masters (includes an audio CD) Friday, November 14 1:00–2:00 PM This event is a book-signing only. (Note: Marty Stuart will perform in concert with Travis Tritt the same evening, Friday, November [...]

links for 2008-09-05

HOWTO live in a schoolbus – Boing Boing This was all the rage when I was a kid, for many of the same economic reasons. Good times! The Elegant Variation: Present-Tense Fiction Redux Joshua Henkin (Matrimony) is blogging up a storm as a guest on TEV. I can't keep up! But I did catch this [...]

links for 2008-07-17

Language Log » Temporally speaking “Substituting temporally for temporarily is a common error, perhaps due to the phonological process of haplology (the omission of one of a pair of similar sounding syllables, like saying lib’ry for library).” Also, a new vocabulary word: Peeveblogging. Chair made from discarded paperbacks – Boing Boing Cute idea, but doesn’t [...]

Tammar Stein to speak at New Dominion Wed. July 16

New Dominion Bookshop will host a reading and book-signing by Tammar Stein who will present selections from her new young adult novel, High Dive on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at noon. (Recommended for Grades 6 an up) While flying to Europe, Arden, 19, meets three other college students heading for a fun-filled sightseeing tour; fairly [...]

Yard Sale: C’mon-a my house

1726 Concord Drive, Charlottesville We have aquarium equipment and pet supplies – cheap! And books? Of course! Today and tomorrow.

links for 2008-07-03

Titles from HAMLET, Act I Via pagesturned.blogspot.com Stephen Colbert Reads Joyce’s Ulysses | Open Culture “Every June 16 is Bloomsday, which commemorates Jame’s Joyce’s Ulysses.This year, in New York City, one high-profile event featured Stephen Colbert reading the part of Leopold Bloom, the character around which the sprawling novel turns.” Doors Opening? Bit o’ Lit [...]

1001 List

From 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die Via: 1morechapter.com 2000s 1. Never Let Me Go – Kazuo Ishiguro 2. Saturday – Ian McEwan 3. On Beauty – Zadie Smith 4. Slow Man – J.M. Coetzee 5. Adjunct: An Undigest – Peter Manson 6. The Sea – John Banville 7. The Red Queen – [...]

links for 2008-04-01

The 2008 Tournament of Books – The Morning News And the winner is…! CRITICAL MASS: In Retrospect: “Disgrace,” Coetzee’s Masterpiece Brainstorm: The Value of Roget – Chronicle.com Peak Energy: Zero Point Energy Inventor Self-Destructs They warned us not to do it. The Reading Experience: A Wedge Between Writers and Readers “It’s tempting simply to dismiss [...]

Yikes!

I left a bit of code in the Leonard Cohen post that messed up my page layout. All appears to be well now. Whew.

When we go to that big publisher in the sky…

You may have heard that Veterans Affairs only recently added the pentacle the list of emblems permitted for display on government headstones. My S.O. passed along this site that displays all the symbols currently allowed by the VA. While you’re there, scroll down to the end of the list and note: CHRISTIAN SCIENTIST (Cross & [...]

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Can you name 50 states in 10 minutes? From IronicSans.

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