Paper and ink and glue

I was excited to learn recently that Google ebooks has now made buying through local bookstores much, much easier. For reasons previously di...

I've always wanted to be a 'woman of letters', someone who can write long newsy letters about day-to-day nothings and the weathe...

Last night I finally got around to watching Watchmen , the 2009 film of Alan Moore's comic book. I had been looking forward to it becau...

My intention to blog once a month was left unfulfilled in December. But then, so are most intentions for December. I have much to blog about...

This month I've been reading long-awaited sequels. Isobelle Carmody's much-anticipated The Sending was finally released at the end...

"Chaos is found in greatest abundance wherever order is being sought.  It always defeats order, because it is better organized." ...

Not only is Neil Gaiman utterly fabulous, he also affiliates himself with so many fabulous people/shows/projects that I could happily spend ...

Yesterday I finished reading Mary Robinette Kowal's Shades of Milk and Honey . Having read good reviews of the book and hearing it de...

For those who haven't already heard, The Sending , book 6 of Isobelle Carmody's Obernewtyn Chronicles, is due at the end of October....

This is the carpet in Canberra's Gunghalin Public Library. Awesome.