The smallest things can sometimes turn us off. At least, that’s what I have always found. Take Borders, for example. They announced today they are closing 200 stores costing them $2million a week. These unprofitable locations are spread out across the U.S. and the long reaching effects on the publishing industry won’t be known...
So. World Fantasy had this fantastic dealers room. I didn’t buy anything in there. The reason I didn’t buy anything is actually logistics, not finances; I brought plenty of money with me so I could buy what I wanted, but the convention gave me a stack of books (see this earlier post for details)...
This past weekend, I flew to Columbus, Ohio to attend the World Fantasy Convention. I knew from past conventions that I’ve attended, that you usually get a bag of goodies. It never occurred to me that this convention would give me a bag full of books. Holy cow. Don’t get me wrong, I was...
I bought this one because I’d read something about the author, Steven Erikson, that was intriguing. Here was a guy who plotted out 10 novels set in a world he co-created. That’s simply amazing. So, the official stuff: The Malazan Empire simmers with discontent, bled dry by interminable warfare, bitter infighting and bloody confrontations...
No one is better than I am at buying tons of books that sit around waiting to be read. Last week, I started talking about some of these books, but then life distracted me and I never finished so I’m picking it up again this week. Believe me, I have plenty of books that...
This week I’m talking about books that I’ve shelled out the cash for, but haven’t yet cracked open to read. Let’s talk about: Merlin Ok, so – if you’ve been hanging out here for a while, reading my stuff, maybe following me on twitter or listening to the podcast… Hey, ARE YOU STALKING ME?!...
I never want to get bored. To that end, I buy a lot of books. I can’t walk into a bookstore and walk out empty handed. I think it’s genetic. This means that I have a lot of unread books lying around. This week, I’m going to talk about some of those books and...
I hate shopping. Well, that’s not true – I like shopping for certain things like DVD’s, music, video games, gadgets – but groceries, clothing, toothpaste – I hate it. Especially the toothpaste. I mean, do we REALLY need a hundred different versions of Crest? Anyway, what I want to know is this: How do...
I’ve been feeling a little stale lately when it comes to reading. I’ve bought several books, started them and then moved on without finishing em. This happens from time to time. With that in mind, I made a trip to ye olde book seller and picked up a few things to whet the literary...
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Patrick Hester is an author, blogger and podcasting dude who lives in Colorado with two cats, Dakota and Shadow, who make sure he gets little sleep and always remembers who is really in charge. He writes science fiction and fantasy (mostly)...[click to read more]
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