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Comonplace books were popular in the Renaissance, a place to jot down ideas, bits of verse, receipts (that's how to cook something), and so on. You'll find I'm not the first to call my weblog a comonplace book if you allow for variations in spelling.
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Book View Cafe Adds Judith Tarr to Line-up Book View Cafe (http://www.BookViewCafe.com) is pleased to announce the addition of Judith Tarr to the roster of authors presenting work for free at its website. Tarr will be the second new author Book View Cafe has invited since its initial launch last November. Alma Alexander was added in May. Tarr is the author of numerous fantasy and historical novels and stories including The Hound and the Falcon trilogy, World Fantasy Nominee Lord of the Two Lands, and most recently Queen of the Amazons and Bring Down the Sun. She also writes as Caitlin Brennan (The Mountain's Call and sequels from LUNA) and Kathleen Bryan (The Serpent and the Rose and sequels from Tor). Tarr’s first offering at Book View Cafe will be her short story, “Classical Horses” which posted on Wednesday, June 10. “Classical Horses” was first published in the 1991 DAW anthology, Horse Fantastic, edited by Martin and Rosalind Greenberg. Visit Judith Tarr’s Bookshelf at Book View Cafe: http://www.bookviewcafe.com/index.php/Judith-Tarr-ss-Bookshelf/ |
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Now five bonus scenes from THE BETRAYAL available online
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Le Guin Comics at BookViewCafe.com In the tradition of Bunditsu: The Art of Cat Arranging, Book View Café presents Ursula K. Le Guin's “Cat T'ai Chi.” In addition for the next three months, one of BVC's Thursday Specials will be Le Guin's comics, including "Pilllow Book for Cats" and "Supermouse." These one-of-a-kind comics, exclusive to Book View Café, represent some of the more unusual offerings at the website which also has an early screenplay from Le Guin, “King Dog.” “Cat Tai Chi” is currently available for reading online with plans to make it available as an ebook soon. Ursula K. Le Guin's Powers won the 2009 Nebula Award for best novel of the year. |
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May Day was always a fascination to me. As a child I had heard stories about May Day and May baskets, leaving secret presents for neighbors at dawn, that kind of thing. I never really got to participate in it, though. It was always one of those "wouldn't it be great" things. May Day is an ancient fertility celebration. Some interpret that as meaning wild revelry ("Tra-la, it's May, the lusty month of May...") but I tend to think about gardening. Unfortunately, where I live, May Day is not yet frost-free time, but I have plants growing indoors. Some quite enthusiastically, practically screaming to get their little roots into the garden soil. They must wait a week or two. There are some lovely May carols, with dairy maids and garlands of flowers left by mysterious suitors and all that sort of pastoral thing. I love these. I also love Maypole dances, which I've actually done. And another May tradition - the "Belfire" or bonfire - is something I'm always in favor of (though I've never jumped over one). For a while May Day was co-opted by communism, kind of the antithesis of the pastoral celebration. It's also become International Workers' Day, which is fine but nowhere near as romantic and fun as the old traditions. I'm a sucker for romance and tradition. So I will at least light a candle for May Day and probably try to do something with flowers. My schedule isn't going to permit more this year, alas, but maybe next year. |
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New Bonus Scene from THE BETRAYAL now online A new bonus scene from THE BETRAYAL is now available exclusively at Book View Cafe: http://www.bookviewcafe.com/index.php/THE-BETRAYAL-bonus-scene-3 As Eliani and the Alpinon delegation are journeying to Glenhallow, Governor Felisan tells of the Battle of Skyruach. |
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BookViewCafe.com to Release McIntyre Novel On April 26, www.BookViewCafe.com, the newly launched authors’ consortium, will release its ninth downloadable ebook, Vonda N. McIntyre's Dreamsnake. Dreamsnake was originally published by Houghton Mifflin in 1978. It won the Nebula Award®, the Hugo, the Locus Award, and the Pacific Northwest Booksellers’ Award. McIntyre is also known for her Starfarers series and five Star Trek novels. BVC’s presentation of Dreamsnake includes an exclusive afterword. Dreamsnake and its fantasy cast (which the Book View Café blog helped create, with “Casting Dreamsnake”) will soon be featured at the website My Book, the Movie. Send author a comment on this post
Bonus Scenes from THE BETRAYAL now online
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Pati Nagle writes fantasy, science fiction, historical fiction, mystery, and anything else that takes her fancy. Her work has appeared in professional publications since 1994. |
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For readers of my recent fantasy novel, The Betrayal, I have uploaded 
Exclusively at Book View Cafe, I am posting bonus scenes from my fantasy novel, THE BETRAYAL. These scenes were cut from the original draft for reasons of length. They provide illumination of the cultures and characters in THE BETRAYAL.