2009: The Year in Books: Part 2 – Non-Fiction
I read Freakonomics early in the year (it was published a few years ago) and loved …
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2009: The Year in Books: Part 1 – Fiction
I read 67 books last year. But I’m still fighting a losing battle not to get …
How to Respond to Worried Parents
A couple of fun articles on the Guardian about how scary books and movies for children …
Simpsons’s Paradox in the Slush Pile
A look at how statistics can sometimes be misleading. http://anilmenon.com/blog/2009/10/simpsons-paradox-in-the-slush-pile.html
Ashok Banker Interview
The World SF News Blog has an interesting interview with Ashok Banker, an Indian author who …
The Real Reason Vampires Are Popular?
What’s Really Going on With All These Vampires? http://www.esquire.com/features/thousand-words-on-culture/vampires-gay-men-1109?src=rss#ixzz0U42HvI74 “Forget everything you’ve read about vampires so …
Russian Reading Roulette
The big trip is coming up soon. I leave for Japan on Friday. 3 Months exploring …
Japanese Science Fiction
I lived in Japan for 4 years, so I learned a bit about Japanese science fiction. …
Who Would Have Thought Collecting Severed Heads Would Be So Difficult?
From Warriors of Medieval Japan by Stephen Turnbull Head collecting is a tradition found throughout samurai …
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Hidden Statues
From Lost Japan by Alex Kerr. Japan is fascinated by secrets. They are the defining …