A Fuse #8 Production

February 9, 2010 | Link This | Email this | Comments (1)

Cool.  Were I in Pennsylvania, I would be there.

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February 9, 2010 | Link This | Email this | Comments (24)

"Arrrrggghhh! A top ten list is impossible to pin down. As the saying goes, it's like trying to nail Jello to a wall. It's just so effing subjective." - Grier Jewell

That scream of pain was pretty typical of the emails I got when I conducted this poll. It's true too. On today's list you're going to see two titles that were not the first in their fantasy series. Is this a problem? Is it okay? Judge for yourself. You will see from the number of votes received, however, that even the second or last book in a series might be well-written enough for somebody somewhere to put it on their Top Ten.

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February 8, 2010 | Link This | Email this | Comments (55)

It wasn't enough that I said to you, "Tell me the books that changed your life" was it?  No, it was worse than that. When I asked you to send me your top ten children's novels of all time, I also wanted you to organize your adoration. I was saying, "Tell me how much they influenced you. What made the biggest impact? The second biggest?"

In short, rate your love for me.

So as we embark on this massive countdown, I would like to remind all of you that there will be many emotional humps and surprises along the way. There are heroes and villains here. I guarantee the in the course of the countdown you will see one book that makes you boo, and another that makes you cheer, perh...Read More

February 7, 2010 | Link This | Email this | Comments (3)

You know, under normal circumstances I don't lead off with a book trailer.  But first off, I missed this one when it debuted in October.  Second, it's just so darn professional.  You could tell me that this was a Saturday morning cartoon series and I'd believe you.  Is that Flash?  Because it's darn good.  My complimen...Read More

February 6, 2010 | Link This | Email this | Comments (4)

My prayers have been answered. If by "prayers" I mean "my desire to see out-of-print books rolling off the presses once more". And I do. Oh, how I do. The other day I happened to mention that The Cow Who Sneezed, a Jim Flora classic, will be seeing the light of day once more when Enchanted Lion Press reprints it. On my old blog is a sidebar that lists three books I would like to see in print again....Read More