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"In the summer of 1980, I took my mother for our third visit to our family in England. The Empire Strikes Back had only recently been released there. It was the middle of the day, so there were no lines. I had arrived just as it was scheduled to be…"
"THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK:
I didn't really intend to read The Empire Strikes Back or Return of the Jedi this time around (I'm reading toward a particular goal), but they're quick reads so why not? The first thing I noticed was the credits: "Donald F.…"
I didn't really intend to read The Empire Strikes Back or Return of the Jedi this time around (I'm reading toward a particular goal), but they're quick reads so why not? The first thing I noticed was the credits: "Donald F.…"
"THE JEDI PATH: I remember seeing this one on the shelf and flipping through it when it was originally released in 2021 (there's a "Sith" one, too), but I didn't remember why I didn't buy it at the time, so I ordered it and I think I remember why.…"
"SPLINTER OF THE MIND'S EYE: This is my third time through "Splinter." It was the first Star Wars spin-off novel. It was written by Alan Dean Foster, whose name I was already familiar with in 1978 from the Star Trek Log series. He had adapted the…"
"STAR WARS (a.k.a. "A NEW HOPE") by George Lucas Alan Dean Foster: This is actually the book I was reaching for when I pulled Skywalker: A Family of War off the shelf. This is the fourth time I have read it. the first was in 1977; second, in the…"
"SKYWALKER: A FAMILY AT WAR: I was in the mood to read something "Star Wars," so I went to my bookshelf and discovered a book I forgot I owned, Skywalker: A Family at War by Kristin Baver. I guess I must've bought it in 2021 and set it aside, knowing…"
"I just started Well Met: Renaissance Faires and the American Counterculture by Rachel Lee Rubin, which traces the Ren Faire from its surprisingly 60s counterculture roots to its current form and cultural impact.
And, since I'm co-editing an…"
And, since I'm co-editing an…"
"A very good use of his celebrity, I do not dispute. It does not change the fact that I found this particular book a slog. A reminder of the importance of giving blood is, of course, always welcome.
Unrelated but related: a neighbourhood kid with…"
Unrelated but related: a neighbourhood kid with…"
"THE MANDALORIAN OF NEVARRO: From 2013 through 2020, Ian Doescher adapted all nine Star Wars movies as faux-Shakespeare plays. Now he's back with the first season of The Mandalorian TV series, eight episodes in five acts. I probably won't read this…"
".....and I gave another pint today."
"This year the San Diego Comic Con will host its 50th annual blood drive, Five decades ago Mr Heinlein said he would only attend if they had a blood drive. I gave at that drive and had given before and since. I'm up to 19 gallons!"
"After finishing the brief but fascinating Looking for Little Egypt by Donna Carlton (examining one of the enduring legends of the 1893 Chicago Fair), I started reading a second-hand copy of Heinlein's Time Enough for Love. If I didn't find it enough…"
"Working my through Water Sleeps by Glen Cook. The second to last book in the Black Company series. This takes place 15 years after the last book, with a new narrator as the most of the company including the previous narrator are stuck in suspended…"
"TO INFINITY AND BEYOND: After I finished re-reading Starry Messenger, I began re-reading To Infinity and Beyond. I haven't yet gotten to Political Animals, but I have been reading some Conan. I've also got some Star Wars waiting on deck.
EDIT: I've…"
EDIT: I've…"
"Heather Ann Thompson's Fear and Fury: The Reagan Eighties, the Bernie Goetz Shootings, and the Rebirth of White Rage is worth reading, especially for those who never followed just how that story story turned out. Whether history would have occured…"
"POLITICAL ANIMALS and STARRY MESSENGER: When I re-read Just How Stupid Are We? recently, I was surprised to discover that it was written in 2008 (I had thought it was more recent). So I ordered Political Animals (subtitled "How Our Stone-Age Brain…"
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