Did you know about the Hanlin Academy library? I did not. Located in Beijing, it burned in 1900 during the hostilities between China and Britain known as the Boxer Rebellion.
The nation celebrated its latest federal holiday on Monday, June 19, called Juneteenth. The article calls it the USA’s second independence day.
Jo Walton is a great writer, a voracious reader and an enthusiastic, honest fan. In the month of May, Walton read a lot of books, and she discusses them here.
Nerds of a Feather review M.R. Carey’s Infinity Gate.
They also reviewed a new Transformers film, Rise of the Beasts. (I didn’t know there was yet another Transformers film.) The reviewer clearly states mixed feelings about the story, the plot, and the themes.
On Mary Robinette Kowal’s blog, Kritika H Rao introduces us to her novel The Surviving Sky.
Happy Summer! This article lists a few ways the world celebrates the June solstice. This article from a couple years back provides some recipes to help your celebration along. A lot of them are smoothies but not all of them.
Monty Python did not make up the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog out of whole cloth; they were a staple of medieval literature. (Displaced anger over an animal that ate your crop plants, maybe?) The Heege manuscript reveals a genuine traveling minstrel show with a story of one of those dreaded killer bunnies.
The Stonehenge image is by GlasgoWorld.
The last book in Scott Turow's loosely linked Kindle Country Legal Thriller "series" so far is Suspect, which came out…
In Professor Odd #9, "Star Walkers", by the talented Goldeen Ogawa, Professor Odd and her companions find themselves under unwanted…
On last month's post, I accidentally skipped a trilogy in the Avatar: The Last AIrbender graphic novels. The next after…
Not entering. A few fantasies and related books this month. The Potion Gardener by Arden Powell. An alternative, early 20th…
dear Rebecca, I hope this message finds you well. I am writing to first thank you for your efforts to…