Hold on to your hobbit feet, Tolkien fans, there is exciting news in the land of nerdom! At Comic Con in San Diego last week, the rumor was unleashed that Peter Jackson is considering a third Hobbit movie in what is already a two-movie adaptation of Tolkien’s prelude to the Lord of the Rings trilogy. … Continue reading
Posted in July 2012 …
On the Language of Living Things…
“Let me learn the language of trees, birds, dogs, grey stones, black beetles, green grass, and all living things. And when I’m fluent in those languages, let me translate them faithfully into stories and paintings.” -Terri Windling
The Privilege of the Sword by Thomas Canty
This gorgeous illustration by Thomas Canty was created exclusively for the audio book version of Ellen Kushner’s novel The Privilege of the Sword, which was just released this week. The audiobook is part of a series called Neil Gaiman Presents and features narration by the author herself along with a full cast of award-winning actors … Continue reading
The Letter Q: Queer Writers’ Notes to Their Younger Selves
I haven’t actually read this book yet, in fact I only just heard about it today, but the discovery is so exciting I couldn’t resist posting about it. I found out about it here on the Horn Book website. Equivalent to the print version of the It Gets Better campaign, the book is a collection … Continue reading
The Forest by Virginia Frances Sterrett
Aladdin by Thomas Mackenzie
Gryphon by Kate Pfeilschiefter
On the Magic of Letters…
“If you stop to think about it, you’ll have to admit that all the stories in the world consist essentially of twenty-six letters. The letters are always the same, only the arrangement varies. From letters words are formed, from words sentences, from sentences chapters, and from chapters stories.” – Michael Ende