Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Chasing la fée verte

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I’ve wanted to try absinthe since I first started reading Hemingway in the 1980’s. Unfortunately, it was outlawed in the United States in Oc...
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Friday, March 23, 2012

Leo Con 2012 — April 14, 2012

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I will be speaking at another science-fiction/fantasy event in Texas next month, and this time I can give you a little bit more notice! The ...
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Thursday, March 15, 2012

Visualizing The Iliad

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Among the many blogs I read, there are some which never almost never cross paths with my interests in mythology and literature. One of thes...
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012

The already-dead, the not-quite-dead, and those who have clearly overstayed their welcome

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It just so happens that your friend here is only mostly dead. There’s a big difference between mostly dead and all dead. Mostly dead is sl...
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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Speaking and spoken of

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Happy Leap Day! Two events coming up in “the droghte of March” [1] to share with you today. First, I will be giving a presentation at the Ar...
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Friday, February 24, 2012

In a library near you?

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I’ve been keeping an eye on Worldcat as libraries — mainly at universities — acquire copies of my book. For a complete list, follow this lin...
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Thursday, February 9, 2012

My book reviewed in Beyond Bree

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As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago , the first extended review of my book appeared in Beyond Bree (October 2011, p. 7). The review was wr...
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Sunday, February 5, 2012

Is this a review? You tell me.

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I learned a few days ago that Amon Hen , the monthly publication of the Tolkien Society in Great Britain, had just published a review of my ...
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

My book reviewed in Mythlore

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Six months on, professional reviews of Tolkien and the Study of His Sources are beginning to appear, and as promised, I’m going to be...
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