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What is Steampanku? - Part I2 comments

krizzlybear wrote 1 month ago: Perhaps the most fascinating feature of Japanese culture is the ability to take an outside influence … more →

Tags: automata, bafuku, clocks, dejima, edo, geisha, Meiji, rangaku

Floyd in Japan

eatingoutinstamfordhill wrote 3 months ago: It’s been a lazy morning in bed so far. I awoke and found myself thinking about dumplings. The … more →

Tags: デミグラス, demiglace, Dumplings, 自由軒, Jesuits, jiyuken, katsui, keith floyd, osaka food

This Day in History 7/8: The "Black Ships": The 1853-54 expedition of Matthew Perry

ldorazio1 wrote 5 months ago: It is a term still used in Japan today.  “Black Ships” refers to any threat to Japanese … more →

Tags: American History, code-switching, Comedy, Commentary, communications, Cultural Literacy, Education, History, Humor

An Interview with Jo Graham4 comments

Dave-Brendon de Burgh wrote 5 months ago: After reading Jo’s second gorgeous novel, Hand of Isis, I knew I had to get her on the blog ag … more →

Tags: interviews, jo graham, Interview, Hand of Isis, Stargate Atlantis, Lioness, Death Game, the chariot

New Covers: Black Ships by Jo Graham & The Desert Spear by Peter V Brett (German Edition)

Dave-Brendon de Burgh wrote 7 months ago: Hey everyone, saw this at Orbit and decided to re-post it here, seeing as how I’ve read and re … more →

Tags: Announcements, jo graham, orbit, Peter V Brett, The Desert Spear

Why the Humanities Matter2 comments

annieem wrote 9 months ago: Still grading analysis essays this Sunday (and they are, as they were last quarter as I’ve not … more →

Tags: Blogging, Academic Life, Books, Teaching, Miscellaneous, Literature, Students, writing, jo graham

An Interview with Jo Graham

Dave-Brendon de Burgh wrote 1 year ago: Having just read Black Ships, I find myself contented and smiling; the book was a wonderful read, an … more →

Tags: interviews, Hand of Isis, jo graham

Interviews on the way

Dave-Brendon de Burgh wrote 1 year ago: Thought I’d get you all up to speed on interviews that are on the way: First off, I’ve f … more →

Tags: Announcements, musings, jo graham, Peter F Hamilton, Joe Abercrombie, SF Movie Adaptions, Robert Downey Jr, The Dark Knight

Black Ships - Jo Graham2 comments

Dave-Brendon de Burgh wrote 1 year ago: Black Ships   Yesterday evening I finished Black Ships. I had been reading it in the bath, so I set … more →

Tags: Reviews, jo graham

Aren't I a lucky guy?

Dave-Brendon de Burgh wrote 1 year ago: I still can’t believe I managed to set up an interview with Dr. Bova. I guess it just goes to … more →

Tags: ben bova, David Anthony Durham, jo graham, Karen Traviss

Black Ships on September 6th

gregbenedetto wrote 1 year ago: BLACK SHIPS FIGHT AMP VATICAN CHAINSAW MASSACRE TITAN Thanks to Christian for hooking up the flyer. … more →

Tags: Shows, Vatican Chainsaw Massacre, Fight Amp, Titan

Exciting Announcements!1 comment

Dave-Brendon de Burgh wrote 1 year ago: Today was a very good day! I emailed around seven or eight authors today (trying to set up interview … more →

Tags: Announcements, ben bova, Terry Brooks, jo graham, Acacia, David Durham

Review: Black Ships

watertownlibrary wrote 1 year ago: Black Ships by Jo Graham, New York: Orbit, 2008 Black Ships is a retelling of the Aeneid (the journe … more →

Tags: Book Reviews, Nicholas Cage, jo graham, aeneas

ペリー3 comments

tokyo5 wrote 1 year ago: Yesterday I went to the 江戸東京博物館 (Edo-Tokyo Museum) to see the マシュー・ペリー (Matthew C. Perry) exhibit. M … more →

Tags: Japan, My Kids, places to go, Events, tokyo, military, Museums, My site, 1800's

Paint It Black

sizemore wrote 1 year ago: Slowly building to something that spans numerous projects and oddly enough the colour black is offer … more →

Tags: shift happens, Taleb, Black sheep, black swan

Shift happens...

sizemore wrote 1 year ago: Thinking a lot about Black Ships and Black Swans. More to follow… … more →

Tags: shift happens, change

Jo Graham - Black Ships1 comment

Fyrefly wrote 1 year ago: 18. Black Ships by Jo Graham (2008) Length: 448 pages Genre: Historical Fiction; Fantasy (so says th … more →

Tags: 5 Stars, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, book, Book Review, early reviewer, jo graham


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