After reading Jo’s second gorgeous novel, Hand of Isis, I knew I had to get her on the blog again for another interview, and not only did Jo agree and answer the questions I had, she also gave m… more →
Dave's Blog About Writingkrizzlybear wrote 1 month ago: Perhaps the most fascinating feature of Japanese culture is the ability to take an outside influence … more →
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 →
ldorazio1 wrote 5 months ago: It is a term still used in Japan today. “Black Ships” refers to any threat to Japanese … more →
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 →
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 →
annieem wrote 9 months ago: Still grading analysis essays this Sunday (and they are, as they were last quarter as I’ve not … more →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
gregbenedetto wrote 1 year ago: BLACK SHIPS FIGHT AMP VATICAN CHAINSAW MASSACRE TITAN Thanks to Christian for hooking up the flyer. … more →
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 →
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 →
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 →
sizemore wrote 1 year ago: Slowly building to something that spans numerous projects and oddly enough the colour black is offer … more →
sizemore wrote 1 year ago: Thinking a lot about Black Ships and Black Swans. More to follow… … more →
Fyrefly wrote 1 year ago: 18. Black Ships by Jo Graham (2008) Length: 448 pages Genre: Historical Fiction; Fantasy (so says th … more →