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Links: 25th November

David Hebblethwaite wrote 13 hours ago: Okay, this is my first attempt at doing a links post. Hopefully, over time, these will become more f … more →

Tags: Links, adam roberts, Books, Comedy, David Vann, Fiction, Iain M. Banks, john grant, Literature

Empty calories for the savvy reader.2 comments

mesnyder111 wrote 1 day ago: It really has nothing to do with the heads on the poles, the animal burnings, the fratricide or the … more →

Tags: book, Coming of Age, Horror, Review, The Wasp Factory

Transition - Iain Banks2 comments

Sarah wrote 1 week ago: This book was kindly passed on to me by BookRambler.  I have avoided re-reading her review (yet), in … more →

Tags: Fantasy, Review, Sci-Fi, Transition

More classic weirdness

John wrote 3 weeks ago: Just a quick reading update, to prove that I still exist as a blogging entity! Most recently, I … more →

Tags: Arthur Machen, the white people, Transition, Iain M. Banks, The Bridge, Walking on Glass, The Crow Road, complicity, a song of stone

Transition by Iain Banks3 comments

hecallaghan wrote 3 weeks ago: I wonder if it’s a function of the clocks going back, but I was pretty much dazed all day. Wor … more →

Tags: Sleepwalker, T Party, Audrey Niffenegger, Authors, China Mieville

Interzone 225

jimsteel wrote 3 weeks ago: Artwork by Adam Tredowski Interzone 225 is out on November 12th in this jaw-dropping wrap-around cov … more →

Tags: Interzone, Michael Cobley, Paul Cockburn, Warwick Fraser-Coombe, Lawrence Osborn, Ian Sales, paul kincaid, Nick Lowe, Tony Lee

All Change On The Buses4 comments

hecallaghan wrote 1 month ago: I’ve decided to take a leaf out of ’s book and use the rename token I bought earlier thi … more →

Tags: book, mephistophela, Sleepwalker, hansley, London, Movies, Books, Namechange, hamster girl

The 3 B’s - Iain Banks (Havoc Rocks)2 comments

manicpopthrills wrote 1 month ago: Iain Banks has been on something of a roll as far as I’m concerned in recent years. It’s been a whil … more →

Tags: Books, Transition

The Podionovel

daniellelaliberte wrote 1 month ago: I first learned about the podionovel from a TimesOnline article on August 9th about Iain Banks … more →

Tags: Just For Fun, Literary, iTunes, podionovel

Some things are more important than cakes2 comments

5currantbuns wrote 1 month ago: Seeing as I am Mistress of the Phlegm this week, you will not be surprised to hear that not a lot of … more →

Tags: Life, Library, Phlegm, Phonics, Reading

Review - Iain Banks, Transition7 comments

idavid85 wrote 1 month ago: Hey there girls and guys, time for another review. This week I’m bringing you my views on Iain … more →

Tags: Reviews, Transition

Iain Banks: The Nerd World Interview5 comments

Lev Grossman wrote 1 month ago: (Alternate headline: Iain Banks: The Other Nerd World Interview.) If you’ve never read Iain Ba … more →

Tags: Books, Culture, exotic assassinations, Hotels, hotness, Iain M. Banks, unwritten novels

Sea Holly Ceramics

createdgallery wrote 2 months ago: Sea Holly Christmas Decorations While on holiday up here in Wigtown (Dumfries), Dom and I took the o … more →

Tags: New in at the gallery, Snippets and gossip, Bladnoch, bladnoch distillery, bladnoch whisky, Country Living Magazine Christmas Fair, Kenny Logan, Louis De Bernieres, Roddy Doyle

In the pub with the New Scientist. And Geoff Ryman.2 comments

hecallaghan wrote 2 months ago: I’m not really a space opera kind of a gal. I don’t really *do* hard SF. That said, I ca … more →

Tags: book, T Party, Editors, Geoff Ryman, Kim Stanley Robinson, Paul McAuley, event, New Scientist

Audio

mrm00 wrote 2 months ago: Iain Banks’ new novel Transition is available as a podcast (abridged) here [iTunes link]. I … more →

Tags: Audiobooks, Music

100 science fiction women #2: Perosteck Balveda1 comment

godardsletterboxes wrote 2 months ago: Continuing on – not necessarily in order, but more as I think of them. If you would like to su … more →

Tags: 100 sci fi women, perosteck balveda, consider phlebas, The Culture

Various sources of irritance today include...

forkinggeenyus wrote 2 months ago: …the fanfags of Burton’s Alice in Wonderland update. Just go on the IMDb board for it. G … more →

Tags: HATRED D:, VENT!, Shakespeare, Hate, brats, Twats, extremely current affairs, Books, Oscar Wilde

Favourite books (as of today)6 comments

blackwatertown wrote 2 months ago: If I thought too much about this my head would explode, so, as if leaping over the alley between two … more →

Tags: What I'm Reading, blackwatertown, blackwater, books i like, Books, What I am reading, Favourite books, Philip Kerr, Sipho Sepamla

The Player of Games

ludosofy wrote 2 months ago: I recently read Iain M. Banks’ The Player of Games, and besides being a good book it’s g … more →

Tags: Ludology, Games, Player of Games, Sci-Fi


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