End of the Week Odds and Ends

[alanajoli]

Exciting book find of the day: Don't Know Much about Mythology: Everything You Need to Know About the Greatest Stories in Human History but Never Learned. I assume this is from the same folks who put out Don't Know Much about History a number of years ago, which had a reputation for being both entertaining and informative. More news as I actually read the book. ;)

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I got a package in the mail today from flamesrising (Thanks Matt!) with books and a CD for reviewing. Much to my delight, one of the books was Ilona Andrews's Magic Bites, which I'd already started reading. Now I have a copy of my very own!

(Ilona has a livejournal, but I can't put my finger on her username at the moment. I may update later.)

Edit: It's ilona_andrews, obviously. *facepalm*

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Over at Cowboys and Aliens, we've announced a contest to have your likeness become a character in chapter two of our story. Go visit and enter!

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And last, but not least, SpaceWesterns.com is having a limerick contest, to be judged by Jane Espenson and Keith R. A. DeCandido. The results should be amusing! I'm getting my five line rhythm going to prepare my entry.

Comments

[matt-m-mcelroy.livejournal.com]

You're welcome!

The CD is just a bonus item for you to enjoy. Nox Arcana is great mood music for gaming & reading (and Darklore Manor is great for Halloween).

[alanajoli.livejournal.com]

Sorry to wait so long to respond--but thanks for the CD! I'm looking forward to listening to it once I'm a little closer to deadline-complete paradise (and will probably play it on Halloween, if we get any trick-or-treaters this year *g*).

Do you have deadlines for me on the reviews, by the way? I won't take too long, but if you had any dates in mind, let me know.

[elven-wolf.livejournal.com]

I actually purchased that Mythology book at the old company store a while back, but haven't had the chance to read it. Let us know if it's any good and I'll dig it out. *lol*

[alanajoli.livejournal.com]

Will do!