Last week I posted a deal on Mikhail Bulgakov’s 20thC classic, The Master and Margarita, and we had a lively discussion in the comments. I’ve been wanting to read it for ages and it is one of Sirius’s favorite books, so we decided that we would read it together and ... more >
Ana from The Booksmugglers let me know that A.E. Ash had a new novella coming out. If you remember, Ash wrote Luminous which Kaetrin gave an A-. Kaetrin wrote, “I loved the spare style of writing and the little flourishes of flavour and meaning through the story. It’s the kind ... more >
I attended the Romance Writers of Australia conference in Adelaide, South Australia (my home town) over the weekend. While I only attended on Saturday and Sunday, the conference officially opened on Friday with a full day workshop for authors presented by screenwriter Michael Hauge. This year marked the 25th anniversary ... more >
Note to readers: This column was originally posted at my small personal blog. We thought it might interest DA’s readers too. Reading diverse books and diverse authors (in terms of non-white and non-straight authors) has been a goal of quite a few online readers, in romanceland, SFF, and mainstream fiction more ... more >
Java is a delicious coffee. But I am not writing about this kind of Java. Disclosure: Those are organic espresso beans. Because I didn’t want to go out in search of actual Java coffee beans. Sorry. Call it a Java license. bwhahahahahahaha! That’s tech humor. ::::snort:::::: Java is also a ... more >
What if the future is bleaker than we thought? Have vs. Have Not. That’s the usual framework for discussions about the digital divide: people who have access to technology and those who don’t. In this scenario, we picture homes without computers or internet access. Children doing homework with pen and ... more >