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Gimbling in the Wabe – Tis the Season (for me to give suggestions for the science fiction and fantasy readers on your gift list)

Published on : 9 December, 20168 December, 2016 Published by : Sharon Browning

It’s that time of year again, when thoughts turn towards warm and cozy, hearth and home, and the giving of gifts to those we love and appreciate. I toyed with the idea of putting up a list of books to recommend for holiday reading and gift-giving, but finally I decided […]

Gimbling in the Wabe – Of Dogs and Rainy Days and Eponymous Adjectives

Published on : 18 September, 201517 September, 2015 Published by : Sharon Browning

It was a rainy day at the dog park today, and not many people (or canines) were romping around the soggy grounds. A few stalwarts, though, of course. When the Mighty Belle and I walked in, the rain had just stopped, even though the clouds overhead were still dark and […]

Literary Pin-Up Calendar from The Tinker’s Pack

Published on : 2 November, 20121 November, 2012 Published by : LitStackEditor

For The Tinker’s Pack 2013 calendar, the not-for-profit organization founded by Patrick Rothfuss, has teamed up with some of the best authors in the fantasy genre: Peter S. Beagle, Ray Bradbury, Patricia Briggs, Jim Butcher, Jacqueline Carey, Neil Gaiman, Charlaine Harris, Robin Hobb, N.K. Jemisin, George R. R. Martin, Terry […]

On this day, September 25, in 1930, Shel Silverstein was born in Chicago, Illinois. While best known for his beloved children’s books such as 1964’s The Giving Tree, 1974’s Where the Sidewalk Ends, and 1981’s A Light in the Attic (all of which he also illustrated) he was also a poet, cartoonist, screenwriter, playwright and singer-songwriter (he penned Johnny Cash’s hit, “A Boy Named Sue”, Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show’s “Cover of the Rolling Stone”, and Waylon Jennings’ “The Taker”, among others). He died of a heart attack in 1999 at age 68.

On this day, December 3, in 1857, Joseph Conrad was born in Berdichev, Imperial Russia (modern
Ukraine, then a part of Poland). While he settled in England and wrote in English, he always considered himself a Pole. Heart of Darkness, one of the most famous of his 20 novels (which explores colonialism and the attitudes regarding what constitutes a barbarian versus civilized society) is considered one of the best English novels of the 20th century, as is his novel Lord Jim, which chronicles a crew’s abandonment of its disabled ship. Conrad died in England in 1924 at age 66.

Gimbling in the Wabe – Tis the Season (for me to give suggestions for the science fiction and fantasy readers on your gift list)

Gimbling in the Wabe – Of Dogs and Rainy Days and Eponymous Adjectives

Literary Pin-Up Calendar from The Tinker’s Pack

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