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- What’s New for the 19th of July: Charles de Lint’s Ottawa novels with a quote from Drink Down the Moon, Gary’s review of Nordic fiddle music, It’s Michele Walther and Irina Behrendt playing Aaron Copland’s ‘Hoe Down’ from his Rodeo album
- A Kinrowan Estate story: Midsomer Odd Things
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- What’s New for the Fifth of July: Remembering Jane Yolen; some new Americana and jazz music; Fishing Blues
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- A Kinrowan Estate story: Bloodied Kings
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- What’s New for the 10th of May: books reviewed by Jennifer Stevenson, music by Teddy Thompson, Americana music from all over, and some live music from John Fogerty
- A Kinrowan Estate story: A Walk
- What’s New for the 26th of April: the nature of Stories; some new and newish SF, plus new world, jazz, folk and Americana music
- A Kinrowan Estate story: A Spring Day
- What’s New for the 12th of April: Some new and recent SF; new Americana, Norwegian folk rock and jazz; and thoughts on War For The Oaks
- A Kinrowan Estate story: A Unified Theory of Libraries (A Letter to Anna)
- What’s New for the 29th of March: Beer and spirits, in song and text, some new Scandinavian fiddle music and jazz flute music, and more
- A Kinrowan Estate story: A Ghostly Librarian
- What’s New for the 15th of March: some DeLint stories for early spring; lots of polskas, Serbian folk rock, progressive jazz, and Nordic music from the archives
- A Kinrowan Estate story: Hedge Witches
- What’s New for the 1st of March: Emma Bull’s War for The Oaks, Rosanne Cash’s ‘Runaway Train’, Johnny Cash at San Quentin, plus new Americana and jazz music
- A Kinrorwan Estate story: Cranachanh
- What’s New for the 15th of February: Some Seanan McGuire fantasy, Alison Bechdel’s latest, Pamela Dean’s Tam Lin; Nordic sounds, old time, Americana and Tex-Mex music
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Category Archives: Books
Charles de Lint’s Wolf Moon
“Wolf Moon is an old favorite of mine. I remember at the time I started to work on it that I wanted to write a small story in a high fantasy setting. Worlds didn’t need to be saved. The characters weren’t … Continue reading
Charles de Lint’s Spirits in the Wires
I was expecting the advance uncorrected proof of Charles de Lint’s Spirits in the Wires, the latest tale out of Newford, to arrive on Monday. By Tuesday, I was pacing. It finally came via Fedex early Tuesday evening, and I finished … Continue reading
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Charles de Lint’s Refinerytown
Charles de Lint has a tradition of writing a short story every year, publishing it privately in chapbook form, and giving it to friends as gifts. Those of us devoted de Lint readers who have heard about, but never seen, … Continue reading
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Charles de Lint’s The Harp of the Grey Rose: The Legend of Cerin Songweaver
Cerin lost both of his parents before he could remember them, and was raised by Tess Kelledy, a witch-wife who came from the tinker people. When Cerin comes of age, he feels set apart from the other boys of his … Continue reading
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Katie de Koster’s Readings on J.R.R. Tolkien
In the forward to this book, published as part of The Greenhaven Press Literary Companion to British Authors series, we read the following: Designed for young adults, this unique anthology series provides an engaging and comprehensive introduction to literary analysis and criticism. … Continue reading
Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling’s The Faery Reel: Tales from the Twilight Realm
Even before the advance reviewers’ copy of this book arrived in the mail, I remarked in the staff break room, “Of course, I already know what I’m going to say in my review. ‘This new anthology from the inimitable editing … Continue reading
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Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling’s Swan Sister: Fairy Tales Retold
A scholar once suggested that fairy tales are the collective dreams of the people. They definitely feel that way. And not just daydreams, either, although some of them are — “I may be living with a cruel stepmother now, but … Continue reading
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Ann Dahlgren and Douglas Foulke’s A Fairy’s Child
Children, especially young children, are notoriously difficult to photograph well, quite aside from the difficulties involved in getting them to hold still and pose. It takes a certain gift to capture a child’s unguarded emotion or artless movement, but it … Continue reading
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Meinrad Craighead’s Crow Mother and the Dog God, a Retrospective
Meinrad Craighead has spent her long life creating images and words in her search for the deepest sources of the divine. As the girl christened Charlene Marie Craighead, she spent her summers in North Little Rock, Arkansas, running with packs … Continue reading
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Steven Brust’s The Viscount of Adrilankha Adventures: The Paths of the Dead and The Lord of Castle Black
An interregnum is a time of confusion. It’s also a time of opportunity. With all political and magical systems suspended, anything can happen. It’s a perfect time to be young, and Piro, Zerika, Ibronka, Kytraan, Röaana and Morrolan are young. … Continue reading
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