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I’d almost forgotten that it was Banned Books Week. The folks at the American Library Association’s annual event drawing awareness to attempts to ban books from various libraries: Banned Books Week (BBW) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment. Held during the last week of September, . . . → Read More: It’s Banned Books Week! God, No!: Signs You May Already Be an Atheist and Other Magical Tales Published by: Simon & Schuster Written by: Penn Jillette Price: $13.58 Rating: 4/5 Let me say right up front that I’m a long-time fan of Penn & Teller as a magic act and Penn and Teller separately as skeptics and atheists. So . . . → Read More: SEB Reviews: “God, No!: Signs You May Already Be an Atheist and Other Magical Tales.” by Penn Jillette. Here’s what passes for satire with the Tea Bagger Party crowd as written by failed Republican candidate for Washington’s third district, David Hendrick:
They're coming to ruin your Christmas! Aiiiieeeeee! The Liberal Clause takes place in the small town of Camas, WA where, for as long as anyone can remember, the children have . . . → Read More: Gather round kids! It’s Tea Party Story Time! By K. Patrick Glover The salient fact, the piece of information that is crucial to all that follows, no matter how much I wish otherwise: Harlan Ellison has announced that he is dying. Let that stand alone, for a moment. How do you begin to write a piece about something that horrifies you? Something that . . . → Read More: DO NOT GO GENTLY: A TRIBUTE TO HARLAN ELLISON Do you know what today is? Today is Towel Day: Towel Day is an annual celebration on the 25th of May, as a tribute to the late author Douglas Adams (1952-2001). On that day, fans around the universe proudly carry a towel in his honour. I love Douglas Adams! How can I get involved? On the 25th . . . → Read More: I am a hoopy frood ’cause I always know where my towel is. As many of you know, I’m a huge fan of Mark Twain and I already own a number of biographies and collections of his writings. One of the things he wrote that I’ve been looking forward to reading for, literally, decades is his own autobiography. The reason I haven’t read it already is because Mark . . . → Read More: After 100 years, Mark Twain’s autobiography will finally be published. It’s been a little over a year since I wrote about my surprise that a new Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy novel was going to be released and my trepidation on whether it would be worth reading. The new book is being written by Eoin Colfer who is apparently well known for the Artemis Fowl . . . → Read More: Latest Hitchhiker’s Guide sequel, “And Another Thing…” by Eoin Colfer, hits shelves next week. According to this item on MTV.com: With Halloween mere days away, it was a nice surprise when Neil Gaiman dropped by the MTV offices to discuss his latest project, “The Graveyard Book” — now number one on its respective New York Times list. Given the intense interest in Hollywood to adapt it before it ever . . . → Read More: Neil Gaiman’s “The Graveyard Book” to become live action movie. I’m so looking forward to this book, but it may be some time before I can afford to buy it. How cool is it then that Harper Books and Gaiman are allowing us a sneak peek with this widget? Additionally you can see video of Gaiman reading one chapter on each of his . . . → Read More: Neil Gaiman reads the first chapter from “The Graveyard Book.” I almost forgot to mention that it’s one again Banned Books Week: Banned Books Week is the only national celebration of the freedom to read. It was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in schools, bookstores and libraries. More than a thousand books have been . . . → Read More: By the way it’s Banned Books Week. |
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