(b)logophile

It seems to be a good time for music, or at least for me discovering music. A few nice things I’ve come across lately: The Goat Rodeo Sessions (click the “Preorder now” link to see more about the album itself, while mentally cursing a musician’s idea of web design). I don’t have this yet, but [...]

China Miéville’s Kraken isn’t out in the US until June. (His The City & The City recently won the Clarke award.) Today something reminded me that the European release date might be different — and indeed, the American Book Center listed it as released in May… but weren’t letting on when in May. Since it’s [...]

It has been a good week for second-hand bookshopping. Not one but two James Tiptree, Jr collections, both from before Alice B. Sheldon was revealed as the woman behind the pseudonym. One has the famous Robert Silverberg introduction: “It has been suggested that Tiptree is female, a theory that I find absurd, for there is [...]

I’ve updated the page showing our rather excessive collection of musical instruments. Newly included are photos of the oud and guitar-lute, as well as long-overdue thanks. Also new to the site, a page just on the guitar-lute, which is a lovely but quite bizarre addition to our collection.

Tomorrow we leave for Greece. I expect we’ll end up either set on fire or fed until we burst, depending on whether we get caught first by the Greek rioters or the Greek mothers. If we survive these many and varied perils, there might be a few photos and stories in the offing. Check back [...]