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THIS EVENING: 5 p.m. at Harvest Logos Bookstore in Seattle

2007-04-28 11:32:00 by Jeffrey Overstreet in Looking Closer Journal
 
Today, I'll be talking about some of my favorite films, and some of my favorite conversations with filmmakers, and how they've influenced and changed my life and affirmed my faith Join me at Seattle's Harvest Logos Bookstore at 5 p.m I'll be answering questions and signing copies of Through a Screen Darkly too I hope I'll see you there
 
Tags: logos bookstore, favorite films, favorite conversations, seattle, filmmakers, copies, hope, questions, join
 
 
 
 
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Oh Guys, Guys

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2008-07-16 13:28:45 by Editor in The Watchtower of Destruction: The Ferrett's Journal
I like Borders. I used to work for Borders. I want Borders to succeed. But they're not going to with terrible, cookie-cutter generic advertisements like this It's really the period that gets me here. They're introducing a real bookstore. Online . Because, you know, before this day no bookstore had ever been revealed to the public, and...
 
Tags: real mail, real, real bookstore, borders, bookstore, knowledge, secret knowledge, vaguely suspect, online
 
 
 
 
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MIND MELD: The Future of Written Science Fiction

2008-10-23 00:28:14 by JP in SF Signal
 
Over the past several years, books like The Handmaid's Tale and The Road have brought science fictional ideas to mainstream readers. Additionally, science and technology are advancing at such great rates that ideas that once were thought to be science fiction now seem possible, if not probable Q: As non-genre readers become more comfortable with...
 
Tags: science fiction, science fiction magazines, science fiction writer, category science fiction, fiction, science fiction pretty, hard science fiction, science fiction readership, science fiction book
 
 
 
 
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ORIGIN OF LOVEPerformances in Song & Word By John Cameron Mitchell

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2009-01-07 00:38:00 by Maya in The Evening Class
Romance at the Castro Theatre might be silent on Valentines Day, at least as far as films go, butover at the Victoria Theatrethe romance will be raucous ! As the indefatigable Marc Huestis declares: "It's time to take the wig out of the box and join the fabulous John Cameron Mitchell performing live for this ultimate Valentine's event! Mitchell...
 
Tags: february, hedwig, cult classics hedwig, victoria theatrethe romance, 00pm, romance, special guest hosts, live director, live
 
 
 
 
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Specials: Cloverfield. Sandler. Fight Club. Bookstores.

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2008-01-17 20:06:08 by Jeffrey Overstreet in
Too busy to post much today. Heck, Im so busy I had to skip a free sneak-preview of U23D last night, the innovative (and reportedly mind-blowing) new three-dimensionsal U2-in-IMAX concert movie . And if you know me, you know how much that hurt But the deadline for Cynderes Midnight looms like the Cloverfield monster on my horizon, and I cant...
 
Tags: cloverfield, fight club, super-monster, monster, cloverfield monster, bookstore, legendary portland bookstore, movie, u2-in-imax concert movie
 
 
 
 
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REVIEW: The Last Book by Zoran Živković

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2008-05-16 00:28:46 by Karen in SF Signal
REVIEW SUMMARY : A book about books for people who love books MY RATING BRIEF SYNOPSIS : The patrons of an independent bookstore have been dropping dead, and it's up to a bookish detective and a bookseller to find out why MY REVIEW PROS : Told with a delightful sense of humor, this story appeals to the bibliophile in all of us. (I'm looking at...
 
Tags: short witty books, books, love books, short, detective, eccentric bookstore patrons, patrons, bookish detective, book
 
 
 
 
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MIND MELD: How Do Media Tie-In Novels Affect SF/F?

2008-09-03 00:29:00 by John in SF Signal
 
There's been talk of media tie-ins lately and lots of opinions have been bandied about, so we thought we'd put it to this week's panel to weigh in Q: How do you think media tie-in novels affect the genre of sf/f Read on to see a variety of viewpoints...and be sure to tell us your opinion Sean Williams Sean Williams' latest novels include The...
 
Tags: media tie-in, media tie-in authors, books, borderlands books, non-media books, disparage books, media tie-in books, media tie-in shelves, non-tie-in
 
 
 
 
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MIND MELD: Science Fiction Series

2008-03-06 00:15:04 by JP in SF Signal
 
If you take a look around your local bookstore's SF section, you can't help but notice the preponderance of book series on the shelves, especially in the fantasy arena, which seems to specialize in doorstopper series. Inevitably, the store won't have all published books in the series, leaving the customer out of luck if they decide to buy right...
 
Tags: hit book, book, series book, series, book buyers, malazan book, books, series books, multi-book story
 
 
 
 
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MIND MELD: Young Adult SF/F Books That Adults Will Like, Too

2008-05-14 00:29:42 by John in SF Signal
 
Young Adult fiction is a hot topic at the moment, mostly brought on by John Scalzi's recent post about YA genre classification. He mentions that some adult readers overlook YA sf/f, but some YA books may be equally enjoyed by even the most discerning adult reader. So we asked some folks Q: Which young adult sf/f titles, if any, would you...
 
Tags: adult, adult readers, readers, adult versions, australian science fiction, adult stuff, stuff, science fiction, adult book
 
 
 
 
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Good Idea, Bad Idea: The Death of Borders

2008-12-30 15:02:34 by Editor in The Watchtower of Destruction: The Ferrett's Journal