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Bob Nelson

Talking to the Dead -- the first Fiona Griffiths novel, by Harry Bingham

Via: Bob Nelson  •  Books  •  5 Comments  •  8 years ago

Talking to the Dead On Ambivalent's suggestion, I just finished the first book in the Fiona Griffiths series.  Good book.   There's a good "police procedural" story, of course. Detective...
Bob Nelson

Constructive criticism

Via: Bob Nelson  •  Books  •  1 Comments  •  8 years ago

Hi all, I've just finished my second novel, "Watho". I would appreciate readers who would give their reactions, both overall and in detail. Your reward? A free copy of my first novel !...
Buzz of the Orient

In defence of the humanities: Why studying philosophy in a world where welders earn more still makes sense.

Via: Buzz of the Orient  •  Books  •  2 Comments  •  9 years ago

In defence of the humanities: Why studying philosophy in a world where welders earn more still makes sense. By Robert Fulford, National Post (on Books), November 14 2016...
Buzz of the Orient

‘Finding it…is almost crazy’: 393-year-old Shakespeare First Folio found on tourist attraction’s shelf

Via: Buzz of the Orient  •  Books  •  2 Comments  •  9 years ago

‘Finding it…is almost crazy’: 393-year-old Shakespeare First Folio found on tourist attraction’s shelf By Jennifer Schuessler, The New York Times (Reported by The National Post) April 7, 2016...
Buzz of the Orient

Teacher seeks to solve mystery of 200-year-old Jane Austen book mailed to high school

Via: Buzz of the Orient  •  Books  •  4 Comments  •  9 years ago

Teacher seeks to solve mystery of 200-year-old Jane Austen book mailed to high school By Steve Annear, The Boston Globe, April 16, 2016   © Krista Prehl...
Buzz of the Orient

‘Finding it…is almost crazy’: 393-year-old Shakespeare First Folio found on tourist attraction’s shelf

Via: Buzz of the Orient  •  Books  •  9 Comments  •  9 years ago

‘Finding it…is almost crazy’: 393-year-old Shakespeare First Folio found on tourist attraction’s shelf By Jennifer Schuessler, The New York Times (Reported by The National Post) April 7, 2016...
Buzz of the Orient

The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho

Via: Buzz of the Orient  •  Books  •  2 Comments  •  9 years ago

This novel made the Brazilian Coelho one of the world's greatest read novelists. Although one may think it simplistic, it carries a great message, that one need not go far afield to find that which...
Bob Nelson

Sad Puppies Whine Sadly

Via: Bob Nelson  •  Books  •  7 Comments  •  9 years ago

In August, the Hugo Awards were voted on and distributed at the World Science Fiction Convention in Spokane, Washington. Tension was high, because the nomination process, months earlier, had...
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