the new books said he wasn't such a great man after all

[freckles_and_doubt]

Oo, er. My book appears to be out this month. You know, the book the writing and editing of which I've whinged obsessively about for the last several years, and the publication of which will infallibly catapult me to the heights of academic acclaim? (not). Just for nostalgia's sake, have a bunny, because of course I owe it all to the bunny:



I have about a jazillion things to do today, including checking board schedules, retch hurl, so the description of my weekend in Elgin attending weddings will have to wait. In the meantime, have some random linkery to go with the bunny, namely Animal Review's take on snails. I'm particularly tickled by the characterisation of Evolution - "a manic-depressive genius and famously difficult to work with on anything". Word. Explains, among other things, the platypus, also likely to have been dreamed up while Evolution was off its meds.

Comments

[tngr-spacecadet.livejournal.com]

The gratuitous Bunny shot livened up my Monday morning. And, wow. Congratulations!

[extemporanea.livejournal.com]

It wasn't a gratuitous bunny shot at all! It was a highly necessary bunny shot. One must acknowledge one's debts.

But, yes, it's strangely nice to see the bunny again. (The rest of you can stop chanting "Stockholm Syndrome!" in the background).

[herne-kzn.livejournal.com]

Wootity woot woot.

[bronchitikat.livejournal.com]

Congratulations indeed. Cute bunny too.

Well done agent #008 (Codename: The Pen)

[mac1235.livejournal.com]

By increasing the number of books in existence you have aided Project L-Space. For your services to the libraries of the world, you are hereby appointed Author (2nd Class.)

Joker
"Peace to the books of the world, an iron hammer to those who would abuse them, and glory and wisdom to the British Empire!"

Re: Well done agent #008 (Codename: The Pen)

[strawberryfrog.livejournal.com]

It's a book about books (and movies and other stories) that are (covertly) about other stories. I would argue that the appropriate level is meta-meta-author.

Re: Well done agent #008 (Codename: The Pen)

[mac1235.livejournal.com]

Read of Die!

Re: Well done agent #008 (Codename: The Pen)

[extemporanea.livejournal.com]

It's a book about books (and movies and other stories) that are (covertly) about other stories

That's actually a highly lucid summary. Except that most of them are actually overtly about other stories, since I find upfront fairy tale more fun than the ones that try to slide it in when you're not looking.

Mac, I am once again failing to get your references on all fronts. Read of Die?

Re: Well done agent #008 (Codename: The Pen)

[mac1235.livejournal.com]

Eh, when thinking of secret Library based organizations,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Read_or_Die
just seemed appropriate.

Bookhunter is not well known enough
http://www.shigabooks.com/

nor the Librarian.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Librarian_franchise

Rex Libris would not really suit you. Too violent? Mind you, only people with overdue books get hurt.
http://www.jtillustration.com/rex/

Re: Well done agent #008 (Codename: The Pen)

[extemporanea.livejournal.com]

Ah, all becomes clear. You confused me utterly by actually typing "Read of Die" and I was trying desperately to make connections with Seven of Nine and coming up horribly blank.

Bookhunter I do know, it's pleasingly absurd. I don't know The Librarian, although the artwork is stunning. And I am, naturally, delighted to be associated with the furtherance of Project L-Space in any form. Prolongued association with academic libraries has made me a dab hand with the .303 bookworms. (The secret is to slow them down by slinging a quick tome of poststructuralist criticism in their path, and then hit them individually and firmly with the collected works of Shakespeare or a nice fat Dickens as they stagger disoriented out the other end).

I didn't know there were so many thriller-style works dedicated to librarians. I should acquire some for librsa.

Re: Well done agent #008 (Codename: The Pen)

[mac1235.livejournal.com]

OF? Whoops. Sorry. Bookworms? Snerk

[librsa]

Heh. Your book is far more expensive in England Dollars, but it's already available for pre-order on Amazon.co.uk

[kadekraan.livejournal.com]

Yep, released on the Ides of March :-)

[extemporanea.livejournal.com]

Ides of March! How very cool! I must have a small, commemorative drunk-up or something. It's also wolverine_nun's wedding anniversary, IIRC, so double excuse.

[strawberryfrog.livejournal.com]

so it is. I should get one. So it could you know, make me look erudite whilst propping up the pulp sci-fi on the bookshelf.

[wolverine-nun.livejournal.com]

Luvverly :D.

[wolverine-nun.livejournal.com]

Does Ursula Vernon know it's finally out? She would probably be thrilled.

[extemporanea.livejournal.com]

I did ask the nice editor lady to send her a copy when it came out, mostly because I think it would amuse Ursula to see her work adorning Serious Academic Tomes. I doubt she'd be particularly thrilled, she does a lot of cover art work and must be fairly used to seeing it around.

I still want to put together all this eroticism/representation stuff I lecture into a book called "Unreal Sex", and use the Ursula S&M unicorn as cover art. It would be perfect. Also perfectly dodgy :>.

[wolverine-nun.livejournal.com]

My impression of successful artists is that they must go "oh, more affirmation, yawn" but Ms Vernon appears to be freshly bowled over with astonishment every time someone does something nice with her art, or says something nice about it. Of course, the lolwut pear does seem to get around and no longer astonishes her.

[(Anonymous)]

Now that is fabulous news. Fabulous! Hooray!
everymoment

[(Anonymous)]

Book! Yay book!

*\o/*
Dayle

[extemporanea.livejournal.com]

Good grief, that was a cheerleader smiley, wasn't it? with pompoms? That's too cool, I've never seen one before.

Thank you for the "yay", you must be very familiar with the heady rush of a book with your name on the cover :>.

brillo

[xavierxalfonso.livejournal.com]

Ra ra! pleasedness!
XXiii

The steep poundage is pretty normal: it's nearly always the case that £1=$1 in Amazon-world, probably on the grounds that the Brits are used to paying more for everything anyway.

[khoi-boi.livejournal.com]

Cool bananas! Nice pocket summary there - they called your analysis "skilled"!

[extemporanea.livejournal.com]

I should point out, delicately, that the blurb in question is written by my editor and refined into its present slightly fulsome form by the nice ladies in Marketing. I'll be more excited if actual reviews call me "skilled".

[khoi-boi.livejournal.com]

It could be worse - it could be written by you!