Check It Out: A guide to joining the forces of evil

Yesterday I joined StubleUpon, as a way to help drive traffic to my website and blog, and now I have a nifty little Stumble button on my toolbar that chooses random websites for me to look at. And now I also have something new to distract me and keep from getting any work done. And I thought Twitter was bad.My new favorite StubleUpon discovery is this awesome website http://www.darksites.comA Step-by-Step Guide to joining the Forces of Darkness Congratulations on your decision to join the forces of darkness! Evil always needs more tools... I mean......

Currently reading Or Challenges of finding a good book

I finished Brandon Sanderson's Warbreaker, last night, and I am prepared to declare it the best fantasy book I have read all year. Lately I've been reading a lot of urban and contemporary fantasy and I forgot how great a real fantasy book can be; the kind that skillfully creates whole new worlds, religions and systems of magic. It's been a long time since a fantasy book has engaged me as wholly as Warbreaker has and I loved every minute of it.After finishing Warbreaker I was feeling a little bereft that the book was now over and its characters...

The Apex Book of World SF: An eclectic assortment of science fiction, fantasy and horror

The Apex Book of World SF is an eclectic assortment of science fiction, fantasy and horror stories, collected by Lavie Tidhar from authors across the globe. Some of the out-of-the- way places where these stories originated include Malaysia, China, The Philippines and Croatia. Though the stories in the collection run the gamut from science fiction to horror to surrealism, Tidhar definitely shows his affection for the weird. The writers of this...

The final contest winners

This is a bit belated, but congratulations to the two final contest winners of the Book-A-Day Giveaway.Li-Or, from Hadera, will be receiving Brandon Sanderson's new book Warbreaker (I'm actually reading this now [my own copy] and it is AWESOME!)Itai, from Ashdod, has been sent a copy of The Apex Book of World SF, compiled by Lavie Tidhar.I hope all of the contest winners enjoy their new books and I'd love to hear what you thought of them, after you finish.I had a great time giving away with this contest; giving away books was really a lot of...