John Scalzi in Buttercream Frosting

I'm really glad that Twitter has started sending me emails with highlights from the week because otherwise I might have missed out on this... And here's the video explaining how exactly John Scalzi came to be covered in buttercream frosting by a group of roller derby woman on Neil Gaiman's lawn (man, this makes my life seems so dull) And speaking of John Scalzi, today I received Old Man's War in the mail, which I ordered right after finishing...

Back to Books Giveaway Winner

Congratulations to the winner of the Back to Books Giveaway..... Lisa Hackney! Lisa will be receiving a copy of The Alchemist of Souls by Anne Lyle. And a big thank you to everyone who participated in the giveaway. Since I still have a bunch of books left to clear out I hope to have another giveaway soon, so stick aroun...

Shanah Tovah- Happy New Year!

Wishing all of you a happy, healthy and sweet new year. (even if you're not Jewish ;) ) Apparently this image, of a bored looking angel,  is from a vintage Rosh Hashanah card. It seemed appropriate for the blog somehow.  And here's a Rosha Hashana video that never fails to crack me up, of Jewish yeshiva boys break dancing. Enjoy and have a good one! ...