tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88277696536157605702024-03-14T02:00:34.160-04:00Booksellers in ExileA blog started by former Borders employees meant to be a home for people who love books, music and movies.Fishermagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15965735669653584937noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827769653615760570.post-40750094958458501502021-07-23T12:34:00.001-04:002021-07-23T12:34:57.509-04:00WHY ORBIT BOOKS IS KILLING IT | SFF PUBLISHERS<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/sJeJKbl7FaM" frameborder="0"></iframe>Fishermagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15965735669653584937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827769653615760570.post-74150072364234519742021-03-16T14:58:00.003-04:002021-03-16T14:58:43.351-04:00Reading Won't Solve Your Problems<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_LzK4McVHyY/YFD_uP51uxI/AAAAAAAAG1g/PNf3QQkTQzAlgKuW4jCmiOdkuMONtttUwCLcBGAsYHQ/s960/158264757_277030780453265_3766803136743356554_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_LzK4McVHyY/YFD_uP51uxI/AAAAAAAAG1g/PNf3QQkTQzAlgKuW4jCmiOdkuMONtttUwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h640/158264757_277030780453265_3766803136743356554_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Fishermagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15965735669653584937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827769653615760570.post-80753251484406889462021-03-06T07:19:00.001-05:002021-03-06T07:19:23.011-05:00Gabriel García Márquez March 6, 1927 - April 17, 2014<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l5UY8PAepA4/YENzFEzQkuI/AAAAAAAAGyY/7i29j9OW1x0JT2vGGyqtK-_YfooNohhcQCLcBGAsYHQ/s480/Evy5y3EXAAIKEgj.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l5UY8PAepA4/YENzFEzQkuI/AAAAAAAAGyY/7i29j9OW1x0JT2vGGyqtK-_YfooNohhcQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h640/Evy5y3EXAAIKEgj.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Fishermagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15965735669653584937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827769653615760570.post-9931259185788300722021-02-28T11:19:00.003-05:002021-02-28T11:19:36.851-05:00Bookends?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yGqUYVxTE1k/YDvCd1eJjgI/AAAAAAAAGw0/HRioCnPjDx40Pr6QQfAI8Dl6IO4z8abjACLcBGAsYHQ/s960/151694677_5074150319293959_4804661304989873089_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="757" data-original-width="960" height="504" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yGqUYVxTE1k/YDvCd1eJjgI/AAAAAAAAGw0/HRioCnPjDx40Pr6QQfAI8Dl6IO4z8abjACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h504/151694677_5074150319293959_4804661304989873089_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Fishermagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15965735669653584937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827769653615760570.post-6923942636930973032019-10-24T09:30:00.000-04:002019-10-24T09:30:01.938-04:00In Jack's Defense....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Fishermagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15965735669653584937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827769653615760570.post-58471429014681705412019-10-10T23:29:00.001-04:002019-10-23T15:43:30.448-04:00I Woke Up Thinking a Very Pleasant Thought<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Fishermagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15965735669653584937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827769653615760570.post-87688280741990869002019-09-08T11:01:00.005-04:002019-09-08T11:01:54.197-04:00Flannery O'Connor quote<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Fishermagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15965735669653584937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827769653615760570.post-70933092811991545742019-08-28T09:30:00.000-04:002019-08-28T09:30:01.502-04:00Relax, That's Just Our New Display<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Fishermagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15965735669653584937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827769653615760570.post-17026572692313907452019-08-13T09:30:00.000-04:002019-10-23T15:44:05.112-04:00Breakfast at Epiphany's<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Fishermagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15965735669653584937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827769653615760570.post-46757179026873884622019-08-06T15:01:00.000-04:002019-08-06T15:02:15.306-04:00R.I.P. Toni Morrison<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Fishermagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15965735669653584937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827769653615760570.post-1835185527312403932014-08-20T23:59:00.001-04:002014-08-20T23:59:10.866-04:00Happy Birthday, H.P. Lovecraft! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Madmohawkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197621640966034911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827769653615760570.post-20717404157468646472013-09-20T23:36:00.000-04:002013-09-20T23:36:01.164-04:00George RR Martin - Born September 20th, 1948<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="userContent">“A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.” </span></div>
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Madmohawkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197621640966034911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827769653615760570.post-47710692048380235422013-09-01T17:58:00.002-04:002013-09-01T17:58:49.795-04:00Edgar Rice Burroughs - Born September 1st, 1875<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="userContent"><span class="userContent">“If I had followed my better judgment always, my life would have been a very dull one.” <br /> <a href="http://www.edgarriceburroughs.com/"><b>Edgar Rice Burroughs</b></a> - Creator of <b>Tarzan</b> and <b>John Carter of Mars</b></span></span></div>
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Madmohawkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197621640966034911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827769653615760570.post-59656765851257616292013-08-30T19:14:00.003-04:002013-08-30T19:14:30.342-04:00Mary Shelley - Born August 30th, 1797<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="userContent">"What terrified me will terrify others; and I need only describe the spectre which </span></div>
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Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley - Born August 30th, 1797</div>
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Creator of <b>Frankenstein </b></div>
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Highly recommended - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bernie-Wrightsons-Frankenstein-Wollstonecraft-Shelley/dp/1595822003/ref=pd_sim_b_2"><b>Bernie Wrightson's Illustrated Edition</b></a>.</div>
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Also just released this week. A new take on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Gris-Grimlys-Frankenstein-Mary-Shelley/dp/0061862975/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1377903709&sr=1-1&keywords=gris+grimly+frankenstein"><b>Frankenstein</b></a> </div>
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from <b></b><a href="http://www.madcreator.com/store/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=334"><b>Gris Grimly</b></a> which looks to be filled with fantastic creepy cool art. </div>
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Mr. Grimly has a detailed blog on the project <a href="http://grisgrimlysfrankenstein.blogspot.com/"><b>here</b></a>.</div>
Madmohawkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197621640966034911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827769653615760570.post-10615392401180312762013-08-22T20:58:00.002-04:002013-08-22T20:58:58.253-04:00Ray Bradbury - Born: August 22nd, 1920<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="bqQuoteLink">"A book has got smell. A new book smells great. An old book smells even better. </span></div>
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<em>The Martian Chronicles </em>- Art<em> </em>by<em> </em>Tim O’Brien</div>
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From the fantastic Bradbury inspired <a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/06/picturing-ray-bradbury"><b>art gallery @Tor.com</b></a> </div>
Madmohawkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197621640966034911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827769653615760570.post-3455712872893642902013-08-22T20:40:00.007-04:002013-08-22T20:40:58.386-04:00A Conversation with Ray Bradbury<iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/UU51N2s3B78" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Fishermagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15965735669653584937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827769653615760570.post-52970120696455382092013-08-20T00:00:00.000-04:002013-08-20T00:00:07.088-04:00Howard Phillips Lovecraft - Born August 20th, 1890<h1 class="quoteText" style="text-align: center;">
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Madmohawkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197621640966034911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827769653615760570.post-80123862967182373482013-07-07T23:00:00.000-04:002013-07-10T00:02:58.890-04:00Robert A. Heinlein - Born July 7th 1907<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Madmohawkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197621640966034911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827769653615760570.post-85663891565763588432013-02-28T19:41:00.002-05:002013-02-28T19:41:52.797-05:00Wolfhound Century by Peter Higgins - Book Trailer<div style="text-align: center;">
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This looks like something a bit different - read the first five chapters @<a href="http://io9.com/5986051/read-the-first-five-chapters-of-a-dark-new-soviet-alternate-history-with-angels"><b><span style="color: red;">io9</span></b></a>. </div>
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Orbit will release <a href="http://www.orbitbooks.net/tag/wolfhound-century/"><span style="color: red;"><b>Wolfhound Century</b></span></a> by Peter Higgins on March 26, 2013.</div>
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Two glossy and creepy "Victory Tour" propaganda posters for movie adaptation of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheHungerGamesMovie"><b>The Hunger Games: Catching Fire</b></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheHungerGamesMovie"><b></b></a> were revealed<b> </b>today. They're really well done and particularly effective in the way they present Katniss and Peeta as a product. The film opens November 22nd, 2013. Second image via <a href="http://www.hitfix.com/motion-captured/exclusive-the-hunger-games-catching-fire-victory-tour-poster-immortalizes-jennifer-lawrence-and-josh-hutcherson"><b>HitFix</b></a></div>
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Madmohawkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197621640966034911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827769653615760570.post-11507630942423017162013-01-08T22:57:00.001-05:002013-01-08T22:57:46.469-05:00Wheel of Time: Memory of Light Released Today<div style="text-align: center;">
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Brandon Sanderson wraps up the final chapter of Robert Jordan's Epic Fantasy Series today. <a href="http://torforge.wordpress.com/2013/01/07/the-wheel-of-time-legacy/?et_cid=30063301&et_rid=523027931&linkid=http%3a%2f%2ftorforge.wordpress.com%2f2013%2f01%2f07%2fthe-wheel-of-time-legacy%2f"><b>TOR</b></a> created a neat video focusing on its Legacy of inspiration to current fantasy writing.</div>
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Also the cover art by master fantasy artist Michael Whelan is now <a href="http://www.michaelwhelan.com/shop/reproductions/all-reproductions/memory-light/"><b>available as print here</b></a>.</div>
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<span class="userContent"><span class="userContent">January 3, 1892 – September 2, 1973</span> </span></div>
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