Monthly Archives: February 2006

No where to go but up?

Posted on February 20, 2006 by Kirsten

Michael Caputo thinks that lawmakers may well choose to raise Monroe County sales taxes in the near future. The reasons he thinks this likely: County Exec Maggie Brooks will hold the line against a property tax increase, and lawmakers show … Continue reading →

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Bah to book overhype

Posted on February 19, 2006 by Kirsten

I recently picked up a paperback because its cover sported a glowing blurb by an author whose work I enjoy. The book was a resounding disappointment, and, no dummy, I, I made a mental note to never trust a blurb … Continue reading →

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Teleportation oh my

Posted on February 19, 2006 by Kirsten

At SignandSight.com, an interview with Anton Zeilinger, Viennese physician, who has teleported light particles and, occasionally, larger atoms. He says that in a thousand years or so we might be able to teleport larger objects, like coffee cups or, presumably, … Continue reading →

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Curried Wodehouse

Posted on February 18, 2006 by Kirsten

Stephen McClarence, in the London Times: “In a country where most books in English sell fewer than 1,000 copies and 5,000 constitutes a bestseller,” Penguin Books India “sells up to 70,000 Wodehouses a year.” Technorati Tags: books, P.G. Wodehouse

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Straight from the agents

Posted on February 18, 2006 by Kirsten

Writers’s Market has published an online interview with an all-star line-up of literary agents: Elaine English, Donald Maass, Evan Marshall, and Ann Rittenberg. I found out about the article when Wendy Tokunaga posted the link on the the Yahoo ChickLit … Continue reading →

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It’s Friday . . .

Posted on February 17, 2006 by Kirsten

He loves this shoe. I mean, really really loves this shoe . . . Update: Catcall has links to other Friday catblogging sites. And also says that in addition to putting up a cat photo, I’m supposed to “tell a … Continue reading →

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Getting buttered in Rochester

Posted on February 17, 2006 by Kirsten

Searching for the perfect Friday post, and lo, I discover that Rochester’s own Century Discount Liquors made The Wall Street Journal‘s Friday Tastings column: “Taking Sides in the Butter Battle” (subscription required). Turns out, a rebellion is brewing amongst wine … Continue reading →

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No royalties necessary, a bit of biscuit is fine

Posted on February 16, 2006 by Kirsten

Joe Woodward, at Poets and Writers, explores the narrated-by-critters genre, which (he notes) started with George Orwell’s Animal Farm and in the past few years has grown to include Timbuktu, by Paul Auster; Mitz: The Marmoset of Bloomsbury, by Sigrid … Continue reading →

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I love the way you woof

Posted on February 16, 2006 by Kirsten

Behind the scenes photos from Westminster, by New York Observer photographer Eliot Shepard. Technorati Tags: dogs

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More on plots

Posted on February 15, 2006 by Kirsten

Not to be confused with moron plots. We’ll leave that topic for another day. This past weekend, I picked up a copy of Monkey Love, Brenda Scott Royce, Feb. 2006, Penguin, given the face-up treatment royale on the “new releases” … Continue reading →

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