Crack the Code...
So it seems that while we were off in New York, author Dan Brown won his legal battle with a copyright suit in London's High Courts. Having only read Mr. Brown's book, I can't really comment on t...
We're back!
Hi, everybody! We're back from New York (and, as predicted, totally broke). On a truly book-geeky trip to the New York Public Library, we picked up a copy of this book in the gift shop:Alia's Mi...
Out to lunch
The Wordcandy staff is going to be on vacation for the next few days. Julia, Nathan and Meg are meeting up in New York for a long weekend. Lots of book shopping, art and music are on the agenda. W...
Wordcandy weekly book snippet
Excerpt from: Bet Me, by Jennifer CrusieWhy you should buy a copy of your very own:Because you should buy a copy of every Jenny Crusie book that you can get your little hands on, obviously. In thi...
Wordcandy Loves DIY Projects!
We here are Wordcandy are huge proponents of the Do It Yourshelf (DIY) movement. It might have something to do with our love of design, or the fact we think good design should be available to ever...
Excuse me...
...while I laugh my ass off. Behold! The Anita Blake comic book, coming soon:Apparently Laurell K. Hamilton really likes this artwork. Not that that's much of a shocker- Anita, as anyone who's s...
A Public Service Announcement
Do not buy this book, because it SUCKS:Even though my hopes weren't high (thanks to how craptastic Ms. Hamilton's last few novels have been), I was shocked by how bad this book was. It's essentia...
Wordcandy loves Roethke's poetry
I Knew a WomanI knew a woman, lovely in her bones,When small birds sighed, she would sigh back at them;Ah, when she moved, she moved more ways than one:The shapes a bright container can contain!Of...
Classic girl books become cartoons
Apparently there are anime versions of both Frances Hodgson Burnett's A Little Princess and Louisa May Alcott's Little Women. Who knew?From A Little Princess:From Little Women:...I wonder if Beth...
Life Comes At You Fast!
So I am not sure how widespread Nationwide Insurance's "Life Comes At You Fast" ad campain is, but as soon as I saw these billboards I knew I had to post them... I thought we might need some clos...
Hollywood (hearts) Neil Gaiman, too
...although you'd think that the silver screen would, like, sag under the weight of all that brilliantly profound, Hugo- and Nebula-award-winning brilliance, wouldn't you?The various projects that...
Wordcandy weekly book snippet
Excerpt from:Devil's Cub, by Georgette HeyerWhy you should buy a copy of your very own:It's Heyer's hottest romance (although you have to judge these things on the Heyer scale-we're talking about ...
Books for Everyone
It seems that tomorrow the wordcandy authors are having an orgy of book releases. Some are reissue or paperback versions, but we do have some new ones in here for you to check out. I definitely ...
Even more Libraries for the Soulless!
The Seattle Times reports that more and more people are using books solely for decorative purposes.From the Pottery Barn catalogue:Well. I am shocked. I mean, with a functional, reader-friendly, p...
Libraries for the Soulless
If you're in the market for a library, but you just don't have any "suitable" books*, then have we ever found the ideal service for you! Behold: Books by the Foot!Offered by the venerable Strand ...
A...B...C...D...
While there are many people out there who collect alphabet books I am not really one of them... but I do collect books with great typography. I stumbled upon Bembo's Zoo while once again working ...
Neil Gaiman Tribute Album!!!
Billboard.com is reporting that Tori Amos will be leading a Neil Gaiman Tribute album.My first thought: ...hee hee heeMy second thought: Hasn't his swelled head already reached, like, critical mass?
Wordcandy loves Auden's poetry
"The Fall of Rome"The piers are pummelled by the waves;In a lonely field the rainLashes an abandoned train;Outlaws fill the mountain caves.Fantastic grow the evening gowns;Agents of the Fisc pursu...
Beatrix Potter, Part Two
In further Beatrix Potter movie news, Renee Zellweger has beencast as Miss Potter. Er... okay. Is this some kind of early April Fools' joke that I'm just not getting?
Buffalo Brenda, by Jill Pinkwater
No Logo author Naomi Wolf recently published an essay in The New York Times bemoaning the current state of YA literature for girls, specifically mentioning the popular...