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~ ABBY Vivian Maier: Self Portraits by Vivian Maier, John Maloof "Vivian Maier was an amateur photographer, extremely private person, and a nanny in Chicago throughout the 50's, 60's, and 70's. This book is another selection from the Maloof archives responsible for finding Maier's lost treasure of a storage locker at a thirft auction house … Continue reading What We’re Reading
~post by Marie The Sci Fi/Fantasy genre is a genre that is actually two genres that is actually way more genres than that, like a dream inside a dream inside a dream. There are a lot of sub genres that fall broadly under Sci Fi or Fantasy, and there are quite a few books that … Continue reading Sci Friday: Steampunk Invasion
The Austin Teen Book Festival, taking place on October 1st, 2011 10am – 5pm at the Palmer Events Center, is a FREE festival with the mission of connecting teens with authors of books for teens. Panels of authors will discuss a wide variety of topics, sign their books, and celebrate all things teen fiction. To … Continue reading Rosemary Clement-Moore Asks, What Would Happen If….
Posted by Danny Here's the deal on Steampunk, a potentially huge subgenre a la all those novels featuring vampires, zombies, werewolves, etc.... Steampunk novels almost always take place in a Victorian alt-world wherein this era's technology, usually steam powered hence the "steam" in steam punk, has evolved a thousand times faster than it did in … Continue reading Danny Sets Us Straight on Steampunk
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