Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
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Things about which I am excited this week.

1) The new Kelley Armstrong comes out tomorrow! Frostbitten [Amazon]|[Mysterious Galaxy] is the tenth book in her Women of the Otherworld series, and the fourth (!) to feature Clayton and Elena. Now, Elena's not my favorite narrator—that honor is reserved for Paige, with Jaime coming in a close second—but her books are always exciting reads, and Armstrong definitely knows how to tell a story. I'm super-excited (and not just because she gave me a kick-ass cover blurb).

2) Oh, wow! Is it finally time for the major publisher hardcover edition of David Wong's John Dies at the End [Amazon]|[Mysterious Galaxy]?! It so totally is! John Dies at the End started as an Internet serial, became a limited-run paperback from Permuted Press, and is now a glorious hardcover packed with horror, comedy, excitement, and the dreaded soy sauce. I love this book. Now you can actually own it. You're so lucky.

3) Dexter is back! Glorious, glorious, amazing Dexter. Michael C. Hall, how you fulfill me.

4) Actually, while I'm talking TV, here are all the other shows I follow that are back on the air (presented in alphabetical order, for the sake of my sanity): America's Next Top Model, Big Bang Theory, Bones, Castle, Fringe, Glee, NCIS, Numb3rs, So You Think You Can Dance, and Supernatural. Basically, I am awash in televised goodness.

5) Whip It comes out on Friday. I have to say, there is no bad in a world that can combine Ellen Paige with roller derby. No bad at all. Hopefully, it'll take the nasty taste of the recent Fame remake out of my mouth.

So that's what I'm excited about this week. What are you excited about?
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markbernstein

September 28 2009, 21:29:40 UTC 7 years ago

Funny you should ask. I just posted about the TV season a couple of hours ago. :)

The most exciting thing on the horizon, by far, is this Friday's local house concert by filkertom and s00j.

I loved the trailer for Whip It, and the reviews so far are good. I'll probably catch it. (I like reviews. They help me avoid things like the Fame remake. And point me to things like Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs, which was far, far better than the trailer led me to believe.) The next movie I'm truly excited about is Where The Wild Things Are.

Tonight is my monthly book club meeting, where I'll be trying to get Rosemary and Rue on the schedule. Sadly, this month's book is the first one I've been unable to finish, One Day On Mars by Travis Taylor. Next month is Nation by Terry Pratchett, so that can't help but be a whole lot better.

seanan_mcguire

September 29 2009, 01:34:04 UTC 7 years ago

I like book clubs. If your book club chooses to do Rosemary, let me know and I'll send you some bookmarks.

markbernstein

September 29 2009, 12:21:34 UTC 7 years ago

Cool! You're on the schedule for December. If you like, you could bring the bookmarks to OVFF.

Thanks!

seanan_mcguire

September 29 2009, 14:26:29 UTC 7 years ago

No problem at all. How many do you need? (Not an exact "oh, eleven," but something like "twenty or thirty" or "fifty.")

markbernstein

September 29 2009, 14:42:58 UTC 7 years ago

It's not a big group. A dozen would cover nicely, thanks.

gorgeousgary

September 29 2009, 23:57:11 UTC 7 years ago

I'll have to remember that--I submitted Rosemary and Rue for my employer's book club.

No idea yet when it will come up; depends on when my slip gets pulled out of the bag.

seanan_mcguire

September 30 2009, 20:39:03 UTC 7 years ago

Just remember that my supply of bookmarks is not infinite, and check with me before going "yay, she'll send us goodies."