Sylvania

Yes. This.

The Princess Curse, by Merrie Haskell. I've been looking forward to this one. I'd read her short story "Reparations," then heard the Escape Pod audio of it, so I knew she had chops. I was excited to see what she would bring to a middle-grade readership (the target market of Curse, according to Amazon -- I'd say it's especially good for the upper end of that range). The story features a strong lead girl and a vivid setting. And though it's fantasy, it's built on a historical frame, which I love. I don't dig the title, but it works on a couple of levels, so that's nice. The real meat, though, is how Haskell weaves a several different mythologies together to create a new take on all of them. Here's the cover -- look for it!

But Not This.

Bad movie stunts. The place where I write usually has Turner Classic Movies on. Today's movie is set in Africa. I think the heroine was just attacked by a lion, but it totally looked like someone threw a rug at her.

Mayor of Nerdville

Listened to Book of Mormon all day again. Starting to appreciate the non-hit songs now.

Shhh, Don't Tell...

...but I finished an Insanity workout with three coworkers one hour ago and my shoulders are already sore.

Question of the Day
What was the setting of the last book you read?