Category: life stuff (Page 12 of 28)

The Joy of Books

11/01/2012 / Ellie

An independent bookshop, Type Books in Toronto, created this, a sneak peek at what books get up to when there’s nobody around. It tickled me no end, so I thought I’d share it here, too. You will never look at your bookshelves in the same light ever again.

Do that with a Kindle, I dare ya!

Far-flung Songs

12/12/2011 / Ellie

I tweeted recently that I’d had a request for an interview from a fantasy fan in Cuba. Here he is – Gonzalo very kindly sent me a picture of himself and his much-prized copy of Bajo la Hiedra. Note the finger carefully marking his place . . .

Fantasy books are pretty difficult to obtain in Cuba; due to their currency not being internationally traded Cuban readers can’t just pop onto Amazon or The Book Depository whenever they fancy something new to read. After hearing about my book on the Internet, Gonzalo only managed to get hold of a copy by asking a friend to bring it with her when she came to visit.

If you speak Spanish, Gonzalo runs a fantasy blog and was impressed enough with my last rant to go to the trouble of translating it for his readers. I don’t know what on earth came over him.