Daily Archives: January 14, 2010

Le Guin on the Google Settlement — Update

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Comments on the original Le Guin on the Google Settlement post have moved here because the thread was so long. If you would like your name included on the list of authors opposing the Authors  Guild Google settlement, please be … Continue reading →


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Canadian Writers Against Google

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As part of the follow up to our publicaton of author-member Ursula K. Le Guin’s protest to the Google Book Settlement with the Author’s Guild, Book View Cafe has learned a group of Canadian writers is currently mounting a major … Continue reading →


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Haiti

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The authors of Book View Cafe wish to express their deep condolences to the people of Haitian, and their family and friends. To those who wish to assist in this time of ongoing crisis, below are two organizations accepting donations … Continue reading →


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The Way of the Warrior: The Draft

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I was standing in line at the post office just before Christmas, and noticed the sign telling young men between 18 and 25 to register for the draft. And my first thought was “Why only men?” Now this wasn’t the … Continue reading →


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Exactly What I Wanted: Cozy Mysteries

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Last week I admitted that I read cozy mysteries for fun.  Here are some of my favorites from recent years.  I’ve chosen series that have engaged me through repeated volumes.  The characters, their predicaments, and their love lives kept me … Continue reading →


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