Welcome to the New Year at Book View Cafe! On New Year’s Day at BVC, no one saw you stagger into the swimming pool, nobody minds that you wore a hamburger on your head, and the hangovers consist of nothing … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2012
Food is an integral part of world-building, whether it plays a direct role in the plot or not. Its availability and quality affect every human endeavor, and scarcity – or fear of scarcity – is a powerful motivation for conflict. … Continue reading
I’ve been talking about “natural selection” a lot. Natural selection is defined to be the differential success of reproduction between related organisms based on the context of that organism’s reproduction. I use the word “context” precisely here. We like to … Continue reading
by Sherwood Smith For me, what better way to start off a fresh year than by talking about feel good things? In this case, books. There is a new Hilary McKay coming out in March for USAn readers. I have … Continue reading