When Sarah and I e-mail each other, independently and within minutes of each other, and pick exactly the same poem as our top choice for our Burma Sauce contest, you know it’s got to be good. And really, who can resist gratuitous parodies of The Eye of Argon? Not us. So the wining entry, from Kaishai: When Grignr wants To bone a lass He spills this on Her rounded mounds of globular pale posterior flesh … Continue reading Who’s the (Burma) Sauciest One of All? →
My friend Schwern, by means unknown to God and Internet, found this little gem of a poster and promptly forwarded it to me: Saucy, indeed. So saucy, Sarah and I decided we need to hold a contest for a Burma Shave-style doggerel contest. The prize? A $20 gift certificate to Babeland, where you can get any number of things, including any number of love sauces that hopefully won’t burn as much as Burma Sauce (not … Continue reading Burma Sauce →
You bibliophile tech-geeky Mac owners have probably heard of Delicious Library; those of you with Windows machines are probably gnashing your teeth with envy. If you don’t know what it is yet, it’s basically software for cataloguing your stuff—books, CDs, DVDs, games, whatever. The feature that had me hopping with agonized ready-to-poop-my-pants excitement was the fact that it utilizes the webcam as a barcode scanner. You can buy a barcode scanner, too, and use that, … Continue reading Delicious Library: A Brief Review →
Who called it? We fucking called it. Except Changeling Press were the ones to pick up the gauntlet, not Ellora’s Cave, with an e-book short entitled Fuck a Duck. That’s right, motherfuckers. Were-duck romances are here. Here’s the thing, though: the size of duck cocks is highly dependent on the season. They can range from “as long as their own bodies” to “about as big as a grain of rice.” Guess the heroine will have … Continue reading Well, fuck a duck indeed →
My friend Ben (of LOLPorn fame) came up with the phrase “conjugal enemies” during a conversation in which I attempted to describe old-skool romance novels to him—I think I was talking about Catherine Coulter’s ouevre in particular, especially the WTF factor of “he uses cream to ease the way of the rape, so it MUST be lurve!” However, I can’t be certain; at the time, I’d shotgunned five old-skool romances in a row as part … Continue reading Conjugal Enemies vs. Loving Adversaries →
In this week’s cover snark: oceans of fabric, and we do mean oceans. And then a peekaboo leg. What the hell is up with that? And also mullets, but then we’ve given up on speculating why those are still around. Candy (in an appalling David Attenborough impression): “And here we see the rare Bedsheet Hellbeast consuming its prey. By cleverly simulating high-threadcount linens, this nocturnal beast often sets out lures for the unsuspecting human, often … Continue reading Clinch covers: the revenge →
You stumble across a new post from Candy on Smart Bitches. Marvelling at her impeccable grammar and foul-mouthed erudition, you suddenly realize this is a post about Fighting Fantasy gamebooks. What do you say to yourself? “Holy shit! Fighting Fantasy gamebooks! I remember those. They were even better than Choose Your Own Adventure!” Turn to paragraph 73. “What the hell is Fighting Fantasy? Or a gamebook? What kind of nerd vortex have I fallen into?” … Continue reading More farting sluggoth than you can shake a stick at →
I checked the reviews on Amazon before I wrote my review for this book, just because I was curious to see how other people’s reactions stacked up to mine, and found that the two most popular complaints were: 1. OH MY GOD THE HEROINE IS A WHORE YOU GUYS THIS IS TOTALLY GROSS. 2. Loretta Chase has lost her zing. The first criticism is something I can empathize with, even though I strongly disagree with … Continue reading Your Scandalous Ways by Loretta Chase →
Who loves Dinosaur Comics? I’m not sure how Ryan North manages to use the same dinosaur clip-art day in and day out to such compelling effect, but whatever it is, it sure is made of awesome. In the past few days, T-Rex has attempted to write romance novels. Et voilà: Part I, and Part II. Make sure you hold your mouse over the panels for alt text heeelarity. By the way, isn’t “Going Oral” an … Continue reading T-Rex tackles romance novels →
Sharp-eyed reader Sandia alerted us to the fabulously odd differences between the US and UK editions of the Jh.Rh. Whard Bhlahck Dhaggher Bhrotherhood series. Somehow, the US readership totally lucked out in the covers for these books. The UK…? We’re really sorry. Sarah: The US Dark Lover cover: brilliant in its simplicity. Maybe she’s taking a bite out of his crime, or maybe she’s nuzzling his carotid, but the female position of power, coupled with … Continue reading Cover Comparisons: JR Ward’s Black Dagger Brotherhood →
by Candy · May 31, 2008 at 10:35 pm ·
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Literary art takes on entirely new dimensions—literally—with the judicious application of scalpels, water and other things. I found these pages a while back and meant to share them, but forgot all about them until recently, when the topic of book sculptures came up with a group of friends. Enjoy! Su Blackwell is probably my favorite of the artists. The Mad Hatter’s party is hard to beat, but so is the flock of butterflies exploding from … Continue reading The Beauty in Books →
