More Edith Nesbit and Oz posts!

Tor.com has just published the most recent Edith Nesbit post on The Wonderful Garden. Which reminded me that while I was off in California Tor.com published two other posts, about The Magic City, which turned out to be one of my favorite Nesbit books and a genuine delight, and Gregory Maguire's Out of Oz, which is not going to be one of my favorite Oz books.

Speaking of Oz books....the subject of the Oz books written by Edward Einhorn, Geoff Ryman, Eric Shanower and Sherwood Smith came up at WFC more than once, and to answer everyone, yes, the possibility of reviewing these books did come up with Tor as well, did not happen for various reasons, but may happen later. We shall see. And I just may have a little Oz thing pop up on this blog later today (assuming I can make the camera work. Let us not trust in this.)

Speaking of Tor.com, the next major reread is Madeleine L'Engle, coming up....er, soon. I am not sure. But before that, one more Nesbit post!

World Fantasy Con 2011, part two of the just con stuff

So this is the part where a tactful, friendly person would say that the best part of the con was getting to meet and hang out with friends. But as I think we've well established by now, I am not a tactful, friendly person. So let me be honest: the marvelous conversations and meetups with friends and writers were only the second best part of the con*.

This was the best:

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World Fantasy Con 2011 -- part three: the amusing anecdotes

( Whoa. This got long. Amusing moments buried beneath the cut. )