Category Archives: vampires

Where’s the next generation of Buffys?

Posted on December 3, 2010 by

We need more vampire slayers – just not more Buffys by Charlie Jane Anders, io9.com, November 29, 2010 Warner Bros. had half the right idea with their Buffy the Vampire Slayer remake. It’s about time somebody picked up the baton Joss Whedon dropped … Continue reading →

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Literary Drinking Games

Posted on August 4, 2010 by

Drink ‘Til He’s Witty: The Reader’s Drinking Game By Anna North, jezebel.com, August 3, 2010 A recent essay in the Times points out that “rules for drinking are not so different from rules for writing.” If that’s true, then clearly famous … Continue reading →

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Jo, Anne… Bella? Oh dear.

Posted on March 11, 2010 by

Twilight girls learn to give it all up for love  Jordan Baker, Sydney Morning Herald, November 19, 2009  When I was growing up, my literary heroine was Josephine March from Little Women. Jo was a lanky tomboy with no interest … Continue reading →

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