Christianity Today magazine has listed their book awards last year’s titles. The books have a similar feel to me, as if they were on the shelves of a discriminating bookstores.
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Prayer Needed
Fact-checking Before Publishing?
Someone concerned about the CBS company reputation says former president Jimmy Carter’s last book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, is so full of errors it makes the company look bad. She suggests a fact-checking system to screen books before publishing. Putting aside CBS’ reputation, what do you think about this system? How responsible should publishers be for the research of their authors?
The Mabinogion: New Translation
“Celtic mythology, Arthurian romance, and an intriguing interpretation of British history” is what’s in store within the new translation of an old Welsh book from the Middle Ages, The Mabinogion. No, I haven’t heard of it either, but it’s bound to have some great material even if it’s a bit hard to read.
Star Map of Political Blogs
Politico.com has a cute star map of the political blogosphere. It’s a good bit different than the light network traced by Discover.
Frivolous Elitist Drivel
Over here, Anthony Paul Mator says in passing, “I suppose we might drudge up the old Christian-artists-vs.-Christians-who-make-art battle, although I tend to shrug off such discussions as so much frivolous elitist drivel.”
Religious Persecution American Style
An astronomy professor suggests a supreme being may be the first cause of the universe and a religious studies professor circulates a petition to denounce him. The religion guy (with popular opinion) tells the astronomy guy he’s wrong? It reminds me of a line from a British sit-com. “You know I’m right, because you’ve resorted to slander.”
Sometimes I get the impression that on the subject of god, everyone is considered an expert.
Westerns: The Best Ones
Have you been wondering about the best westerns from last century? Wonder no more.
Gooseflesh and a Clenched Stomach
I was scared and had gooseflesh, and my stomach clenched, and the hair on my arms stood on end, and I tucked my feet beneath me so the boogieman under the bed couldn’t grab them, and when Nancy was in the tunnel I could hardly bear to turn the page for fear of what might happen next, and yet I couldn’t help turning the page to see what happened next. Oh, it was wonderful!
— Mystery author Nancy Pickard on reading the original Nancy Drew.
I haven’t read any Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys, but with an original movie coming up, I’m thinking about buying a set of the first six stories for my girls.
Raking Bloggers over the Coals
Frank Wilson has a couple posts on writers ranting against bloggers as if the two were separate species. You know, when I think I’d like to be a critic, I usually slap myself.