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[Antonella]

Oh, wow! I didn't know about this, thank you for pointing out the article. The fact that the author himself is behind this show should guarantee a good end product...

[Josh]

Antonella wrote: "I finished also . IMO it is slightly less than 5 stars, but just because nothing could compare to Tigers and Devils, and anyway nothing worth mentioning in the rating...."

But wouldn't it partly depend on the denomination of the church?

[Josh]

Candice wrote: "Josh, so enjoyed your BLOOD RED BUTTERFLY. Lots of edge, a kind of fearlessness and your wonderful storytelling that, whatever the setup, always catches me up and keeps me reading to the last word...."

Thank you, Candice! :-)

[Antonella]

Josh wrote: "But wouldn't it partly depend on the denomination of the church? "

I thought it was a civil wedding.

[Josh]

Antonella wrote: "Josh wrote: "But wouldn't it partly depend on the denomination of the church? "

I thought it was a civil wedding."

Ouch. That's the civil marriage service? I'd have figured religious extremism. I admit I don't know much about Australia.

[Susinok]

Christine wrote: "
For anyone who doesn't know and is interested...American Gods TV show is coming from HBO soon: http://www.thedaonline.com/a-e/neil-g...

I'm not always excited about screen adaptations, but...it's HBO! :D ..."

American Gods on HBO? I'm afraid. I'm very afraid. They totally eviscerated one of my favorite series.

[Susinok]

Speaking of mediocre books, I'm reading one now. It's for that stupid bingo challenge I allowed my friends to talk me into signing up for, so it's my own damned fault.

Office romance, older guy, young twink, no, and I mean NO character development AT ALL. I am tired of it already and it's short and I'm only 30% in.

My own fault. No more long challenges for me if I can't pick my own book. I am reading what I want when I want it from now on.

[ED]

I actually did not read anything at all this weekend :) My daughter and I visited Sydney to watch the LGBT pride parade. It was fantastic. The amount of participants astonished me. There were thousands. We had seats in the Glamstand area and had a great night.

[Lady*M]

Antonella wrote: "I finished . Just awesome! The original idea and the writing.

It's not m/m, but there is a gay ifrit (Arabic supernatural creature) and a lesbian secondary characte..."

I told you it was fantastic. It's one of my favorite books of all times. Anansi Boys is good, but not as good as American Gods.

I didn't know about the series and I'm a bit apprehensive, but we'll see...

[Susinok]

We were talking about CJ Cherryh a while back in this thread. Just a heads up that she is going to be at SoonerCon (June 28-30) this year in Midwest City (east of Oklahoma City).

Have a link: http://www.soonercon.com/

[Charming]

Susinok wrote: "American Gods on HBO? I'm afraid. I'm very afraid. They totally eviscerated one of my favorite series. "

I found True Blood to be unwatchable.

[Emanuela ~plastic duck~]

Charming wrote: "Susinok wrote: "American Gods on HBO? I'm afraid. I'm very afraid. They totally eviscerated one of my favorite series. "

I found True Blood to be unwatchable."

Eric is very watchable...

[Susinok]

I don't like Eric. His head is narrow, his hair is thin, and his eyes are way too close together.

And yes, the show ruined the books. Even the author is getting tired of her own universe.

Lafayette is nice. But in the books he was murdered early on in the series.

[Antonella]

I got yesterday on paper and I finished it today.

Brilliant as all things signed JCP...

Now I'm just dying to read the sequel of The Persistence of Memory.

ETA: Dev just had an interview with JCP on the subject Serials and Storytelling:
http://www.devbentham.com/2013/02/19/...

[Susinok]

I need to get the collected volume of Turbulence. I love her stuff.

[Josh]

Antonella wrote: "I got yesterday on paper and I finished it today.

Brilliant as all things signed JCP...

Now I'm just dying to read the sequel of The Persistence of Memo..."

Great! I always enjoy JCP's interviews.

[Candice]

Josh wrote: "Candice wrote: "I loved Merchant, too, and Midsummer etc. My very favorite is Henry V. Has anyone seen the new Coriolanus (sp?). It's so good. With Ralph Fiennes and Gerald Butler. Also, Vanessa..."

Sorry, Josh, I missed you're msg. As to production, I can say I liked what Fiennes (who directed) did w/it. It was placed in a "Rome" similar to the news reels we see coming out of Syria these days. Internal conflict, a lot of unhappy, angry violent people. The two leading men are sworn and mutually obsessive enemies--which makes for a powerfully homoerotic connection when they decide to fight together.

Shakespeare does pretty often dip into those waters and I like it when he does.

[ED]

Charming wrote: "Susinok wrote: "American Gods on HBO? I'm afraid. I'm very afraid. They totally eviscerated one of my favorite series. "

I found True Blood to be unwatchable."

I agree, I tried to watch it several times, but no... It is terrible.

[Sara]

Antonella wrote: "Thanks to the book I found out that at Australian weddings they say
... those words which are like a knife in the heart to any queer person attending a marriage ceremony: ''Marriage, according to law in Australia, is the union of a man and a woman, to the exclusion of all other, voluntarily entered for life''.

I didn't know this. Do you have something similar in your countries? "

I'm pretty sure that's what we say in the UK too.

[Josh]

Hambel wrote: "Antonella wrote: "Thanks to the book I found out that at Australian weddings they say
... those words which are like a knife in the heart to any queer person attending a marriage ceremony: ''Marria..."

And now all I can hear in my head is the guy from Princess Bride.

"Mahwidge...."

[Sara]

Josh wrote: "And now all I can hear in my head is the guy from Princess Bride.

"Mahwidge...." "

I just had to look for that on You Tube, didn't I...

[Josh]

Hambel wrote: "Josh wrote: "And now all I can hear in my head is the guy from Princess Bride.

"Mahwidge...." "

I just had to look for that on You Tube, didn't I..."

:-D

[Candice]

Hambel wrote: "Josh wrote: "And now all I can hear in my head is the guy from Princess Bride.

"Mahwidge...." "

I just had to look for that on You Tube, didn't I..."

Peter Cook. He is such a fool, as my best friend used to say. That's a good thing. In a movie w/a ton of wonderful, funny or memorable moments not to mention a killer cast, Peter Cook steals a little something if not the movie. All I had to read was Josh's
"mahwidge" to start laughing.

[HJ]

Hambel wrote: "I'm pretty sure that's what we say in the UK too. ..."

I don't think so, not in a civl ceremony - I think that the statutory requirement is limited to a declaration by each person that they are free to lawfully marry the other and that they take the other to be their wedded whatever. (There are different forms of words that may be used.) I suspect that wording about what marriage is for etc. is part of church services only.

[Antonella]

I think we talked about Michael Nava’s Henry Rios novels here: now Sunita/Vacuous Minx casually said that they are finally out in ebook format.

See also here a recent interview with Michael Nava: http://kerganedwards-stout.com/michae...

And here the amazon.com buying link for the first book.

[Josh]

Antonella wrote: "I think we talked about Michael Nava’s Henry Rios novels here: now Sunita/Vacuous Minx casually said that they are finally out in ebook format.

See also here a recent interview with Michael Nava: ..."

I'm very excited to see that Nava is returning to writing fiction.

[Carlita]

Just started Little Death. :-)

[ttg]

Just read the m/m regency historical A Promise of Tomorrow, which came out a few years ago. It was a nice read, full of reserved people trying really hard to not act like they were attracted to each other. (Thankfully, those reservations eventually broke down.)

(I kinda dig genre historicals, especially the m/m romance variety because no matter what happens, there's a happy ending, unlike real history.)

[HJ]

ttg wrote: "Just read the m/m regency historical A Promise of Tomorrow, which came out a few years ago. It was a nice read, full of reserved people trying really hard to not act like they were attracted to eac..."

Thanks for this rec! My first love is Regency romances, so v pleased to see this one.

[Darkm]

ttg wrote: "Just read the m/m regency historical A Promise of Tomorrow, which came out a few years ago. It was a nice read, full of reserved people trying really hard to not act like they were attracted to eac..."

I'm curious about this one :)

[Karen]

A couple of very sweet (in the slangy sense, too) reads this week:

[ED]

I finished Ricochet. Very interesting concept. I really liked it.

[Lori S.]

Antonella wrote: "I think we talked about Michael Nava’s Henry Rios novels here: now Sunita/Vacuous Minx casually said that they are finally out in ebook format.

See also here a recent interview with Michael Nava: ..."

Cool. I got lucky on abebooks and found a hard copy for just a couple of dollars. Looking forward to reading it.

[Candice]

ttg; reggie-Thank you so much for the DEAD IN L.A. rec. I just loved it. I gather Lou Harper is a contributor to this forum? Lou, leads were terrific, lovable and sexy, both. The writing came across as funny without trying which is rare and Josh's gift, too. I certainly hope you're serious about a sequel.

Thank you!

[Candice]

Karen, Thank you for the rec for the Orcadian Novel by Stuart Wakefield. I have what I'm guessing are the same quibbles; but still really enjoyed the first book. This writer's style is really very winning, isn't it? And what an unusual romantic couple we end up with. I dug it.

[Tracy]

I read Sinner's Gin yesterday. I almost wish I hadn't liked it so much; now I have to do the whole "searching out the back list" thing, and the "anticipating future releases with edge-of-my-seat-anxiety" thing. ;)

[Susinok]

Tracy wrote: "I read Sinner's Gin yesterday. I almost wish I hadn't liked it so much; now I have to do the whole "searching out the back list" thing, and the "anticipating future releases with edge-of-my-seat-an..."

Rhys Ford's backlist is fairly small.

Read Dirty Kiss and Dirty Secret. Both are really good, and a series!

[ttg]

Susinok wrote: "Rhys Ford's backlist is fairly small.

Read Dirty Kiss and Dirty Secret. Both are really good, and a series!"

I concur. I really liked both Dirty Kiss and Dirty Secret (and the 3rd book, Dirty Laundry, is supposed to be released in April, so not too long to wait.) :)

[Becky]

I've been thinking about a book I read ages ago, and I can't remember the title. I'm thinking that someone here might know what it was.

It was a gay mystery set at the beach, probably Provincetown. The protagonist was slightly bumbling, and not good with men. He was on vacation with his slutty bff. I don't remember who was killed, just the two buddies going on a beach vacation. I got the impression that the book was part of a series, and possibly not the first book in the series. I don't remember exactly when I read it, but I'd say the book is at least 10 years old, probably older. The copy I read had a cartoonish cover, although who knows what kind of cover it has now, if it's even in print.

Does this ring any bells for anyone?

[Tracy]

Susinok wrote: "Tracy wrote: "I read Sinner's Gin yesterday. I almost wish I hadn't liked it so much; now I have to do the whole "searching out the back list" thing, and the "anticipating future releases with edge..."

Yes, but that doesn't alleviate the *other* issue... :D

[Susinok]

Tracy wrote: "Yes, but that doesn't alleviate the *other* issue... :D ..."

Yeah well.. We'll be anticipating together then.

[Karen]

Becky wrote: "I've been thinking about a book I read ages ago, and I can't remember the title. I'm thinking that someone here might know what it was.

It was a gay mystery set at the beach, probably Provincetow..."

I'm guessing The P'Town Murders: A Bradford Fairfax Murder Mystery, but with this cover (not on GR): http://www.amazon.com/P-Town-Murders-...

I've been interested in reading this, but it seems to be only available in paper at this time and is a bit pricier than I tend to go without an excerpt to give me a sense of how its written.

[Becky]

Karen wrote: "Becky wrote: "I've been thinking about a book I read ages ago, and I can't remember the title. I'm thinking that someone here might know what it was.

It was a gay mystery set at the beach, probab..."

I saw that one when I was googling around, but I don't think that's it. It sounds like the hero in this one is a secret agent, and the guy I'm thinking of was definitely not. I don't remember what he was, but I'm positive he wasn't that skilled/streetwise.

It looks like you can get the 2007 edition from Amazon for $4, including shipping. I don't know if that fits in your budget for a book you can't sample (which I certainly understand), but it's much better that $15 for the 2008 edition with the cartoon cover. http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listin...

ETA: We've had pretty good luck around here, discussing books with no digital edition and then having a digital edition pop up a few months later. So maybe this means we'll be able to get the ebook soon!

[Karen]

Becky wrote: "Karen wrote: "Becky wrote: "I've been thinking about a book I read ages ago, and I can't remember the title. I'm thinking that someone here might know what it was.

It was a gay mystery set at the..."

Thanks, Becky. I think I'll wait a bit to see whether an ebook becomes available, or if I become impatient, shop the used lists... which will pretty much guarantee an ebook coming up shortly afterwards. ;-)

[Tina]

Susinok wrote: "Tracy wrote: "I read Sinner's Gin yesterday. I almost wish I hadn't liked it so much; now I have to do the whole "searching out the back list" thing, and the "anticipating future releases with edge..."

Oh I didn't know about Dirty Secret. I think you just helped me figure out what my next read is going to be. The other book I'm toying with starting is The Only Gold by Tamara Allen. Just finished Harper Fox's Last Line yesterday.

[Susinok]

I have not read Last Line yet. I'm waiting for a bingo category. Harper Fox is one of those authors who's books I hoard and space out reading. I have two left to be completely caught up with her backlist.

I have The Only Gold but have not read it yet.

[Tina]

Susinok wrote: "Harper Fox is one of those authors who's books I hoard and space out reading..."

That's so funny... me too! It sounds odd, but if I love an author's work then I almost certainly (unless they've stopped writing) haven't read all of their books, because I'm afraid of not having any left to look forward to. She is one of them.

I'm getting dangerously low on Josh Lanyon works to hoard. :-D I always feel a little jealous when someone is about to start a book for the first time that I've already read.

[Susinok]

I am hoarding LA Witt, Aleskandr Voinov, Josh Lanyon, and Harper Fox. :)

So if I read something that really aggravates me because it was crappy, I KNOW I have something of quality on my Kindle to take the bad taste out of my mouth.

[Lori S.]

Becky wrote: "Karen wrote: "Becky wrote: "I've been thinking about a book I read ages ago, and I can't remember the title. I'm thinking that someone here might know what it was.

It was a gay mystery set at the..."

Did it have some humor to it? Here's another murder mystery of a similar theme set in Provincetown:

Someone Killed His Boyfriend
Amazon

{edited to put in the right book.}

[Tina]

Susinok wrote: "I am hoarding LA Witt, Aleskandr Voinov, Josh Lanyon, and Harper Fox. :)

So if I read something that really aggravates me because it was crappy, I KNOW I have something of quality on my Kindle to ..."

Yes to all of this. Good to know I'm not alone.