Monday Hangovers - Gwenda Bond

Charlie Jane Anders on the tyranny of the overused "grimly" in science fiction over at i09.
Daniel Pinkwater discusses bears and children’s books on NPR.
An elephant funeral. (Via Dave.)
Found in books.
Kassia with a reminder that reading is fun. Well said, chica.
Laini puts our neighborhood issues in perspective. Wowza. Backyard fight club: Anyway, primary renter guy is back for the summer, and his first act, apparently, is fight club. Jim said to me last night after taking Leroy out into the yard: "I think they built a boxing ring in the backyard." It hardly seemed plausible, though it did indeed look like nothing but a boxing ring. I thought it was probably too much to hope they were staking out a vegetable garden! And this morning, the usual posse of friends assembled and started to grow. And grow. And grow. And then the boxing gloves came out. And the hitting. And the cheering, and the dinging of bells. Goth chicks with mohawks and neck braces on the porch cheering. Beer.
The book a year cycle: "There’s pressure to treat authors like Coca Cola," said California thriller writer Brad Meltzer, who was asked to publish once a year but refused. "Every time you get a bunch of writers together, this is all they complain about. The trend is, ‘How many books can you put out?’ From building your reputation to get on the best-seller list, it’s gone to trying to get to the tippy-top of the list. It’s not worth it to me."
Good article on urban fantasy at School Library Journal. (Via.)
"The Rise of Fan Fiction and Comic Book Culture."
I love it when Justine posts about sports. Here she is offering some thoughts on the WNBA’s Becky Hammon playing for Russia in the Olympics.

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