Archive for the 'books' Category

[cross-posted from the NA list]
Khairete!
I am pleased to announce that the members of Neos Alexandria have begun work
on the third volume in the Bibliotheca Alexandrina.

RIP Arthur C. Clarke

One of our best writers and most successful visionaries, and a man whose words had a powerful influence on my own childhood, has left us.

I’m still wrestling with a couple of posts that don’t seem to want to come out right, and with a serious lack of time… but in the meantime I do want to share this.
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Em Hotep!
I am pleased to announce that the members of Neos Alexandria have begun work on the second volume in [...]

Not from or associated with Neos Alexandria, or me in any way… just posting it as a service to the community.
Friends, colleagues, and fellow Pagans,
I am pleased to announce the publication of my first book: Dancing in Moonlight: Understanding Artemis Through Celebration.

[UPDATED 2/6/08: Written in Wine is now also available from Amazon.com, for anyone who doesn't want to create yet another account... but I would still encourage purchasing from the CreateSpace site, as Amazon takes a larger bite of the purchase price.]
[cross-posted from the Neos Alexandria list]
It is with a great deal of pride that [...]

I recently finished a fascinating and challenging book - “The Year of Living Biblically“, by A. J. Jacobs.

The wisdom of Terry Pratchett

So, I’m in the middle of my annual re-reading of Hogfather; and as an early Hogswatch gift, and because I can’t think of a better tribute to the Master in light of the recent news, I thought I’d share a couple of the (many) choice little gems in what I consider to be his most [...]

The words we live by

I’m a constant reader, and have been since age 4. Over that time I’ve read fiction and fact, great literature, absolute dreck, and a whole bunch of stuff in between. I was thinking about my lifelong love affair with the printed word the other day, after re-reading this Sinfest strip, and I realized how much [...]

I am in the middle of a fantastic book on a subject near and dear to my heart (and hands!) - the spiritual dimension of craft. The book is Grain of Truth: the Ancient Lessons of Craft, by Ross A. Laird, and it is possibly one of the best books I have ever read [...]

Book pile

A blogging e-list I’m on has spawned this meme for its members - show us a picture of the books you’re currently reading. My little stack is kind of sad next to some I’ve seen, mainly because I don’t tend to read a whole bunch of books at the same time (and it’s also a [...]