Went down to Planet Books for their mega-sale and as usual bought books that weren't on sale.
MY MOTHER SHE KILLED ME, MY FATHER HE ATE ME
Forty New Fairy Tales edited by Kate Bernheimer
I'm always eager to read any new adult take on myths or fairy tales. This fine collection includes stories by Joyce Carol Oates, Neil Gaiman, John Updike, Sarah Shun-Lieberman Bynum, Michael Cunningham, Kathryn Davis, Rikki Ducornet, Karen Fowler, Kelly Link and many more.
Stories edited by Neil Gaiman and Al Sarrantonio.
Seems like an excellent anthology and includes stories by Joyce Carol Oates, Gene Wolfe, Neil Gaiman, Michael Moorcock, Roddy Doyle, Joanne Harris, Michael Marshall Smith, Joe R. Landsdale, Peter Straub and many more.
The Comedians by Graham Greene.
Whenever I feel the need for a reliable read I turn to Greene. As such, I am ever thankful that he was so prolific. I bought this on the advice of Guy Salvidge whose second novel, Yellowcake Springs will be released soon.
Warriors 1 edited by George RR Martin and Gardner Dozois
I just discovered that there is a larger collection called Warriors, so it was a bit of a poor impulsive buy. Dozois, along with Datlow and Strahan (who we are lucky to have living here in Perth) are arguably the three best editors/anthologists going around in the field.
I chiefly bought it because it includes a new novella by Martin; his worlds are like the forbidden turkish delight offered in Narnia - deliciously sweet but wrought with peril.
I am currently reading Palace Walk by Naguib Mahfouz.
Feel free to comment on any of the above or even your own recent buys/reads.
Feel free to comment on any of the above or even your own recent buys/reads.
oh god, planet isn't closing down is it? i have no problem seeing borders and a&r wriped out, but planet is the best bookstore in perth.
ReplyDeleteI think Planet is still revolving.. Let's hope that it stays in orbit for a long time.
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