Recent content by leapylees

My parents never censored my reading, and I hated it when my school library did. It only made me go to a bookshop and buy the book myself. I am of the view that banning something can (but doesn't always) make it more attractive. If I have kids I would hope that I could trust them to make...

Easy, 'Midnight's Children' by Salman Rushdie.

I'm looking for novels/short stories about cats (something I've recently got into). I've read Felidae, Felidae on the Road, The Cat that came for Christmas 1 & 2, Stray, Milk Treading (and eagerly awaiting the sequel - comes out next week) and Catfantastic. I'd really like some feline reading...

Both Borders and Waterstones near me (York) have had Abhorsen since last week. Am tempted...

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The Paksenarrion Trilogy and Speed of Dark aren't space opera and I don't recall a single horse in Speed of Dark!!!

Currently: Sheri S. Tepper Ursula (K) le Guin Elizabeth Moon Marion Zimmer Bradley Sarah Zettel Cecilia Dart-Thornton

I'm heading for Glasgow in a couple of weeks. Apart from the f/sf sections of the big books hops up here (Waterstone's, Borders) are there any specialist f/sf bookshops? I'm into slightly obscure and feminist fantasy and science fiction that's usually difficult to find or out of print. I know...

Beyond Words on Cockburn Street specialises in Photography books - they sell new books rather than second hand, but every time I've been in there they've had a sale/ reduced section.

I had hundreds of books as a child, and I still do now. My bookcases all have double sets of books on each shelf and I tend to buy at least 3-5 books a week though how many I get through depends on how busy I am.

Want to win: Rebecca or Catch 22 Think will win: Lord of the Rings Don't want to win: Lord of the Rings

In no particular order: Francine and Katchoo from Terry Moore's Strangers in Paradise Promethea Death from Neil Gaiman's Sandman Uhhh.... Garfield?

Ashamed to say.... I have an entire bookcase of books waiting to be read. I buy books that I fancy, put them on the shelves and get round to reading them eventually.

39 and a further 3 sitting on the shelf waiting to be read...