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    Communist Pope: Yeah, that's the message you want to send to impressionable kids: run away from home, go past a bunch of dark parking lots in the city, and hop in the... more »
    Byronotron: having recently finished Dave Eggers first novel, "A heartbreaking work of staggering genius" SPike JOnze is not the only person you should be excited... more »
    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: Hands up, everyone whose first thought upon seeing this headline was "Other than it being made by f'ing hipsters?" more »
    phantom_K9: I'm still rather confused about the target audience of this movie. Is it supposed to be children or adults who read the book as children? If it is f... more »
    MonstersAndRockets: In fairness to Jonze and Eggers, they needed to impose some sort of larger narrative on the story. The book just doesn't have enough incident to suppo... more »
    GSDaywalker: I vaguely recall reading "Wild Things" when I was around 9-10, and came away thinking Max was a brat. Am I the only one? Is it just me? Then again, w... more »
    TheZug: I realize that the hype and marketing machine is out in force for this movie, but I really don't understand why everyone is so excited. They took a 20... more »
    rabbitoh: The New Yorker published Eggers short story version "Max at Sea" some time in September. I was astonished reading it... it was like reading the film ... more »
    glucious: So they are going to destroy the fantasy, innocence, and whimsy of the original by cutting out the most memorable sequence (the bedroom transformation... more »
    ampersandparade: I am so absolutely siked for this film. I downloaded Karen O's soundtrack the other day, and have been listening to it while driving to and from plac... more »
    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: BTW, "the odds are good, but the goods are odd" is not anyone in particular's invention -- it's just one of those phrases that have been around foreve... more »
    goldfarb: sonds interesting....thanks Grey! oh and those two pictures in the middle are very very ugly book covers... more »
    crashedpc - Haifisch: The Larch. The. Larch. The. Larch. more »
    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: I liked the story in "New Space Opera" about the Martian truckers, so more of this looks good. Also, I want to be a New Celt. Sounds like I'd fit righ... more »
    Rusty626: I'm so excited - three books by Kage Baker, that I haven't read. more »
    ♪: Looks like you'll be keeping my wallet light once again Grey! *Sigh* That's fine though as long as some of these books are good. more »
    ShubNecktie: I think the link is www.monsterisle.net The article's link took me to www.monsterisle.com Looking forward to seeing the list of monsters! more »
    shazawn: I sure hope some Lovecraftian creations made their way into this book, but I doubt it. I'd love to see a bunch of kids dealing with some Deep Ones or ... more »
    crashedpc - Haifisch: Wow! A Catoblepas reference! One of my most fav monsters. Why? Stone breath. Freakin awesome. But no shoggoths? more »
  • #interview

    The One "Wild Things" Change That Bothered Maurice Sendak

    When Spike Jonze and Dave Eggers set about adapting Where The Wild Things Are into a movie, Maurice Sendak encouraged them to take a free hand and change stuff. But Eggers and Jonze tell us one change made Sendak nervous. More »
  • #bookreview

    The Brits Win the Space Race in "Empress of Mars"

    In the closing years of the 23rd Century, the British Arean Company, a private corporation, establishes first human colony on Mars. How do the Brits get there first? Find out in Kage Baker's new novel. More »
  • #monsterisle

    The Cute, Friendly Side to the Monster Manual

    It's never too soon to introduce children to cryptozoology, and that's why new kids' book Monster Isle is the perfect teaching tool. We've got exclusive images of the book's cute, misunderstood monsters. More »