Tag Archives: John Crowley

Slender Books; Great Work of Time

Posted on May 21, 2011 by Marion

In 1990, Great Work of Time won the World Fantasy Award for best novella.  I’m surprised someone hasn’t snapped up John Crowley’s short book, given it a glossy steam-punk cover, and re-released it. Of course it isn’t steam-punk.  John Crowley’s … Continue reading →

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The Modern Spirit Board

Posted on May 22, 2010 by Marion

Here’s an interesting post from John Crowley about voice recognition software and its persistent attempts to turn sounds into words.  Scroll down through the comments until you get to his response, where he gives an example: “I  haven’t captured any … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Week; John Crowley

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Marion

This is the quote I originally planned to use, from Endless Things: “. . . For readers, time in a novel goes only one way; the past told of in the turned pages is fixed, and the future, nonexistent till … Continue reading →

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Aegypt Alphabet

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Marion

Someone at work asked me what John Crowley’s Aegypt quartet was about, and I gave the answer I’ve always given, no matter where I was in the cycle.  I said, “I have no idea what these books are about.  I … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Week; John Crowley, ENDLESS THINGS

Posted on April 10, 2010 by Marion

  There is more than one history of the world—John Crowley, Aegypt This wasn’t the quote I was going to use.  I was going to list the quote about how the writer with a novel is, like God, is outside … Continue reading →

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