Thursday, February 12, 2004
Between the Lines
A review of the most interesting-sounding book I've seen this year: Stars, a book of short stories inspired by Janis Ian songs, from Science Fiction Book Reviews.
I do love Janis Ian. I was only in 4th grade when "At Seventeen" was on the radio, but I truly discovered her in this movie. Every day in the summer of 1981 I listened to Between the Lines over, and over, and over. I've got most of her albums, even J. Eddy Fink (although I can't find it right now).
Then a couple of years ago I got to see her perform. I was amazed at how tiny she was, and how happy. She actually joked about that: how audiences expect her to be somber and depressed, and she's not. Another surprise is that she's a science fiction fan, and actually has a story of her own in this volume. I must have it.
A review of the most interesting-sounding book I've seen this year: Stars, a book of short stories inspired by Janis Ian songs, from Science Fiction Book Reviews.
I do love Janis Ian. I was only in 4th grade when "At Seventeen" was on the radio, but I truly discovered her in this movie. Every day in the summer of 1981 I listened to Between the Lines over, and over, and over. I've got most of her albums, even J. Eddy Fink (although I can't find it right now).
Then a couple of years ago I got to see her perform. I was amazed at how tiny she was, and how happy. She actually joked about that: how audiences expect her to be somber and depressed, and she's not. Another surprise is that she's a science fiction fan, and actually has a story of her own in this volume. I must have it.
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