I am alive and doing well, just busier and farther away from the computer than usual. If I have time later, I'll be back with a bookish update because I've had a lot of thoughts rolling around in my head about reading, book reviews, and the industry.

Reading continues at a frantic pace because there are so many titles I want to get through. I'm nearing the end of Jeremy C. Shipp's Vacation and wondering how the author gets his protagonist out of the truly bizarre mess he's in right now. He's about to leave a hidden rebel camp with a subversive list of books designed to spread their philosophy around the globe. Hmm. I hope I get to find out what's on the list.