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This week on the blog (the first of 2018), we’re going to talk about one of our favourite things in any fantasy story – the signs of Evil.
Page of the Wind Episodes 83 – 89
This week we’re going to talk about Nick’s favourite part of the whole book: the rhyme about Lady Lackless that Kvothe recites on Pages 85-86 of The Name of the Wind.
Page of the Wind Episodes 76 – 82
In this sequence, Kvothe (and us, the people) get our first look under the hood at the principles and inner workings of Sympathy – one of the main fantastical elements of The Kingkiller Chronicle.
Page of the Wind Episodes 55 – 61
In this week’s pages, we learn Kvothe’s titles, his epithets “Six-string, Shadicar,” and he tantalizes us with some of his famous deeds.
Page of the Wind Episodes 48 – 54
Whether you’re tuning in for the first time this week or have been listening since we first read The Kingkiller Chronicle’s opening page - we’re so glad you’re with us as we smash through our 50th page like the Kool-Aid Man.
Page of the Wind Episodes 41 – 47
This week’s episodes of Page of the Wind cover pages 41 - 47 of The Name of the Wind.
Page of the Wind Episodes 34 – 40
This week’s episodes of Page of the Wind cover pages 34 - 40 of The Name of the Wind.
Page of the Wind Episodes 26-33
This week’s episodes of Page of the Wind cover pages 26 - 33 of The Name of the Wind.
Page of the Wind Episodes 1-25
This is Page of the Wind. Every day, three super fans read a page from Patrick Rotfuss' The Name of the Wind, and then discuss it in detail.
The Official Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Scriptbook will be Published in July
Fans of Harry Potter will be able to get the proper version of events even if they can't see the play in London.
Depth Charging Ice Planet Goth Review
There’s a lot at work in this story: loss, love, and more than a smidgeon of lunacy, making Depth Charging Ice Planet Goth one of the most refreshing reads of 2014.
Interview: Adam Nayman on Why Showgirls Doesn’t Suck
We talk with film critic and writer Adam Nayman, who this Friday will introduce a screening of the critically pillared 1995 Paul Verhoeven film Showgirls at Toronto's TIFF Bell Lightbox at an almost sold out screening, and who has a book about the film titled It Doesn't Suck coming out on April 15th. We talk about his personal experiences with the film, how the film and Verhoeven have been misread, questions about the film that he still has, and his ultimate goal for trying to reclaim the film’s reputation.
Interview: The Geek’s Guide to Dating Author Eric Smith
Eric Smith's new book The Geek's Guide to Dating is a tongue-in-cheek book that has exactly what the “Player One” who has everything in his life but a leading lady needs.
Interview: Phoenix Author SF Said
Author SF Said talks about writing for young people, the wonders of stars, Pixar, Rio Bravo and space adventures in his new book Phoenix.
Game of Thrones: The Exhibition comes to the Lightbox
When TIFF announced earlier this year that A Song of Ice and Fire author George R. R. Martin would be coming to the Bell Lightbox in Toronto for a speaking engagement, fans of his novels and the HBO series it spawned were elated. The "In Conversation..." event sounded great, but we knew that a simple visit would not be the only thing that the film fest group had in store for Game of Thrones fans. And boy, did they not disappoint. Today, TIFF along with HBO Canada and Random House announced Game of Thrones: The Exhibition.