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Happy Holidays

by Dan on December 23, 2011

It’s been a stupidly busy December, but before I take a break from the blog for a couple of weeks, I want to thank everyone for supporting The Casual Optimist this year — it means a lot. Really.

Happy Holidays.

The amazing book cover above is from Maraid Design’s incredible, incredible Flickr photostream. Go take a look.

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Address Change

by Dan on November 7, 2011

If you’re in the habit of sending me catalogues or review copies, it is time to update your address books — please drop me a line  and I will send you the details.

And, yes, sadly I am losing the view.

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50 Watts

March 10, 2011

Will Schofield’s wonderful blog A Journal Round My Skull has been relaunched as 50 Watts using the Cargo platform: The new name has something to do with Charlie Watts, Beckett’s Watt, Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, dim light bulbs, riots, cheap amps, chaos theory, and the friend who threatened violence if [...]

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Back from Vancouver

November 29, 2010

I was in Vancouver last week for the Raincoast Books Spring 2011 sales conference. It snowed (see above) and I heard about a lot of new titles I’m looking forward to seeing next year (I can’t wait to get my hands on a finished copy of Into the Wilds by illustrator Nigel Peake for example). [...]

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In Vancouver…

November 24, 2010

…normal service will resume shortly.

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