http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-kraken/ A place for fans of writer Russell Hoban Wed, 08 May 2013 19:14:37 GMT Lindsay Edmunds http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-kraken/message/8532 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-kraken/message/8532 Ray Harryhausen was a gifted artist and craftsman. Thank you, Richard. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Wed, 08 May 2013 19:02:24 GMT Richard Cooper http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-kraken/message/8531 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-kraken/message/8531 I'm sure I'm not alone in remembering the sight of The Kraken rising from the sea in (I believe) Clash of the Titans when I was about 10 years old. RIP to a Sun, 05 May 2013 10:21:06 GMT Richard Cooper http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-kraken/message/8530 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-kraken/message/8530 Hi all, If anyone here has a copy of the original edition of Best Friends for Frances and/or the most recent HarperCollins edition please can you drop me a Sat, 04 May 2013 08:02:47 GMT Steve Long http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-kraken/message/8529 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-kraken/message/8529 So the fact that in the USA there is a tendency to use the generic term "turtle" to describe both sea turtles and what we know in the UK as tortoises, possibly Fri, 03 May 2013 21:45:08 GMT Chris http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-kraken/message/8528 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-kraken/message/8528 Yes, they're definitely tortoises. Fri, 03 May 2013 18:40:14 GMT dayvoll http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-kraken/message/8527 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-kraken/message/8527 This is truly wonderful news. Alida, thanks so much for catching it and letting us all know. ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortoise Dave Awl Fri, 03 May 2013 15:26:25 GMT Richard Cooper http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-kraken/message/8526 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-kraken/message/8526 Thanks for the info Andrew! ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Fri, 03 May 2013 08:37:00 GMT Andrew http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-kraken/message/8525 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-kraken/message/8525 Thanks for that, Steve. My favourite too - I was led to the book in a Hobanesque fashion and was it my first discovery of Hoban. An interesting tale I may take Fri, 03 May 2013 08:23:30 GMT Andrew http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-kraken/message/8524 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-kraken/message/8524 "Ed Park is a founding editor of The Believer and a former editor of the Voice Literary Supplement and the Poetry Foundation. His debut novel, Personal Days, Thu, 02 May 2013 17:20:48 GMT Yvonne Studer http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-kraken/message/8523 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-kraken/message/8523 At long last! Thanks for this message, Alida! Best, Yvonne ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Thu, 02 May 2013 16:06:48 GMT Richard Cooper http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-kraken/message/8522 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-kraken/message/8522 Wow, this is all amazing, guys! Also, does anyone know who Ed Park is? RC ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Thu, 02 May 2013 15:58:17 GMT Steve Long http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-kraken/message/8521 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-kraken/message/8521 The street art is by an artist called Roa - a quick Google image search found it. Roa is well known for his animal street art. This piece is a good one and Thu, 02 May 2013 15:53:24 GMT Lindsay Edmunds http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-kraken/message/8520 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-kraken/message/8520 Yes, that is interesting cover choice. I wonder what it is and where it came from. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Thu, 02 May 2013 15:43:01 GMT Graeme Wend-Walker http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-kraken/message/8519 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-kraken/message/8519 That's great news! I think it's probably my favorite, too. Interesting choice for a cover... Thu, 02 May 2013 15:38:19 GMT Lindsay Edmunds http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-kraken/message/8518 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-kraken/message/8518 This was the first book of Russ's that I read, and it remains my favorite to this day. Good news. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]