[UA] Magick Schools: Lingomancy

[Liam Astley]

From: "Nick Wedig" <mrteapot at disinfo.net>
Subject: Re: [UA] Magick Schools: Lingomancy
> Looking through the various books I had while waiting in a bookstore for
several hours (for Neil Gaiman signing his new book) I noticed how odd these
things can be, and how arbitrary.  American Gods is listed as "American
myths - fiction" "ex-cons - fiction" and "widowers-fiction" or something
similar, which makes me think someone read the first chapter and the cover
blurb and assigned the categories.

actually this is one of my jobs at the bookshop i work in. whenever we get
in new books that aren't on the system i have to decide which arbitrary
genres and subgenres to poke them in. unfortunately american gods will
probably be beyond my evil grasp.


liam
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