LOST: The Book, Blog, and Conference

I'm proud to show off the newly published 3rd edition of LOST's Buried Treasures, which is available from Sourcebooks as well as Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, Borders.com, and so on, internationally. I'm a huge LOST fan, and David and I updated this new edition about the theories, characters, locations, and popular culture references through Season 5. It's the fan guide with the scholarly difference.


Because I intend to make separate and frequent posts about new episodes of LOST, I've created a new LOST blog. I'll make my Season 6 comments there. To start off, this week's post is about my recent trip to Hawaii. Please follow or link to

lostsburiedtreasures.blogspot.com


I should also add that my co-author David Lavery has issued a Call for Papers for the LOST conference to be held in--you guessed it--Hawaii in January 2011. I'll add more info about that soon, but you can also check David's website: davidlavery.net for the initial info. The LOST conference will be held in conjunction with the Hawaiian International Conference on Arts & Humanities in Honolulu. In addition to presentations and panels, we're planning events like LOST tours. Stay tuned!

All About Myself

What a pompous title for a first blog, right? Be forewarned--In this series of blogs, I'll be writing mostly about my current interests. Usually those include the TV series or films I've just seen, books or articles I'm writing, and projects (again, mostly about film, TV, or books) on which I'm working or which intrigue me.

You might also be wondering about the "Books, Films, and Me" title when I write that I'm a university prof who teaches courses about writing and communication. Think of my blog being about books, films, and, of course, me, and the title doesn't sound quite so strange.

Currently I'm focused on four separate work areas:

My real job as a teacher

My books-in-progress, such as a book about science fiction TV heroes, villains, and monsters and a book about Tolkien's hobbits

My just-published books, such as the third edition of Lost's Buried Treasures (Sourcesbooks, January 2010)

A film currently in pre-production that has absorbed my interest: Casimir Effect

For the immediate future, my blogs will be centered around those. I hope you'll enjoy reading them, commenting on them (but please, play nicely!), and sharing them with readers, filmgoers, fans, or anyone else who might enjoy them.