science question

Are air molecules bigger than water molecules? I know nothing about air. What I'm trying to figure out is how I can possibly have air bubbles trapped inside a tea bag. Water passes through the teabag, so why doesn't the air come out? My teabag is floating with a big fat air bubble in it.

book reviews

A while ago, desparately in need of new books to read since no new books by my favorite authors will be out until next summer, I went and browsed through the fantasy section at the library, with mixed results.

( Faces Under Water by Tanith Lee )

( The Glasswright's Apprentice by Mindy Klasky )

Currently I'm halfway through my third library pick, Flesh and Spirit by Carol Berg. This is the only one I picked up by an author I've read before. I have mixed feelings about Carol Berg -- she's written books I really liked (notably Transformation, take or leave the rest of that trilogy), and books that I didn't really like (Song of the Beast, which amusingly won an award). So far this one is shaping up well. She gets extra credit for setting the book largely in a monestary, which is a pretty uncommon setting for fantasy. Of course I just discovered that this book is the first of her latest series, which means it will probably end on a cliffhanger and leave me waiting for further books to be published. :P

I need to find some new authors I like. Lynn Flewelling, Jacqueline Carey, and Sarah Monette have books coming out later this year or next year but I need something to read until then!