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I read a lot of everything. Mostly fantasy and sci-fi, or speculative fiction or Slipstream or New Weird or whatever we're calling it now, some comics, some literary fiction, mysteries, la dee da. And...well. I do like a kissin' book.

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Bryson's Dictionary for Writers and Editors - Bill Bryson

Listen to the Stories: On Jazz and Country Music - Nat Hentoff

My Year of Flops: The A.V. Club Presents One Man's Journey Deep into the Heart of Cinematic Failure - Nathan Rabin, A.V. A.V. Club (Editor)

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September 2013

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I Read a Ton of YA

August 2013

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This is a good one. A really fascinating look into not just the Pilgrim family, but the history and land politics of frontier...

Pilgrim's Wilderness: A True Story of Faith and Madness on the Alaska Frontier - Tom Kizzia

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Pilgrim's Wilderness: A True Story of Faith and Madness on the Alaska Frontier - Tom Kizzia

Pilgrim's Wilderness: A True Story of Faith and Madness on the Alaska Frontier Tom Kizzia

August 2013

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I picked this one up because I love Jo Brand on QI. It's pretty dated, but I got some good laughs out of it. It would make a ...

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A Load of Old Balls: Ranking of Men in History Jo Brand

April 2013

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This is the best romance I've read in a long time. The hero and heroine are both compelling and relatable, the romance and al...

Miss Wonderful - Loretta Chase

April 2013

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There's a lot to like here. Judith Ivory is a very capable writer, and she told an interesting (and slightly kinky!) story wh...

Untie My Heart - Judith Ivory

April 2013

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Julia Quinn is always a good time! This is definitely one of her fluffier, more lighthearted stories. The romance was sweet a...

What Happens in London - Julia Quinn

April 2013

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I didn't enjoy this book at all. The hero was a jerk, the heroine was intensely stupid (despite how frequently we were told s...

Scandal - Amanda Quick

April 2013

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I didn't love this book as much as everyone else seemed to. It was fun, but also somewhat amateurish and stuffed to the gill...

Darkhouse - Karina Halle

April 2013

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A literary, character-driven mystery tale that's just as good as everyone says it is. The various plots are handled very well...

Case Histories - Kate Atkinson

February 2013

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I expected not to care much about this one, but it turned out to be one of the best in the Silk & Scandal series. The hero an...

Unlacing the Innocent Miss - Margaret McPhee

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The Silk & Scandal series is good enough for me to give the conclusion four stars just on principle, but I think this book ea...

Taken by the Wicked Rake (Harlequin Historical) - Christine Merrill

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Easily my least favorite of the Silk and Scandal series, which is quite good overall. The hero begins the story as a complete...

The Viscount and the Virgin (Harlequin Historical) - Annie Burrows

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The starting book and one of the better entries in the very enjoyable Silk & Scandal series. The heroine is likable and easy ...

The Lord and the Wayward Lady (Harlequin Historical) - Louise Allen

January 2013

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This book was the best kind of surprise. I was expecting a much more straightforward detective novel, so I was initially thro...

The Man Who Knew Too Much - G.K. Chesterton

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The Man Who Knew Too Much - G.K. Chesterton

The Man Who Knew Too Much G.K. Chesterton

January 2013

22

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This is a brisk little country house mystery with low stakes but a pretty satisfying solution, likable characters, and plenty...

The Red House Mystery (Dover Mystery Classics) - A. A. Milne

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The Red House Mystery (Dover Mystery Classics) - A. A. Milne

The Red House Mystery (Dover Mystery Classics) A. A. Milne

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