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Hot Off the Press: Review of The Tempering of Men by Sarah Monette &...
Where I got it and why: as an uncorrected proof from Tor Publishing in exchange for a fair and honest review. Thanks, guys! Recommended? Absolutely! Particularly if you’re a fan of vikings, wolves, or...
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Five Things Make a Post: News from the Book World
1. It sounds like Borders is going down. This is…less than awesome news, personally and for the industry. (My roommate is one of those 11,000 people now looking for a job.) Borders has been the ugly...
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Tuesday Recap (#9)
My weekly summary of blog, books, and life. Reviewed: Embassytown by China Miéville, The Tempering of Men by Sarah Monette & Elizabeth Bear, “White Charles” by Sarah Monette Also read: The House...
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New to Me: Review of Fallen Grace by Mary Hooper
Where I got it and why: from the library, pulled from The List. Recommended? Not in particular. If you like Victorian melodrama, this might suit you better than it did me. Summary (graciously provided...
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Saturday Shorts: “Good Girls Go to Heaven” by Seanan MacGuire
This week’s online short fiction is a wonderful take on the old “hitchhiking ghost” urban legend by Seanan MacGuire. Rose Marshall died in 1945, and she’s walked the ghostroads ever since, those paths...
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New to Me: Review of The Zombie Autopsies by Steven C. Schlozman
Where I got it and why: This is what happens when I browse the library bookshelves: I go in for one book, I come out with five. And anything zombie-related. Recommended? Only if you’re a huge zombie...
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Tuesday Recap (#10)
Ten recaps already! omg. Reviewed this week: Fallen Grace by Mary Hooper, The Zombie Autopsies by Steven C. Schlozman, “Good Girls Go to Heaven” by Seanan MacGuire. Kind of a negative week for books...
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The Friday Book Blogger Hop Strikes Back
It’s that time again – time for the Friday Book Blogger Hop by Crazy for Books! The Hop is an opportunity to check out what other book bloggers are up to, socialize, and get to know one another....
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Hot Off the Press: Room by Emma Donoghue
Where I got it and why: I’d gone down to the library to stock up on comic books, but alas, all I could find was this book I’d put on my List because it won the Bord Gáis Irish Book Award… Recommended?...
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Oops, you’re in the wrong place
The Hopeful Librarian now has its own domain! Come on over to www.TheHopefulLibrarian.com for all the book reviews and news you’ve been getting from here, all at a shiny new address. Be sure to update...
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