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Spurious Book Catalogue, November
Get out your credit cards, ’cause it’s time to fill out the order form for this month’s Spurious Books! A Brief History of Thyme – Gift edition, perfect for the foodie in your … more →
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House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
pseudoswashbuckler wrote 4 hours ago: So I said, All right, book, I’ll play your game. I saved House of Leaves for when I was alone … more →
Spurious Book Catalogue, November
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Jessica Denham wrote 3 days ago: Get out your credit cards, ’cause it’s time to fill out the order form for this month … more →
Fluff
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Jessica Denham wrote 3 days ago: What is fluff? When I used this term recently, I had no idea it was so loaded with connotations. (S … more →
On Reading YA - By a YA
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Jessica Denham wrote 4 days ago: 15-year-old Sweetie Junior weighs in: I believe that you can read young adult books to a certain poi … more →
Booking Through Thursday: Posterity
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Jessica Denham wrote 1 week ago: This week’s Booking Through Thursday: Do you think any current author is of the same caliber a … more →
On Reading YA
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Jessica Denham wrote 1 week ago: I read young adult books. Granted, I live with a young adult, and we read together, but I don’t nee … more →
Family Reading Hour: "Feed"
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Jessica Denham wrote 1 week ago: What are those things that gang aft agley? That’s right, “the best laid plans of mice a … more →
Whuzzup
Jessica Denham wrote 1 week ago: Reading funks! They’re like the Sand Worms in Beetlejuice. I’ve had trouble applying m … more →
The Anthologist by Nicholson Baker
pseudoswashbuckler wrote 2 weeks ago: “Let’s have a look at this poem,” says speaker Paul Chowder in Nicholson Baker … more →
How Much Do I Cost the Library? Part Two
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Jessica Denham wrote 2 weeks ago: First, I posted about a 10-day closure at my library, caused by a budget shortfall. I wanted to kno … more →
How Much Do I Cost the Library?
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Jessica Denham wrote 2 weeks ago: Last week we were exploring budget cuts for my county library system. I wondered how much it costs … more →
Every Now and Then... Read a Bad Book
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pseudoswashbuckler wrote 3 weeks ago: On purpose. I mean, really, who was I kidding with that last one? Even if that Dracula sequel didn … more →
410!
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Jessica Denham wrote 3 weeks ago: Another milestone already. Last year I read 409 books. Now it’s November 5 and I’ve al … more →
Booking Through Thursday: It's All about Me
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Jessica Denham wrote 3 weeks ago: Which do you prefer? Biographies written about someone? Or Autobiographies written by the actual per … more →
Dracula the Un-Dead by Dacre Stoker and Ian Holt
pseudoswashbuckler wrote 3 weeks ago: Welcome to the Dracula sequel where Mina would likely be played by Milla Jovovich swinging a katana. … more →
Libraries in Peril
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Jessica Denham wrote 3 weeks ago: Our county’s libraries will be closed for ten days over the holidays due to budget cuts. [Cue … more →
"Hungry Monkey"
Jessica Denham wrote 3 weeks ago: Picky eaters and those who are trying to raise them will adore this book. Matthew Amster-Burton is … more →
What Are You Doing Not Reading Dracula?
pseudoswashbuckler wrote 3 weeks ago: Before I sat down with it a year ago, I was led to believe that Bram Stoker’s Dracula would be … more →
Happy Halloween!
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Jessica Denham wrote 3 weeks ago: Here are two of my favorite posts on a Halloween theme. If you don’t like them and would like … more →
