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Follow Me to Ground: Creatures, Cures, and Creepiness


I hate novellas. I very rarely ever feel that this length of book properly tells a story. However, I kept reading fantastic reviews for Follow Me to Ground. Then my favorite blogger, Jenny Lawson aka The Bloggess, chose it for her book club. Lawson finds humor in difficult situations, like her offbeat upbringing and struggle with mental illness, so I…

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REMINDER: August 2020 Book Club


Weaveworld (2001) Written by: Clive Barker Genre: Dark Fantasy/Horror Host: Michelle R. Lane Discussion Date: 8/28/2020 The Premise: Here is storytelling on a grand scale — the stuff of which a classic is made. Weaveworld begins with a rug — a wondrous, magnificent rug — into which a world has been woven. It is the world of the Seerkind, a…

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The Ten Thousand Doors of January Delights


The pretty cover of The Ten Thousand Doors of January intrigued me but I was sold when I read the premise, because I love magical realism and stories about passages into other worlds. I started reading the book last winter but had to take it back to the library before I could finish it. I bought my own copy when…

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Not Your Average Hero: A Review of Dreadnought


I’ve been looking for some good transgender characters recently, and it’s been a really long time since I’ve read a good superhero story, so I was immediately interested in Dreadnought by April Daniels. I’d been hearing a lot about it, and this seemed like it was going to be a fun adventure with something more personal lurking underneath. Dreadnought (2016)…

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Changing the Map: Ladyland Ahoy!


Are you ready for a summer vacation? I sure as hell am, but since we’re all confined to our yards, let’s take a trip to paradise, to a female utopia that is plague free, where the men are timid (and excellent cooks), and Calcutta is a garden paradise governed by sensible women. Let’s get the heck outta Dodge and visit……

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Cheeky Books: The Book Charmer by Karen Hawkins


Ninety percent of the books I find these days are when I’m working at the bookstore. Usually, when pulling returns. You take so many of them out, it’s impossible not to look at them. Inevitably you’re going to come across one that catches your interest, leading to reading the book’s blurb, and then adding it to your reading list. Thus,…

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