If you like historical non-fiction, or spies, or WWII or have a relative who eats that stuff up with a spoon I browsed through Double Cross by Ben McIntyre at the bookstore and it looks fascinating.

I have known that Germany had been fooled about the landing at Normandy but I hadn't known the story behind it. It was the result of a major (three year) espionage effort by Britain involving an extremely eccentric group of double agents.

Consuela, that sounds like everything Atonement wanted to be!

You know, I still haven't read Atonement (I know, I know), so I don't know. But it was very good.

This is such a weird question, but does anyone have any Lawrence Block Matt Scudder books from the 80s they want to lend or sell me?

Have I linked to Food through the Pages before? [link] They are relevant to our interests. Food from Scott Lynch's Gentleman Bastards series, Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, Vlad Taltos.

Edited to make English not cry.

Feed ebook on sale for $1.99. Get in on the zombie action!

Marisa Day has some recommendations for better-written erotica than the 50 Shades books: [link]

Oh hey, I should pick up Feed! It's the first one, right?

(Man, I am so behind on reading new things. I need to read all of Seanan's stuff. But I keep getting sucked back into the Vampire Chronicles, because I want comfort reading bombast.)

Oh hey, I should pick up Feed! It's the first one, right?

Yep! Right now the first book is cheaper than the two novellas, which is amusing to me.

I need to read all of Seanan's stuff.

Yes! I think you would enjoy all the Faerie politics in the Toby Daye series.

Yes! I think you would enjoy all the Faerie politics in the Toby Daye series.

That's the one with the mice, right? Everyone has told me I will love the mice.

Ah, no, that's InCryptid. The first book (only one out right now) is Discount Armageddon.