I always thought he was a better book designer than a writer. Still, I loved AHWOSG. More often than not, I can't make it through his other books.

If you are reading Hild, there's a glossary: [link]

Anyone who's interested in British murder mysteries should look up the BBC documentary A Very British Murder, which is on YouTube. It's a 3 part series covering British fascination with murder from the 17th century, and how murder mystery fiction has developed. Lucy Worsley is a great host. Her interview with P.D. James is fascinating, and there's a tape recording of Agatha Christie mulling over plots.

edit: And now she's talking about Dorothy Sayers! And the skull Eric (or Erica).

Thank you! This sounds awesome.

OK, suggestions, anyone--how do I get rid of most of my hardcopy books? I really need to not have so many bookshelves full of books. But while I can and will just donate many of the thrillers and romances, some of the rest...well, a few I already have ebooks of, because they were cheap, or because I forgot I owned them (..also why I have two copies of some hardcopy!). I feel like there are definitely some books I want to keep for making me happy (...or the hardbacks, because damnit, I spent money on those). But ebooks are not as convenient as CDs when it comes to digitizing. What to do? Do I just decide to get rid of large swaths of my books, and figure if I miss it, I'll buy it on kindle, and if I don't, I didn't need it anyway?

Your last sentence is mostly what I do. I also look at my local library's ebook selection before donating: if they have it I figure I can always get it that way if I want to read it again. I really try to only keep books I may want to expose to others or fit the "may want to reread during a simple browse at any moment" kind of happy makers. Which for me means I keep more silly fantasy books than I keep truly great books, because if I am desperately browsing for a reread I am looking for visceral pleasure.

I barely keep any books in hard copy or ebooks (which I primarily get from the library) at this point. For the books I buy in hardcopy, I take them to school where they disappear into the ether. I figure I won't re-read and if I do, I can get it at the library.

To answer Typo - on thinking, the werewolves are actually shape-shifters - not tied to the moon, able to change back and forth quickly. Being connected to them is a social plus; since they change, fashions are for loose clothing that can be removed easily; shoes are optional for the actual wolves (called "the Pack"). They're attracted to people with magical power; the heroine, early on at a reception, has members of the Pack coming up and telling her she smells "amazing". Her mother's a social climber and pushes her to attract someone - anyone - from the Pack. The husbands/wives of Pack members are called the Mage Pack, since they all have magical power.

I finished it and it's good - interesting world building, lots of action scenes. No actual sex, although there's a fair amount of Pack members running around without clothing (in human form) and a fair amount of snuggling.

Also, back a ways, thanks for the Hild glossary--I am reading it. Didn't mean to, but accidentally hit "purchase one click" rather than "send sample". Oh well.

I am still not entirely convinced of the permanence of e-books - we technically only license e-books, not own them - so I continue to buy and keep hardbacks of my serious faves. Paperbacks, on the other hand, I weed.