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There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
People, The Strenge Case of the Alchemist's Daughter by Theodora Goss is awesome, and you should all go read it. Jilli, I think it's especially up your alley.
I blurbed The Alchemist's Daughter! It's so so good you guys. Seconding everything Pix said
Also (coming soon - very much of interest here) VIvian Shaw's Strange Practice - Dr. Greta vanHelsing, physician to monsters [link]
(also news of big old ebook sale for yours truly up in News)
I am reading Strange Practice from netgalley and it is so much fun. Coming out in July I think.
Went to the library: they had the sequel to The Rook. The Rook was shelved in the science fiction/fantasy section. Stiletto was shelved in regular fiction. What is up with that?
That is weird, sumi, but I've noticed that even when, say, buying e-books that books in a series will get categorized differently. I suppose it's someone different making the decision each time?
Up to book 17 of the Foreigner series (although I think she calls it something else, First Contact?) and I'm pleased with my decision to catch up on it. Weird to read after the Three Body Problem, I keep thinking about cosmological sociology, but the Trisolarans initiated contact with the Solar System rather than just "cleansing" them, too. So. I don't know what I conclude from that, but I continue to enjoy Cherryh's way with alien cultures.
Meanwhile - an important fact I have learned from Stiletto : the Dutch put chocolate sprinkles on their toast.
(packs bags for trip to Holland)
In strange shelving stories, when I was a kid I found "Animal Farm" had originally been classified as a children's book ... someone explained to the librarians and it was reclassified as a book for grown-ups, but the original stamp was visible.
Meanwhile - an important fact I have learned from Stiletto : the Dutch put chocolate sprinkles on their toast.
For breakfast most mornings, apparently.
Nancy Pearl's summer reading list, via NPR: [link]
I love the sound of the first book, a vintage Hollywood mystery with Edith Head (!) as one of the detectives.
Ooh!
I read that for the Agatha awards(it was nominated for Best First mystery- alas, it didn't win.) and enjoyed it greatly.