I know the entire Johnny Mathis ouevre by heart, thanks to Mom's Wednesday night choir-practice during the 70's. My dad would listen and sing along, and would do the feet-on-feet dance thing with my sister and I.

Also, the Kingston Trio.

LOVE those memories.

Er, books. So...I have 4 more weeks off to recoup from surgery. Anyone read anything good in the dark fantasy/fantasy, paramormal or paranormal romance lines? Or anything good elsewhere; I'm a ho. Any stand-out hisorical non-fic or bios?

Oh, I read a history book on the 20's-40's the other day which detailed the Great Depression, and made me feel strangely better about the current econ situation. It was BAD (and yo, the similarities are so interesting to read about) but it wasn't as OMGWTFBBQ awful as I had believed from my sketchy understanding.

Heh, I think I just coined a new word: "paramormal" = the Stefanie Meyers style of writing

Also, the Kingston Trio.

I got the love of the Trio from my dad. Same Milwaukee DJ was surprised when I asked if he'd play "The MTA."

Er, books. So...I have 4 more weeks off to recoup from surgery. Anyone read anything good in the dark fantasy/fantasy, paramormal or paranormal romance lines? Or anything good elsewhere; I'm a ho. Any stand-out hisorical non-fic or bios?

For paranormal romances, have you read Dara Joy yet? Her Matrix of Destiny series was sadly curtailed by legal conflicts with her publisher, but the three books that were published are terrific: Knight of a Trillion Stars, Rejar, and Mine to Take. I love how the first one starts out in modern-day America and, after a trip to an SF convention, ends up on a different planet.

Oh, I read a history book on the 20's-40's the other day which detailed the Great Depression

Was it The Worst Hard Time ?

Email me your address and I can pop a couple of my books in the mail, if you want.

Amy, it was Daily Life in the United States 1920-1940. It was mot focused per se on TGD, but naturally did talk a lot about it.

Kathy, yep, I have read those, and found them fun...which made some of Joy's later works surprisingly...er, awful.

Amy, you are a doll, but you don't have to do that. I am notoriously TERRIBLE about returning things to people: I might not send them back for YEARS.

would do the feet-on-feet dance thing with my sister and I.

Oh, gosh, yeah . . . and I've been missing my father rather a lot recently, even with him gone 25 years.

I might not send them back for YEARS.

Um, I meant copies of a couple books I had written. Which you could totally keep. ::sheepish::

Oh, in that case, hells yeah! That would be awesome! Thank you.

Kathy, yep, I have read those, and found them fun...which made some of Joy's later works surprisingly...er, awful.

ITA! I really think that the legal conflicts took her writing mojo out of her. Too bad, because those books are great.

For straight historical romance, have you ever read Loretta Chase? She hasn't written too many books, but those she has are really wonderful. I think Lord of Scoundrels is one of the best romances of the past 20 years, and the sequel, The Last Hellion is almost as great.

I know the name, but I haven't read her. I see if she's at the lib.

I like Liu, Kresley Cole, and I laugh but still read Ward.