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Book review: ‘Only Milo’ by Barry Smith

It’s hard to describe a book like Barry Smith’s mysterious Only Milo but, considering I’m sitting here tap-tap-tapping on my keyboard, you know I’m going to give it a shot! So we have Milo, a retiree whose stacks of novels have … Continue reading

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Book review: ‘How To Take Over Teh Wurld’ by Professor Happycat

Since bursting onto the Internetz in 2007, the LOLcat phenomenon has pervaded popular culture, catapulting its website — I Can Has Cheezburger — into superstardom. If this is all Greek to you, here’s a brief set-up: people send it funny … Continue reading

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Book review: ‘Mr. Darcy, Vampyre’ by Amanda Grange

For Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy, the honeymoon period may be over — literally. Following the exchanging of their marriage vows in England, Elizabeth and her beloved Darcy set out on their wedding tour, planning to take in the splendors … Continue reading

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Waiting on Wednesday: The Sky Always Hears Me

Kay at The Infinite Shelf featured a novel last week that I’ve been thinking about since seeing it — Kirstin Cronn-Mills’ forthcoming The Sky Always Hears Me: And The Hills Don’t Mind, due out Sept. 1. Check out that gorgeous … Continue reading

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Waiting (a little) for Twenties Girl

I’m cheating a little for this week’s Waiting On Wednesday . . . because this book was just released yesterday, July 21! But it sounds too good not to mention, and I figure that I’m still waiting for it. Right? … Continue reading

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Book review: ‘Rude Awakenings Of A Jane Austen Addict’ by Laurie Viera Rigler

Life has gotten a little strange for Jane Mansfield: she’s woken up in a cramped apartment in Los Angeles, wearing frighteningly little clothing; her beloved maid Barnes is nowhere in sight; all sorts of strange appliances and glowing boxes are … Continue reading

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