July Reading — It Was a Good Month!

Surprise! I’m back with my list of July reading, and I’ve done it by the fourth of August. Would have had it posted yesterday, in fact, but Google/Blogger has introduced (read: imposed!) some changes that…

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Alchemical Fantasy–The Amber Garden

The second post in a week, and I’m going to sneak in one more before the year (the decade!) is done. This post has been far too long in the making. Back in mid-October, I…

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Alchemists and Rebels and Bees, Oh-My! Cynthea Masson’s The Flaw in the Stone

I’m running behind, obviously, on posting about books read this year, and now I’m running for the airport. But I have been so fortunate in reading books written by friends lately (read this post to…

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Building a Bit of Buzz. . . .Cynthea Masson’s The Alchemists’ Council. . .

While it wasn’t my first book of the new year, Cynthea Masson’s The Alchemists’ Council arrived in the first parcel of 2016. I’d been excitedly anticipating this Advance Reading Copy for a few weeks, quelling my…

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A Potpourri of Titles

Yes, I’m still here. Some of my recent reading has been alongside my students in a 1st-year Literature and Culture class — with them, I’ve read Sheila Watson’sThe Double Hook, a Canadian classic, alongside Michael…

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