The Dirt: Filthy
Let me start with two things: 1) I’m glad I don’t have to code this post, because the amount of ö and ü I’d have to type in this band’s name would drive me to an insane life of unabashed hedonism, and 2) I wish I had to code this post. But seriously folks, although…
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Dracula Was Killed by a Texan with a Bowie Knife (and other true tales)
You heard that right, it wasn?t Van Helsing or Jonathan Harker who killed Dracula, it was one of America?s boys! Saving the world AGAIN. And he didn’t even need a gun! USA! USA! USA! But before we meet our hero, Quincey (not Quincy) Morris, we?ll briefly meet the cast of Bram Stoker’s most famous novel,…
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A Cluster of All-Purpose Book News: February 20, 2019
Quote of the Post: “Comics will break your heart.” – Jack Kirby Faith Erin Hicks’ debut YA novel “Comics Will Break Your Heart” pulls the covers back on the comic book world; fittingly its title is a quote by Jack Kirby, whose heart was probably broken by comics a thousand times. I’m not sure what’s…
continue readingA Cluster of All-Purpose Book News: February 11, 2019
Quote of the Post: “Maybe everybody in the whole damn world is scared of each other.” – John Steinbeck, “Of Mice and Men.” And he never even read a Facebook post. It’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science, so put down your protractor and pick up one of these books. Sidney Sheldon, who…
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Books Are Horrifying
At least, I wish more were. In trying to decide what to write about for the latest Slushpile, I pored over Best Of lists (still going strong on the cusp of February!), Top 10s, Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine picks, and the picks of those whom Reese Witherspoon picked for Hello Sunshine. I am all for…
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