Monthly Archives: January 2012

Review: The Devil of Nanking by Mo Hayder

The Devil of Nanking by Mo Hayder Published 2004 by Penguin Audio downloaded from library website Read January 2012 12 hours, 43 minutes Narrated by Josephine Bailey and Simon Vance Why I Read It: I am such a sucker. I decided … Continue reading

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Projects for 2012

Indie Lit Awards This past week the short lists for the Indie Lit Awards were announced! It’s my second year serving as the director of the LGBTQ category, and I’m excited to get started reading and discussing these five books. … Continue reading

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A Reading Year In Review: 2011

Total Books Read in 2011 Print: 101 — 27,436 pages Audio: 93 — 1,169.25 hours; 49 days (THIS IS SO MANY DAYS) Ebooks: 11 My goal in 2011 was to read 20 ebooks…oops. Maybe in 2012! Fiction: 106 Non-fiction: 99 … Continue reading

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Read 2011

December This Mighty Scourge: Perspectives on the Civil War by James M. McPherson (audio) The Poisoner’s Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum (audio) Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the … Continue reading

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It’s 2012! Lets Rejoice With a December Round-Up

Total Books Read: 10 Audio: 9 Print: 1 Ebook: 0 Fiction — 2 City of the Sun (Frank Behr #1) by David Levien (audio): It’s not really a secret that I have a rather, um, oversized love for Myron Bolitar, … Continue reading

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