Category Archives: Lists
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
BAND #4: Anthologies
Bloggers’ Alliance of Non-Fiction Devotees (BAND) is a project to “advocate non-fiction as a non-chore,” and is a joint effort with Amy, Anastasia, Ash, Joy, Kim, Kit, and myself. Any and everyone is welcome (and encouraged) to participate! This month Ash asked What are … Continue reading
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Banned Books & LGBTQ Characters
One of my (many) weaknesses as a book blogger is a propensity to get sucked into research and letting something that should take about two minutes to find out (ie who published this book?) take about two hours (what else … Continue reading
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My Nixon Reading List
So I’m kind of into Nixon right now. No, I don’t think he was a great president or anything and I definitely don’t agree with his politics, but he was definitely a fascinating man. He’s kind of a barrel of … Continue reading
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Bonjour, Cass! Presents: 7 Great Queer Couples In Literature
Last week Huffington Post, that bastion of literary excellence*, posted a slide show entitled 7 Great Gay Couples In Literature in honor of the recent passage of equal marriage rights in New York. I was surprised by two things about … Continue reading
If These Books Were Cupcakes, I Would Eat Them All (And They Would Be Delicious)
Or, The Six Books I Am Most Excited to Read (BEA EDITION!) Shelter by Harlan Coben Mickey Bolitar’s year can’t get much worse. After witnessing his father’s death and sending his mom to rehab, he’s forced to live with his … Continue reading
On Tragic Figures and Queer Representation in Literature
This week I received an email from Erin on behalf of a friend of hers who is a middle school teacher, asking me for recommendations of young adult LGBTQ books that were “not coming-out stories as much as dating and … Continue reading
Top Reads Published & Read in 2010, with Exciting! Bonus Features
Furious Love: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and the Marriage of the Century by Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger: I knew zilch about either Taylor or Burton before I read Furious Love, and afterward I was completely smitten with both of … Continue reading
Favorite Non-Fiction Reads of 2010
Columbine by Dave Cullen (Audio narrated by Don Leslie): Journalism as its finest. Cullen spent 10 years working on this book, and his dedication to research and his tremendous talent is on full display here. Everything you know about the … Continue reading
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Favorite Fiction Reads of 2010
War Dances by Sherman Alexie: I can’t get enough of Alexie’s work. War Dances is a collection of inter-connected short stories and poems, and while I am not usually a fan of either short stories or poems, I loved (almost) … Continue reading
