Thursday, January 31, 2013

Wildwood by Colin Meloy

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Wildwood is the first volume in a children's fantasy adventure series by Decembrist lead singer Colin Meloy. Twelve-year-old Prue McK...
Saturday, January 26, 2013

Goddess Gone Fishing for a Map of the Universe by Sheri-D Wilson

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Performance poet Sheri-D Wilson's latest poetry collection -- her eighth -- is outstanding in every way. Reading Goddess Gone Fishing ...
Friday, January 25, 2013

Looking at Lincoln by Maira Kalman

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Looking at Lincoln is a picture book biography by the inimitable Maira Kalman. Her cheerful artwork always makes me smile. Influences of ...
Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan

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Robin Sloan's  Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore  is about a scholarly secret society. It celebrates passion for nerdy subjects lik...
Monday, January 21, 2013

The Drops of God by Tadashi Agi and Shu Okimoto

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Japanese collaborative team Tadashi Agi and Shu Okimoto have created an engaging manga series that elevates wine to ambrosia status. I fou...
Sunday, January 20, 2013

Some Kind of Fairy Tale by Graham Joyce

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Tara Martin disappeared when she was 15 years old, and then 20 years later on Christmas Day, she shows up at her parents' door. In Gra...
Saturday, January 19, 2013

Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, + Me by Ellen Forney

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In  Marbles , cartoonist Ellen Forney explores the connection between creativity and mental illness. After she is diagnosed as having a bi...