Category: books
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Children and Toilets (a short story)
Last month, I wrote an unusual story, called “Children and Toilets.” At least it’s unusual for me. It has a female protagonist. I wrote it […]
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Spotlight: Ender’s Game (Review)
A review of Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card. Andrew Wiggin prefers to be called Ender. He’s a six-year-old genius destined to save the world. […]
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The Minister’s Daughter (Review)
I just read The Minister’s Daughter by Julie Hearn, one of the better novels I’ve read recently, though it didn’t make me swoon.
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Sin and Vengeance (Review)
I just finished Sin and Vengeance by C.J. West. It was gripping, but not perfect. I did not finish that last, short chapters, and I […]
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Spotlight: Heartbeat (Review)
Heartbeat is perhaps not what you would expect me to read. That’s because it’s intended for a different audience, girls aged 9-12. My daughter put […]
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Spellbound by Nora Roberts (Review)
I recently read Spellbound by Nora Roberts. Having not read any of her work, I thought this novella would be a way to dip my […]
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The Telling of Tom Sawyer
Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is one of the most endearing pieces of classic literature. Of the many literary novels extant, this is […]
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Spotlight: Storyteller (Review)
A review of Storyteller: Writing Lessons and More from 27 years of the Clarion Writers’ Workshop by Kate Wilhelm Tell me a story. Tell me […]
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Spotlight: Tales of Pirx the Pilot (Review)
This is StanisÅ‚aw Lem week. This past Monday, we looked at his novel The Investigation. Today, we’re reviewing a two-volume set: Tales of Pirx the […]
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The Investigation by Stanislaw Lem (Review)
The Investigation is a novel about strange occurences. Dead bodies start moving, by themselves. At first, it’s hardly noticeable. A corpse moves from its back […]
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