tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260982252024-03-07T14:25:05.985-05:00emilyreadsI read books. Lots of 'em.EMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633057062989686339noreply@blogger.comBlogger1547125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26098225.post-37559397649862350232016-04-14T06:00:00.000-04:002016-04-14T06:00:01.671-04:00So long, and thanks for all the books.It is with mixed emotions that I report on this, the tenth (!) anniversary of emilyreads.com, that I am taking a break from the blog.<br />
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I started this blog as a way to keep track of my own reading, and it has served its purpose well in that regard. The first few posts were more typical book reviews, but I quickly learned that Lazy Emily was incapable of sustaining that kind of production, especially when combined with the editorial letters and other manuscript assessments I do all the time in my professional life. So the Review Haiku was born.<br />
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To confirm: the reviews I write are not actual haiku, not even close. But the syllabic structure gave me a helpful means to crystallize my reactions to books. I seldom posted reviews of books I hated, unless they were a) adult books, so there would be no potential conflict-of-interest or awkwardness in future encounters with authors; or b) commercial juggernauts that did not need my help to find an audience anyway. So if you see a book on here, I probably liked it.<br />
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Running this blog introduced me to the broader book-blogging community, particularly the <a href="http://www.cybils.com/">Cybils</a> crew. Being a second-round judge for the Cybils for nearly its entire history was super fun for me, and gave me much more exposure to SFF and graphic novels (a new favorite genre!) than I would have had otherwise.<br />
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I will still read, of course. And I will still review adult books for my good friends at <a href="http://www.unshelved.com/bookclub/">Unshelved</a>. But I am taking a break from the three-day-a-week posting grind, which proved ever more difficult to keep up in recent years. You can always search for past reviews using the search box, or by tags.<br />
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Happy reading, y'all.<br />
<br />EMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633057062989686339noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26098225.post-72488709971695264832016-04-12T12:30:00.000-04:002016-04-12T12:30:00.224-04:00Happy golden birthday, Munchkin. She is twelve, which means greater scrutiny of posted pictures, so no birthday photo this year. But lots of love and angst and Chinese food nonetheless.<br />
<br />EMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633057062989686339noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26098225.post-39003918576447238852016-04-08T06:00:00.000-04:002016-04-08T06:00:12.018-04:00Enchanted Air: Review Haiku<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo7FSQNl1iz0axWS5rZ-4Fco8E9wqgeVKvunbJGJ2-IndPJfgVo4I0bwpRj0NnlfHuUHVk9_SJJvm6JCKG_LEK_pr3lLAfaZLjXd2ObgFV6c0Q0TeacZ-uXx40NtDpMdmGMF0/s1600/Enchanted+Air.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo7FSQNl1iz0axWS5rZ-4Fco8E9wqgeVKvunbJGJ2-IndPJfgVo4I0bwpRj0NnlfHuUHVk9_SJJvm6JCKG_LEK_pr3lLAfaZLjXd2ObgFV6c0Q0TeacZ-uXx40NtDpMdmGMF0/s1600/Enchanted+Air.jpg" /></a>For my last review<br />
haiku, a beautiful memoir<br />
of family.<br />
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<i><a href="http://www.powells.com/book/enchanted-air-two-cultures-two-wings-a-memoir-9781481435222/62-0">Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings. A Memoir</a></i> by Margarita Engle. Atheneum, 2015, 208 pages.EMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633057062989686339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26098225.post-77410031164423284832016-04-06T06:00:00.000-04:002016-04-06T06:00:06.770-04:00Come see ANNIE!The John Glenn Middle School Music Department presents ANNIE, JR., this weekend, starring a bunch of fabulous tweenagers including MY KID as ditzy criminal Lily St. Regis. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll sing that [expletive] "Tomorrow" song for the rest of your life.<br />
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Tickets available at JGMS, Davis, and Lane Schools, at Great Road Gallery, or at the door.<br />
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<br />EMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633057062989686339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26098225.post-34354383829060789792016-04-04T06:00:00.000-04:002016-04-04T06:00:06.382-04:00Snowden: Review Haiku<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglq-mAbLhZ3sRRL3N7gENeJrBulKnFTuGsSazNxqA5bXQzP_utVMNiD-nrhAibWA79F-31E2NFuV-0OrHgxfevGfrtsQaynyXffjISavLTbG3GBTcgPLe2ix6nS4TCmf6pgys/s1600/Snowden.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglq-mAbLhZ3sRRL3N7gENeJrBulKnFTuGsSazNxqA5bXQzP_utVMNiD-nrhAibWA79F-31E2NFuV-0OrHgxfevGfrtsQaynyXffjISavLTbG3GBTcgPLe2ix6nS4TCmf6pgys/s1600/Snowden.jpg" /></a>A primer, with an<br />
agenda. Is he a<br />
patriot? Or traitor?<br />
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<i><a href="http://www.powells.com/book/snowden-9781609806354/1-4">Snowden</a></i> by Ted Rall. Seven Stories Press, 2015, 224 pages.EMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633057062989686339noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26098225.post-77602305461142425562016-04-01T06:00:00.000-04:002016-04-01T06:00:13.981-04:00This Side of Home: Review Haiku<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1qJ7VK0k81b8GZ9FNmW1JX4CXzwEjZotrQsx4EktmaPlXlF2lyfkGpqECHtZ-Zg3bjhO1OxEEHJDfbTU5dHeIIJk3CNzNUCPMgwACXnN-Osp0JPweJHFpjJS4Hs73CtJ6yf8/s1600/This+Side+of+Home.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1qJ7VK0k81b8GZ9FNmW1JX4CXzwEjZotrQsx4EktmaPlXlF2lyfkGpqECHtZ-Zg3bjhO1OxEEHJDfbTU5dHeIIJk3CNzNUCPMgwACXnN-Osp0JPweJHFpjJS4Hs73CtJ6yf8/s1600/This+Side+of+Home.jpg" /></a>Twin sisters, once in<br />
sync, face new challenges and<br />
mixed expectations.<br />
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<i><a href="http://www.powells.com/book/this-side-of-home-9781599906683/62-0">This Side of Home</a></i> by Renee Watson. Bloomsbury, 2015, 336 pages.<br />
<br />EMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633057062989686339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26098225.post-21791814438236526252016-03-30T06:00:00.000-04:002016-03-30T06:00:01.988-04:00The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl: Review Haiku<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBpr7Q0QMic_Zpi7KrC4ENqM2P6mSH7lgE3urQJu-aNckpdU4hJ8aWFweDjgiyu9qgd7eozupVOTwQOiU_ZL5qDUYNeELsJ-tuJEp6H__ZLtQQHhI48T_8IgyXUBTHKbnR5pw/s1600/Awkward+Black+Girl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBpr7Q0QMic_Zpi7KrC4ENqM2P6mSH7lgE3urQJu-aNckpdU4hJ8aWFweDjgiyu9qgd7eozupVOTwQOiU_ZL5qDUYNeELsJ-tuJEp6H__ZLtQQHhI48T_8IgyXUBTHKbnR5pw/s1600/Awkward+Black+Girl.jpg" /></a>If you haven't heard<br />
of Issa Rae, consider<br />
this your one-stop shop.<br />
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<i><a href="http://www.powells.com/book/the-misadventures-of-awkward-black-girl-9781476749051/2-1">The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl</a></i> by Issa Rae. Atria, 2015, 204 pages.<br />
<br />EMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633057062989686339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26098225.post-61479267957667403952016-03-28T06:00:00.000-04:002016-03-28T06:00:02.721-04:00Step Aside, Pops: Review Haiku<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjdvfJgWvY37WGM9yJjun3xqIVMeWEZ-yWa3mcdwj0gykPbX0Az9KZM6-U9DLH_7rmP6rGkpxoeE118vnlZ4BwA5n7ElK92BMz85drLq_KWZKjA3sPNcMu8xRIt9hgr2Cnj3o/s1600/Step+Aside+Pops.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjdvfJgWvY37WGM9yJjun3xqIVMeWEZ-yWa3mcdwj0gykPbX0Az9KZM6-U9DLH_7rmP6rGkpxoeE118vnlZ4BwA5n7ElK92BMz85drLq_KWZKjA3sPNcMu8xRIt9hgr2Cnj3o/s1600/Step+Aside+Pops.jpg" /></a>When you don't know what<br />
to get your smart-a$$ friends for<br />
their birthdays, try this.<br />
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<i><a href="http://www.powells.com/book/step-aside-pops-9781770462083/1-5">Step Aside, Pops: A Hark! A Vagrant! Collection</a></i> by Kate Beaton. Drawn & Quarterly, 2015,EMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633057062989686339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26098225.post-91468892470653536952016-03-25T06:00:00.000-04:002016-03-25T06:00:21.697-04:00Calvin: Review Haiku<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrnSuYKIaXNy0mIdvvF9DgvzJyNRh_t1lD1CjZYuh5SSUzOOQ3Q4lg4smt26QTuvGK9beOm0ERgjpG5UmEU9J_uFfil7pd-sdnBm3JHpda6TYuiTx5XmnpcdYSuIeN_QMjnl4/s1600/Calvin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrnSuYKIaXNy0mIdvvF9DgvzJyNRh_t1lD1CjZYuh5SSUzOOQ3Q4lg4smt26QTuvGK9beOm0ERgjpG5UmEU9J_uFfil7pd-sdnBm3JHpda6TYuiTx5XmnpcdYSuIeN_QMjnl4/s200/Calvin.jpg" width="133" /></a>Sad, fascinating,<br />
and hopeful, too.<br />It's a magical world.<br />
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<i><a href="http://www.powells.com/book/calvin-9780374380731/62-0">Calvin</a></i> by Martine Leavitt. FSG, 2015, 192 pages.<br />
<br />EMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633057062989686339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26098225.post-66719358850547194562016-03-23T06:00:00.000-04:002016-03-23T06:00:04.883-04:00All-American Boys: Review Haiku<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXF3YMNyIaTy7nkcb4h02Lxrg4zVrxo53NgGURdh0Eg4sQUll_a_rKTytMDkKa4Ms35HlSROQ8jwKxa9TXp-afbMSrsns1_HxmE7G9cnU68HzHHjsSg0020WNnXdRn2iOPqIE/s1600/All+American+Boys.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXF3YMNyIaTy7nkcb4h02Lxrg4zVrxo53NgGURdh0Eg4sQUll_a_rKTytMDkKa4Ms35HlSROQ8jwKxa9TXp-afbMSrsns1_HxmE7G9cnU68HzHHjsSg0020WNnXdRn2iOPqIE/s1600/All+American+Boys.jpg" /></a>Required reading<br />
for future cops. And kids.<br />
And frankly, everyone.<br />
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<i><a href="http://www.powells.com/book/all-american-boys-9781481463331/62-0">All-American Boys</a></i> by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely. Atheneum, 2015, 320 pages.EMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633057062989686339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26098225.post-65879408661730968722016-03-21T06:00:00.000-04:002016-03-21T06:00:11.132-04:00The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine: Review Haiku<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuI6FkwASb9EbI-w0XnMaZCWY-b5Hf-Q2FUG9y7mAcYcTGG0HWMWP1qRT2y2OwDAlef6tEGqgcnjxAN0D2QWNvOIv41ZWTKYSKbtT3Rj3oyc29lxiTsmpIZYC1MRT4C-m4LhI/s1600/Woman+Who+Walked+in+Sunshine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuI6FkwASb9EbI-w0XnMaZCWY-b5Hf-Q2FUG9y7mAcYcTGG0HWMWP1qRT2y2OwDAlef6tEGqgcnjxAN0D2QWNvOIv41ZWTKYSKbtT3Rj3oyc29lxiTsmpIZYC1MRT4C-m4LhI/s1600/Woman+Who+Walked+in+Sunshine.jpg" /></a>Smith is my new Meg Cabot:<br />
all the books are the same,<br />
but I can't stop.<br />
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<i><a href="http://www.powells.com/book/woman-who-walked-in-sunshine-no-1-ladies-detective-agency-16-9780307911568/62-0">The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine </a>(The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency</i> series) by Alexander McCall Smith. Pantheon, 2015, 213 pages.<br />
<br />EMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633057062989686339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26098225.post-24373158336102842442016-03-18T06:00:00.000-04:002016-03-18T06:00:00.651-04:00Come see CINDERELLA!The BHS drama and music departments present CINDERELLA this weekend! Come see it, even though it's probably already sold out by now!<br />
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<br />EMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633057062989686339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26098225.post-65804375265930889182016-03-16T06:00:00.000-04:002016-03-16T06:00:07.038-04:00St. Paul: Review Haiku<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9pRtvCy850IRxH_XCvEudmJ_teuqPJ0kO-LrsPkaOXt-zQ1q3Cckj2Kx0KVNzA2bjVnRyXRczPv7tUWT3eJhMzNm5mNa4xR-DLIuncevxVMxfS2xYs_6ZK14RnKDZzumOfbY/s1600/St.+Paul.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9pRtvCy850IRxH_XCvEudmJ_teuqPJ0kO-LrsPkaOXt-zQ1q3Cckj2Kx0KVNzA2bjVnRyXRczPv7tUWT3eJhMzNm5mNa4xR-DLIuncevxVMxfS2xYs_6ZK14RnKDZzumOfbY/s200/St.+Paul.jpg" width="134" /></a>As we approach Holy<br />
Week, a clear-eyed look at<br />
maybe-not a jerk.<br />
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<i><a href="http://www.powells.com/book/st-paul-the-apostle-we-love-to-hate-9780544617391/62-0">St. Paul: The Apostle We Love to Hate</a></i> by Karen Armstrong. New Harvest, 2015, 143 pages.<br />
<br />EMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633057062989686339noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26098225.post-28099022533026348212016-03-14T06:00:00.000-04:002016-03-14T06:00:05.611-04:00Highly Illogical Behavior: Review Haiku<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiry0bb9qV0DHXnSDcoMjmcu1P08ixVzWrir77LDilqPOLT22varILioaLGMC35baYFfXuRxmqDeq-OqeujVI1aQhc_6e7aYrKY6PipqRGL_2RZzhrR27JiA74os56qW0XdYpw/s1600/Highly+Illogical+Behavior.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiry0bb9qV0DHXnSDcoMjmcu1P08ixVzWrir77LDilqPOLT22varILioaLGMC35baYFfXuRxmqDeq-OqeujVI1aQhc_6e7aYrKY6PipqRGL_2RZzhrR27JiA74os56qW0XdYpw/s1600/Highly+Illogical+Behavior.jpg" /></a>I have yet to read<br />
a Whaley I didn't love.<br />
Friendship, out of doors.<br />
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<i><a href="http://www.powells.com/book/highly-illogical-behavior-9780525428183/62-0">Highly Illogical Behavior</a></i> by John Corey WhaleyEMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633057062989686339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26098225.post-64046622832294959422016-03-11T06:00:00.000-05:002016-03-11T06:00:33.111-05:00Bedford votes tomorrow!Local friends, I'm grateful for your support of my candidacy for Library Trustee.<br />
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<br />EMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633057062989686339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26098225.post-67978387390573320602016-03-09T06:00:00.000-05:002016-03-09T06:00:08.162-05:00Lafayette in the Somewhat United States: Review Haiku<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig-IDmkIaZ1mZsElwLkT1yrbKI-A0axv2fgLAASADqXR9GgT6VHKXG02pTqLuwK69xrloGAcqn3npj-Qo8B-X3ZKC7wXZS3JTKsjdVcEtS4u_tSNrAB2kdLq5dz08jWB1z4tg/s1600/Lafayette+in+the+Somewhat+United+States.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig-IDmkIaZ1mZsElwLkT1yrbKI-A0axv2fgLAASADqXR9GgT6VHKXG02pTqLuwK69xrloGAcqn3npj-Qo8B-X3ZKC7wXZS3JTKsjdVcEtS4u_tSNrAB2kdLq5dz08jWB1z4tg/s1600/Lafayette+in+the+Somewhat+United+States.jpg" /></a>He's taking this horse<br />
by the reins, makin' Redcoats<br />
redder with bloodstains.<br />
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<i><a href="http://www.powells.com/book/lafayette-in-the-somewhat-united-states-9781594631740/62-0">Lafayette in the Somewhat United States</a><span id="goog_349152128"></span><span id="goog_349152129"></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"></a></i> by Sarah Vowell. Riverhead, 2015, 288 pages.EMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633057062989686339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26098225.post-44569107351922681142016-03-07T06:00:00.000-05:002016-03-07T06:00:16.934-05:00The Lion of Rora: Review Haiku<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8rgXrknLtBWNtYbQ7_RiAq-7Y_kzX2mUqTkCHo2Bv7QGeFpchyakrFNaHDdi_2zFNRiG822Al2WV2UUok2A_FvMX6Y8cCr_F-77OG9hBuJVjQbXYIV_goskbWmuIBwfIVyUs/s1600/Lion+of+Rora.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8rgXrknLtBWNtYbQ7_RiAq-7Y_kzX2mUqTkCHo2Bv7QGeFpchyakrFNaHDdi_2zFNRiG822Al2WV2UUok2A_FvMX6Y8cCr_F-77OG9hBuJVjQbXYIV_goskbWmuIBwfIVyUs/s1600/Lion+of+Rora.jpg" /></a>Little-known tale of<br />
religious persecution<br />
and war strategy.<br />
<br />
<i><a href="http://www.powells.com/book/the-lion-of-rora-9781620102480/2-1">The Lion of Rora</a></i> by Christos Gage and Ruth Fletcher Gage. Oni Press, 2015, 184 pages.<br />
<br />EMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633057062989686339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26098225.post-81979828906082508522016-03-04T06:00:00.000-05:002016-03-04T06:00:25.878-05:00Courtney Crumrin: Review Haiku<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfqWITZvsH-0HjlkU7BpleML07kUwJ2ls__DGPPdqHr6xaGYHMcPbEvIl_3n0a3gBVNyxDJ8SA4pNw5gx6pNSAgxBFS9PqQJssAlhSfB1d3MsT6KJaR8NBe8TVnGwpiO-stGo/s1600/Courtney+Crumrin+7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfqWITZvsH-0HjlkU7BpleML07kUwJ2ls__DGPPdqHr6xaGYHMcPbEvIl_3n0a3gBVNyxDJ8SA4pNw5gx6pNSAgxBFS9PqQJssAlhSfB1d3MsT6KJaR8NBe8TVnGwpiO-stGo/s1600/Courtney+Crumrin+7.jpg" /></a>Creepy sorcerers<br />
and lots of mustaches make<br />
for one spooky read.<br />
<br />
<i><a href="http://www.powells.com/book/courtney-crumrin-volume-7-tales-of-a-warlock-9781620100196/2-0">Courtney Crumrin Volume 7: Tales of a Warlock</a></i> by Ted Naifeh. Oni Press, 2015, 113 pages.EMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633057062989686339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26098225.post-28051734519988750302016-03-02T06:00:00.000-05:002016-03-02T06:00:13.162-05:00Baba Yaga's Assistant: Review Haiku<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSauMYLzxNlNAZsAotLmK6WHyOX8vpCIGFLX4ewuGOohULodInoWD9unaFhcPn3MAbU84RPb0RkB1xo6ZqcxugRKPzw8JDS7D_n2MGiJXmudq66PbXVkI2PCL6HJU7wHpnlwY/s1600/Baba+Yaga%2527s+Assistant.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSauMYLzxNlNAZsAotLmK6WHyOX8vpCIGFLX4ewuGOohULodInoWD9unaFhcPn3MAbU84RPb0RkB1xo6ZqcxugRKPzw8JDS7D_n2MGiJXmudq66PbXVkI2PCL6HJU7wHpnlwY/s1600/Baba+Yaga%2527s+Assistant.jpg" /></a>Creepy as all hell,<br />
but notable for Masha's<br />
grace under pressure.<br />
<br />
<i><a href="http://www.powells.com/book/baba-yagas-assistant-9780763669614/2-0">Baba Yaga's Assistant</a></i> by Marika McCoola and Emily Carroll. Candlewick, 2015, 125 pages.<br />
<br />EMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633057062989686339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26098225.post-43677105806920345982016-02-29T06:00:00.000-05:002016-02-29T06:00:07.311-05:00Secret Coders: Review Haiku<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMAuY8Vzz0NziiaTeINmBCF85aBotL0gR3O6UVCXgLXWUoiKd2EvM23wKqOgy9eYNERjgZIdhQ64Ry8-gDX2SaspEoU1578Xm_iL-3Qb2krcUKTS-F740WWnQm1LlVByftq4c/s1600/Secret+Coders.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMAuY8Vzz0NziiaTeINmBCF85aBotL0gR3O6UVCXgLXWUoiKd2EvM23wKqOgy9eYNERjgZIdhQ64Ry8-gDX2SaspEoU1578Xm_iL-3Qb2krcUKTS-F740WWnQm1LlVByftq4c/s1600/Secret+Coders.jpg" /></a>I for one welcome<br />
our new computer science<br />
overlords. Good fun.<br />
<br />
<i><a href="http://www.powells.com/book/secret-coders-9780606378031/61-0">Secret Coders</a></i> by Gene Luen Yang and Mike Holmes. Turtleback Books, 2015, 96 pages.EMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633057062989686339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26098225.post-75235183961264725542016-02-26T06:00:00.000-05:002016-02-26T06:00:02.868-05:00Oyster War: Review Haiku<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt2bnohPZjWcwkPrj3g20Li5mUyOrWdaAOR8qFQv2zTr1nBMs31iV7UoXEgBXDF9eF5IbFwFl_5GxfvwPiQ1N7vvPXvK3RueJclqQLZNRv9HcAJugS6kUoLnPqKUxUID1-03c/s1600/Oyster+War.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt2bnohPZjWcwkPrj3g20Li5mUyOrWdaAOR8qFQv2zTr1nBMs31iV7UoXEgBXDF9eF5IbFwFl_5GxfvwPiQ1N7vvPXvK3RueJclqQLZNRv9HcAJugS6kUoLnPqKUxUID1-03c/s200/Oyster+War.jpg" width="150" /></a>Oysters and pirates<br />
and selkies, oh my!<br />
Plus epic mustaches, dude.<br />
<br />
<i><a href="http://www.powells.com/book/oyster-war-9781620102626/2-1">Oyster War</a></i> by Ben Towle. Oni Press, 2015, 167 pages.<br />
<br />EMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633057062989686339noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26098225.post-8731738662116439722016-02-24T06:00:00.000-05:002016-02-24T06:00:13.102-05:00Terrorist: Review Haiku<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrvDy10OwRzHDWU_rSjXUIuHn3Ut8aEGYZmpB34z6klPwNrfg9MKnmD03eq_mDSrnby-eIBCKbiOsRAew1Rs_GJFL9osbtXByD4XbO5vhgNjx89_Y5n2TvQhaohb9zIG1o0UE/s1600/Terrorist.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrvDy10OwRzHDWU_rSjXUIuHn3Ut8aEGYZmpB34z6klPwNrfg9MKnmD03eq_mDSrnby-eIBCKbiOsRAew1Rs_GJFL9osbtXByD4XbO5vhgNjx89_Y5n2TvQhaohb9zIG1o0UE/s200/Terrorist.jpg" width="146" /></a>Oppressed Serb becomes<br />
pawn in global pissing contest,<br />
unleashes hell.<br />
<br />
<i><a href="http://www.powells.com/book/terrorist-gavrilo-princip-the-assassin-who-ignited-world-war-i-9781467772792/17-0">Terrorist: Gavrilo Princip, the Assassin Who Ignited World War I</a></i> by Henrik Rehr. Graphic Universe, 2015, 231 pages.EMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633057062989686339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26098225.post-62723305015024901652016-02-22T06:00:00.000-05:002016-02-22T06:00:04.275-05:00Dragons Beware!: Review Haiku<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZ0ITacvfD0unJC31SxAGILLQOYn1wT0agUlF0_cX9HNpE2722gGdUWJGkRE-hhg073EY_HlXp-l_cX9P1DDpkLjCRfQim5hI9ntSslaCNyVMGZOuAI5Po75DSb6CU0oIq44/s1600/Dragons+Beware.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZ0ITacvfD0unJC31SxAGILLQOYn1wT0agUlF0_cX9HNpE2722gGdUWJGkRE-hhg073EY_HlXp-l_cX9P1DDpkLjCRfQim5hI9ntSslaCNyVMGZOuAI5Po75DSb6CU0oIq44/s1600/Dragons+Beware.jpg" /></a>The further adventures<br />
of everyone's favorite<br />
pint-sized hothead.<br />
<br />
<i><a href="http://www.powells.com/book/dragons-beware-9781596438781/2-0">Dragons Beware!</a></i> by Rafael Rosado and Jorge Aguirre. First Second, 2015, 153 pages.EMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633057062989686339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26098225.post-3075736735893564992016-02-19T06:00:00.000-05:002016-02-19T06:00:15.992-05:00Ms. Marvel: Review Haiku<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3gByIdHkvwLMc2j-bNqIu8uTfiafnxfDvHbpuuBj8iHIMR9WjMTlwkPzUum_V8HPE1ogt58weVy3I9_fjmOy5A_pKIvTMZwyKM1qI-KIguVVBVFxtiajTSHBFp-fls_BuXdc/s1600/Ms.+Marvel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3gByIdHkvwLMc2j-bNqIu8uTfiafnxfDvHbpuuBj8iHIMR9WjMTlwkPzUum_V8HPE1ogt58weVy3I9_fjmOy5A_pKIvTMZwyKM1qI-KIguVVBVFxtiajTSHBFp-fls_BuXdc/s1600/Ms.+Marvel.jpg" /></a>Not your average<br />
origin story. Not your<br />
average superhero.<br />
<br />
<i><a href="http://www.powells.com/book/ms-marvel-volume-1-no-normal-9780785190219/1-6">Ms. Marvel Volume 1: No Normal</a> </i>by G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona. Marvel Comics, 2014, 120 pages.EMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633057062989686339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26098225.post-15223181775612640702016-02-17T06:00:00.000-05:002016-02-17T06:00:05.249-05:00Nimona: Review Haiku<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6zsZLJy2fxiLXTdxkmsPcRYuCRmQ_UJLC7xDhnqJu3RyPDISTsIZCzZWtay0-qShir03mIg7-0XLE9CcXMQ6_w0TRrUZPuE9Sfgf0jVsUajhbZkyH5LooWNGZD9YoN30JFbY/s1600/Nimona.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6zsZLJy2fxiLXTdxkmsPcRYuCRmQ_UJLC7xDhnqJu3RyPDISTsIZCzZWtay0-qShir03mIg7-0XLE9CcXMQ6_w0TRrUZPuE9Sfgf0jVsUajhbZkyH5LooWNGZD9YoN30JFbY/s1600/Nimona.jpg" /></a>Why, what does <i>your</i><br />
stereotypical kicka$$<br />
heroine look like?<br />
<br />
<i><a href="http://www.powells.com/book/nimona-9780062278234/62-0">Nimona</a></i> by Noelle Stevenson. Harper, 2015, 266 pages.<br />
<br />EMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633057062989686339noreply@blogger.com0