Monthly Archives: November 2011

Recent Reading: Upbeat Edition

Posted on November 25, 2011 by

I feel like I’ve been complaining about books a lot lately, so here are some thoughts on recent happy reading: Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall This novel won the Booker Prize, so there are plenty of reviews out there. I liked … Continue reading →

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Beyond the Pleasure Principle? Listening to Laurens, Repeatedly

Posted on November 19, 2011 by

My library’s limited selection of romance audiobooks has led me to some very mixed experiences with the work of Stephanie Laurens (whose first Cynster novel I read years ago and enjoyed). I listened to the first three books in the … Continue reading →

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Trope-icalia (with apologies to Anne Stuart)

Posted on November 12, 2011 by

I’m listening to this while writing my post. It is fabulous. Hence my title. And I’m apologizing to romance writer Anne Stuart because she recently wrote a blogpost in which she complains about the use of the word “trope” in discussions … Continue reading →

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October Reading Retrospective

Posted on November 6, 2011 by

The kittens are 4 months old today (well, late last night), so I’ve stuck in a couple of photos of the keepers. Many nights this month I was too tired for print and listened to my iPod while playing mahjong … Continue reading →

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Surf’s Up: Lazy Linking Post

Posted on November 3, 2011 by

Even though I’m working even more part-time than usual this term, I’m finding it hard to make time for blogging or for much reading. Part of the problem is that I’m not teaching, and my non-teaching work (I’m chairing my … Continue reading →

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