Category Archives: personal

When Work Is Play

Posted on June 6, 2013 by

June 13-16, my college is hosting a comics conference organized by my husband and a couple of colleagues. The event will include a gallery show, “Sequential Investigations: The New Comics.” As part of the work he submitted for the show, … Continue reading →

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On Taste

Posted on June 4, 2013 by

I’ve been thinking a lot about taste and taste-shaming, thanks to Romanceland discussions (I mentioned this post of Natalie’s before, and the comment thread has only gotten better). As is my wont when a topic gives me uncomfortable feelings, I … Continue reading →

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Where’s My Mojo?

Posted on May 29, 2013 by

If I were the GIF kind, I’d find an Austin Powers one. I’ve lost my blogging mojo, my reading mojo, pretty much every kind of mojo. This happens to me pretty regularly at the end of the academic year. I … Continue reading →

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Christmas Book Haul!

Posted on May 20, 2013 by

No, that’s not a mistake. My lovely in-laws gave me a gift certificate to my favorite indie bookstore for Christmas–or my birthday, same difference. I saved it, because January isn’t a great time to find new books, and celebrated the … Continue reading →

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On The Same Page

Posted on May 2, 2013 by

SonomaLass has a great idea for promoting book discussion that’s a little more group-centred than the TBR challenge and a little less organized than a book club: I have listed the books that I plan to read, or have recently read … Continue reading →

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