Monthly Archives: July 2007

The Buddies Cycle

The Buddies Cycle consists of five books: I’ve a Feeling We’re Not In Kansas Anymore: Tales From Gay Manhattan (published in 1985) Buddies (published in 1986), Everybody Loves You (published in 1988), Some Men Are Lookers (published in 1997) and … Continue reading

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The Ravaging Tide

Subtitled “Strange Weather, Future Katrinas, and the Coming Death of America’s Costal Cities”, The Ravaging Tide is a book about global warming by Mike Tidwell, author of Bayou Farewell. At first, it seems as though Tidwell is trying to cash … Continue reading

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Cartoons

Being back at work is taking some getting used to. I have been tired a lot and have renewed respect for folks who manage to blog every day even though they’re busy. So I am back from hiatus and will … Continue reading

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Jennifer Government

Max Barry’s Jennifer Government is a dystopian fantasy set in a not too distant future when corporations have come to totally dominate the life of the planet. People take on their employer’s name as their last name. (Children attend schools … Continue reading

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Rare Praise

It was a long, tiring busy day at work, par for a Monday but none of the hundreds of books I handled caught my eye as much as the new issue of  The Advocate  that was in today’s mail when … Continue reading

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Napoleon's Buttons

So I survived my first day as a regular employee and my first Sunday. Returns were heavy but there weren’t a lot of patrons and it was an easy day. I even volunteered to pick up in the children’s area … Continue reading

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Circus Day

Basically I am just an over-grown kid and I love a circus. The Golden Age of the Circus, a richly illustrated oversized book that passed under my scanner yesterday is divided into three sections. The first details the history of … Continue reading

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