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What I loved about FINNA
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What I loved about FINNA

Posted on May 24, 2021May 24, 2021 by A.M. LeBlanc

FINNA by Nino Cipri is exactly the sort of exquisitely queer, anti-capitalist fiction I want to read more of. One of the coolest things that…

What I Loved About A CONSPIRACY OF TRUTHS and A CHOIR OF LIES
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What I Loved About A CONSPIRACY OF TRUTHS and A CHOIR OF LIES

Posted on February 12, 2020February 13, 2020 by A.M. LeBlanc

I can’t properly convey how stunned I was by Alexandra Rowland‘s A CONSPIRACY OF TRUTHS and A CHOIR OF LIES. They are without a doubt…

What I Loved About A MEMORY CALLED EMPIRE
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What I Loved About A MEMORY CALLED EMPIRE

Posted on October 7, 2019October 7, 2019 by A.M. LeBlanc

A MEMORY CALLED EMPIRE by Arkady Martine is one of the best books I’ve read this year. It’s one of those books that makes me…

A Book a Week: The Sandman – Vol 1 – preludes and nocturnes – book #5
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A Book a Week: The Sandman – Vol 1 – preludes and nocturnes – book #5

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Kelley Bolen

Every year on my birthday I do something I’ve never done before. This year I decided to read a book for every year I’d been…

A Book a Week: Tooth and Claw by Jo Walton
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A Book a Week: Tooth and Claw by Jo Walton

Posted on March 6, 2019 by Kelley Bolen

Every year on my birthday I do something I’ve never done before. This year I decided to read a book for every year I’d been…

Who is the protagonist of Too Like the Lightning?
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Who is the protagonist of Too Like the Lightning?

Posted on February 15, 2019February 17, 2019 by Sophia Baker

Winter is the season of re-reads for me. Something about the long nights and cold weather makes me want to grab a blanket and revisit…

A Book a Week: Pilgrimage By Zenna Henderson
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A Book a Week: Pilgrimage By Zenna Henderson

Posted on January 11, 2019 by Kelley Bolen

Every year on my birthday I do something I’ve never done before. This year I decided to read a book for every year I’d been…

Fantasy Class Consciousness: What I Loved About Spinning Silver
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Fantasy Class Consciousness: What I Loved About Spinning Silver

Posted on December 8, 2018December 8, 2018 by A.M. LeBlanc

I am often bothered by the classist nature of the worldbuilding in fantasy novels. The default government is the monarchy. Aristocracy is rampant. Protagonists are…

A Book a Week: The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
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A Book a Week: The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin

Posted on October 26, 2018October 26, 2018 by Kelley Bolen

Every year on my birthday I do something I’ve never done before. This year I decided to read a book for every year I’d been…

Scintillation 2018 Recap
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Scintillation 2018 Recap

Posted on October 15, 2018October 15, 2018 by A.M. LeBlanc

In Which the Spectacles Crew goes to Scintillation 2018 The Spectacles Crew had the wonderful opportunity to go to Scintillation Con this past weekend. This…

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