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A Walk Down My Memory Palace: Cassie-la Breaks Down “Moonwalking with...
Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer Genre: Non-fiction, memory, psychology, humor, you will be too lazy to do any of this in your daily life. Rating: 4.23 out of 5 stars Summary: After covering...
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All Hallow’s Read: Kelly and Cassie-la’s Money Saving Tips and Scariest Picks
For those of you who don’t know, All Hallow’s Read is a newly formed tradition created by fantasy master, author, and all around awesome guy Neil Gaiman in 2010. The premise is this: there are not...
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No Clever Titles, Just Awe: Kelly Sees Joan Didion Speak at the New York...
Who: Joan Didion Where: New York Public Library When: Monday, November 21, 2011 Why: Recounting my last literary adventure, I wrote of how David Sedaris piqued my interest in creative nonfiction. Once...
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True Crime Alert: Kelly Reviews “Death in the City of Light” by David King
Death in the City of Light: The Serial Killer of Nazi-Occupied Paris by David King Genre: True-crime Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Summary: Paris, 1944, rue Le Sueur. A thick, strange smelling smoke...
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Ambivalence in Reading: Cassie-la Works Out Her Feelings for “50 Popular...
50 Popular Beliefs That People Think Are True by Guy P. Harrison Genre: Non-fiction, science, ghosts, aliens, religion, everything but the kitchen sink Rating: 3.456 out of 5 stars Summary: Skeptic and...
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An Argument for the Kindle: Cassie-la Fights for the eReader
A lot of people have a grudge against eReaders. Whether it’s because they think it will signal the downfall of books, they consider its silly to pay money for a non-physical object, or they just enjoy...
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An Irreverent Romping Tour de Force: Cassie-la Writes a Cliched Review of...
How to Avoid Huge Ships by Captain John W. Trimmer Genre: Non-fiction, boats, humor, how did this get published? Rating: 5 out of 5 (in my imagination) Summary: Ever wondered how to avoid huge ships?...
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Philosophical Musings: Kelly Reviews “A New Myth for America” by James...
A New Myth for America by James Hilgendorf (Submission) Genre: Philosophy, New Age, Non-Fiction, Religion Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Summary (from back cover): Every great civilization has had its own...
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My Year in Reading: Cassie-la’s 2012 Best of Reading List
Happy 2013!!! It’s a new year already, which means a blank slate in which to read new books, enjoy new worlds and start a brand new list of books read in 365 days. This is the 5th year in a row (since...
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The Only Thing Better Than Reading Books Is Reading About Them: Cassie-la...
The Girl Who Was On Fire (Movie Edition): Your Favorite Authors On Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games Trilogy [edited] by Leah Wilson (Galley) Release Date: January 17, 2013 Genre: Non-fiction, literary...
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Hot Off the Proverbial Presses: July 9, 2013
I Wear the Black Hat: Grappling with Villains (Real and Imagined) by Chuck Klosterman Chuck Klosterman has walked into the darkness. As a boy, he related to the cultural figures who represented...
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Have Some Non-Fiction: Cassie-la Hunts for Villains in “I Wear the Black Hat”...
I Wear the Black Hat: Grappling with Villains (Real and Imagined) by Chuck Klosterman Genre: Non-fiction, humor, essays, villains, pop-culture, where does this man come up with these awesome parallels?...
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Hot Off the Proverbial Presses: August 20, 2013
The Rise of the Hotel Dumort by Cassandra Clare and Maureen Johnson In 1920s Manhattan, Magnus Bane hobnobs with the elite at a glamorous Jazz Age hotspot. One of ten adventures in The Bane...
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Kelly’s Last Minute Gift Guide for your Literary-Minded Loved Ones
If you celebrate Christmas, I’m sure the constant barrage of emails, 5 pounds of fliers in your newspapers, and incessant commercials promoting the LOWEST PRICES OF THE SEASON FOR REALSIES THIS TIME...
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Around the Interwebs: Volume XXI
There Might Be an American Psycho Musical If You Put Your Money Where That Big Gaping Hole in Your Face Is (via Kickstarter) American Psycho, the book turned movie is now becoming a musical. SAY...
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Around the Interwebs: Volume XXXI
Let’s Have a Moment of Silence for the Batman Franchise (via StarCrush) You’ve probably heard by now that Ben Affleck will be playing the Caped Crusader in the upcoming Man of Steel Sequel. With that...
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Hot Off the Proverbial Presses: August 27, 2013
Love in the Time of Global Warming by Francesca Lia Block Seventeen-year-old Penelope (Pen) has lost everything—her home, her parents, and her ten-year-old brother. Like a female Odysseus in search of...
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Cassie-la’s Nerdy and Literary Frolic in London, England
Kelly was lucky enough to spend two glorious weeks in London for her graduate work in the summer of 2012 and had plenty of literary adventures that only a library student could have. So when I went...
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New York Comic-Con 2013: Upcoming Book Releases
First and foremost, New York Comic Con is a comic book centered convention, but that doesn’t mean we don’t find a good mix of upcoming comics, graphic novels and even a YA tome or six when we go to...
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All Your Dates Are Belong to Us: Cassie-la Says Shut Up and Give All Your...
The Geek’s Guide to Dating by Eric Smith (Advanced Reader Copy) Release Date: December 3, 2013 Genre: Nonfiction, advice, dating, geekery, humor, do you have what it takes to give her the ONE RING TO...
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