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Underdog Literature, May 2013: 15 fresh or remarkable, off-the-wall books

. Here are 15 books that caught my interest lately. Fresh, off-beat, quirky or curious titles that might deserve more attention: . 01: LAUREN KIRSHNER, “Where we have to go”, 336 pages, 2009. [Canada, Coming-of-Age] 02: MICHAEL DAHLIE, “The Best … Continue reading

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LGBT Graphic Novels: Recommendations for Teens & Young Adults

. Good Graphic Novels for school libraries, teenagers and a Young Adult audience… with GLBTQ themes? Over at “DC Women Kicking Ass” (Link), one of my favorite feminist super-hero blogs, author/webmaster Sue opened an interesting discussion: “A while back, I … Continue reading

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Underdog Literature, March 2012: 15 fresh or overlooked, off-the-wall titles

. Here are 15 books that caught my interest lately. Fresh, off-beat, quirky or curious titles that might deserve more attention: . 01: CLAIRE BIDWELL SMITH, “The Rules of Inheritance”, 298 pages, 2012.C 02: ISMET PRCIC, “Shards”, 400 pages, 2011. … Continue reading

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Underdog Literature, February 2012: 15 fresh or artsy, off-the-wall titles

. Here are 15 graphic novels that caught my interest lately. Fresh, off-beat, quirky or curious titles that might deserve more attention: . 01: GREG RUCKA, “Stumptown”, 144 pages, 2011. 02: KEN DAHL, “Monsters”, 200 pages, 2009. 03: BRIAN MICHAEL … Continue reading

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Best Books of the Year: My personal Top 20

. (After a quick teaser / similar list in October [Link]…) …here are the 20 very best books I’ve read in 2011: . 20: LEIF RANDT: “Schimmernder Dunst über CobyCounty”, (German) Novel, 2011. 19: JASON: “I killed Adolf Hitler”, Norwegian … Continue reading

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