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I am a library assistant at a small town library in northcentral Pennsylvania. Previously, I worked in the newspaper business for 14 years, mostly as an editor for weeklies in southcentral Pennsylvania. In my spare time, I've been blogging for the past 10 years.

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  • Murder at the Super Bowl by Fran Tarkenton 3/5
  • This Book Is Overdue: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All by Marilyn Johnson My review 3/5
  • Dave Barry's Book of Bad Songs by Dave Barry 5/5 Google books
  • Kingdom Come by Mark Waid and Alex Ross with Todd Klein 5/5 DC Comics
  • Maus: A Survivor's Tale I: My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman 5/5 Pantheon Comics
  • Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began by Art Spiegelman Pantheon Comics 5/5
  • Persepolis: The Story of A Childhood by Marjane Satrapi 5/5 Pantheon Comics
  • Persepolis 2: The Story of A Return by Marjane Satrapi 4/5 Pantheon Comics
  • Bone: Out of Boneville by Jeff Smith
  • Smoke: The Disappearing Novel by Donald E. Westlake 4/5
  • The Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith 4/5
  • Memory by Donald E. Westlake 5/5 My review
  • The Hot Rock by Donald E. Westlake 3/5 My review
  • Bank Shot by Donald E. Westlake 4/5 My review
  • Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese My review 5/5
  • Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie My review 3/5
  • Pity Him Afterwards by Donald E. Westlake 4/5
  • Jimmy the Kid by Donald E. Westlake 4/5 My review
  • Nobody's Perfect by Donald E. Westlake 4/5 My review
  • Murder for Christmas by Agatha Christie 3/5
  • Why Me? by Donald E. Westlake 3/5 My review
  • A Slight Trick of the Mind by Mitch Cullin 3/5 My review
  • Good Behavior by Donald E. Westlake 4/5 My review
  • Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life by Steve Martin 4/5
  • Brasyl by Ian McDonald 4/5
  • Easy to Kill by Agatha Christie 4/5 My review
  • The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King 5/5 My review
  • Killing Floor by Lee Child 4/5
  • The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson 4/5
  • I'll Mature When I'm Dead by Dave Barry 5/5 My review
  • Two for the Money by Max Allan Collins 3/5
  • Mainspring by Jay Lake 3/5
  • Drowned Hopes by Donald E. Westlake 5/5
  • And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 5/5 My review
  • Eye of the Red Tsar by Sam Eastland 4/5
  • Thor, Vol. 1 by J. Michael Straczynski and Olivier Coipel 4/5
  • The Collaborator of Bethlehem by Matt Beynon Rees 4/5
  • A Monstrous Regiment of Women by Laurie R. King 3/5
  • Don't Ask by Donald E. Westlake 3/5
  • The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson 5/5
  • Godric by Frederick Buechner 5/5
  • The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 5/5
  • Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell 3/5
  • Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins 4/5
  • The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets’ Nest by Stieg Larsson 5/5
  • Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins 4/5
  • Purple Jesus by Ron Cooper 4/5
  • What’s The Worst That Could Happen? by Donald E. Westlake 4/5
  • Between a Wok and A Hard Place by Tamar Myers 4/5
  • Bad News by Donald E. Westlake 3/5
  • Charlie Chan: The Untold Story of the Honorable Detective and His Rendezvous with American History by Yunte Huang 5/5
  • Eat, Drink, and Be Wary by Tamar Myers 4/5
  • Sad Cypress by Agatha Christie 3/5
  • The Taking of Pelham One Two Three by John Godey 3/5
  • Thieves' Dozen by Donald E. Westalke 4/5
  • The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell 4/5
  • Winter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell 4/5
  • The Patriotic Murders (aka One, Two, Buckle My Shoe) by Agatha Christie 3/5
  • The House Without A Key by Earl Derr Biggers
  • Evil Under The Sun by Agatha Christie 4/5
  • The Chinese Parrot by Earl Derr Biggers
  • The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
  • Behind That Curtain by Earl Derr Biggers
  • Morality for Beautiful Girls by Alexander McCall Smith
  • The Kalahari Typing School For Men by Alexander McCall Smith
  • The Good Thief's Guide to Amsterdam by Chris Ewan 3/5
  • The Black Camel by Earl Derr Biggers 4/5
  • A Grave In Gaza by Matt Beyon Rees 4/5
  • In The Woods

5- Classic, must read, worth not only owning, but also buying for friends4- Worth owning a copy3- Worth picking up at library2- Worth skimming at the bookstore1- Worth being a doorstop

mar 4 2010 ∞
jan 21 2011 +