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Cold Days by Jim Butcher

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Rachel C

The fourteenth book in The Dresden Files, Cold Days is just as action-packed and emotionally charged as its predecessors.  Fresh from the events of Ghost Story, Harry’s mired in Mab’s daily assassination attempts, Maeve’s political and violent machinations, and the … Continue reading →

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Sherlock (DVD)

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Rachel C

The BBC reboot of Sherlock Holmes updates the iconic detective for the twenty-first century.  The genius remains on the cutting edge of technology, virtually glued to his phone, and his longsuffering Watson records their adventures in his therapist-mandated blog.  Gone … Continue reading →

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Final Fantasy XIII-2 (X-box or PS3)

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Rachel C

Final Fantasy XIII-2 (pronounced thirteen two)—available on both PS3 and X-Box 360—begins three years after the end of Final Fantasy XIII.  (There’s a good summary of the original game in the sequel, so you don’t need to play the first … Continue reading →

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Goblin Quest by Jim C. Hines

Posted on September 8, 2012 by Rachel C

Goblin Quest follows Jig, a weak and cowardly goblin, through his capture by a group of roving adventurers and his development into…a slightly less weak and cowardly goblin. This is a book for anyone who plays or has played Dungeons … Continue reading →

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Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Rachel C

Finally! Something to challenge the dominance of white, Eurocentric fantasy. Not only that, but it does it beautifully. Akata Witch is about Sunny Nwazue, an albino, American-born Nigerian girl who learns that she is one of the Leopard People, a … Continue reading →

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The Letter Q: Queer Writers’ Notes to their Younger Selves

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Rachel C

Sixty-three authors and artists have written letters to their younger selves, including major names like Gregory Maguire, Jacqueline Woodson, David Levithan, and Armistead Maupin along with many others, to form this Bookbent selection for July through September. “If I only … Continue reading →

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A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Rachel C

The world will end in thirty-one days, and only Jack the Ripper can save it. No, really.  Jack and his loyal dog Snuff are the last guards against the Elder Gods’ incursion into our world.  They have a month to … Continue reading →

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Death Note by Tsugumi Ohba

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Rachel C

Light Yagami is a bright young man, so when he finds the notebook of a death god that will kill anyone whose name is written in it, he’s understandably skeptical.  It doesn’t take much experimentation to find out that it … Continue reading →

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Tucker & Dale vs. Evil (DVD)

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Rachel C

A group of college kids head up to the woods for a weekend campout, only to fall into the murderous plot of a couple of backwoods hicks. VS A couple of friends head out to their cabin in the woods … Continue reading →

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Brooklyn, Burning by Steve Brezenhoff

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Rachel C

Brooklyn, Burning is the story of a homeless teen named Kid who falls in love with another kid named Scout over the course of one glorious Brooklyn summer.  Unfortunately, Kid spent the previous summer head over heels for Felix, and … Continue reading →

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