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  • The buzz around this book is tremendous, a flurry of positive reviews and praise that is long overdue on this modern master of the supernatural. This revenge story of four young Blackfeet men haunted by an elk hunting incident of the past does more…
    Book, 2020New York : Saga Press, 2020. — Fiction
  • If cities were living creatures, what would endanger them and how could the city protect itself? With The City We Became, once again N.K. Jemisin proves why she is the greatest science-fiction author. From the five boroughs come avatars that defend…
    Book, 2020New York : Orbit, an imprint of Hachette Book Group, 2020. — Fiction
  • Billi, a Chinese-American writer, learns from her parents that her grandmother, Nai Nai, has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and nobody has told her. Using a family wedding as a last chance to spent time with her grandmother, Billi wrestles with…
    DVD, 2019Santa Monica, California : Lionsgate, 2019. — DVD Drama F2221 2019
  • My all-time favorite concert moment was when Jehnny Beth, then lead singer for the Savages, jumped off stage and hung from the ceiling pipes above the crowd at the Grog Shop. The Savages would go on hiatus shortly after that. Which is why I am so…
    Music CD, 2020[S.l.] 20L07 Music [2020] — CD-Rock Beth B5621t 2020
  • Sofia Samatar's beautifully crafted sentences invoke such an overload of sensory details, the reader often forgets they are reading a fantasy world. This short story collection is full of ghouls and witches, fabled cities, radioactive waste…
    Book, 2017Easthampton, MA : Small Beer Press, [2017] — Fiction
  • Growing Things is an apt title for this creepy collection. Like an invasive plant species, the insidious dread caused by reading these short stories continues to entangle my consciousness. Mr. Tremblay paints a disorientating veneer on reality and…
    Book, 2019New York, NY : William Morrow, [2019] — Fiction
  • I am a huge Dungeon & Dragons nerd. I labor over charts, maps, and rolled dice, creating fantastical adventures for my friends to experience. So if you are waiting for a new campaign to start, why not grab a copy of Rat Queens and rejoice. This…
    Graphic Novel, 2014–Berkeley, CA : Shadowline/Image Comics, [2014]- — 741.5 qW642r 2014
  • From the deep color palettes of the poisonous forests to the climatic battle with the trilobite-like Ohms, Nausicaä captivates and delights like few other movies. So stunning are the animations, it is easy to miss the ethereal soundtrack pulsating…
    DVD, 2005Burbank, CA : Walt Disney Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2005. — DVD Anime N313 2005
  • Be warned: Mystery Incorporated is highly addicting. It is an improvement upon the original show adding a continuous mystery developed through two seasons that ends in a satisfying, if not shocking, conclusion. Velma, Fred, and Daphne play more of a…
    DVD, 2013Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video [distributor], [2013]. — DVD TVChild S4222s2s 2013
  • Every summer needs a soundtrack. This year for my birthday, my West Coast bestie with her drum kit heart of love made me a superb playlist of splendid sonic soundscapes. I could have recommended any of the artists, but Big Thief is the music of…
    Music CD, 2019[Place of publication not identified] : ADB/4AD, [2019] — CD-Rock Big B59291u 2019