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I’m spending my day watching Lord of the Rings, extended editions (or as far as I get, anyway). There will no doubt be some Chinese food at some point. I’ve never had a traditional Jewish Christmas — I’m looking at this as an opportunity to explore my heritage. The folks behind Jewsmas would like a [...]

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You know what? I apologize. There was not nearly enough Krampus in that last post. The internet is all about Krampus this year (for the obvious reason that he’s awesome), so allow me to further Krampus up your day. Anthony Bourdain made a Krampus video. It’s a pretty good overview of the story, in case [...]

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I just got home after a grueling two days of travel (blizzards at home = thrilling; blizzards while traveling = exhausting) to find a delightful package from my Book Blogger Holiday Swap “secret Santa”! I received a copy of Intimations of Austen: Stories Inspired by the Works of Jane Austen by Jane Greensmith and To [...]

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I just signed up for the Book Blogger Holiday Swap! I figure it’ll be a fun way to get more involved in the scene, as it were (see how I avoided saying “anything-osphere”? …Oh crap). And who doesn’t like getting a surprise package in the mail? If you also blog about books and like getting [...]

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Via Kristin Cashore: The Known Universe. Full-screen highly recommended. Thank you for making me miss science fiction. And just for fun, a Christmas card from somewhere else out there. Happy days-between-Christmas-and-New-Year’s, everyone! (Do those days have a name? Besides “The Dead Days,” that is. I want something a tad more uplifting. “The Winter Break That [...]

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A train gets stuck in a snowstorm in Gracetown, NC (a literally one-Starbucks town, as we’ll soon see), late on Christmas Eve.* Revolving around this event are three interconnected tales of teen love, angst, and romping in the snow. I’m not usually a short story fan — by the time I get into it, it’s [...]

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