Pluralistic: Ian McDonald's "Hopeland" (30 May 2023)

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Ian McDonald's "Hopeland": A novel so eerily good it almost made me angry.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
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Pluralistic: Steven Brust's "Tsalmoth" (27 May 2023)

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Steven Brust's "Tsalmoth": Swords, sorcery and swooning romance, in a series that is tantalyzingly close to completion.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
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Pluralistic: Justice Warriors (22 May 2023)

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Justice Warriors: Matt Bors', Ben Clarkson's and Felipe Sobriero's scorchingly brilliant, viciously funny, dystopian sf graphic novel.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
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Pluralistic: Naomi Novik's Scholomance trilogy (29 Mar 2023)

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Naomi Novik's Scholomance trilogy: When Rousseau comes to Hobbeswarts.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018
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Pluralistic: Matt Ruff's "Destroyer of Worlds" (21 Feb 2023)

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Matt Ruff's "Destroyer of Worlds": A return to "Lovecraft Country."
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Pluralistic: Nathan J. Robinson's "Responding to the Right: Brief Replies to 25 Conservative Arguments" (14 Feb 2023)

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Nathan J. Robinson's "Responding to the Right: Brief Replies to 25 Conservative Arguments": A seriously good look at some seriously bad arguments.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
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Pluralistic: Bruce Schneier's "A Hacker's Mind" (06 Feb 2023)

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Bruce Schneier's "A Hacker's Mind": Thinking about tactics AND power.
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Pluralistic: David Graeber's "Pirate Enlightenment" (24 Jan 2023)

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David Graeber's "Pirate Enlightenment": The true, swashbuckling lives of matriarchs, anarchists, and pirates at the crossroads of the world.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
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Pluralistic: Eleanor Janega's "Once and Future Sex" (17 Jan 2023)

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Eleanor Janega's "Once and Future Sex": The true, weird, horny history of medieval gender and sex.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
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Pluralistic: Kate Beaton's "Ducks" (14 Jan 2023)

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Kate Beaton's "Ducks": A memoir of oil, misogyny and economic precarity.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
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