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A dragon branch weaving by Sarah Batchelder

Thoughts on weaving, writing, stories, and life.

  • Grave Peril

    By Jim Butcher Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Roc, 2001 Genres: Fantasy, contemporary fantasy, urban fantasy, dark fantasy, mystery, paranormal, vampire Series: The Dresden Files; 3 ISBN: 9780451458445 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 378 Setting: Chicago, IL and the Nevernever Time period: Contemporary Plot summary: Harry Dresden and his knight friend, Michael, have… Read more

  • What the Mouse Found and Other Stories

    By Charles de Lint Place: Publisher & Year: Burton, MI: Subterranean Press, 2008 Genres: Fantasy, contemporary fantasy, short stories ISBN: 9781596061590 Intended audience: “written for nieces, nephews, and the children of friends” (p. 10) Number of pages: 64 Setting: Three stories are set in the woods; one is set in a neighborhood, and another along… Read more

  • Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual

    By Michael Pollan Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Penguin Books, 2009 Genre: Non-fiction, health & fitness, healthy living, diet, nutrition ISBN: 9780143116387 Intended audience: American adults Number of pages: 140 Setting: USA Time period: The era of obesity and processed “food-like substances” Description: A practical guide for what and how to eat, written as… Read more

  • Greywalker

    By Kat Richardson Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Roc, c2006, 2009 Genres: Fantasy, contemporary fantasy, urban fantasy, dark fantasy, paranormal, vampire, mystery, suspense, thriller Series: Greywalker series; 1 ISBN: 9780451461322 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 352 Setting: Seattle, WA Time period: Contemporary Plot summary: Harper Blaine is a small time private investigator who… Read more

  • Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species: A Graphic Adaptation

    Story by Michael Keller, Art by Nicolle Rager Fuller Place: Publisher & Year: Emmaus, PA: Rodale, 2009 Genre: Non- fiction, science, biography, history Format: Graphic novel ISBN: 9781605299488 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 191 Setting: Earth Time period: 1831 – 2006 Plot summary: This book is a graphic version of Charles Darwin’s On the… Read more

  • The Highlander’s Touch

    By Karen Marie Moning Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Dell, c2000, 2007 Genres: Romance, paranormal romance, fantasy, time travel fantasy, historical fiction Series: The Highlander romances; 3 ISBN: 9780440236528 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 356 Setting: Cincinnati, Ohio and Scotland Time period: Contemporary and 1314 Plot summary: Lisa Stone works two jobs to… Read more