Category: Books
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Literacy 2023: Book 6: Hallowe’en Party
A Hercule Poirot mystery from 1969 that will form the basis of the next movie, inexplicably
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Literacy 2023: Book 5: The Twist of a Knife
Getting accused of murder is one of the best things to happen to Anthony Horowitz’s writing!
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Literacy 2023: Book 4: Bonk
Mary Roach applies her wry takes on uncomfortable topics to the subject of human sexuality and sex research, and the results are hilarious
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Literacy 2023: Book 3: Stiff
A six-feet-deep dive into all the various things that can happen to a dead body
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Literacy 2023: Book 2: Garth Marenghi’s TerrorTome
The latest compendium of darkest imaginings from Author, Dreamweaver, Visionary, Plus Actor Garth Marenghi
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Literacy 2023: Book 1: Ghost Story
Peter Straub’s great big take on a Salem’s Lot-style small-town novel works best when it’s sticking to the stuff promised by its title
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Literacy 2022: Recap
A failed reading challenge that’s encouraged me to pick up the habit again in 2023
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Literacy 2022: Book 15: By the Pricking of My Thumbs
A short, pleasant Agatha Christie mystery to finish off the year
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Literacy 2022: Book 14: A Line to Kill
Anthony Horowitz’s third book casting himself as Dr. Watson to a brilliant but abrasive fictional detective
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Literacy 2022: Book 13: Spook
Mary Roach applies her accessible and funny style of non-fiction writing to the topic of ghosts, reincarnation, and the afterlife.
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Literacy 2022: Book 12: Raising Steam
The last “grown-up” Discworld novel affectionately leaves its characters with comfortable lives in a world that’s changing for the better
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Literacy 2022: Book 11: Carmilla
A classic gothic horror story that can’t help but be compared to Dracula (but holds its own pretty well!)