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HAPPY ACCIDENTS, by Jane Lynch

December 21, 2011

EMMY-WINNING COMIC actor Jane Lynch’s memoir! Candid, dryly funny; maybe a bit too detached for some readers?

Grade: B PLUS

HAPPY ACCIDENTS
Hyperion
2011

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IS EVERYONE HANGING OUT WITHOUT ME? by Mindy Kaling

COMIC WRITER AND ACTOR Mindy Kaling’s hilarious observations are a delicious cocktail of whimsy and snark.

Grade: B PLUS

IS EVERYONE HANGING OUT WITHOUT ME? (AND OTHER CONCERNS)
Crown
2011

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THE MOST DANGEROUS THING, by Laura Lippman

December 20, 2011

TROUBLED ADULTS WITH childhood secrets are center stage in Laura Lippman’s latest, but Baltimore is the star.

Grade: SOLID B

THE MOST DANGEROUS THING
HarperCollins
2011

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TRACKING THE MAN-BEASTS, by Joe Nickell

December 19, 2011

VETERAN MYTH INVESTIGATOR Joe Nickell looks into many legends of supernatural critters with wit and insight.

Grade: SOLID B

TRACKING THE MAN-BEASTS: SASQUATCH, VAMPIRES, ZOMBIES, AND MORE
Prometheus Books
2011

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WITCHES OF EAST END (BEAUCHAMP FAMILY SERIES #1) by Melissa de la Cruz

December 18, 2011

MAGIC ON LONG ISLAND? Yes, and mythology too, in YA star Melissa de la Cruz’s engrossing debut for adults. SOLID B

WITCHES OF EAST END (BEAUCHAMP FAMILY SERIES #1)
Hyperion
2011

Grade: SOLID B

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WITCHES OF EAST END, by Melissa de la Cruz

December 17, 2011

MAGIC ON LONG ISLAND?  Yes, and mythology too,  in YA star Melissa de la Cruz’s engrossing debut for adults.

Grade: SOLID B

WITCHES OF EAST END
Hyperion
2011

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WE IS GOT HIM, by Carrie Hagen

December 16, 2011

FASCINATING TRUE CRIME story of an 1874 kidnapping–the first recorded kidnap for ransom in the US. Chilling!

Grade: SOLID B

WE IS GOT HIM: THE KIDNAPPING THAT CHANGED AMERICA
The Overlook Press
2011

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PLUGGED, by Eoin Colfer

December 15, 2011

GRITTY, ABSURDIST NOIR caper–a new genre for Eoin Colfer!–stars an Irishman at odds with the New Jersey mob.

Grade: B PLUS

PLUGGED
The Overlook Press
2011

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SUPERGODS, by Grant Morrison

December 14, 2011

GRANT MORRISON’S TRIPPY meditation on the psychology, sociology, and spirituality of comics is one wild ride!

Grade: B PLUS

SUPERGODS: WHAT MASKED VIGILANTES, MIRACULOUS MUTANTS, AND A SUN GOD FROM SMALLVILLE CAN TEACH US ABOUT BEING HUMAN
Spiegel & Grau
2011

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ONE DAY I WILL WRITE ABOUT THIS PLACE, by Binyavanga Wainaina

December 13, 2011

EXTRAORDINARY, POETIC, EVOCATIVE memoir by Kenyan writer Binyavanga Wainaina is powerful, unforgettable.

Grade: A MINUS

ONE DAY I WILL WRITE ABOUT THIS PLACE
Graywolf Press
2011

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