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My Philcon 2016 Schedule

Posted on November 15, 2016 by Victoria Janssen

This weekend, I’ll be at Philcon November 18-20, 2016, in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. You can find me on the following panels. Sat 11:00 AM, Plaza II “Slooow Books” Victoria Janssen [moderator], L.E. Modesitt Jr., Ty Drago, Tom Purdom What … Continue reading →

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My May and June Reading Log

Posted on September 23, 2016 by Victoria Janssen

Fiction: Wonder City Stories by Jude McLaughlin went along well with my recent comics reading. Wonder City is full of superheroes, and they all have stories: young superheroes just starting out, old superheroes who aren’t sure what timeline they’re in, … Continue reading →

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My April Reading Log

Posted on May 20, 2016 by Victoria Janssen

Fiction: I finally read The Bone Key: The Necromantic Mysteries of Kyle Murchison Booth by Sarah Monette. I have had this book since it came out, and every time I saw it, I would think, “ghost stories are scary! I’ll … Continue reading →

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My March Reading Log

Posted on April 15, 2016 by Victoria Janssen

Fiction: The Immortals: Olympus Bound by Jordanna Max Brodsky was a strange but intriguing mixture of Olympian gods with a suspense novel involving serial killings. The Olympians are fading away as they live in the modern world, gradually losing their … Continue reading →

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My February Reading Log

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Victoria Janssen

Fiction: Taking the Lead by Cecilia Tan is a contemporary romance with BDSM, first in a new series. The heroine and her sister have inherited their gazillionaire grandfather’s secret Hollywood BDSM club, and the hero is a rock star who’s … Continue reading →

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My January Reading Log

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Victoria Janssen

Fiction: Vulcanization by Nisi Shawl is the awesomest steampunk story ever; Leopold II of Belgian Congo colonialist infamy wants to rid himself of visions of the people he’s victimized, using a strange device. After reading King Leopold’s Ghost: A Story … Continue reading →

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My December Reading Log

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Victoria Janssen

Fiction: There’s Something About Ari by L.B. Gregg was novella length, I think, a m/m romance that never took off for me, though I did finish it. I picked up another in a long-running series. Obsession in Death by J.D. … Continue reading →

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August 2015 Reading Log

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Victoria Janssen

I’m finally caught up with book logging!!! I did less pleasure reading last month because I was working on review books (which I don’t discuss here). Fiction: I was so satisfied with Power and Majesty by Tansy Rayner Roberts, first … Continue reading →

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July 2015 Reading Log

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Victoria Janssen

Fiction: I re-read Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman in order to moderate a Readercon discussion on the book, for which I volunteered at the last minute. I also read Persona by Genevieve Valentine for a Readercon discussion. It’s not that … Continue reading →

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June 2015 Reading Log

Posted on August 21, 2015 by Victoria Janssen

Fiction: Archivist Wasp by Nicole Kornher-Stace starts off violent and world-weary and continues to be gripping but painful. It’s set in a post-apocalyptic world (isn’t everything, nowadays?) in which human cruelty and desperation take center stage. Wasp, the protagonist, is … Continue reading →

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