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Yeah, the book is written as an "anthropological study" of Kesh culture, with bits about their festivals, poetry, death customs, etc. There is a narrative (presented as something from the archives), but it takes up less space than the world-building articles.
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47. #PopsugarReadingChallenge: Always Coming Home
Popsugar Reading Challenge category: A book about or set in a non-patriarchal society Book: Always Coming Home , by Ursula K. LeGuin A science fiction writer's dream: a 500+ page book that's all...
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September 6, 2026 at 2:32 PM
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Book 63 for 2026. I saved "outside your comfort zone" for the last category in the #PopsugarReadingChallenge. "The Reformatory" by Tananarive Due.

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Book 63 for 2026: The Reformatory
The Reformatory , by Tananrive Due. This book reminded me a lot of The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead, and was inspired by the same scandal. The author notes that Robbie Smith is named for a...
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August 8, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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Book 61 for 2026: "Father Material" by Alexis Hall.

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Book 61 for 2026: Father Material
Father Material , by Alexis Hall. This is the final book in the London Calling trilogy. It works as a standalone, though as always you'll get more depth (and a better who's who of the minor...
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August 1, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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Book 60 for 2026: "How Long 'til Black Future Month?" by N. K. Jemisin.

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Book 60 for 2026: How Long 'til Black Future Month?
How Long 'til Black Future Month? by N. K. Jemisin. Jemisin's short stories are immersive worlds that feel like novels. At least two of the stories are what she calls "proof of concept" stories:...
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July 30, 2026 at 12:13 AM
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Book 59 for 2026: "Husband Material" by Alexis Hall.

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Book 29 for 2026: Husband Material
Husband Material , by Alexis Hall. This is the second book in Alexis Hall's London Calling trilogy. It can be read as a standalone, but it helps to have read Boyfriend Material , in order to have the....
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July 26, 2026 at 11:32 PM
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Book 57 for 2026: "Modesty Blaise" by Peter O'Donnell.

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Book 57 for 2026: Modesty Blaise
Modesty Blaise , by Peter O'Donnell. Modesty Blaise is the first book in Peter O'Donnell's series about a former crime queen turned secret agent. In this one, Modesty and has to protect a priceless...
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July 18, 2026 at 4:15 AM
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Book 56 for 2026: "Adult Braces: Driving Myself Sane" by Lindy West.

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Book 56 for 2026:Adult Braces
Adult Braces: Driving Myself Sane , by Lindy West. This is Lindy West's most vulnerable, confessional memoir. She describes struggling with anxiety, a troubled marriage, and the everyday dismissal...
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July 15, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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Book 55 for 2026: "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance," by Robert M. Pirsig.

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Book 55 for 2026: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance , by Robert M. Pirsig. I'm sorry, but this book bored me out of my mind. It's a lightly fictionalized story of a motorcycle trip the author took with his...
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July 12, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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Book 53 for 2026: "The Calculating Stars" by Mary Robinette Kowal.

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Book 53 for 2026: The Calculating Stars
The Calculating Stars , by Mary Robinette Kowal. It's 1952, and the story begins with a meteorite wiping out part of the United States and altering the global climate. Elma York, a physicist and...
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July 4, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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Book 52 for 2026: "the Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea" by Axie Oh.

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Book 52 for 2026: The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea , by Axie Oh. Based on a Korean folk tale, the story is told by Mina, a 16-year-old girl in a Korean fishing village. Every year, the people throw a young woman into....
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July 2, 2026 at 3:29 AM
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Book 48 for 2026: "The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck.

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Book 48 for 2026: The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath , by John Steinbeck . This is, in my never-humble opinion, Steinbeck's masterpiece. The Grapes of Wrath is the story of Tom Joad and his family, tenant farmers who lose everything....
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June 16, 2026 at 11:54 PM
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Book 47 for 2026: "Crazy Rich Asians" by Kevin Kwan.

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Book 47 for 2026: Crazy Rich Asians
Crazy Rich Asians , by Kevin Kwan. This is a fun rom-com where the couple is already together at the start. Nick and Rachel are teachers, both Chinese; he's from Singapore and she's American-raised......
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June 14, 2026 at 4:17 PM
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Book 46 for 2026: "Night Watch," from Terry Pratchett's Discworld series.

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Book 46 for 2026: Night Watch
Night Watch , by Terry Pratchett. The City Watch books are among my favorites in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. Because this one involves time travel, a lot of the best characters are missing or....
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June 10, 2026 at 10:26 PM
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Book 45 for 2026: "The Collected Poems of Audre Lorde."

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Book 45 for 2026: The Collected Poems of Audre Lorde
The Collected Poems of Audre Lorde , by Audre Lorde. This book spans 25 years of Audre Lorde's poetry, exploring the contradictions of being a Black lesbian mother whose partners included a gay...
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June 6, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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Book 44 for 2026: "Leonora," a novel-in-letters by Maria Edgeworth.

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Book 44 for 2026: Leonora
Leonora , by Maria Edgeworth. This is a novel in letters, published in 1806. Leonora, a respectable married noblewoman, has befriended Olivia, who has an air of scandal about her and a thousand...
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June 3, 2026 at 4:37 PM
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Book 42 for 2026: "You're Married to Her?", an memoir by Ira Wood. (The "her" in question is Marge Piercy.)

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Book 42 for 2026: You're Married to Her?
You're Married to Her? by Ira Wood. ​This is a sorta-memoir with a few slices of writer Ira Wood's life. The "Her" in the title is his wife, Marge Piercy, and the question came up because they're a...
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May 27, 2026 at 5:37 PM
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Book 40 for 2026: "When the Moon Hits Your Eye" by John Scalzi.

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Book 40 for 2026: When the Moon Hits Your Eye
When the Moon Hits Your Eye , by John Scalzi. On day one of this story, the moon turns to cheese. That's the whole premise of this science fiction comedy, and it's not just the moon, but all the bits....
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May 21, 2026 at 9:37 PM
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Book 39 for 2026: "The Black Bonspiel of Willie MacCrimmon" by W.O. Mitchell, about a curling match played against the Devil.

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Book 39 for 2026: The Black Bonspiel of Willie MacCrimmon
The Black Bonspiel of Willie MacCrimmon , by W. O. Mitchell. As every fan of The Cosmic Turkey knows, curling is the greatest sport in this galaxy or any other. It's also the greatest sport in the...
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May 16, 2026 at 4:56 PM
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Book 36 for 2026: "Hype: How Scammers, Grifters, and Con Artists Are Taking Over the Internet—and Why We're Following," by Gabrielle Bluestone.

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Book 36 for 2026: Hype
Hype: How Scammers, Grifters, and Con Artists Are Taking Over the Internet – and Why We’re Following , by Gabrielle Bluestone. Bluestone considers questions about the line between advertising...
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May 6, 2026 at 9:39 PM
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Book 35 for 2026: "The Hunger Moon: New and Selected Poems, 1980-2010" by Marge Piercy.

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Book 35 for 2026: The Hunger Moon
The Hunger Moon: New and Selected Poems , 1980-2010, by Marge Piercy . What rots is taking for granted. So begins the first poem in this collection, "A guide to common lethal fungi." And indeed...
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May 3, 2026 at 1:49 AM
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Book 33 for 2026: "The Nearest Exit May Be Behind You," essays by S. Bear Bergman.

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Book 33 for 2026: The Nearest Exit May Be Behind You
The Nearest Exit May Be Behind You , by S. Bear Bergman. This is an essay collection dealing with sex and gender, by an author who is somewhere in the gray area between "very butch woman" and "trans.....
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April 26, 2026 at 10:55 PM
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Book 32 for 2026: "The Secret to Superhuman Strength," a graphic memoir by Alison Bechdel.

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Book 32 for 2026: The Secret to Superhuman Strength
The Secret to Superhuman Strength , by Alison Bechdel. ​This is a graphic memoir by cartoonist Alison Bechdel, best known for Fun Home and Dykes to Watch Out For . It's ostensibly about her...
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April 24, 2026 at 6:26 PM
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Book 30 for 2026: "Daisy Jones & The Six" by Taylor Jenkins Reid.

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Book 30 for 2026: Daisy Jones & The Six
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April 15, 2026 at 4:35 PM
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Book 29 for 2026: "Demon in the Wood" by Leigh Bardugo, illustrated by Dani Pendergast.

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Book 29 for 2026: Demon in the Wood
​Demon in the Wood , by Leigh Bardugo, illustrated by Dani Pendergast. This graphic novel is the prequel to Bardugo's Shadow and Bone series. The Darkling, Aleksander (currently using the alias...
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April 11, 2026 at 10:05 PM
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Book 28 for 2026: "The First Four Years," the final "Little House" book by Laura Ingalls Wilder.

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Book 28 for 2026: The First Four Years
The First Four Years , by Laura Ingalls Wilder . Despite the title, this is the last book in the Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder. The manuscript was found among her belongings after her...
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April 8, 2026 at 7:50 PM