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Day 60: The Last Day

Truthfully, I'm a little surprised we made it to this point. It was pretty close Monday night, when I was thinking "I could just give up...

Day 55: The List (sisters)

If you like: sisters. For our last list, a tribute to the highs and lows of sisterhood: After Dark by Haruki Murakami: Annie recommending...

Day 53: Five Marvel comics

If you like: Doctor Who, The Americans, Nancy Drew, dogs named Pizza. I was standing in line, waiting so Maggie Stiefvater could sign a...

Day 49: 'Twelfth Night'

If you like: Coffee Prince, To All the Boys I've Loved Before, Dil Bole Hadippa, Gilmore Girls. Look, I knew I would write about a...

Day 48: The List (skip the first)

I have a disrespect for continuity that drives some people crazy, Maggie included*. Perhaps the worst transgression: I started "Lost" in...

Day 40: 'Howl's Moving Castle'

If you like: fantasy, magic, humor, Gail Carson Levine, Ursula K. Le Guin, Studio Ghibli. Day 40: In which Maggie tries her best to...

Day 37: 'The Changeling Sea'

If you like: Naomi Novik, Sharon Shinn, Robin McKinley, The Darkangel Trilogy. This was one of those magical used bookstore moments, when...

Day 34: The List (ya basic)

It’s okay to like pumpkin-spice lattes again, so let’s celebrate Ya Basic -- the books that are mainstream and probably a little...

Day 30: By the Book (Annie)

Some people imagine their Oscar speech or their touchdown dance, but personally, I like to daydream about when the New York Times asks me...

Day 28: 'Mansfield Park: An Annotated Edition'

If you like: "Wives and Daughters," Anthony Trollope, nice girls who come in first. Poor Fanny does not have much of a chance in a...

Day 25: 'Unseen Academicals'

If you like: Douglas Adams, PG Wodehouse, Diana Wynne Jones, The Daily Show, The Onion. This blog could have easily been “One Kelley...

Day 18: 'North and South'

If you like: Jane Austen, costume dramas, strong female characters, rebellion, romance, Bronte sisters. Dear “North and South,” why do I...

Day 16: 'Hexwood'

If you like: The Raven Boys, Doctor Who, Patricia McKillip, Neil Gaiman, fantasy role playing games, King Arthur Hexwood is an impossible...

Day 12: 'Who's That Girl?'

If you like: feelings, complicated family, power of friendship, figuring stuff out, Rainbow Rowell, Sophie Kinsella, The Hating Game "So,...

Day 8: 'The Prince and the Dressmaker'

If you like: Disney movies, dreamy period pieces, defying gender norms, Vogue, Noelle Stevenson. There’s a lot to love about the graphic...

Day 6: The List (fairy tales)

If you like: Grimm brothers, Wizard of Oz, sculptures, Neverending Story, enchanted woods, New York City, monsters. If you thought you...

Day 5: 'The Rest of Us Just Live Here'

If you like: humor, exploration of mental illness, Ned Vizzini, YA, John Green, Buffy. In a world of zombies, aliens, and cat gods, Mike...

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