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Winesburg, Ohio (Penguin Classics) by Sherwood Anderson

The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers

Waltz into Darkness by Cornell Woolrich

The Mike Hammer Collection, Vol. 1: I, The Jury / My Gun Is Quick / Vengeance Is Mine by Mickey Spillane

Conan the Buccaneer (Lancer Series #6) by L. Sprague de Camp

The Russian Revolution 1917–1932 by Sheila Fitzpatrick

Historical Atlas of the Viking World (Historical Atlas) by Angus Konstam

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Favorite authorsDouglas Adams, Poul Anderson, Alfred Bester, Algernon Blackwood, Leigh Brackett, Max Brand, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Raymond Chandler, Lord Dunsany, Ian Fleming, Maxwell Grant, Dashiell Hammett, Frank Herbert, Homer, Robert E. Howard, Shirley Jackson, H. P. Lovecraft, Michael Moorcock, George Orwell, Norvell Page, William Shakespeare, Clark Ashton Smith, J. R. R. Tolkien, Jules Verne, H. G. Wells, Robert Charles Wilson, Cornell Woolrich, W. B. Yeats (Shared favorites)

About meAnother struggling writer looking for that break. I write mostly science fiction and fantasy. I love to read crime fiction (mostly of the roman noir variety) but cannot ever see myself writing it. Much of my writing I target toward the YA crowd, but I do like to experiment with more adult science fantasy now and then.

I have a number of articles and reviews at various online magazines, mostly Black Gate. Wander over to my website and blog to check out more.

When I'm not writing or reading, I'm out swing dancing.

About my libraryIf I had more space, I would catalog and organize my books efficiently at home; alas, currently they sprawl in a poorly organized battle formation across a haphazard array of different shelves and stored in various cupboards and closets.

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Currently readingWriting the Breakout Novel by Donald Maass
The Batman Chronicles, Vol. 1 by Bill Finger
Essential Moon Knight, Vol. 2 (Marvel Essentials) by Doug Moench
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The Collected Poems of W. B. Yeats by William Butler Yeats
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Z-Ryan rated, reviewed, added:
Witch World by Andre Norton

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Manuscript Makeover: Revision Techniques No Fiction Writer Can Afford to Ignore by Elizabeth Lyon

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The Twilight Zone Companion by Marc Scott Zicree

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Floating Dragon by Peter Straub

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The City of Ember (The First Book of Ember) by Jeanne DuPrau

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Monsters You Never Heard Of by Daniel Cohen

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I read your review of a book on the 30 Years War, and am wondering if you know of

The Thirty Years War, by C. V. Wedgwood (read 21 Dec 1968) (Book of the Year)

I thought it was an astoudingly good book, and it was selected by me as the best book i read in 1968. I wonder whether you would think it better than the book you reviewed?

posted by Schmerguls at 7:58 am (EST) on Dec 4, 2008

I just read your review of The Chrysalids (thanks!), and am going to track down the Leigh Brackett novel. It sounds great. If you'd like to suggest any other books, you can join the NYRB Classics Group here (http://www.librarything.com/groups/newyo...), or fill in a form at www.nyrb.com.

posted by nyrbclassics at 11:32 am (EST) on Dec 1, 2008

I didn't realize we had so many books in common. I'm cteare from lj.

posted by Antares1 at 12:48 pm (EST) on Jun 16, 2008

Thanks for the add, interesting selections from your library. I see you're a fan of the pulps as well.

posted by TheMachine at 10:07 pm (EST) on Jun 7, 2008

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