Fascinating look at fanfiction. Covers the development of fanfiction and looks at some seminal fandoms that had a transformative effect: Sherlock Holmes (in all its variations), Star Trek, X-Files, Buffy, Harry Potter and Twilight. Includes a number of interviews/essays with or by fan writers. Also discusses some of the controversies and darker sides of fandom. Jamison's writing is very accessible and readable even though her academic roots are evident. Recommended for anyone who is interested in fandom and fanfiction. (from my review on Amazon)

For readers who have followed the series, this volume is pretty harrowing. And if you like paranormal mysteries then why aren't you following this series? With the usual mix of longer "episodes" and shorter filler pieces that flesh out the characters and provide sidelights, this volume doesn't add much to the mythology but concentrates on the big shock and it's aftermath. Recommended but start with Shadow Unit 1 if you're not up to date with the series.

I read this book three years ago and reread it after having read Kluger's My Most Excellent Year. The two books are both very enjoyable but share many common elements. Epistolary novel -- check; gay romance and straight romance -- check; likeable youngster in somewhat troubled circumstances -- check; multiple first-person viewpoints -- check; information about baseball, American history, and musical theater -- check. And so forth. But if you liked this book be sure and read My Most Excellent Year -- it's even better.

Allen Say has produced a once-in-a-lifetime memoir that melds illustration, photographs and text to tell the story of Say as a young adult in postwar Japan. Given what seems to us the incredible freedom of living by himself to attend a prestigious middle school in Tokyo, Say instead hunts down a cartoonist and becomes his apprentice. The book is a tribute to his sensei as well as telling his own story. Aimed at middle grades but not to be missed by any adult interested in children's literature or memoirs in general.

A charming and engaging read told from the point of view of Georgiana Darcy. As she struggles to overcome her shyness, with the help of her new sister Elizabeth, Georgiana discovers both strength of character and true love. If you like Austen sequels and retellings then I recommend this to you.