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09 Jul 2021  •  Donna Leon  •  Death at La Fenice    passes the time   
02 May 2021  •  Laurie R. King  •  Dreaming Spies    passes the time   
21 Mar 2021  •  Sue Grafton  •  A is for Alibi    passes the time   
31 Mar 2019  •  Donna Andrews  •  We'll Always Have Parrots    passes the time   
27 Sep 2017  •  Mallory Ortberg  •  Texts from Jane Eyre    passes the time   
11 Jul 2017  •  Isabella Barclay  •  A Bachelor Establishment    passes the time   
10 Dec 2015  •  Zach Weiner  •  Science Ruining Everything Since 1543    worth reading   
17 Aug 2015  •  Laurie R. King  •  Garment of Shadows    worth reading   
31 Mar 2015  •  Alan Bradley  •  The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie    passes the time   
13 Nov 2014  •  Jill Paton Walsh  •  The Late Scholar    passes the time   
26 Jan 2014  •  Laurie R. King  •  Pirate King    passes the time   
11 Aug 2012  •  Josh Bazell  •  Beat the Reaper    worth reading   
04 Mar 2012  •  Zach Weiner  •  The Most Dangerous Game    worth reading   
05 Nov 2011  •  Janet Neel  •  O Gentle Death    passes the time   
11 Sep 2011  •  Zach Weiner  •  Save Yourself, Mammal!    worth reading   
14 Aug 2011  •  Laurie R. King  •  The God of the Hive    worth reading   
28 May 2011  •  Jill Paton Walsh  •  The Attenbury Emeralds    worth reading   
29 Aug 2010  •  Laurie R. King  •  The Language of Bees    great stuff   
25 Jul 2010  •  Randall Munroe  •  xkcd volume 0    great stuff   
15 Nov 2009  •  Stephen Notley  •  In Defence of Fascism    passes the time   
10 Jan 2009  •  Stephen Notley  •  The Ultimate Book of Perfect Energy    worth reading   
26 Oct 2008  •  Stephen Notley  •  Everybody vs. Bob the Angry Flower    worth reading   
26 Dec 2007  •  Stephanie Barron  •  Jane and the Ghosts of Netley    passes the time   
25 Nov 2007  •  Donna Andrews  •  Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon    passes the time   
25 Aug 2007  •  Kathy Reichs  •  Deja Dead    worth reading   
12 Oct 2006  •  Sarah Caudwell  •  The Sibyl in Her Grave    worth reading   
28 Aug 2006  •  Jacky Fleming  •  Dear Katie    passes the time   
26 Aug 2006  •  Stephen Notley  •  Bob the Angry Flower: Dog Killer    worth reading   
26 Aug 2006  •  Laurie R. King  •  Locked Rooms    worth reading   
15 Jun 2006  •  Stephanie Barron  •  Jane and the Prisoner of Wool House    passes the time   
03 Nov 2005  •  Stephanie Barron  •  Jane and the Stillroom Maid    passes the time   
24 Mar 2005  •  Laurie R. King  •  The Game    worth reading   
30 Jan 2005  •  Carole Nelson Douglas  •  Catnap    passes the time   
22 Dec 2004  •  Donna Andrews  •  Revenge of the Wrought-Iron Flamingos    worth reading   
07 Nov 2004  •  Arielle Eckstut  •  Pride and Promiscuity    worth reading   
03 Oct 2004  •  Donna Andrews  •  Murder with Puffins    passes the time   
27 Sep 2004  •  Donna Andrews  •  Murder with Peacocks    worth reading   
09 May 2004  •  Apostolos Doxiadis  •  Uncle Petros and Goldbach's Conjecture    worth reading   
10 Mar 2004  •  Mark Haddon  •  The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time    great stuff   
16 Feb 2004  •  Jacky Fleming  •  Demented    worth reading