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Book cover. An illustration of the squad featured in the book as a parody of the photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima.

Fiction, sci-fi/fantasy

Monstrous Regiment, by Terry Pratchett

March 6, 2020 — 2 Comments

Book cover. Three figures are grouped together. The first is a red-haired white woman who is wearing a white dress and a bonnet and wielding a sword. The second is a white man who wears a white shirt and also has a sword. The third is short and darker skinned, and holds a blunderbuss. Behind them, the sky is a dramatic pink-purple colour and the title panel is splattered with blood.

Fiction, graphic novel/comic

Bloodlust & Bonnets

February 13, 2020 — 0 Comments

Book cover. A black woman with colourful, elegant clothes, with a halo of light from the clouds behind her.

Fiction, own voices fiction, sci-fi/fantasy

The Soulstealers

February 12, 2020 — 0 Comments

Book Cover. A white person with long hair is playing a flute, with trees behind them. The title is in a green circle over the trees.

folklore/mythology, Non-fiction, reference

A New Dictionary of Fairies

January 19, 2020 — 0 Comments

Book cover. A girl in a yellow dress is leaning against a tree, her dog close by. They are on top of a hill, looking down at a big house set among fields and trees.

children's, Fiction, girls' own

Thanks to Mr. Jones

January 16, 2020 — 0 Comments

Book cover. The background is a darkish blue, and in the middle is written the author's name in black and the title in white.

Fiction, poetry

Stroking Cerberus: Poems from the Afterlife

January 13, 2020 — 1 Comment

Book cover. The title is written in big white letters across the sillhouettes of Matt Smith on the left, Peter Capaldi on the right, and Jodie Whittaker in the middle. The background is a gorgeous cloudy effect in warm reds and purples.

books about books/pop culture, Non-fiction

Who is the Doctor 2: The Unofficial Guide to Doctor Who – The Modern Series

January 3, 2020 — 0 Comments

Book cover. Framed by the sillhouettes of trees, an early racing car comes around a bend, watched by two figures, the taller well dressed in black, and the other in a maid's uniform.

crime/detective, Fiction

Death Around the Bend

December 22, 2019 — 0 Comments

Book cover. The title is written in a handwriting style, and behind it is a big pair of golden wings which are breaking apart.

Fiction, sci-fi/fantasy

The House of Shattered Wings

December 17, 2019 — 0 Comments

Book cover. The background shows a faded page from the Woman's Journal, and against it stands a white suffragist wearing a satchel and holding a newspaper.

essays, feminist, Non-fiction

Front Pages, Front Lines: Media and the Fight for Women’s Suffrage

December 14, 2019 — 0 Comments

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