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Just an academic librarian. Avid reader, book blogger, reviewer. Student of #Tarot, oracle cards, and cartomancy.

"Knowledge is Power. Guard it well."

Feel free to check out my blogs:

My book blog: itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/

My cartomancy and commonplace blog: itinerantlibrarian.wordpress.com/

My professional/librarianship/LIS blog:

simplelibrarian.blogspot.com/

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Stephen Starring Grant: Mailman (Hardcover, Simon and Schuster)

An exuberant, hilarious, and profound memoir by a mailman in the Blue Ridge Mountains of …

Quick impressions of 'Mailman'

The book is not that much different than other "stunt" books where the protagonist decides, whether for fun, necessity, or other reason, to do the thing, and then writes a book about it to share their insights and growth.

(full written review on my blog soon.)

Courtney Weber: Hekate (2021, Red Wheel/Weiser)

Quick impressions of "Hekate"

I recommend the book for public and academic libraries. Public libraries that already collect pagan and esoteric materials will want this one. It's accessibility is a plus for readers. Academic libraries may want to add it as well. It certainly stands up with other pagan and esoteric academic materials. This is one I would order for our academic library.

(Full review with additional reading notes coming to blog soon.)

Adam Szetela: That book is dangerous! (Hardcover, english language, 2025, MIT Press)

An alarming exposé of the new challenges to literary freedom in the age of social …

Quick impressions of "That book is dangerous!"

In the end, I would consider this book to be optional for libraries. It does provide a counterbalance to the usual banned and challenged books narrative.

(Full review on my blog soon.)

reviewed Eerie Archives Volume 4 by Various (Eerie Archives, #4)

Various: Eerie Archives Volume 4 (Paperback, Dark Horse Books)

Follow your Cousin Eerie on a funeral march through the haunted halls of comics history …

Quick impressions of "Eerie Archives Volume 4"

Quick impressions: The quality of the tales overall in this volume is a bit inconsistent compared to previous volumes, but there are still plenty of good tales to keep you reading.

(Full review on my blog soon.)