Author Archives: Audrey

Review: Conversion by Katherine Howe

  Published by Putnam Juvenile Released July 1, 2014 432 pages Where I got it: E-galley received from publisher via NetGalley Rating: Description (from Goodreads): It’s senior year at St. Joan’s Academy, and school is a pressure cooker. College applications, the battle for … Continue reading

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Review: Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner by Judy Melinek and T.J. Mitchell

Published by Scribner Released August 12, 2014 272 pages Where I got it: E-galley received from publisher via NetGalley [stars:4] Description (from Goodreads): The fearless memoir of a young forensic pathologist’s rookie season as a NYC medical examiner, and the cases, … Continue reading

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? #103

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is a weekly meme hosted by Sheila at Book Journey meant to highlight books you read in the past week, and what you’re planning on reading this week. Phew, it’s been a while since … Continue reading

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Review: Haunted Asylums, Prisons, and Sanatoriums: Inside Abandoned Institutions for the Crazy, Criminal & Quarantined by Jamie Davis

Published by  Llewellyn Publications Released September 8, 2013 240 pages Where I got it: E-galley received from publisher via NetGalley [stars:1] Description (from Goodreads): The Shadow Man haunts penitentiary cell blocks.A chilling wind runs through the Death Tunnel.The Red Eyes Apparition … Continue reading

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2014…When Did That Happen!?

No, I’m not dead. I’ve just been very, very busy. I’ve been working, yes. I also had my sister visit in October. I’m still on two ALA RBMS committees, and will be going to ALA Midwinter in Philadelphia in less … Continue reading

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