On C's recommendation (she thrust it into my hands) I read The Case of the Missing Marquess, a young adult novel based on the character Enola Holmes, much younger sister of her more famous brothers Mycroft and Sherlock. It was an interesting book, since her Mother was a suffragette and interested in dress reform, etc. It was very engagingly written and the mystery so good that I found myself reading it faster and faster so I could know what happened!
I want the next in the series, but of course, only the first is published.
I also read another Fables edition, uhm, March of the Wooden Soldiers and I enjoyed that so much that I went onto fishpond and placed an order for the first two in the series. (I think I've read three and four, because that's what the library owns.) I also noticed that fishpond had Astro City on sale, so if you're after graphic novels it seems like the place to look.
Aaah Graphic Novels. When the new recoloured Sandman editions come out I'm going to buy them, oh yes. Then some day I will also own Powers, Astro City and all of the various Buffy titles which are...you know. Good. Oh, and the Kabuki titles that I don't have. And the missing Nightwing from my collection. And the entire Batman: No Man's Land cycle, and and and...yeah. I need more money. More money that I don't spend on socks.
I also ordered the Rough Guide to Ethical Shopping which I started reading during the film festival and found to be not only very informative but interesting reading as well. I learned stuff I did. Still, I had to return it to the library so I figure this way I can lend it to people when I've read the whole thing and then we can all be more Informed. Delightful.
Now I am reading a book called the day Joanie Frankenhauser became a boy which is a gender bending novel for the tween age reader. Basically Joanie is a total tomboy and when she is mistaken for a boy at her new school (typo on the register reads 'John') she embraces her new role. Pretty good so far, as far as Gender politics for children goes.
PoF: Jenni's Angels don't sweat
CO: spending money. Why do I enjoy it so much?