Jessica Perry Hekman: Readings List

Note: items are displayed in reverse chronological order, since I suspect that's how people would rather see them.

I discover Goodreads, September 19, 2015

World War Z: An oral history of the zombie war

Fall semester, 2015: third year PhD program

The Shepherd's Life: a tale of the lake district, by James Rebanks
Redshirts, by John Scalzi
Sixty Days and Counting, by Kim Stanley Robinson
Fifty Degrees Below, by Kim Stanley Robinson
Forty Signs of Rain, by Kim Stanley Robinson
In Defense of Food, by Michael Pollan

Summer 2015

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, by Alexander McCall Smith
The Hydrogen Sonata, by Iain M. Banks [still not over you]
Death Comes to Pemberley, by P.D. James

I go to Siberia, April 2015

Specifications Grading: Restoring rigor, motivating students, and saving faculty time, by Linda B. Nilson
The Complete Ivory, by Doris Egan
Saga: Volume two, by Brian K. Vaughan

Spring semester, 2015

Holes: Louis Sachar
Saga: Volume one, by Brian K. Vaughan

Winter Holidays, 2014-2015

A Primate's Memoir: A neuroscientist's unconventional life among the baboons, by Robert M. Sapolsky
The Giver, by Lois Lowry
Transition, by Iain M. Banks [rip imb]

Fall semester, 2014: I am a second year

Crucible of Gold, by Naomi Novik
The Gold Bug Variations, by Richard Powers
Excession, by Iain M. Banks [rip imb]
Voices, by Ursula K. LeGuin
My Real Children, by Jo Walton
A Life Decoded: My genome : my life, by J. Craig Venter

Summer! No classes! For reals! 2014

A Dance with Dragons, by George R. R. Martin
Engaging the Online Learner: Activities and resources for creative instruction, by Rita-Marie Conrad and J. Ana Donaldson
Monkeyluv: and other essays on our lives as animals, by Robert M. Sapolsky
The Open Laboratory 2010: The best of science writing on the web
Regenesis, by C. J. Cherryh

Spring Semester, 2014

A Secret History: The book of Ash, #1
Genes, Categories, and Species: The evolutionary and cognitive causes of the species problem
The Magicians, by Lev Grossman

Winter holidays, 2013-2014

Spellbound, by Blake Charlton
Animal Personalities: Behavior, physiology, and evolution
Fox Talk: How some very special animals helped scientists understand communication, by L.E. Carmichael, Ph.D.
The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman
The Wise Man's Fear, by Patrick Rothfuss

Beginning Ph.D. program, Fall 2013

Mockingjay, by Suzanne Collins
Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins
The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins
Kraken, by China Miéville
Un Lun Dun, by China Miéville
Dogs: their fossil relatives and evolutionary history, by Xiaoming Wang and Richard H. Tedford

Summer after internship year, July 2013

The Secret World of Red Wolves: the fight to save North America's other wolf, by T. Delene Beeland
Echo, by Terry Moore
Outlander, by Diana Gabaldon
Reinventing Discovery: The new era of networked science, by Michael Nielsen
Tongues of Serpents, by Naomi Novik
Infectious disease management in animal shelters, by Lila Miller and Kate Hurley
Eifelheim, by Michael Flynn
The Wild Life of our Bodies: predators, parasites, and partners that shape who we are today, by Rob Dunn
The Pit Bull Placebo: the media, myths, and politics of canine aggression, by Karen Delise
Mysterium, by Robert Charles Wilson
Captain Vorpatril's Alliance, by Lois McMaster Bujold
House of Suns, by Alastair Reynolds
Among Others, by Jo Walton
Victory of Eagles, by Naomi Novik

Jessica P. Hekman, DVM, MS, May 2012

Stargazer, by Claudia Gray
Plenty in Life is Free: Reflections on dogs, training, and finding grace, by Kathy Sdao
Tales of Two Species: Essays on loving and living with dogs, by Patricia B. McConnell, Ph.D.
The Tellington Touch: Caring for animals with heart and hands, by Linda Tellington-Jones
Women in Veterinary Medicine: Profiles of success, by Sue Drum and H. Ellen Whiteley

The Last Nine Weeks, March - May 2012

Behavior Adjustment Training: BAT for fear, frustration, and aggression in dogs, by Grisha Stewart, MA, CPDT-KA
The Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss
Control Unleashed: Creating a focused and confident dog, by Leslie McDevitt, MLA, CDBC, CPDT

Winter block, December 2011-February 2012

Will Super Villains be on the Final?: Liberty Vocational Volume 1, by Naomi Novik
Ysabel, by Guy Gavriel Kay

Fall block, September-November 2011

The Hallowed Hunt, by Lois McMaster Bujold
Feed Your Pet Right, by Marion Nestle and Malden C. Nesheim

Summer block, June-August 2011

Dead Reckoning, by Charlaine Harris
All Clear, by Connie Willis

Spring block, March-June 2011

Blackout, by Connie Willis
Odd and the Frost Giants, by Neil Gaiman

Spring vacation, March 2011

Spellwright, by Blake Charlton

Second semester of third year, January 2011

Surface Detail, by Iain M. Banks
Empire of Ivory, by Naomi Novik

Winter Holidays, 2010-2011

CryoBurn, by Lois McMaster Bujold
Little Brother, by Cory Doctorow
Half a Crown, by Jo Walton
Ha'penny, by Jo Walton
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane, by Katherine Howe

Fall semester of third year of vet school, August 2010

Farthing, by Jo Walton
Here Comes Everybody, by Clay Shirky
The Kingdom Beyond the Waves, by Stephen Hunt
The Open Laboratory: the best in science writing on blogs, the 2009 edition
Inheritor, by C.J. Cherryh
Invader, by C.J. Cherryh
Foreigner, by C.J. Cherryh
Black Powder War, by Naomi Novik
Dragonhaven, by Robin McKinley

Summer of research year, May 2010

Throne of Jade, by Naomi Novik
Axis, by Robert Charles Wilson
This is Not a Game, by Walter Jon Williams
A Feast for Crows, by George R. R. Martin
His Majesty's Dragon, by Naomi Novik
A Storm of Swords, by George R. R. Martin
The Stress of Life, by Hans Selye, M.D.
The Interior Life, by Katherine Blake
A Civil Contract, by Georgette Heyer
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Predators and Prey, by Joss Whedon
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Time of Your Life, by Joss Whedon and Jeph Loeb
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Wolves at the Gate, by Drew Goddard and Joss Whedon
The Open Laboratory: the best in science writing on blogs, the 2006 edition

Spring semester of research year, January 2010

Everyday Practice of Science: where intuition and passion meet objectivity and logic, by Frederick Grinnell
The Open Laboratory: the best in science writing on blogs, the 2007 edition
Inside of a Dog: what dogs see, smell, and know, by Alexandra Horowitz
Cantor's Dilemma, by Carl Djerassi
The Elements of Style, by William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White
Dead and Gone, by Charlaine Harris

Reconnecting with fall semester of research year, November 2009

Memories of the Future: volume one, by Wil Wheaton
The Open Laboratory: the best in science writing on blogs, the 2008 edition
From Dead to Worse, by Charlaine Harris
All Together Dead, by Charlaine Harris
Definitely Dead, by Charlaine Harris
Dead as a Doornail, by Charlaine Harris
Dead to the World, by Charlaine Harris
Three Bags Full: a sheep detective story, by Leonie Swann
Club Dead, by Charlaine Harris
A Clash of Kings, by George R. R. Martin
Living Dead in Dallas, by Charlaine Harris
A Game of Thrones, by George R. R. Martin

Post-surgery recovery, September 2009

A Shadow in Summer, by Daniel Abraham
Breaking Dawn, by Stephanie Meyer
Eclipse, by Stephanie Meyer
Mélusine, by Sarah Monette
Measuring Behavior: an introductory guide, by Paul Martin and Patrick Bateson
How to Win Friends and Influence People, by Dale Carnegie
Bios, by Robert Charles Wilson
The Evolution of Canine Social Behavior, by Roger Abrantes Ph.D.
Reaching the Animal Mind: clicker training and what it teaches us about all animals, by Karen Pryor
New Moon, by Stephenie Meyer
Descartes' Bones: A skeletal history of the conflict between faith and reason, by Russell Shorto
The Highly Sensitive Person: How to thrive when the world overwhelms you, by Elaine N. Aron, Ph.D.
The Underneath, by Kathi Appelt
The Thin Man, by Dashiell Hammett
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A year of food life, by Barbara Kingsolver, Steven L. Hopp and Camille Kingsolver
Beggars in Spain, by Nancy Kress
Engine City, by Ken MacLeod

Summer vacation, 2009

The Sharing Knife: Horizon, by Lois McMaster Bujold
The Sharing Knife: Passage, by Lois McMaster Bujold
The Sharing Knife: Legacy, by Lois McMaster Bujold
Mouse Guard: Fall 1152, by David Petersen
Dark Light, by Ken Macleod
Twilight, by Stephenie Meyer
The Eyre Affair, by Jasper Fforde
Dead Until Dark, by Charlaine Harris

Winter Holidays, 2008

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: No Future For You, by Brian K. Vaughan, Georges Jeanty and Joss Whedon
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Long Way Home, by Joss Whedon and Georges Jeanty
Cosmonaut Keep, by Ken MacLeod
I Capture the Castle, by Dodie Smith

Fall semester, 2008 (second year of vet school)

Paladin of Souls, by Lois McMaster Bujold
$alad Bar Beef, by Joel Salatin
Falling Free, by Lois McMaster Bujold
Assassin's Quest, by Robin Hobb
Living Seasonally, by Joe Eck and Wayne Winterrowd
Place-Based Education: connecting classrooms & communities, by David Sobel
Royal Assassin, by Robin Hobb
Local Flavors: cooking and eating from America's farmers' markets, by Deborah Madison
Suburban Howls: tracking the eastern coyote in urban Massachusetts, by Jonathan G. Way, PhD
Holy Cows & Hog Heaven: the food buyer's guide to farm friendly food, by Joel Salatin
How Doctors Think, by Jerome Groopman, M.D.
Assassin's Apprentice, by Robin Hobb
The Compassionate Carnivore: or, how to keep animals happy, save Old MacDonald's Farm, reduce your hoofprint, and still eat meat, by Catherine Friend
Guns, Germs, and Steel: the fates of human societies, by Jared Diamond
Everything I Want to Do Is Illegal: war stories from the local food front, by Joel Salatin
Dog Behavior, Evolution, and Cognition, by Ádám Miklósi
Evernight, by Claudia Gray
The Field: the quest for the secret force of the universe, by Lynne McTaggart
Darwinia, by Robert Charles Wilson
Tales from Watership Down, by Richard Adams

Summer 2008

Matter, by Iain M. Banks
What the Lady Wants, by Jennifer Crusie
The Privilege of the Sword, by Ellen Kushner
The Omnivore's Dilemma: a natural history of four meals, by Michael Pollan

Spring semester, 2008 (first year of vet school)

The Second Brain: a groundbreaking new understanding of nervous disorders of the stomach and intestine, by Michael D. Gershon, M.D.
If Wishes Were Horses, by Loretta Gage, D.V.M. and Nancy Gage

Winter Holidays, 2007

A Swiftly Tilting Planet, by Medeleine L'Engle
Redemption: The myth of pet overpopulation and the No Kill revolution in America, by Nathan J. Winograd

Fall semester, 2007 (first year of vet school)

In the Presence of Elephants, by Peter Beagle
The Sharing Knife: Beguilement, by Lois McMaster Bujold
The Prefect, by Alastair Reynolds
Endless Things, by John Crowley
Dæmonomania, by John Crowley
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, by J. K. Rowling
Dogs Are From Neptune, by Jean Donaldson
Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers: the acclaimed guide to stress, stress-related diseases, and coping, by Robert M. Sapolsky
Synaptic Self: how our brains become who we are, by Joseph LeDoux
Love & Sleep, by John Crowley

My Summer, 2007

The System of the World, by Neal Stephenson

Spring semester, 2007

Neuropsychology of PTSD, edited by Jennifer J. Vasterling and Chris R. Brewin
Handbook of Applied Dog Behavior and Training, volume one: adaptation and learning, by Steven R. Lindsay

Fall semester, 2006

Blink: the power of thinking without thinking, by Malcolm Gladwell
Dogs Never Lie About Love: reflections on the emotional world of dogs, by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
Space, Time, & Medicine, by Larry Dossey, M.D.
How the Mind Works, by Steven Pinker
In the Company of Animals: a study of human-animal relationships, by James Serpell
For the Love of a Dog: understanding emotion in you and your best friend, by Patricia B. McConnell, Ph.D.
A User's Guide to the Brain: perception, attention, and the four theaters of the brain, by John J. Ratey, M.D.

Ahhhh late August, 2006

Wild Minds, by Marc D. Hauser
Stolen, by Annette Lapointe
Dogs: a new understanding of canine origin, behavior, and evolution, by Raymond Coppinger and Lorna Coppinger

A Year of Physics in Seven Weeks, late June, 2006

The Alex Studies: cognitive and communicative abilities of grey parrots, by Irene Maxine Pepperberg
Dogs That Know When Their Owners Are Coming Home: and other unexplained powers of animals, by Rupert Sheldrake
Learning the World, by Ken MacLeod
Pirandello's Henry IV, by Tom Stoppard
Five Patients, by Michael Crichton
Mammoth, by John Varley

June June June 2006

Kind of Minds: toward an understanding of animal consciousness, by Daniel C. Dennett
Inside the Animal Mind, by George Page
To Visit the Queen, by Diane Duane
The Starlight Barking, by Dodie Smith
Century Rain, by Alastair Reynolds
A General Theory of Love, by Thomas Lewis, M.D., Fari Amini, M.D. and Richard Lannon, M.D.

Biology 2 and Organic Chemistry 2, Spring Semester 2006

The Babylon 5 Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski, by J. Michael Straczynski
Animals in Translation, by Temple Grandin and Catherine Johnson
Anansi Boys, by Neil Gaiman
Moo, by Jane Smiley
The Dogs of Babel, by Carolyn Parkhurst
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom, by Cory Doctorow
Lost and Found: dogs, cats, and everyday heroes at a country animal shelter, by Elizabeth Hess
Spin, by Robert Charles Wilson
Lord Byron's Novel: The Evening Land, by John Crowley

Biology and Organic Chemistry, Fall 2005

Mine!: a practical guide to resource guarding in dogs, by Jean Donaldson

Biology and Organic Chemistry, Fall 2005

How I Learned to Speak Dog: and other animal stories, edited by British Columbia S.P.C.A.
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, by Susanna Clarke
Cognitive Canine II: exploding the myths, by Lisa Lit
How to Speak Dog: mastering the art of dog-human communication, by Stanley Coren
A Hell of a Dog, by Carol Lea Benjamin
If Dogs Could Talk: Exploring the canine mind, by Vilmos Csanyi
A Sundial in a Grave: 1610, by Mary Gentle
Lads Before the Wind: diary of a dolphin trainer, by Karen Pryor
The Dogs of Bedlam Farm, by Jon Katz

End of the summer, 2005

The Algebraist, by Iain M. Banks

Summer Session II, 2005 (Chemistry 2)

The Culture Clash, by Jean Donaldson
Animal Behavior, by John Alcock
Star Wars: Yoda: Dark Rendezvous, by Sean Stewart
The Confusion, by Neal Stephenson

Summer Session I, 2005 (Psychology)

Emergency Animal Rescue Stories, by Terri Crisp
Don't Shoot the Dog!: the new art of teaching and training, by Karen Pryor

It is appalling how little time students have to read, Spring Semester, 2005

Death by Dressage, by Carolyn Banks
The Iron Council, by China Miéville
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, by J. K. Rowling
Pony Club Team, by Josephine Pullein-Thompson
The Horse Sale, by Josephine Pullein-Thompson
I Rode a Winner, by Josephine Pullein-Thompson
Show Jumping Secret, by Josephine Pullein-Thompson
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, by J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, by J. K. Rowling
The Chronoliths, by Robert Charles Wilson
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, by J. K. Rowling
Night Watch, by Terry Pratchett

Hinxton Again, October 2004

Ultimate Spider-Man #64-65, by Brian Michael Bendis
Powers #3-4, by Brian Michael Bendis
Light, by M. John Harrison
The Pulse: Thin Air #5, by Brian Michael Bendis
Astonishing X-Men #4-5, by Joss Whedon
Strangers in Paradise #68, by Terry Moore
The Glass-Sided Ants' Nest, by Peter Dickinson
Dolphin Dreamtime, by Jim Nollman
A Dance for Emilia, by Peter S. Beagle
The False House, by James Stoddard

Autumn in New England, September 2004

Perfect Circle, by Sean Stewart
"Irenicon," by Yahtzee
Horse Heaven, by Jane Smiley
Broken Angels, by Richard Morgan
The Horse Whisperer, by Nicholas Evans
Ultimate Spider-Man #63, by Brian Michael Bendis
Powers #2, by Brian Michael Bendis
Astonishing X-Men #3, by Joss Whedon
Strangers in Paradise #67, by Terry Moore

My Damn Back Again, August 2004

The Pulse: Thin Air #3, by Brian Michael Bendis
Ultimate Spider-Man #61-62, by Brian Michael Bendis
Powers #1, by Brian Michael Bendis
Strangers in Paradise #66, by Terry Moore
The House on Parchment Street, by Patricia A. McKillip
Bone: Crown of Horns, by Jeff Smith
Quicksilver, by Neal Stephenson
Vampires and Slayers: Joss Whedon Q & A, edited by Edward Gross
Ultimate Spider-Man #59-60, by Brian Michael Bendis
The Pulse: Thin Air #3, by Brian Michael Bendis
Secret War #2, by Brian Michael Bendis
Finder: The Rescuers #34, by Carla McNeil
Astonishing X-Men #1, by Joss Whedon

Summer 2004

The Other End of the Leash: why we do what we do around dogs, by Patricia B. McConnell, Ph.D.
Ultimate Spider-Man #57-58, by Brian Michael Bendis
1602 #8, by Neil Gaiman
Strangers in Paradise #65, by Terry Moore
Ultimate Spider-Man #55-56, by Brian Michael Bendis
Ultimate X-Men #43, by Brian Michael Bendis
Powers #37, by Brian Michael Bendis
Smax #5, by Alan Moore
The Pulse: Thin Air #2, by Brian Michael Bendis
Strangers in Paradise #64, by Terry Moore
All My Patients Are Under the Bed: memoirs of a cat doctor, by Dr. Louis J. Camuti and Marilyn and Haskel Frankel
Dark Cities Underground, by Lisa Goldstein
Postcards from the Edge, by Carrie Fisher
Ajax the Warrior, by Mary Elwyn Patchett
Absolution Gap, by Alastair Reynolds

Amsterdam Heidelberg London, March 2004

Trauma and Recovery, by Judith Herman, M.D.
The Amazing Spider-Man #503-504, by J. Michael Straczynski
Ultimate Spider-Man #53, by Brian Michael Bendis
Give Your Dog a Bone: the practical commonsense way to feed dogs, by Dr. Ian Billinghurst
Secret War #1, by Brian Michael Bendis
Powers #36, by Brian Michael Bendis
1602 #7, by Neil Gaiman
Strangers in Paradise #63, by Terry Moore
Switching to Raw: a fresh food diet for dogs that makes sense, by Susan K. Johnson
Holistic Guide for a Healthy Dog, by Wendy Volhard and Kerry Brown, D.V.M.

Eating raw, February - March 2004

Shadows Over Baker Street, edited by Michael Reaves and John Pelan
The Linguistics and Science Fiction Newsletter, Volume 5, Issue 1, January/February 2004 [and related newsletters]
"Genome Projects and Gene Therapy: Gateways to Next Generation Biological Weapons," by John Logan Black III in Military Medicine, November 2003
All About Agility, by Jacqueline O'Neil

Late Winter 2004

Bridget Jones's Diary, by Helen Fielding
The High House, by James Stoddard
Digital Fortress, by Dan Brown
More Tomorrows and Other Stories, by Michael Marshall
The Uncanny X-Men: The Dark Phoenix Saga, by Chris Claremont and John Byrne

Barcelona, late January, 2004

The Dog Who Knew Too Much, by Carol Lea Benjamin
To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
Ultimate Spider-Man #51-52, by Brian Michael Bendis
The Amazing Spider-Man #502, by J. Michael Straczynski
1602 #6, by Neil Gaiman
Smax #4, by Alan Moore
Strangers in Paradise #62, by Terry Moore
The Child That Books Built: a life in reading, by Francis Spufford
This Dog For Hire, by Carol Lea Benjamin
Hellboy: The Chained Coffin and others, by Mike Mignola
Sunshine, by Robin McKinley
The Da Vinci Code, by Dan Brown
Hellboy: Weird Tales, by various authors
The Wolves in the Walls, by Neil Gaiman; illustrated by Dave McKean
The Siberians, by Farley Mowatt
The Virgin in the Garden, by A.S. Byatt

Winter Holidays, 2003-2004

The Colour out of Space, by H. P. Lovecraft
Flying High: the complete book of flyball, by Joan Payne
Winterdance: the fine madness of running the Iditarod, by Gary Paulsen
"Interviewing With an Intelligence Agency: or, a funny thing happened on the way to Fort Meade," by Ralph J. Perro (a pseudonym) (http://www.fas.org/irp/eprint/nsa-interview.pdf)
The New Work of Dogs: tending to life, love, and family, by Jon Katz
The Amazing Spider-Man #501, by J. Michael Straczynski
Ultimate Spider-Man #50, by Brian Michael Bendis
Finder: The Rescuers #33, by Carla McNeil
Tales of the Vampires, by Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard
Strangers in Paradise #61, by Terry Moore
1602 #4-5, by Neil Gaiman
Pack of Two: the intricate bond between people and dogs, by Caroline Knapp
James Herriot's Dog Stories, by James Herriot
Locus, December 2003
The Man Who Listens to Horses, by Monty Roberts
The Blind Connemara, by C.W. Anderson

Jack's First Thanksgiving in Vermont, November 2003

Hellboy: The Right Hand of Doom, by Mike Mignola
How to Be Your Dog's Best Friend, by The Monks of New Skete
Strangers in Paradise Source Book, by Terry Moore
Powers #35, by Brian Michael Bendis
Ultimate Spider-Man #49, by Brian Michael Bendis
Alias #28, by Brian Michael Bendis

I Turn Thirty, November 7, 2003

Eva, by Peter Dickinson
Dog is my Co-Pilot: great writers on the world's oldest friendship, edited by the editors of the Bark
Hellboy: Wake the Devil, by Mike Mignola
Complications: a sugeon's notes on an imperfect science, by Atul Gawande
BOP!: More Box Office Poison, by Alex Robinson
The Amazing Spider-Man #500, by J. Michael Straczynski
Ultimate Spider-Man #48, by Brian Michael Bendis
Smax #3, by Alan Moore
"Kindle," by Julia
"Lex Talionis," by Tara O'Shea
"His Terrible Swift Sword," by Yahtzee
Ultimate Spider-Man #47, by Brian Michael Bendis
Ultimate Spider-Man #44, by Brian Michael Bendis
The Amazing Spider-Man #58, by J. Michael Straczynski
1602 #3, by Neil Gaiman
Fray #8, by Joss Whedon
Powers #34, by Brian Michael Bendis
Alias #25-27, by Brian Michael Bendis
Smax #2, by Alan Moore
Endless Nights, by Neil Gaiman
Strangers in Paradise #60, by Terry Moore

Jack arrives, October 11, 2003

The Loop, by Nicholas Evans
A Dog Year: Twelve Months, Four Dogs, and Me, by Jon Katz
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume II #1-6, by Alan Moore; illustrated by Kevin O'Neill
The Linguistics and Science Fiction Newsletter, Volume 4, Issue 5, September/October 2003 [and related newsletters]
The Shy Ones, by Lynn Hall
The Amazing Spider-Man #57, by J. Michael Straczynski
Smax #1, by Alan Moore
Lynn Hall's Dog Stories, by Lynn Hall
The Deptford Trilogy, by Robertson Davies
Ultimate Spider-Man #45-46, by Brian Michael Bendis
1602 #2, by Neil Gaiman
To the Nines, by Janet Evanovich

The Dog Search, September 2003

Barn Blind, by Jane Smiley

Lake Como, September 1-7, 2003

The Last Coin, by James P. Blaylock
Passport to Magonia: on UFOs, folklore, and parallel worlds, by Jacques Vallee
Ilium, by Dan Simmons
"Circle," by Peg Robinson
"Talking Stick," by Little Otter
Cerulean Sins, by Laurell K. Hamilton

Block Island, August 24-31, 2003

The Company: a novel of the CIA, by Robert Littell
The Amazing Spider-Man #56, by J. Michael Straczynski
Finder: The Rescuers #32, by Carla McNeil
Powers #33, by Brian Michael Bendis
1602 #1, by Neil Gaiman
Strangers in Paradise #59, by Terry Moore
Lost T'ai-chi Classics from the Late Ch'ing Dynasty, edited by Douglas Wile

The K-series commercial plates are out!, August, 2003

The Cat who Cried for Help: attitudes, emotions, and the psychology of cats, by Dr. Nicholas Dodman
"Ashes to Ashes," by Fanfic Chick
Visions of Sugar Plums, by Janet Evanovich
Good Owners, Great Dogs: a training manual for humans and their canine companions, by Brian Kilmonnons and Sarah Wilson
The Linguistics and Science Fiction Newsletter, Volume 4, Issue 4, July/August 2003 [and related newsletters]
Firefly: The Message
"Bush's 9/11 coverup?," by Eric Boehlert in Salon, June 6, 2003
Undercover Genie: the irreverent conjurings of an illustrative Aladdin, by Kyle Baker
"Sunnydale Calling," by Nwhepcat
Orbiter, by Warren Ellis
Death: at death's door #1, by Jill Thompson
The Amazing Spider-Man #54-55, by J. Michael Straczynski
Powers #32, by Brian Michael Bendis
Ultimate Spider-Man #42, by Brian Michael Bendis
Finder: Mystery Date #31, by Carla McNeil
Strangers in Paradise #58, by Terry Moore
Changing Planes, by Ursuala K. LeGuin
Alias #23-24, by Brian Michael Bendis
The Way of Chuang Tzu, edited by Thomas Merton
Antarctica: a lonely planet travel survival kit, by Jeff Rubin
Locus, July 2003
The Dark Shore, by Susan Howatch
Cthulhu 2000, edited by Jim Turner
A Cat is Watching: a look at the way cats see us, by Roger A. Caras
Travels, by Michael Crichton
Ultimate Spider-Man #43, by Brian Michael Bendis
Bones Would Rain from the Sky: deepening our relationships with dogs, by Suzanne Clothier

New York City, July 2003

Adopt the Perfect Dog: a practical guide to choosing and training an adult, by Gwen Bailey
The Golden Retriever: an owner's guide to a happy healthy pet, by Julie Cairns

JD and Julianne's Wedding, June 2003

Second-Hand Dog: how to turn yours into a first-rate pet, by Carol Lea Benjamin
Waking Dream, by Rhiannon Lassiter
Altered Carbon, by Richard Morgan
Animal ER, by The Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine with Vicky Croke
Joss Whedon: the genius behind Buffy, by Candace Havens
The Dog Who Loved Too Much: Tales, treatments, and the psychology of dogs, by Dr. Nicholas Dodman
The Fall of Kings, by Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman

Alicante, June 2003

Red Thunder, by John Varley
The Amazing Spider-Man #53, by J. Michael Straczynski
Infinite Jest, by David Foster Wallace
Powers #31, by Brian Michael Bendis
Alias #22, by Brian Michael Bendis
"Bizarre Love Triangle," by Namárië

Apparently homeowners don't get much time to read, May 2003

"Big Damn Zombies, Sir," by Shrift
Fray #7, by Joss Whedon
The Amazing Spider-Man #51-52, by J. Michael Straczynski
Powers #30, by Brian Michael Bendis
Strangers in Paradise #57, by Terry Moore
Alias #21, by Brian Michael Bendis
"Coleen Rowley's memo to FBI Director Robert Mueller," by Coleen Rowley (http://www.zpub.com/notes/rowleymemo.html)
Bone: Treasure Hunters, by Jeff Smith
The Paperclip Conspiracy: The Hunt for the Nazi Scientists, by Tom Bower
The Alphabet Game, by Trina Schart Hyman
The Linguistics and Science Fiction Newsletter, Volume 4, Issue 2, March/April 2003 [and related newsletters]
"Iolokus IV: Res Judicata," by Mustang Sally and RikvaT
"Iolokus III: Vix te Agnovi," by Mustang Sally and RikvaT
"Iolokus II: Agnates – The Collector's Edition," by Mustang Sally and RikvaT
"Iolokus," by Mustang Sally and RikvaT
The Linguistics and Science Fiction Newsletter, Volume 4, Issue 1, January/February 2003 [and related newsletters]
The Linguistics and Science Fiction Newsletter, Volume 3, Issue 6, November/December 2002 [and related newsletters]
David and the Phoenix, by Edward Ormondroyd
Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days, by Alastair Reynolds
"Cradle Elbows Wide," by Vehemently
The Amazing Spider-Man #49-50, by J. Michael Straczynski
Alias #18-20, by Brian Michael Bendis
Powers #27-29, by Brian Michael Bendis
Strangers in Paradise #55-56, by Terry Moore
Finder #30, by Carla McNeil
"Termination," by Yahtzee
"The Other Half Lives," by Anna
"Sidelines: A Season in Other Rooms," by Anna
Black and White, by David Macaulay
The Straw Men, by Michael Marshall [Review]
The Scar, by China Miéville
The Linguistics and Science Fiction Newsletter, Volume 3, Issue 5, September/October 2002 [and related newsletters]

I become a homeowner, January 30, 2003

The English Languages, by Tom McArthur
Locus, January 2003
Count Karlstein, by Phillip Pullman
A Question of Integrity, by Susan Howatch [Review]
Red Shift, by Alan Garner [Review]
Summerland, by Michael Chabon [Review]

Heathrow Hinxton Oxford Hinxton Heathrow, January 2003

Hellboy: Conqueror Worm, by Mike Mignola
The Amazing Spider-Man #46-48, by J. Michael Straczynski
Finder #28-29, by Carla McNeil
Possession: a romance, by A.S. Byatt [Review]
Rising Stars #21, by J. Michael Straczynski
Powers #26, by Brian Michael Bendis
Strangers in Paradise #54, by Terry Moore
Alias #16-17, by Brian Michael Bendis
Howards End, by E.M. Forster

Winter Holidays, 2002-2003

The Omega Files: secret Nazi UFO bases revealed!, by Branton [Barry: "How much of this stuff do you actually believe?"]
Ex Libris, by Anne Fadiman [Review]
Gateway to the Miraculous: further explorations in the Tao of Cheng Man-ch'ing, by Wolfe Lowenthal
Locus, December 2002
Redemption Ark, by Alastair Reynolds [Review]

House! House! House!, December 2002

Tao Te Ching: A book about the Way and the power of the Way, by Lao Tzu; translated by Ursula K. Le Guin
The CIA and the Cult of Intelligence, by Victor Marchetti and John D. Marks
Locus, November 2002
Adam's Task: calling animals by name, by Vicki Hearne
Hellboy: the third wish #1-2, by Mike Mignola
Elektra: Gimpse & Echo #3-4, by Scott Morse
Rising Stars #20, by J. Michael Straczynski
The Tribe of Tiger: cats and their culture, by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
The Feynman Processor: quantum entanglement and the computing revolution, by Gerard J. Milburn
The Amazing Spider-Man #45, by J. Michael Straczynski
Alias #15, by Brian Michael Bendis
Powers #24, by Brian Michael Bendis
The Hidden Life of Dogs, by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
Strangers in Paradise #53, by Terry Moore
Henry V, by William Shakespeare [I can't explain it; I was just overcome by the desire to read some Shakespeare.]
The Big Book of Conspiracies, by Doug Moench
The Yankee and Cowboy War, by Carl Oglesby
The Web That Has No Weaver, by Ted Kaptchuk, O.M.D.
Locus, October 2002
Chasm City, by Alastair Reynolds [Review]
The Big Book of the Unexplained, by Doug Moench
"Black as a Lifestyle Choice," by Gunbunny
Opening the Energy Gates of Your Body, by B. K. Frantzis
Antarctica, by Kim Stanley Robinson [Review]
Roswell, Vegas, and Area 51: Travels with Courtney, by Connie Willis [Review]
The Physiognomy, by Jeffrey Ford [Review]
Secret Nazi Polar Expeditions, by Christof Friedrich
Revelation Space, by Alastair Reynolds
"You and Me of the 10,000 Wars," by Violet and Ellen M.
The JFK Assassination: the facts and the theories, by Carl Oglesby

I found Arborius Publishing, September 2002

Powers #23, by Brian Michael Bendis
Alias #14, by Brian Michael Bendis
Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos, Volume I, edited by August Derleth
"The Origin and Development of Yang Style," by Alex Yeo in T'ai Chi, Vol. 26, No. 3
Arktos: The polar myth in science, symbolism, and Nazi survival, by Joscelyn Godwin
Locus, September 2002 [500th issue!]
Powers #10-13, by Brian Michael Bendis
Elektra: Gimpse & Echo, by Scott Morse
Perdido Street Station, by China Miéville
Finder #27, by Carla McNeil
The Amazing Spider-Man #44, by J. Michael Straczynski
Strangers in Paradise #52, by Terry Moore
"The Uninvited Guest," by Yahtzee
The Endless Web: Fascial anatomy and physical reality, by R. Louis Schultz, PhD and Rosemary Feitis, DO
Hard Eight, by Janet Evanovich
The Amazing Spider-Man #42-43, by J. Michael Straczynski
Coraline, by Neil Gaiman
Powers #21-22, by Brian Michael Bendis
Rising Stars #19, by J. Michael Straczynski
Midnight Nation #12, by J. Michael Straczynski
Strangers in Paradise #51, by Terry Moore
"Through the Gates of the Silver Key," by H.P. Lovecraft and E. Hoffmann Price
Locus, August 2002
"The Silver Key," by H.P. Lovecraft
"The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath," by H.P. Lovecraft
"All About Chemistry," by Mosca
Imagery in Healing: Shamanism in modern medicine, by Jeanne Achterberg
Mortgages for Dummies, by Eric Tyson, MBA and Ray Brown
"The Statement of Randolph Carter," by H. P. Lovecraft
The Mortgage Kit, by Thomas C. Steinmetz
"On the Education of a Young Man: Containing an assessment of the intellectual and moral advancement of Master Connor Angel, late of Quartoth, in various subjects appropriate for the refinement of a gentleman; in seven parts," by Yahtzee
"At the Mountains of Madness," by H. P. Lovecraft
If You're Clueless About Buying a Home and Want to Know More, by David M. Myers
Locus, July 2002
Delta Green, by Dennis Detwiller, Adam Scott Glancy and John Tynes
Aliens and Linguists: Language study and science fiction, by Walter E. Meyers
Cheng Man-Ch'ing's Advanced T'ai-Chi Form Instructions, by Cheng Man-Ch'ing; translated by Douglas Wile; edited by Douglas Wile
NASA/TREK: Popular Science and Sex in America, by Constance Penley
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Reunion, by Jane Espenson
"Unidentified Objects," by James P. Blaylock
The Linguistics and Science Fiction Newsletter, Volume 3, Issue 4, July/August 2002 [and related newsletters]
Breathing Underwater: the inner life of T'ai Chi Ch'uan, by Margaret Emerson

I enter research mode, July 2002

A Walking Tour of the Shambles, by Neil Gaiman and Gene Wolfe
Seven Up, by Janet Evanovich
Water: Tales of Elemental Spirits, by Robin McKinley and Peter Dickinson
The Linguistics and Science Fiction Newsletter, Volume 3, Issue 3, May/June 2002 [and related newsletters]
The Linguistics and Science Fiction Newsletter, Volume 3, Issue 2, March/April 2002 [and related newsletters]
Hot Six, by Janet Evanovich
High Five, by Janet Evanovich
The Linguistics and Science Fiction Newsletter, Volume 3, Issue 1, January/February 2002 [and related newsletters]
Four to Score, by Janet Evanovich
Reading the Vampire Slayer: An unofficial critical companion to Buffy and Angel, edited by Roz Kaveny
Three to Get Deadly, by Janet Evanovich
Two for the Dough, by Janet Evanovich

Kevin Made Me Read Them, June 2002

T'ai Chi Ch'uan for Health and Self-Defense: Philosophy and Practice, by Master T. T. Liang
"Sea Change," by Yahtzee
"Falling Down in Four Acts," by Anubis
"Leaving Marks," by Jane St. Clair
"Desination Unknown," by Yahtzee
One for the Money, by Janet Evanovich
Self-Help for Premenstrual Syndrome, by Michelle Harrison, M.D.
Red Mars, by Kim Stanley Robinson
The Amazing Spider-Man #41, by J. Michael Straczynski
Powers #20, by Brian Michael Bendis
Women's Moods, by Deborah Sichel, M.D. and Jeanne Watson Driscoll, M.S., R.N., C.S.
Sleeping in Flame, by Jonathan Carroll
Declare, by Tim Powers
The Placebo Effect, edited by Anne Harrington
Alias #6-9, by Brian Michael Bendis
Elektra #8-9, by Brian Michael Bendis
Rising Stars #18, by J. Michael Straczynski
Finder #26, by Carla McNeil
Fray #6, by Joss Whedon
The Amazing Spider-Man #40, by J. Michael Straczynski
Ultimate Marvel Teamup: Spider-man and the Hands of Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu #14, by Brian Michael Bendis
Midnight Nation #11, by J. Michael Straczynski
Powers #19, by Brian Michael Bendis
Strangers in Paradise #50, by Terry Moore
Strangers in Paradise #48, by Terry Moore
The Little Endless Storybook, by Jill Thompson

I Heart Tobey Maguire, May 2002

Diplomatic Immunity, by Lois McMaster Bujold
Sabriel, by Garth Nix
Locus, April 2002
Little Fuzzy, by H. Beam Piper
The Tiger in the Well, by Philip Pullman
King David, by Kyle Baker
The Birthday of the World and Other Stories, by Ursula K. LeGuin
The Amazing Spider-Man #39, by J. Michael Straczynski
Midnight Nation #10, by J. Michael Straczynski
Powers #18, by Brian Michael Bendis
Strangers in Paradise #47, by Terry Moore
The Translator, by John Crowley
Enterprise JavaBeans, by Richard Monson-Haefel
The Stress of Her Regard, by Tim Powers
The Return of the King, by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Two Towers, by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Fellowship of the Ring, by J.R.R. Tolkien

And my back continues to suck, March 2002

Elektra #7, by Brian Michael Bendis
Powers #17, by Brian Michael Bendis
Finder #25, by Carla McNeil
The Amazing Spider-Man #38, by J. Michael Straczynski
The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge, by Vernor Vinge
Adventures in the Dream Trade, by Neil Gaiman
Shadows over Innsmouth, edited by Stephen Jones
The Shadow in the North, by Philip Pullman
"Boy," by Sabine
"Men," by Sabine
"Momentary Lapses," by Dasha K. and Plausible Deniability
"Women," by Sabine
Cat Stories, by Michael Marshall Smith
"Donna the Vampire Slayer," by Nomad [It's better than its title, swear.]
"12 Degrees of Separation," by Anne Haynes [It's unclear, but the author may actually be Paula Graves]
"Guardian," by Yahtzee
"Them Mean Ol', Low-Down, Lando Calrissian Blues," by Yahtzee

How many months until Diplomatic Immunity comes out, again?, early 2002

Body of Secrets: Anatomy of the Ultra-Secret National Security Agency from the Cold War Through the Dawn of a New Century, by James Bamford
Elektra #3-6, by Brian Michael Bendis
Elektra #1, by Brian Michael Bendis
Rising Stars #17, by J. Michael Straczynski
The Amazing Spider-Man #37, by J. Michael Straczynski
Strangers in Paradise #46, by Terry Moore
"Invulnerable," by Loch Ness
The Linguistics and Science Fiction Newsletter, Volume 2, Issue 6, November/December 2001 [and related newsletters]
Midnight Nation #9, by J. Michael Straczynski
Alias #4, by Brian Michael Bendis
Fray #5, by Joss Whedon
Rose #3, by Jeff Smith
Strangers in Paradise #45, by Terry Moore
"As Time Goes By," by Yahtzee
Against a Dark Background, by Iain M. Banks
"notes and recommendations," a post by Phil Agre to the Red Rock Eater News Service mailing-list on Thu, 13 Dec 2001

Winter Holidays, 2001-2002

"Letters of Transit," by Loch Ness
The Ruby in the Smoke, by Philip Pullman
Heavy Time, by C. J. Cherryh

XML 2001, Walt Disney World, December 2001

The Linguistics and Science Fiction Newsletter, Volume 2, Issue 5, September/October 2001 [and related newsletters]
Finder #24, by Carla McNeil
Powers #15, by Brian Michael Bendis
"This Fair Gift," by Pamela Dean
Whim of the Dragon, by Pamela Dean
The Hidden Land, by Pamela Dean
The Linguistics and Science Fiction Newsletter, Volume 2, Issue 2, March/April 2001 [and related newsletters]
"decks.halls@boughs/holly," by Connie Willis
The Amazing Spider-Man #36, by J. Michael Straczynski
Promethea #17, by Alan Moore
New X-Men #117, by Grant Morrison
"The Birthday of the World," by Ursula K. LeGuin
"Half a World Away," by Jane St. Clair
"The Freshest and the Best," by Julad
"Kiss Me Deadly," by Jennifer-Oksana
"I-55," by Yahtzee
"Slayer Slang," by Michael Adams in Verbatim, Summer 1999 Vol. 24 No. 3
Locus, November 2001
Alias #3, by Brian Michael Bendis
Strangers in Paradise #44, by Terry Moore
Locus, September 2001 [Yes I did re-read the entire Earthsea series so that I could read the new one and only then did I read LeGuin's interview in last month's Locus, all in order to avoid any spoilers (of which there turned out to be zero).]
The Other Wind, by Ursula K. LeGuin
Powers Annual #1, by Brian Michael Bendis
Narcissus in Chains, by Laurell K. Hamilton
"Dragonfly," by Ursula K. LeGuin
Tehanu, by Ursula K. LeGuin
Fray #4, by Joss Whedon
The Farthest Shore, by Ursula K. LeGuin
The Tombs of Atuan, by Ursula K. LeGuin
Dragons: An Introduction to the Modern Infestation, by Pamela Wharton Blanpied
A Wizard of Earthsea, by Ursula K. LeGuin
A Moose for Jessica, by Pat A. Wakefield and Larry Carrara
"The Quality of Mercy," by Yahtzee
"Splinter," by Rheanna and Yahtzee
Transmetropolitan: Back on the Street, by Warren Ellis
Top Ten #12, by Alan Moore
Locus, October 2001
Memory, by Lois McMaster Bujold
The Amazing Spider-Man #35, by J. Michael Straczynski
The Silent Gondoliers, by S. Morgenstern, by William Goldman
Galveston, by Sean Stewart
The Anubis Gates, by Tim Powers

September 11, 2001

Alias #1, by Brian Michael Bendis
Strangers in Paradise #43, by Terry Moore
"Neil Gaiman: Pretty Decent," by Paula Guran in The Spook, July 2001
"Women in Comics: A Brief History," by Rocco Versaci in The Spook, August 2001
"In Glory Like Their Star," by Gene Wolfe
"Other People," by Neil Gaiman
"Three Ways of Looking at a Trilogy," by Patricia A. McKillip in The New York Review of Science Fiction, August 2001, Number 156, Volume 13, No.12
The Remains of the Day, by Kazuo Ishiguro
"Zheng Manqing & Taijiquan: A Clarification of Role," by Robert W. Smith in Journal of Asian Martial Arts, Volume 4 Number 1 - 1995
The State of the Art, by Iain M. Banks [the collection of short stories, not the novella, which is listed earlier]
The Spirit Ring, by Lois McMaster Bujold
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Fourteenth Annual Collection, edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling [selections from]
Enduring Love, by Ian McEwan
Bone: Ghost Circles, by Jeff Smith
Crypto-Gram, August 15, 2001
Promethea #16, by Alan Moore
Rising Stars #16, by J. Michael Straczynski
The Amazing Spider-Man #34, by J. Michael Straczynski
Powers #13, by Brian Michael Bendis
Locus, August 2001
The Curse of Chalion, by Lois McMaster Bujold
The Linguistics and Science Fiction Newsletter, Vol. 2, Issue 4, July/August 2001 [and related newsletters]
Bridge of Birds, by Barry Hughart
The Horns of Elfland, by Charles Vess
Electric Girl #1, by Michael Brennan
Finder #23, by Carla McNeil
Fray #3, by Joss Whedon
Zot! Volume 1, by Scott McCloud

We all loved Frank Willison very much, August 2001

The New World of Mr Tompkins, by George Gamgow and Russell Stannard
The Tao of Pooh, by Benjamin Hoff
Saint Leibowitz and the Wild Horse Woman, by Walter M. Miller, Jr.

Galway and Bath, July-August 2001

Midnight Nation #8, by J. Michael Straczynski
Strangers in Paradise #42, by Terry Moore
Crypto-Gram, July 15, 2001
Locus, July 2001
Bone: Old Man's Cave, by Jeff Smith
Zoo Vet, by David Taylor
Powers #12, by Brian Michael Bendis
Fray #1-2, by Joss Whedon
Use of Weapons, by Iain M. Banks
Bone: Rock Jaw, Master of the Eastern Border, by Jeff Smith
The Bridesmaid's Guerrilla Handbook, by Sarah Stein and Lucy Talbot
"In Harm's Way," by Yahtzee
There Are No Secrets, by Wolfe Lowenthal
Issola, by Steven Brust
"Tangential," by Jane St. Clair
"techsupport@demon.com," by Perri Smith
Crypto-Gram, June 15, 2001
Promethea #15, by Alan Moore
Rising Stars #15, by J. Michael Straczynski
Finder #22, by Carla McNeil
American Gods, by Neil Gaiman

I am Overwhelmed with Reading Material, June 2001

Obsidian Butterfly, by Laurell K. Hamilton
Bone: The Dragonslayer, by Jeff Smith
Inversions, by Iain M. Banks
The Amazing Spider-Man #32, by J. Michael Straczynski
Strangers in Paradise #41, by Terry Moore
"Twenty-Eight Days," by Hth
"The Other Half Lives," by Yahtzee
Blue Moon, by Laurell K. Hamilton
A Canticle for Leibowitz, by Walter M. Miller, Jr.
The Dot and the Line, by Norton Juster
Top Ten Volume 1, by Alan Moore
"News of My Death," by Roxanne Longstreet Conrad
Hapgood, by Tom Stoppard

Bike! Bike! Bike!, almost June, 2001

The Poison Oracle, by Peter Dickinson
Persuasion, by Jane Austen
Amy Unbounded: Belondweg Blossoming, by Rachel Hartman
Powers #11, by Brian Michael Bendis
"Meet another," by torch
Bone: Eyes of the Storm, by Jeff Smith
Bone: The Great Cow Race, by Jeff Smith
Crypto-Gram, May 15, 2001
The Linguistics and Science Fiction Newsletter, Vol. 2, Issue 1, January/February 2001 [and related newsletters]
Midnight Nation #7, by J. Michael Straczynski
Locus, May 2001
Crypto-Gram, April 15, 2001
The Linguistics and Science Fiction Newsletter, Vol. 1, Issue 6, November/December 2000 [and related newsletters]
Feersum Endjinn, by Iain M. Banks
Bone: Out of Boneville, by Jeff Smith
The Amazing Spider-Man #31, by J. Michael Straczynski
Passage, by Connie Willis
Strangers in Paradise #40, by Terry Moore
Crypto-Gram, January 15, 2001
"The Flyers of Gy: An Interplanary Tale," by Ursula K. LeGuin
Tales from Earthsea, by Ursula K. LeGuin
Rising Stars #14, by J. Michael Straczynski
Promethea #14, by Alan Moore
Rose #2, by Jeff Smith
The Fatal Bullent: The Assassination of President James A. Garfield, by Rick Geary
Mouse Tales: A Behind-the-Ears Look at Disneyland, by David Koenig
Rose #1, by Jeff Smith
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, by H. P. Lovecraft
Everything is Under Control: Conspiracies, Cults, and Cover-Ups, by Robert Anton Wilson
The Amazing Spider-Man #30, by J. Michael Straczynski
Burnt Offerings, by Laurell K. Hamilton
The Crying of Lot 49, by Thomas Pynchon
Finder #21, by Carla McNeil
Powers #10, by Brian Michael Bendis
Markup Languages
Promethea #9-13, by Alan Moore
Midnight Nation #6, by J. Michael Straczynski
Tomb Raider #12
Artesia Afield #6, by Mark Smylie
Strangers in Paradise #39, by Terry Moore

The new place, March 2001

The Killing Dance, by Laurell K. Hamilton
Secrets and Lies: Digital Security in a Networked World, by Bruce Schneier
Crypto-Gram, March 15, 2001
Zodiac, by Neal Stephenson
Top Ten #11, by Alan Moore
Promethea #8, by Alan Moore
Promethea #7, by Alan Moore
Casebook on the Men in Black, by Jim Keith
Locus, March 2001
Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus, by Orson Scott Card
Bloody Bones, by Laurell K. Hamilton
Tomb Raider #11
Promethea #6, by Alan Moore
Girl Genius #1.1, by Phil Foglio and Kaja Foglio
The Lunatic Cafe, by Laurell K. Hamilton
"How to RELAX," by Murata Makoto (http://www.xml.gr.jp/relax/html3/howToRELAX_full_en.html)
The Light Princess, by George MacDonald
The State of the Art, by Iain M. Banks
An Earthly Mother Sits and Sings, by John Crowley
UFO Crash at Roswell, by Kevin D. Randle and Donald R. Schmitt
Partners in Necessity, by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
Crypto-Gram, February 15, 2001
Rising Stars #12, by J. Michael Straczynski
Midnight Nation #4, by J. Michael Straczynski
"notes and recommendations," a post by Phil Agre to the Red Rock Eater News Service mailing-list on January 30, 2000

The heart that dares not warm / But cannot chill, February 2001

The New Good Vibrations Guide to Sex: Tips and Techniques from American's Favorite Sex Toy Store, by Cathy Winks and Anne Semans
America's Best Comics #1, by Alan Moore
Promethea #5, by Alan Moore
Promethea #4, by Alan Moore
Top Ten #10, by Alan Moore
Tomb Raider #10
Rising Stars #12, by J. Michael Straczynski
Midnight Nation #4, by J. Michael Straczynski
Artesia Afield #5, by Mark Smylie
Powers #9, by Brian Michael Bendis
Strangers in Paradise #38, by Terry Moore
Finder #20, by Carla McNeil
Circus of the Damned, by Laurell K. Hamilton
XML Pocket Reference, Second Edition, by Robert Eckstein and Michel Casabianca [Draft copy]

...And lots more jobhunt stress, January 2001

Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen
The Bride Wore Black Leather... and He Looked Fabulous!: an etiquette guide for the rest of us, by Drew Cambell
"notes and recommendations," a post by Phil Agre to the Red Rock Eater News Service mailing-list on January 14, 2000
Island of the Sequined Love Nun, by Christopher Moore
Ethan of Athos, by Lois McMaster Bujold
What You Make It, by Michael Marshall Smith

Interview in San Francisco, January 2001

Dreamweaver's Dilemma, by Lois McMaster Bujold
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, by Michael Chabon
Artesia Afield #4, by Mark Smylie
Powers #8, by Brian Michael Bendis
Strangers in Paradise #37, by Terry Moore
Crypto-Gram, December 15, 2000
Locus, December 2000
"notes and recommendations," a post by Phil Agre to the Red Rock Eater News Service mailing-list on December 26, 2000
"notes and recommendations," a post by Phil Agre to the Red Rock Eater News Service mailing-list on December 21, 2000
Cunt: A Declaration of Independence, by Inga Muscio
"The new jargon," a post by Phil Agre to the Red Rock Eater News Service mailing-list on December 12, 2000

Winter Holidays, 2000

"Jason McIntosh's XML 2000 Report," by Jason McIntosh (http://www.mikomi.org/~jmac/report.html)
The Tower at Stony Wood, by Patricia A. McKillip
Tomb Raider #9
Midnight Nation #3, by J. Michael Straczynski
Promethea #3, by Alan Moore
Rising Stars #11, by J. Michael Straczynski
Finder #19, by Carla McNeil
Powers #7, by Brian Michael Bendis
Strangers in Paradise #36, by Terry Moore
Look to Windward, by Iain M. Banks

XML 2000, December, 2000

Night Relics, by James P. Blaylock
Crypto-Gram, November 15, 2000
The Big U, by Neal Stephenson
The Laughing Corpse, by Laurell K. Hamilton
"Disaster, Fiasco & Tragedy," by Zoe Takashi and Louise Wu
"notes and recommendations," a post by Phil Agre to the Red Rock Eater News Service mailing-list on October 29, 2000
The Amber Spyglass, by Philip Pullman
"Consent of Twain," by Aristide ["...mercifully free of the ravages of plot."]
The Subtle Knife, by Philip Pullman
"Devil in a new dress," by A. Leigh-Anne Childe
The Golden Compass, by Philip Pullman
"Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Content Models and Load and Save Specification," W3C working draft 1.0 [Only read the content model chapter; skipped the load and save chapter.]
"Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Core Specification," W3C working draft 1.0
"Rhian and Garanhir," by Grail Undwin
"Above Ker-Is," by Evangeline Walton
"In the Balance," by Tanith Lee
"The Troll," by T.H. White
"The Parwat Ruby," by Delia Sherman
Promethea #1, by Alan Moore
Powers #5, by Brian Michael Bendis
Box Office Poison #21, by Alex Robinson
"What You Make It," by Michael Marshall Smith
"Keepsakes and Treasures: a Love Story," by Neil Gaiman
"Welcome," by Michael Marshall Smith
"The Tree is My Hate," by Gene Wolfe
"notes and recommendations," a post by Phil Agre to the Red Rock Eater News Service mailing-list on October 17, 2000
A Civil Campaign, by Lois McMaster Bujold
Talkes of the Cthulhu Mythos, edited by August Derleth
"Toad," by Patricia A. McKillip
"Harlequin Valentine," by Neil Gaiman
"Darkrose and Diamond," by Ursula K. LeGuin
Memory, by Lois McMaster Bujold
Komarr, by Lois McMaster Bujold

All it ever needed was a little structure, October 2000

Kitty Pryde and Wolverine
Markup Languages
"notes and recommendations," a post by Phil Agre to the Red Rock Eater News Service mailing-list on August 18, 2000
Crypto-Gram, August 15, 2000
Powers #4, by Brian Michael Bendis
"Electronic Commerce and the Street Performer Protocol," by John Kelsey and Bruce Schneier (http://www.counterpane.com/street_performer.html)
"notes and recommendations," a post by Phil Agre to the Red Rock Eater News Service mailing-list on July 31, 2000
The Remarkable Worlds of Professor Phineas B. Fuddle #1, by Boaz Yakin and Erez Yakin
Tomb Raider #7
Box Office Poison #20, by Alex Robinson
Rising Stars #9, by J. Michael Straczynski
Strangers in Paradise #34, by Terry Moore
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen #6, by Alan Moore; illustrated by Kevin O'Neill
The Linguistics and Science Fiction Newsletter, Vol. 1, Issue 4, July/August 2000 [and related newsletters]
"Compromises," by Te
"Intellectual Property on the Internet: What's Wrong with Conventional Wisdom?," by Jim Bessen and Eric Maskin (http://www.researchoninnovation.org/iippap2.pdf)
"notes and recommendations," a post by Phil Agre to the Red Rock Eater News Service mailing-list on July 27, 2000
Crypto-Gram, July 15, 2000
"An Affair To Remember," by Scarlette Skye and Randi DuMois
Powers #3, by Brian Michael Bendis
Preacher #65, by Garth Ennis; illustrated by Steve Dillon
Powers #2, by Brian Michael Bendis
Powers #1, by Brian Michael Bendis
Usagi Yojimbo: Lone Goat and Kid Volume 5, by Stan Sakai
Brothers in Arms, by Lois McMaster Bujold
Consider Phlebas, by Iain M. Banks
Guilty Pleasures, by Laurell K. Hamilton
Cetaganda, by Lois McMaster Bujold
The Crook Factory, by Dan Simmons
The Telling, by Ursula K. LeGuin
Through a Brazen Mirror, by Delia Sherman
The Vor Game, by Lois McMaster Bujold
84, Charing Cross Road, by Helene Hanff

Maine, Labor Day, September 2000

Finder #17, by Carla McNeil
Tomb Raider #6
Strangers in Paradise #33, by Terry Moore
Preacher #64, by Garth Ennis; illustrated by Steve Dillon
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen #1-5, by Alan Moore; illustrated by Kevin O'Neill
Box Office Poison #19, by Alex Robinson
"notes and recommendations," a post by Phil Agre to the Red Rock Eater News Service mailing-list on June 12, 2000
Crypto-Gram, June 15, 2000
Borders of Infinity, by Lois McMaster Bujold
The Warrior's Apprentice, by Lois McMaster Bujold
Cordelia's Honor, by Lois McMaster Bujold
Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen
Basic Typography: a Design Manual, by James Craig
Writing for a Good Cause: the Complete Guide to Crafting Proposals and Other Persuasive Pieces for Nonprofits, by Joseph Barbato and Danielle S. Furlich
Murther and Walking Spirits, by Robertson Davies
Fortune and Glory, by Brian Michael Bendis

Open cultures and sneezy kittens, July 2000

Rising Stars #7, by J. Michael Straczynski
Preacher #63, by Garth Ennis; illustrated by Steve Dillon
Buffy [Some first season scripts]
Crypto-Gram, May 15, 2000
"A short overview of ISO/IEC 10646 and Unicode," by Olle Järnefors
"notes and recommendations," a post by Phil Agre to the Red Rock Eater News Service mailing-list on May 13, 2000
"UTF-8, a transformation format of ISO 10646," IETF RFC [RFC 2279]
"XML Namespaces," by James Clark (http://www.jclark.com/xml/xmlns.htm)
"The market in marketplaces," a post by Phil Agre
"notes and recommendations," a post by Phil Agre to the Red Rock Eater News Service mailing-list on May 5, 2000
"The Perfect Ceremony," by torch
"Too Dear for My Possessing," by torch
"notes and recommendations," a post by Phil Agre to the Red Rock Eater News Service mailing-list on April 30, 2000
Scary Godmother: Wild About Harry, by Jill Thompson
Box Office Poison #18, by Alex Robinson
Strangers in Paradise #31, by Terry Moore
Preacher #62, by Garth Ennis; illustrated by Steve Dillon
"notes and recommendations," a post by Phil Agre to the Red Rock Eater News Service mailing-list on April 7, 2000
"Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification," W3C recommendation 1.0
Crypto-Gram, April 15, 2000
Mystery Date #2, by Carla McNeil
Rising Stars #6, by J. Michael Straczynski
"First contact," by Ruth Devero
Spindle's End, by Robin McKinley
An Endeavor of Will, by Sharon Lee
Reinventing Comics, by Scott McCloud

TypeCon 2000, June 2000

Markup Languages
Tomb Raider #4
Locus, March 2000
"interview with Kyle Baker," by Kent Worcester in Comics Journal, issue 219
"notes and recommendations," a post by Phil Agre to the Red Rock Eater News Service mailing-list on Sun, Feb 27 2000
Rising Stars #5, by J. Michael Straczynski
Preacher #61, by Garth Ennis; illustrated by Steve Dillon
Box Office Poison #17, by Alex Robinson
Strangers in Paradise #30, by Terry Moore
"Compare & Contrast," by ElaineMc
"China," by torch
Player of Games, by Iain M. Banks
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, by J. K. Rowling
Helen, Sweetheart of the Internet: Techies Unite!, by Peter Zale
Nobody's Son, by Sean Stewart
Open Sources: Voices from the Open Source Revolution, edited by Chris DiBona, Sam Ockman and Mark Stone
The Sandman Companion, by Hy Bender
Smoke and Mirrors, by Neil Gaiman
Charmed Life, by Diana Wynne Jones
Java and XML, by Brett McLaughlin [March 28, 2000 draft,]
Acts of the Apostles, by John F. X. Sundman
ElfQuest: Secret of Two-Edge Volume 6, by Wendy Pini and Richard Pini
Lord of Emperors, by Guy Gavriel Kay
Final Reckoning, by J. Gregory Keyes
Deadly Relations, by J. Gregory Keyes

I reacquire my life, March 2000

Locus, February 2000
Preacher #60, by Garth Ennis; illustrated by Steve Dillon
"PRIVACY Forum Digest," a post by Lauren Weinstein on January 13, 2000
Crypto-Gram, January 15, 2000
"Noise," by Ladonna King
"notes and recommendations," a post by Phil Agre to the Red Rock Eater News Service mailing-list on Wed, Jan 26 2000
Tomb Raider #3
Finder #15, by Carla McNeil
"Debts VIII: Honest and Kind," by Te
"Not Fade Away," by Alexandra
"And Hades Followed Him," by CM Decarnin
Tomb Raider #2
Rising Stars #4, by J. Michael Straczynski
Strangers in Paradise #29, by Terry Moore
Preacher: Tall in the Saddle, by Garth Ennis; illustrated by Steve Dillon
Preacher #59, by Garth Ennis; illustrated by Steve Dillon
"Unicode in XML and other Markup Languages," W3C working draft September 28, 1999
"Tenet Nosce," by HiperBunny
Locus, January 2000
Dark Genesis, by J. Gregory Keyes
Mockingbird, by Sean Stewart
ElfQuest: Siege at Blue Mountain Volume 5, by Wendy Pini and Richard Pini
The Dark Is Light Enough, by Christopher Fry
Zombies of the Gene Pool, by Sharyn McCrumb ["'Zombies of the Gene Pool'?! No, Deborah!"]
Usagi Yojimbo: The Dragon Bellow Conspiracy Volume 4, by Stan Sakai
Passion Play, by Sean Stewart
The Non-Designer's Type Book, by Robin Williams
Usagi Yojimbo: The Wanderer's Road Volume 3, by Stan Sakai
A Deepness in the Sky, by Vernor Vinge

Is it shiny?, February 2000

The Linguistics and Science Fiction Newsletter, Volume 1, Issue 1, Jan. 2000 [and related newsletters]
"notes and recommendations," a post by Phil Agre to the Red Rock Eater News Service mailing-list on Sun, Dec 26 1999
untitled story by Deborah Kaplan [untitled short story in the Sith Academy universe]
"A Brief History of Stimergy," by Guy Theraulaz and Eric Bonabeau in Artificial Life, Volume 5 Issue 2, Spring 1999
"notes and recommendations," a post by Phil Agre to the Red Rock Eater News Service mailing-list on Tue, Dec 21 1999
I Die at Midnight, by Kyle Baker
ElfQuest: Quest's End Volume 4, by Wendy Pini and Richard Pini
ElfQuest: Captives of Blue Mountain Volume 3, by Wendy Pini and Richard Pini
Midnight Days, by Neil Gaiman
ElfQuest: The Forbidden Grove Volume 2, by Wendy Pini and Richard Pini
ElfQuest: Fire and Flight Volume 1, by Wendy Pini and Richard Pini
Precursor, by C. J. Cherryh
Markup Technologies 1999
Usagi Yojimbo: Samurai Volume 2, by Stan Sakai
Miracle and Other Christmas Stories, by Connie Willis
The Headless Bust: a Melancholy Meditation on the False Millennium, by Edward Gorey

Perishing for lack of semantic content, January 2000

"Creatures: The Global Digital Ecosystem," by Dave Cliff and Stephen Grand in Artificial Life, Volume 5, No. 1, Winter 1999
Imago, by Octavia E. Butler
Adulthood Rites, by Octavia E. Butler
King of Shadows, by Susan Cooper

Winter Holidays, 1999

Dawn, by Octavia E. Butler
The Changeover, by Margaret Mahy

Hair's blue, I'm not, mid-December 1999

Usagi Yojimbo: The Ronin Volume 1, by Stan Sakai
The Code Book, by Simon Singh

(part of) Markup Technologies '99, early December 1999

Sandma: The Dream Hunters, by Neil Gaiman
Finder: Sin Eater Volume 2, by Carla McNeil [Not really volume two, which hasn't been published at the time of this note's writing, but the individual issues which will make up volume two when it is published.]
The Invention of Love, by Tom Stoppard
Matthew's Dragon, by Susan Cooper

Intermission, Late Fall 1999

Box Office Poison: Sherman's March: The Complete Box Office Poison Vol.1 Volume 1, by Alex Robinson
Finder: Sin Eater Volume 1, by Carla McNeil
The Transparent Society, by David Brin
A Night in the Lonesome October, by Roger Zelazny
Tamsin, by Peter S. Beagle
One of Us, by Michael Marshall Smith

What, Don't I Look Relaxed?, Early Fall 1999

Indian Ink, by Tom Stoppard
The Wellness Book, by Herbert Benson, M.D. and Eileen M. Stuart
Cryptonomicon, by Neal Stephenson

Two Bendy Knees, Summer 1999

Sex Tips for Girls, by Cynthia Heimel
The Great Eskimo Vocabulary Hoax, by Geoffrey Pullum
Arden of Feversham, by Anonymous

The Phantom Menace, May 1999

Girlfriend in a Coma, by Douglas Coupland
A Brief History of Time, by Stephen Hawking
Susie Sexpert's Lesbian Sex World, by Susie Bright
The Wednesday Witch, by Ruth Chew
The Golden Globe, by John Varley
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, by Barbara Robinson
You Are Here, by Kyle Baker

The Madness Must Stop, February 1999

Clouds End, by Sean Stewart
Split-Level Dykes to Watch Out For, by Alison Bechdel
Lara's Book, by Douglas Copeland
The Song of the Pearl, by Ruth Nichols

Oh my Gosh Curl, November 1998

Resurrection Man, by Sean Stewart
Dragon, by Steven Brust
The Gift, by Peter Dickinson
The Night Watch, by Sean Stewart
Savage Love, by Dan Savage
Sailing to Sarantium, by Guy Gavriel Kay
Dykes to Watch Out For, by Alison Bechdel

The End of Ziff-Davis and the Bay Area, November 1998

The Stray, by Betsy James Wyatt
The Stone Fey, by Robin McKinley
Merchanter's Luck, by C.J. Cherryh

The Endless Flu, September 1998

Freedom & Necessity, by Steven Brust and Emma Bull
Textual Poachers, by Henry Jenkins

Maine, Labor Day 1998

Alvin Journeyman, by Orson Scott Card
Beauty, by Robin McKinley
Turtles, Termites, and Traffic Jams: Explorations in Massively Parallel Microworlds, by Mitchel Resnick
Only Forward, by Michael Marshall Smith

Reunions and Weddings are Fun, August 1998

The Book of Night with Moon, by Diane Duane
Hiss and Tell, by Pamela Johnson
The Tempest, by William Shakespeare

Finally Finished Gödel, Escher, Bach, Damnit, July 1998

Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid, by Douglas R. Hofstadter
The First 20 Million Is Always the Hardest, by Po Bronson
A Fire upon the Deep, by Vernor Vinge

My Favorite Word Is "Ooky," June 1998

Walking the Labyrinth, by Lisa Goldstein
Technophilia and its Discontents, by Ellen Ullman
Juniper, Gentian, and Rosemary, by Pamela Dean

ZDNN Launch, May 1998

Preacher: Ancient History, by Garth Ennis; illustrated by Steve Dillon
The Real Thing, by Tom Stoppard
Preacher: Proud Americans, by Garth Ennis; illustrated by Steve Dillon
Preacher: Until the End of the World, by Garth Ennis; illustrated by Steve Dillon
Emily's Secret, by Jill Jones [http://www1.shore.net/~malyce/romance.html]
Preacher: Gone to Texas, by Garth Ennis; illustrated by Steve Dillon
Transformations: Understanding World History through Science Fiction, edited by Daniel Roselle
The Best American Erotica, 1994, edited by Susie Bright

Life is Good, April 1998

Native Tongue, by Suzette Hayden Elgin
The Subtle Knife, by Philip Pullman
The Golden Compass, by Philip Pullman
Those Who Hunt the Night, by Barbara Hambly
The House with a Clock in its Walls, by John Bellairs

California and Chickenpox, February 1998

The Lady's Not for Burning, by Christopher Fry
Remake, by Connie Willis
The Elements of Typographic Style, by Robert Bringhurst
Mortimer and Arabel, by Joan and Lizzie Aiken
Carrion Comfort, by Dan Simmons
The Rhinoceros Who Quoted Nietsche, by Peter S. Beagle

Winter Holidays, 1997-1998

To Say Nothing of the Dog, by Connie Willis
Whim of the Dragon, by Pamela Dean

SGML/XML '97, December, 1997

Rise of Endymion, by Dan Simmons
The Hidden Land, by Pamela Dean
Endymion, by Dan Simmons
The Secret Country, by Pamela Dean
XML: Principles, Tools, and Techniques, edited by Dan Connolly
Dirty Linen, by Tom Stoppard
Best Lesbian Erotica of 1997, edited by Jewelle Gomez and Tristan Taormino
Strangers in Paradise Volume 1-2, by Terry Moore
Rose Daugher, by Robin McKinley
Visible Light, by C. J. Cherryh
Travels, by Michael Crichton

Move to Arlington, September 1997

Excession, by Iain M. Banks
Forty Thousand in Gehenna, by C. J. Cherryh

Perl Conference, August 1997

Giant Bones, by Peter S. Beagle
Herotica, edited by Susie Bright
Downbelow Station, by C. J. Cherryh
Web of Angels, by John Ford
Death: The Time of Your Life, by Neil Gaiman
The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish, by Neil Gaiman
Chanur's Homecoming, by C. J. Cherryh

Time of Tribulations, May 1997

Clerks and Chasing Amy, by Kevin Smith
The Kif Strike Back, by C. J. Cherryh
The City on the Edge of Forever, by Harlan Ellison
Uncharted Territory, by Connie Willis
Chuck and Danielle, by Peter Dickinson
Unlocking the Air and Other Stories, by Ursula K. Le Guin
The Dubious Hills, by Pamela Dean
The Opiuchi Hotline, by John Varley
The Cockatrice Boys, by Joan Aiken
So You Want to Be a Wizard, by Diane Duane

Flu, February 1997

Interface, by Steven Bury
Daughter of Time, by Josephine Tey
Cyteen, by C. J. Cherryh
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, by Joan Aiken
A City in Winter, by Mark Helprin; illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg
Space Opera, edited by Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough [stories by Beagle, Wolfe, and others]
Light Raid, by Connie Willis
The Book of Atrix Wolfe, by Patricia McKillip
Bellwether, by Connie Willis
Generation X, by Douglas Coupland

Usenix, November 1996

Tales from Watership Down, by Richard Adams
Foucault's Pendulum, by Umberto Eco
The Unicorn Sonata, by Peter S. Beagle
Sandman: Book of Dreams, edited by Neil Gaiman
Arcadia, by Tom Stoppard
Insanely Great, by Stephen Levy
Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art, by Scott McCloud
Brokedown Palace, by Steven Brust
Phases of Gravity, by Dan Simmons
Chapterhouse Dune, by Frank Herbert
The Boggart, by Susan Cooper
Microserfs, by Douglas Coupland
Chanur's Venture, by C. J. Cherryh
Absolute Truths, by Susan Howatch
Sandman: The Kindly Ones, by Neil Gaiman
V for Vendetta, by Alan Moore
Is Underground, by Joan Aiken
The Green Gene, by Peter Dickinson
A Million Open Doors, by John Barnes
Coriolanus, by William Shakespeare
Why I Hate Saturn, by Kyle Baker
The Lyre of Orpheus, by Robertson Davies
Drawing Blood, by Poppy Z. Brite
Impossible Things, by Connie Willis
Inheritor, by C.J. Cherryh

RSI, May 1996

Reaper Man, by Terry Pratchett
Bred in the Bone, by Robertson Davies
Orca, by Steven Brust
The Rebel Angels, by Robertson Davies

Back in America

Tree and Leaf; Smith of Wootton Major; Beorhtnoth son of Beo., by J. R. R. Tolkien
His Mouth Tastes of Wormwood, by Poppy Z. Brite
King and Joker, by Peter Dickinson
Wild Angels, by Ursula K. LeGuin
A Dove of the East, by Mark Helprin
Invader, by C.J. Cherryh

Britain trip, Feb 1996

The Demolished Man, by Alfred Bester [long live jms]
Fall of Hyperion, by Dan Simmons
Hyperion, by Dan Simmons
Heretics of Dune, by Frank Herbert
The Weathermonger, by Peter Dickinson
Get Shorty, by Elmore Leonard
Different Seasons, by Stephen King
Death: the High Cost of Living, by Neil Gaiman
Mallrats, by Kevin Smith
Raising the Stones, by Sheri S. Tepper

Winter Holidays, 1995 - 1996

Death of a Unicorn, by Peter Dickinson
Engine Summer, by John Crowley
The Barbie Murders, by John Varley
The Arkadians, by Lloyd Alexander
The Night Gift, by Patricia McKillip
Doomsday Book, by Connie Willis

Thanksgiving, 1995

Among the Immortals, by Paul Lake
World's End, by Neil Gaiman
Sandman: A Game of You, by Neil Gaiman
The Hollow Man, by Dan Simmons
Lincoln's Dreams, by Connie Willis
A Knot in the Grain and Other Tales, by Robin McKinley
Glittering Images, by Susan Howatch
Unicorn Variations, by Roger Zelazny
Jitterbug Perfume, by Tom Robbins
The Fires of Azeroth, by C. J. Cherryh
The Gypsy, by Steven Brust and Megan Lindholm
The Persistence of Vision, by John Varley
Watchmen, by Alan Moore
Four Ways to Forgiveness, by Ursula K. LeGuin
Lovedeath, by Dan Simmons
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, by Robert Anton Heinlein
The Sun, the Moon, and the Stars, by Steven Brust, PJF
Well of Shuian, by C.J. Cherryh
Four for Tomorrow, by Roger Zelazny
Books of Magic, by Neil Gaiman
To Reign in Hell, by Steven Brust, PJF
Fables and Reflections, by Neil Gaiman
Angels and Visitations, by Neil Gaiman
Winter's Tale, by Mark Helprin
Exit to Eden, by Anne Rice / Anne Rampling
Good Omens, by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
The Lions of Al-Rassan, by Guy Gavriel Kay