A lawyer returns to his hometown to face the skeletons in his past.


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Breaking the Chain: The Guard Dog Story by Patrick McDonnell

Some prefatory matter about inspiration, some afterword about reaction, but the heart of the book is the dramatic tale. There are a number of strips, over the years, from Guard Dog's introduction through one-shots, finally ending in the weeks after his owner moved away and left him

An aggressively mid 90s fantasy artifact.


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The Greek myth retold with feminist seething.


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Ginseng Diggers: A History of Root and Herb Gathering in Appalachia by Luke Manget

While this does cover some of the botany and ecology of the plant -- and other gathered plants -- it is chiefly focused on the development of the trade in crude botanicals.

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Teaching the Empire: Education and State Loyalty in Late Habsburg Austria by Scott O. Moore

An overview of Austria-Hungarian education.

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A gritty novel about terrible rich people turning a Mediterranean island into their personal kink dungeon.


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Ghost in the Veils by Jonathan Moeller

The tale continues. Spoilers ahead for the earlier Caina books.

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A weird trip through Oakland, Berkeley and American conspiracy theories.


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Treats: A Mutts Treasury by Patrick McDonnell

A collection of the year's comics. Only, because he took months off to write a book, it includes the re-runs from that time. Some classics there. Fewer storylines than usual.