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It's no secret around here on Word Nerd that I enjoy sci-fi/fantasy books. I don't read as many of them anymore, but I harbor a deep...

I love reading series. Over the years, I've narrowed it down to two reasons: The growth and development of characters Seeing old friend...

Title: Swordspoint Author: Ellen Kushner Length: 269 pages Genre : Fantasy Where Word Nerd's Copy Came From: Indianapolis-Marion...

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I checked Santa's list and found that he has a few books to deliver to you. Unfortunately, he didn't take Bethany and me up on our ...

This is part IV of my Advent short story series. This one is " Bright Morning Star ."

The moment you've all been waiting for -- The Word Nerd team picks their top 10 books they read in the past year. We didn't even t...

Title: The Big Short Author: Michael Lewis Genre: Non-fiction Length: 266 pages Where Stacie's Copy Came From: Personal collection ...

Here's part three of my Advent short fiction. This one is " Faithful and True ."

As promised, the link to the second part of my Advent Writing series. This one is called " Lion and Lamb ."

It's the second of the Award Wednesdays here at Word Nerd. Our second category is Best First Book in a Series. Again, the book doesn...

Title : Side Jobs Author : Jim Butcher Genre : Fantasy Length : 400+ pages Where Stacie's Copy Came From : Oshkosh Public Library Plot ...

One of my long-time aspirations for Word Nerd when I started it was to have the reviews posted here "blurbed" for books. A blurb, ...

I'm sure that there is some scientific research to support this, but I'm a firm believer in distractions. I cannot tell you how man...

Title: Brokedown Palace Author: Steven Brust Genre: fantasy Length: 351 pages Where Word Nerd's Copy Came From: Indianapolis-Mari...

Welcome to Award Wednesdays for the rest of the month of December. We'll be posting Word Nerd's usual award categories -- Discovered...

I'm in the count down to the end of the semester (t-minus 14 days). But other than showing up for class, my last big effort is to finis...

The church I attend is very welcoming of the arts and encourages artists to create things for our services and worship times. There's a ...

I decided to re-read one of my all time favorite Jane Austen books - Emma. In the story the Woodhouses are the genteel family in the neighb...