Author Archives: Dana

A Personal Report on the eReading Experience

May 3, 2012 by Dana

Some related facts: 1. I spent the entire month of April 2012 on the road. 2. I read eleven books while I was gone, ten fiction and one non-fiction, as follows: Rolling Thunder and Red Lightning by John Varley (and … Continue reading →

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Underway and Alex Haley

May 2, 2012 by Dana

[from the stabenow.com vaults, first posted February 12, 2004] Some word pictures of life underway: One of the bridge windows has been invaded by a mysterious dark green microbial growth. Members of the watch have been known to embellish it … Continue reading →

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War novel? Vampire novel? No, it’s just Peter Lovesey again.

April 30, 2012 by Dana

Two men lay dead on a battlefield and one said “Hey!” That’s my new favorite first line from a novel. If you don’t know anything else, you might be pardoned for making some assumptions as to the novel’s genre. Two … Continue reading →

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