Once upon a time, which is to say back in May, I sent an email out to a few friends who wanted recommendations for something new to buy and read. I reproduce that email, largely unedited, here. For a few reasons: It hints at stuff I’ve liked to read over the past year or two, it gives me something to start with that isn’t very, very lame (you think I’m joking, but just wait until you see #2), and it gives me something to put in without much thought at this moment, since I’m also still neck-deep in getting the layout and functionality for the site that I want. At any rate, expect these not really to be actual reviews so much as tiny encapsulations of enjoyment.

Not that any of this matters to you people from a strange and mysterious future who will be reading it in the archives.
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