Category Archives: Recommended Reading

A Bog Field Trip

Posted on May 8, 2015 by stitchesandmarginalia

I recently finished a Bog Jacket that I started a good long while ago. (There might have been some technical difficulties that I solved by setting it aside for several weeks. Shouldn’t work but sometimes it does.) Despite the unsweater … Continue reading →

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Recommended Vampires

Posted on April 24, 2014 by stitchesandmarginalia

Back in High School English class, we read Dracula. I haven’t looked at it since but the part I remember the best is the essay question on our final exam, which was something like “Dracula’s pretty sexy for Victorian times … Continue reading →

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More Recommended Reading

Posted on January 15, 2014 by stitchesandmarginalia

Over Christmas, I spent a bunch of time at my parents’ place, which always gives me a chance to poke through my old bookshelves and muse about old favourites. So I’ve been thinking for a while about more book recommendations. … Continue reading →

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Recommended Reading

Posted on November 5, 2013 by stitchesandmarginalia

Every now and again, someone will say to me something along the lines of “Hey, you read a lot. Recommend me a book.” And I usually stand there, deer-in-the-headlights style unable to think of any books at all. Then I … Continue reading →

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