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1. Moonshot: the Indigenous Comics Collection, Volume 2 2. Random in Death by J.D. Robb

I value buying and using quality products, so when I'm shopping for a new product category, I regularly search sources that provide obje...

1. True Reconciliation: How to Be a Force for Change by Jody Wilson-Raybould 2. Payback in Death by J.D. Robb

A recent Ask A Manager letter : A couple of days ago, I was walking my normally well-behaved large dogs when another dog charged them, unp...

1. Encore in Death by J.D. Robb 2. Natural Causes: An Epidemic of Wellness, the Certainty of Dying, and Killing Ourselves to Live Longer by ...

Today I am 44, which is significant because I started working as a translator at 22. Even though my birthday horoscopes stopped being accura...

1. Children of the Fox by Kevin Sands 2. Desperation in Death by J.D. Robb

 1. Abandoned in Death by J.D. Robb

One benefit of living in a well-run rental apartment building is the on-site superintendent handles home repairs for you. However, in a cond...

There's a conspiracy theory that aliens taught humans to build pyramids, but I find that unlikely,  because making a big pile of rocks t...

1.  Forgotten in Death by J.D. Robb 2. 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act by Bob Joseph

Being in a fandom where the creator turns out to be harmful is like being a smoker.   First it's just something you see around, you see ...

Rest is Resistance by Tricia Hersey

1. City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty 2. Coronation Year by Jennifer Robson

Sometimes you want to guide people away from a particular word choice because it sounds racist or otherwise hateful. But if you say "Du...

A common piece of advice when writing alt text is "How would you describe it to a friend?" Building on this, a variation I've ...

I recently learned about an app called "Too Good To Go", which lets you buy food that's close to expiry at a discount, to help...

The question of what to grow in your garden is complex.  What foods do you like? What quantities of them are you feasibly going to use? What...

 New:   1. The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune 2. Pyramids by Terry Pratchett   Reread:   1. Faithless in Death