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Switched back to the last layout I used (made by estiloamor; in the end, it's the one that feels most "me"), and the sidebar links, which now all link to my other accounts elsewhere - I haven't realized how many random blogs/accounts I have until now . So, hmm. If you have LibraryThing or GoodReads or LastFm, etc, friend me there! :D :D

Also, arashic0804 managed to get my H magazine, yay! I was so mad at the Japanese Books Department for screwing up my pre-order, and not being able to secure a copy for me. (They can't even backorder now, as their suppliers are all out of stock) Malaysian Arashi fans, please complain about their lack of Arashi to them if you come to Kinokuniya XD

BOOKS BOUGHT
♥ Tangle XY, edited by Nicole Kimberling
♥ Turnskin, Nicole Kimberling
♥ The Difference Between You and Me, Madeleine George
♥ The Legend of Eli Monpress, Rachel Aaron
♥ Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, Benjamin Alire Saenz
♥ Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops, Jen Campbell
♥ Melusine, Sarah Monette
♥ The Virtu, Sarah Monette
♥ Mirador, Sarah Monette
♥ Corambis, Sarah Monette
♥ Black Heart, Holly Black
♥ Beautiful Creatures, Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
♥ Beautiful Darkness, Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl


MAGAZINES BOUGHT
♥ none

BOOKS BOUGHT FOR OTHERS/GIVEN AWAY
♥ Redemption in Indigo, Karen Lord (for Daphne, birthday present)

BOOKS RECEIVED
♥ Mythologies: Complete Edition with New Translation, Roland Barthes

BOOKS READ
♥ Little One Step, Simon James
♥ The Virtu, Sarah Monette
♥ Critical Theory Today, Lois Tyson
♥ Melusine, Sarah Monette
♥ Tangle XY, Nicole Kimberling (ed.)
♥ Practices of Looking, Marita Sturken
♥ Black Heart, Holly Black
♥ Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops, Jen Campbell
♥ Lola and the Boy Next Door, Stephanie Perkins
♥ Turnskin, Nicole Kimberling
♥ Anna and the French Kiss, Stephanie Perkins
♥ More, I.C. Springman

BOOKS BOUGHT
♥ The Iron Duke, Meljean Brook
♥ Heart of Steel, Meljean Brook
♥ The Nightingale, Kara Dalkey
♥ The Secret Country, Pamela Dean
♥ The Hidden Land, Pamela Dean
♥ Damn Good Advice (for people with talent!), George Lois

MAGAZINES BOUGHT
♥ TV Pia (Matsumoto Jun)
♥ Weekly the Television (Matsumoto Jun)
♥ Ray (International edition, Matsumoto Jun)
♥ Weekly the Television (Ohno Satoshi)
♥ TV Guide (Aiba Masaki)
♥ TV Life (Arashi)
♥ Liniere April 2012

BOOKS BOUGHT FOR OTHERS/GIVEN AWAY
♥ The Bone Key, Sarah Monette
♥ The White Pearl, Kate Furnivall

BOOKS RECEIVED
♥ The Jane Austen Marriage Manual, Kim Izzo
♥ The Hunt, Andy Fukuda
♥ #crapdates, Rhodri Marsden

BOOKS READ
♥ Sora and the Cloud, Felicia Hoshino
♥ The Fine Art of Truth or Dare, Melissa Jensen
♥ Monstress, Lysley Tenorio
♥ Warped, Maurissa Guibord
♥ Soulless 1, Gail Carriger & REM
♥ The Iron Duke, Meljean Brook
♥ Somewhere Beneath Those Waves, Sarah Monette

BOOKS BOUGHT
♥ The Fault in Our Stars, John Green
♥ The Thorn and the Blossom, Theodora Goss
♥ The Bone Key, Sarah Monette
♥ Somewhere Beneath Those Waves, Sarah Monette
♥ NazoDi Chinese Edition
♥ Wicked Gentlemen, Ginn Hale
♥ Lord of the White Hell: Book One, Ginn Hale
♥ Lord of the White Hell: Book Two, Ginn Hale
♥ The Fine Art of Truth or Dare, Melissa Jensen
♥ Anna and the French Kiss, Stephanie Perkins
♥ もう誘拐なんてしない, 東川 篤哉

MAGAZINES BOUGHT
♥ none

BOOKS BOUGHT FOR OTHERS/GIVEN AWAY
♥ The Cleverness of Ladies, Alexander McCall Smith

BOOKS RECEIVED
♥ none

BOOKS READ
♥ Explorer: The Mystery Boxes, Kibuishi Kazu, et al
♥ Lord of the White Hell: Book Two, Ginn Hale
♥ Lord of the White Hell: Book One, Ginn Hale
♥ Wicked Gentlemen, Ginn Hale
♥ The Mozart Season, Virginia Euwer Wolff
♥ The Bone Key, Sarah Monette

The Chinese translation of NazoDi actually looks pretty much like the Japanese version. But recently the Chinese Books Department at Kinokuniya carry these:



It's a special hardcover edition of the book, and it's 20% off (purchase-with-purchase) right now.

It also comes with this:



A small NazoDi tote!

Forgot to post this, as I read/bought so little last month ^^;

BOOKS BOUGHT
♥ ハチミツとクローバー ―PHOTO MAKING BOOK (HachiKuro movie photo book)

MAGAZINES BOUGHT
♥ Monthly the Television (Matsumoto Jun)
♥ TV Guide (Matsumoto Jun)

BOOKS RECEIVED
♥ The Golden Bough, Sir James George Frazer

BOOKS READ
♥ Morning Glories, Volume 2, Nick Spencer
♥ Morning Glories, Volume 1, Nick Spencer
♥ Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing, Judi Barrett
♥ 13 Little Blue Envelopes, Maureen Johnson
♥ Oishinbo: Japanese Cuisine, Kariya Tetsu & Hanasaki Akira
♥ Also Known As Rowan Pohi, Ralph Fletcher
♥ Drops of God (2), Tadashi Agi & Okimoto Shu
♥ Sleeping Helena, Erzebet Yellowboy

Hi everyone,

First of all, Happy New Year!

help_pilipinas community has been created to help all those affected by the Typhoon Sendong which devastated parts of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan City in the southern Philippines on December 16th, 2011.

As fanfiction writers and readers, and graphic artists, we can help make a real difference to the people still suffering in these areas. A post about the devastation can be found here. All donations will be made to the Iligan Bloggers’ Society.

The community are holding an auction from January 1st to January 16th for fanfics and graphics. I am offering fanfics at the auction; my bidding thread could be found HERE.

As usual, this is based on books I read this year, rather than books that are published this year :D

In 2011 I've read a total of 195 books, the majority of which are manga (108 volumes, 44 of which are yaoi). I also read 14 fantasy novels, 3 of which are non-YA, 7 graphic novels, 19 picture books, 12 non-fiction (2 feminism, 3 travel, 3 philosophy, 1 self-help, 1 language, 2 lit criticism), 1 drama... and the rest are fiction.

BEST FANTASY (NON-YA)
♥ Among Others by Jo Walton

BEST FANTASY (YA)
♥ The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland With a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente

BEST SF (NON-YA)
♥ The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin

BEST SF (YA)
♥ Pathfinder by Orson Scott Card

BEST HORROR
♥ Mr. Monster by Dan Wells

BEST ROMANCE
♥ The Lover's Dictionary by David Levithan

BEST CHICK LIT
♥ Meet Me At Cupcake Cafe by Jenny Colgan

BEST MYSTERY/THRILLER
♥ 謎解きはディナーのあとで by 東川　篤哉

BEST CHILDREN'S
♥ Again! by Emily Gravett (picture book)

BEST YA
♥ Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

BEST GEN/LITERATURE
♥ The Lover's Dictionary by David Levithan

BEST NON-FICTION
♥ Delusions of Gender by Cordelia Fine

BEST MANGA SERIAL (SHOJO/JOSEI)
♥ マイガール by 佐原 ミズ

BEST MANGA SERIAL (SHONEN/SEINEN)
♥ 深夜食堂 by 安倍夜郎

BEST STANDALONE MANGA
♥ La Quinta Camera by Natsume Ono

BEST GRAPHIC NOVEL
♥ The Books of Magic by Neil Gaiman

BEST RE-READ
♥ The Lake by Yoshimoto Banana, read twice this year ^^;

TOP TEN BOOKS THAT DIDN'T MAKE THE LIST
♥ Reading Women by Stephanie Staal
♥ The Roads to Sata by Alan Booth
♥ The Bermudez Triangle by Maureen Johnson
♥ Mostly Harmless by Douglas Adams
♥ Peter and Max by Bill Willingham
♥ Looking for the Lost by Alan Booth
♥ Fox and Hen Together by Beatrice Rodriguez
♥ Cat Versus Human by Yasmine Surovec
♥ Lost Voices by Sarah Porter
♥ The God Box by Alex Sanchez