Shaenon K. Garrity's Journal

This week, Brian and I are BOTH out of town. Brian and his wife are still on their cross-country road trip, and I'm in the Midwest for my grandma's 90th birthday. Enjoy another page of Brian's behind-the-scenes sketches and paintings!

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Meanwhile, Andrew's posted a brand-new Chronicles of William Bazillion! Poor Weiner.

No Overlooked Manga Festival this week. Instead, I have a research question. For those of you who read romance novels--and I know you're out there--what titles do you recommend for a representative core romance curriculum? I'm looking for a mix of titles that are historically significant (Pride and Prejudice, Pamela, The Shiek), personally significant ("OMG I was totally into Flowers in the Attic in sixth grade"), and representative of a particular subgenre (i.e., Anita Blake or the Black Dagger Brotherhood for dark fantasy romance).

I'm doing research for a project that may or may not actually happen. Thanks!