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I have to plug The Best American Science and Nature Writing series because they are always soooooo good. I look forward to them coming out every year, and they haven't let me down since i started reading them about 4 years ago. I also caught up on the Sandman Slim series by Richard Kadrey. If you like Dresden Files, you'll probably like these. (A little more violent though. I call them a cross between True Blood and Dresden Files.) I also really enjoyed the classics: The Once and Future King by T.H. White, and Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury. Dandelion Wine is best read in spring or summer though. It puts you in kind of a magical summery mood. Oh and this year I started reading and then forever swore off Iain Banks. The Wasp Factory was just.... no. ~val Valerie Forrestal Web Services Librarian/Asst. Professor City University of New York College of Staten Island Library 2800 Victory Blvd., 1L-109I Staten Island, N.Y. 10314 Phone: 718.982.4023 [log in to unmask] On 12/9/2014 2:56 PM, Mark Pernotto wrote: > On the (board) gaming front: not new, but *Lords of Waterdeep* was quick to > learn, and very dynamic, with a fantastic expansion pack! > > .m > > On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 11:52 AM, Andreas Orphanides <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > >> I had fun with both the Southern Reach trilogy (Jeff VanderMeer) and The >> Expanse series (James S. A. Corey). If you're into sci-fi-ish stuff. >> >> On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 2:46 PM, Heather Rayl <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >>> While I've done a lot of re-reading this past year (something that I do >>> when I'm particularly stressed), I did read a few new things thanks to my >>> book club. The one that sticks with me is _The Enchanted_, by Rene >> Denfeld. >>> It had me reeling by the end of the book, and I am still thinking about >> it >>> three months later. And I will probably end up reading it at least a >> second >>> time, if I can go through it again. >>> >>> ~heather >>> >>> On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 2:33 PM, Galvan, Angela <[log in to unmask]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I have an unhealthy love for William Gibson's latest novel, _The >>>> Peripheral_. >>>> >>>> Like Andromeda, I thought _Her_ was incredible. >>>> >>>> Not from this year, but _MISS DMZ_ found here: >>>> http://www.yhchang.com/MISS_DMZ.html. I learned about this from a talk >>>> Seo-Young Chu gave on representation of the DMZ in science fiction. >> She's >>>> also the author of _Do Metaphors Dream of Literal Sleep? A >>>> Science-Fictional Theory of Representation_ which I've been meaning to >>> read >>>> but am terrified it will make me consider a PhD again. >>>> >>>> A.S. Galvan >>>> Digital Reformatting Specialist >>>> Head, Document Delivery >>>> The Ohio State University >>>> Health Sciences Library >>>> [log in to unmask] >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf >> Of >>>> Andromeda Yelton >>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2014 9:47 AM >>>> To: [log in to unmask] >>>> Subject: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014? >>>> >>>> Hey, code4lib! I bet you consume fascinating media. What good books did >>>> you read in 2014 that you think your colleagues would like, too? (And >>> hey, >>>> we're all digital, so feel free to include movies and video games and >> so >>>> forth.) >>>> >>>> Mine: >>>> http://www.obeythetestinggoat.com/ (O'Reilly book, plus read free >>> online) >>>> - a book on testing from a Django-centric, front end perspective. >>> *Finally* >>>> I get how testing works. This book rewrote my brain. >>>> >>>> _The Warmth of Other Suns_ - finally got around to reading this magnum >>>> opus history of the Great Migration, am halfway through, it's amazing. >> If >>>> you're looking for some historical context on how we got to Ferguson, >>>> Isabel Wilkerson has you covered. >>>> >>>> _Her_ - Imma let you finish, Citzenfour and Big Hero 6 and LEGO movie >> and >>>> Guardians of the Galaxy - you were all good - but I walked out of the >>>> theater and literally couldn't speak after this one. Plus, funniest >>>> throwaway scene ever. Almost fell out of my chair. >>>> >>>> _Tim's Vermeer_ - wait, no, watch that one too. Weird tinkering genius >>> who >>>> can't paint obsesses over recreating a Vermeer with startling, >>>> physics-driven results. Also, Penn Jillette. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Andromeda Yelton >>>> Board of Directors, Library & Information Technology Association: >>>> http://www.lita.org >>>> Advisor, Ada Initiative: http://adainitiative.org >>>> http://andromedayelton.com @ThatAndromeda < >>>> http://twitter.com/ThatAndromeda> >>>> ________________________________ Connect with CSI on Social Media><http://csitoday.com/social_media/>