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Plus One

April 7, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Politics and Sexual Violence in PLUS ONE, a guest post by author Elizabeth Fama (and a GIVEAWAY)

An Intro from Karen: So, here’s a deep dark secret: Sometimes, when I really love a book and want to talk about it, I contact the author, mostly to avoid spoilers for those who haven’t read it yet (you’re welcome). I first contacted author Elizabeth Fama when I read Monstrous Beauty and wrote my post […]

February 13, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Book Review: PLUS ONE by Elizabeth Fama

This book.  Oh my goodness, people – this book! Here’s the basic premise: During the flu epidemic of 1918 the government decided that some people would get to be awake and operate during the day (Rays) and others during the night (Smudges).  This decreased the amount of contact people had with one another and helped […]

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