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Silver in the Wood
Silver in the Wood | Emily Tesh
There is a Wild Man who lives in the deep quiet of Greenhollow, and he listens to the wood. Tobias, tethered to the forest, does not dwell on his past life, but he lives a perfectly unremarkable existence with his cottage, his cat, and his dryads. When Greenhollow Hall acquires a handsome, intensely curious new owner in Henry Silver, everything changes. Old secrets better left buried are dug up, and Tobias is forced to reckon with his troubled past, both the green magic of the woods, and the dark things that rest in its heart.
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Littlewolf1
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4.8⭐️so I had decided to read a bunch of short books in December to meet my reading goal; however, it didn‘t happen. So I moved a lot of them to January, and I still needed to move some over to this month. This was one of those books, and it‘s much better than some that I have read recently. While not a five star, it was excellent and looking forward to reading book two next month.

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Bookfan1414
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Don‘t mind me, just reading some sweet little stories to get out of my 2023 slump. This was nice and soft and squishy, like a good moss. If I weren‘t currently in a winter hellscape I‘d go outside and take in the trees. But alas, winter has finally reared is frigid head.

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Emilymdxn
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This was a short gorgeous novella about ancient forests, quiet magic, dark magic, with a sprinkling of unexpected romance and a heavy dose of realising how unfathomably old the land you‘re standing on is. I really really liked it but it was also so short it felt a little insubstantial- I‘d have loved it to be twice as long and give me more to chew on.

#scarathlon #skeletoncrew

emz711 Sounds good to me! Did you do the audio? 6mo
Emilymdxn @emz711 I did! I‘d actually already read the sequel cause I didn‘t realise it was the second in a series so I did that one on paper 6mo
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moll2
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Here we gooooo! I'm loving reading away for #Scarathlon so far - going to read away for the next couple hours😁

@clwojick @emilymdxn #skeletoncrew

Emilymdxn How very spooky of you 🎃🎃🎃 6mo
Clwojick Woohoo! Welcome to our first sprint! Good luck! 🎃 6mo
moll2 @Emilymdxn 👻👻👻 6mo
moll2 @Clwojick !! Such a fun idea😁🙌 6mo
Clwojick Wooos! We updated our poster since our math was off! 5 points for 15 mins equals double the Readathon points. 6mo
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llwheeler
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#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

1. Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh

2. I've wanted to read it for ages! Didn't get to it right away and then it got buried in my ebook tbr... Finally noticed it again and read it in a day, loved it.

TheSpineView I love books that just sweep you away! Thanks for playing! 8mo
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Johanna414
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100% purchased this for the beautiful cover art… fortunately the story within was just a magic and beautiful as the cover!

Nutmegnc The second is equally good!! 5mo
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rachelsbrittain
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This was such a fun duology inspired by Green Man folklore, following the wild man of the forest and a folklorist who gets tangled up in the old magic of Greenhollow. I loved the relationship that developed between them and I would read so many more stories about these characters if Emily Tesh ever writes them.

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sebrittainclark
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4/5

A quick, gentle fantasy about about the mythic creatures who live in what's left of a primordial English forest. It's very atmospheric, and I like all the parts about folklore.

#auldlangspine @Soubhiville @monalyisha

monalyisha Oh, good! I added this to my TBR when making matches! Happy to see your rating *and* the word “gentle” in your review. I‘m all about that! 1y
Read-y_Picker Great! I've been putting this one off. Maybe it'll make my #Bookspinbingo list for February.
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Soubhiville The sequel is good too 🙂. 1y
sebrittainclark @Soubhiville The audiobook is for the whole duology, so I'm listening to it now. 1y
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Mariasimon
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Wild man, Tobias, has lived and been apart of the woods for the last 400+ years. Enter Henry Silver as the new owner of the Greenshollow Hall, an amateur folklorist. A small budding romance occurs until the past returns. Presents magical and LGBTQ themes. Downsides were there were no chapters and a little hard to follow at times with all the intertwined magic, but a very entertaining read.

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underground_bks
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This forest- and folklore-infused fantasy is just deliciously atmospheric, beautifully haunting, and wonderfully queer. At just over 100 pages, it makes for a lovely read in a sitting or two. When Tobias, known as the Wild Man in the forest, invites the young new owner of the estate, the curious and friendly Henry Silver, in out of the rain, he doesn‘t realize his long-buried secrets will soon be unearthed—along with some of Silver‘s as well.

Darklunarose I loved this story. If you get a chance the sequel is pretty good too. 2y
underground_bks @Darklunarose I‘m planning on ordering it soon! 2y
Darklunarose @underground_bks :) I look forward to seeing what you think:) 2y
shanaqui The sequel is great and really adds to things... but made me cross at the beginning. The thing I got cross about works out, though! 2y
underground_bks @shanaqui oooh good to know! 2y
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Robotswithpersonality
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Book Dragon strikes again! 🐲 Felt silly owning one of my fave duologies (Monk and Robot) and not the other: Greenhollow. Feel better about this purchase from local independent bookstore now that I know the library won't be charging me a replacement fee on that last book I returned with the failed binding (seriously publishers, build better books!).

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thestarlesscasea
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July and the official readathon may be over, but it's called the SUMMER Splash Readathon, it's still summer and still over 100 degrees every day, and I've still got plenty of prompts left that I'm excited about, so I'm just going to extend this for myself and see what I can get to this month. ☀️ 🌊

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Robotswithpersonality
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Top 9 (okay, 11, but from only 9 authors!) Favourite books so far of 2022 (reading year not publishing year). We'll see what the next half of the year brings!

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Soubhiville
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At the recommendation of myTBR.co I listened to the two of these on audio. They are fun fantasy novellas, book 1&2.

In Silver in the Wood a man named Silver meets a “wild man” in the wood surrounding his new house. There are legends about Tobias Finch, a strange man who lives in a cabin and keeps to the forest. Are the stories true?

I loved these two books and highly recommend them to anyone who loves old fairy stories, esp with a queer twist!

Nutmegnc I loved both of these!! 2y
Eyelit Thanks for the heads up! I‘ve already got the first one one my kindle and I‘ll move it up my reading order now that there‘s a sequel 😄 2y
rabbitprincess I got an ebook of Silver in the Wood from Tor.com as part of an ebook bundle. Looking forward to reading it! 2y
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booksandsympathy
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I absolutely loved this book filled with old forest magic. It was beautiful. The author Naomi Novik called it "deep and green and wonderful" and that is the perfect description. I'm spending the next couple of hours reading the sequel.

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booksandsympathy
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I haven't been reading much for the past month but I picked these up from the library yesterday and I'm really looking forward to reading them.

RosePressedPages Both of these were so good! I hope you enjoy them :) 2y
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Jari-chan
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What a beautiful tale! What an emotional ride! What a phantastical world! That beauty, and its poetical language! Emily Tesh deserves to be a winner of the famous Nebula awards. Finally a book prize I can relate to. Short, but intensive and filled with magic.

@TheAromaOfBooks #BookSpinBingo

Nutmegnc I LOVED this one!!! 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2y
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RosePressedPages
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Finished Silver in the Wood on audio last night and immediately started Drowned Country. The characters and plot were refreshing after reading so many YA tropey fantasy. Although, the narrator‘s Fabian character voice seriously creeped me out. Interested to see where Tobias and Silver‘s relationship and story goes in the second book.

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Darklunarose
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This was a beautiful short story that I really enjoyed. Lgbt themes as well as myth and fantasy.

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Darklunarose
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A book and a cuddle bunny.

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Darklunarose
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New book for today. It looks short and sweet and should be an easy read. Discovered this on a list of “cottagecore” books.

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Schnoebs
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5⭐️

Tobias has been watching over his woods for 400 years now and he‘s been pretty good at it. One day he sees a young man trudging through a rainstorm and invites him to get out of the cold. He doesn‘t get many visitors, let alone ones who flirt with him, but he‘ll do his best to be welcoming. Little did he know this encounter would bring up memories of old and possibly set him down a new path.

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Schnoebs This is such a heartwarming novella and I loved every minute of it. The companion to this, Drowned Country, is in a different perspective but it‘s still an amazing reading. I gave it 4⭐️. I highly suggest everyone to read both of these quick little books! 3y
LostInSpace Such a cool cover! 3y
Loreen I ❤️ the cover. 3y
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Asthecroweflies
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Absolutely loved this book! Woodland creatures/Fae and a love story! A short read as well at 105 pages. It‘s part of a duology. I highly recommend.

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mollyrotondo
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⭐️⭐️⭐️ I liked this one. Didn‘t love but liked. I absolutely loved the introduction of Mrs Silver. I wanted more of her and her group of practical folklorists. I liked the brewing love story but there was just something missing for me. I get it is supposed to be more of an atmospheric book but I liked the story so I wanted more story. But I'll read the second in this duology. This was my #bookspinbingo No. 8 pick.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3y
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nannermc12
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Mehso-so

I just read both in this duology (2nd: Drowned Country). I liked the stories, but they were way too short. I wish there had been more character and world development. Both are barely 100 pages if you are looking for a quick interesting read.

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BarbaraJean
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I really enjoyed this little novella as it brought myths of the Green Man (and other forest myths) to life. I‘m torn over the novella length, though—I would have liked the relationship between the two main characters be developed more deeply (the lack thereof makes the ending a bit abrupt), but I also loved the hints at and mystery about Tobias‘ backstory.

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AllisonM89
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#bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks
Square 24 ✔️

I really liked this one. A very different type of a story and completely enthralling.

TheAromaofBooks This one wasn't for me, but I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it!! 3y
AllisonM89 @TheAromaofBooks i completely understand! Its definitely not everyone's cup of tea 3y
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uwak
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this is an extremely short and fast read, but a pretty delightful one. I enjoyed the atmosphere of this novella, and the way it integrates forest mythos related to fae. unfortunately, because of the overall length it feels a bit rushed, especially in developing the relationship between the two main leads. the ending is also a bit anticlimactic but I still enjoyed it.

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xicanti
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Pain day reading. SILVER IN THE WOOD is currently free through the Tor.com Ebook Club, and it‘s short enough—with a long enough library list—that I figured I‘d give it a go. And since I finished BATTLE last night, I can start right away in line with the get-book-read-book lifestyle to which I aspire.

Schnoebs I was so excited that tor had this for the free download. I‘ve wanted to try it so bad and I can‘t wait to start it soon. 4y
xicanti @Schnoebs I‘m about halfway through and I‘m really enjoying it. 4y
dylanisreading I‘m sorry it‘s a pain day for you. 4y
xicanti @Bianca thankfully, it hasn‘t been as bad as some months. 4y
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BookmarkTavern
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Emily Tesh‘s new book Drowned Country is getting published on August 18. So this month‘s Tor Book Club of the Month offering is Silver in the Wood for free mobi or ePub download before 11:59 PM ET, July 24th.

Available only in the US and Canada.

https://ebookclub.tor.com #torbookclub

ChasingOm Love Tor Publishing!! 😍 4y
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TracyReadsBooks
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I‘ve heard really good things about this book and I‘m very excited to see it‘s the Tor.com eBook selection this week. You have a couple more days to download the book (it‘s free!) if interested. Link is available on the Tor.com website.

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LibrarianRyan
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Are you a member of the TOR ebook club. You should be.

Get your copy today https://ebookclub.tor.com/?utm_source=exacttarget&utm_medium=eblast&utm_term=tor...

LibrarianRyan I probably should say it‘s FREE 4y
DrexEdit @LibrarianRyan I am! And I will! 😊 👍 4y
Bradleygirl preordered the sequel ✨ 4y
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Anna from Gustine
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A book infused with pagan atmosphere and the sense of being in the depths of a lush and ancient forest. The setting and the writing are lovely. However, I couldn't really bond with the characters. The book is only 100 pages so they felt a bit underdeveloped. I couldn't understand decisions that seemed too sudden without enough buildup. Wonderful concept, but maybe it should have been longer? Great cover, though.

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LaraS
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This is one of those sit in the sunshine kind of reads that goes by quick and focuses on characters. The Wild Man of the woods runs into the new owner of Greenhollow Hall. Lovely writing with some magic and myth thrown in.

Some SERIOUS cover love for this one. 💚 🌿 💚

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LaraS
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Reading a book about a magical forrest while paddling my canoe. Happy Canada Day, y‘all! 🛶 🍁

AmyG Gorgeous picture! 4y
LaraS @AmyG thanks! ☺️ 4y
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brindille
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#owlsreadathon2020 Potions: A book that's under 150 pages

Who says you can't meet cute boys if you're living in a creepy forest?

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#owlsreadathon #magicalreadathon #magicalreadathon2020

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imyril
Silver in the Wood | Emily Tesh

This is so delightful. I‘m bewitched. I‘m happy screaming. I want to be a practical folklorist 😂

Eos462 The sequel comes out soon! 4y
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Sweetkokoro
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This was a beautiful, dreamy tale of men connected to trees and the myths that sound them. The ancient feel of the myth and the description of the old large man connected to the forest was what really sold this for me. I loved every inch of it.
TBR read 15pts 1 pt =16pts
#wintergames #elfies

BookmarkTavern That sounds amazing! 4y
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EliNeedsMoreShelves
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This delightful fairy tale felt like the perfect story to read as the weather where I live changes to the chill of winter. A short volume that reads almost like a dream, this story of Henry and Tobias, and the lengths they are willing to go to save each other, pulled me fully into its lush, green spell. And Pearl, the forest's best cat. Don't miss this lovely, haunting story about love and loss and choosing to move on. It's a beauty.

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Soscha
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Beautifully-told small but powerful story of the Green Man. Also, love. 👬🌳👨‍❤️‍👨

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jen_hayes7
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Littens, it‘s been awhile, because of a kitten. This is Huey, we welcomed him into our home about 2 weeks ago and he‘s been quite a hilarious handful. At the shelter he was quiet, cuddly and calm; here he is anything but! We love seeing his personality come through, but it hasn‘t left much time for reading. Huey and Lennox are just starting to tolerate longer doses of each other. We are making progress! 🤞🏻#catsoflitsy #huey

Amiable He‘s adorable! 😻 5y
Megabooks He‘s cute!! 5y
LauraJ Aww! I‘d get twice as much reading done without my cats, but I love them to pieces. 5y
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shanaqui Does he spend much time on the bookshelves? :D If so, he's my kinda cat. (My rabbits did that too, until I invested in glass doors. Unfortunately, they don't just admire the books. They nibble them.) 5y
jen_hayes7 Thank you so much, @Amiable and @Megabooks !!! 5y
jen_hayes7 @LauraJ So true!! I‘m right there with you. Today he actually sat by me while I read. Caturday Win!! 5y
jen_hayes7 @shanaqui Haha, he has been!! Not as much since he‘s gained free reign of the house, so we‘ll see if he goes back to them as a fave spot. I love that your rabbits did too and I‘m glad this far Huey hasn‘t realized he could also gnaw on the books!! 5y
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CharissaWeaksAuthor
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This isn‘t what I‘m supposed to be reading 😬 but I kinda took a look at page one and now I can‘t stop. 🤷🏻‍♀️ So good. Update: I really loved the premise and characters but I didn‘t realize this was a novella, and oh how I wanted the story to be longer and slower. Sigh. Still recommend if you‘re looking for a short fantasy read.

Cathythoughts Beautiful cover 5y
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CharissaWeaksAuthor
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YAY. I‘m excited about this one.

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Briary
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Yay yay this is finally out today!

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shanaqui
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ARC received from Netgalley for review!

I rather enjoyed this folkloric queer retelling. It was fairly predictable in outcome to me, but I enjoyed the journey all the same. Silver's mother is awesome.

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llwheeler
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Uh yes please sign me up for pretty much anything described as myth but gayer!

(Why I should check twitter every once in a while, Exhibit A. Hadn't heard of this and it sounds fabulous. Not out til June, it looks like.)

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