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I'm the Curator of Rare Books and Special Collections at Northern Illinois University. I manage popular culture special collections that include the papers of over 50 SF authors, and significant collections of dime novels, comics, and popular historical children’s literature. I also teach a Special Collections course as an adjunct at San Jose State University.

I'm also a Hugo Award-winning editor and podcaster. I co-edited the Hugo award-winning book Chicks Dig Time Lords, Whedonistas, and the forthcoming Chicks Dig Comics, all from Mad Norwegian Press. I have contributed essays to several other books as well. I am the current Editor-in-Chief of Apex Magazine, the moderator for the Hugo award-winning SF Squeecast podcast, and a contributor t...more

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Saturday brought us Mark Gatiss’ sophomoreseries 7b story. Savvy? Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Tansy as we cover “The Crimson Horror.” One of us really didn’t like it, and it may not be who you expect. See who thinks what about the Victorian trio. Find out who doesn’t know whoThe Wigglesare. Marvel that Erika bought aDoctor Whoaudio. And if you’re like Lynne when she’s not on the episode, yell at...

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	Chicks Dig Time Lords: A Celebration of Doctor Who by the Women Who Love It by Lynne M. Thomas (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Tara O'Shea (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Catherynne M. Valente (Goodreads Author) 3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 377 ratings — published 2010	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Whedonistas!: A Celebration of the Worlds of Joss Whedon by the Women Who Love Them by Lynne M. Thomas (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Deborah Stanish (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Seanan McGuire (Goodreads Author) 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 124 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chicks Dig Comics: A Celebration of Comic Books by the Women Who Love Them by Lynne M. Thomas (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Sigrid Ellis (Editor), Seanan McGuire (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Special Collections 2.0: New Technologies for Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Archival Collections by Lynne M. Thomas (Goodreads Author), Beth Whittaker 3.4 of 5 stars 3.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2009	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Apex Magazine #43, December 2012 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Apex Magazine - Issue 41, October 2012 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Glitter and Mayhem by Lynne M. Thomas (Goodreads Author) (Editor), John Klima (Editor), Michael Damian Thomas (Editor) 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Apex Magazine Issue 44 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Apex Magazine Issue 47 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bone Key by Sarah Monette, Lynne M. Thomas (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 418 ratings — published 2007 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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From Dead to Worse (Sookie Stackhouse, #8)

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