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Kimberly van Ginkel

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Kimberly Van Ginkel is 5th-generation Iowan. Her meandering career path has included TV Programmer, Newspaper Webmaster, and Printing CIO. She divvies up her time between gaming, coding, researching, logic puzzles, crocheting, staring into the abyss, baking cookies, and a flagrant lack of exercise.

She lives in the Midwest with her husband and two children.

Follow her at kimberlyvanginkel.com or @VanGinkelAuthor

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Kimberly van Ginkel I am currently learning about early automobile manufacturing, particularly the 1900-1920 period. It's fascinating to me, though I don't know much abou…moreI am currently learning about early automobile manufacturing, particularly the 1900-1920 period. It's fascinating to me, though I don't know much about engines yet.

I'm also trying to learn as much as possible about interesting flora and fauna of the early 1800s America, and the way they may have mutated if humans weren't taking over the land.(less)
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The Adventure Zone Vol.1 by Clint McElroy
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I stumbled across this book and bought it, but decided to listen to the podcast first. That is definitely the correct order to do it, as I was able to hear the players fumbling through their first adventure together and get a feel for their voices. T ...more
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1632 by Eric Flint
"I read this book about 15 years ago. For the year 2022, I decided to take a step back and reread a bunch of things. I always enjoyed alternative history/time travel stories, and seeing the huge amount of sequels that have been written for 1632, I dov" Read more of this review »
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"I picked up 1632 over twenty years ago because I was obsessed with the Thirty Years War at the time and curious to see how the author handled the theme in a science fiction setting. The plot involves a small American town transported back in time to " Read more of this review »
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Worth all the hype! I've been seeing this cover everywhere and put off trying it. Now I wish I could read it again for the first time. I was so invested in the characters. Please give us more romances like these, with intelligent leads who are also s ...more
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This, by far, is the best entry in the Star Wars extended universe. Zahn adds depth to both the characters and the actions of the original trilogy. Further, he has the audacity to introduce entirely new characters and species that are every bit as me ...more
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