are you a NOC?

NOC stands for Nerd of Color–and if you answered yes to that question (or even if you didn't), I hope you'll read this interesting article by Bao Phi (thanks to Claire for posting it on CBS).  Yesterday as I lay on the couch coming out of my post-migraine fog, I found myself hoping that Lord of the Rings was somehow available online.  I needed a Frodo fix, and some days it's just like that…

What I've written less about is the books I gravitated towards: books about mythological monsters...