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Barbara Barnett

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Chicago, The United States

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Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction

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Philip K. Dick, Ray Bradbury, Franz Kafka, Charlotte Bronte

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Barbara Barnett is Publisher/Executive Editor of Blogcritics, (blogcritics.org) an Internet magazine of pop culture, politics and more, for which she has also contributed nearly 1,000 essays, reviews, and interviews over the past decade. Her book on the TV series House, M.D., Chasing Zebras is a quintessential guide to the themes, characters and episodes of the hit show.

She is an accomplished speaker, an annual favorite at MENSA's HalloWEEM convention, where she has spoken to standing room crowds on subjects as diverse as "The Byronic Hero in Pop Culture," "The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes," "The Hidden History of Science Fiction," and "Our Passion for Disaster (Movies)." ...more

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	The Apothecary's Curse 3.83 avg rating — 214 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Chasing Zebras: The Unofficial Guide to House, M.D. 4.01 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 2010 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Alchemy of Glass 4.19 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	House, M.D.: The Unofficial Guide to Season Seven 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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(Re)-Introducing the ‘Let’s Talk TV’ Podcast

Do you need an escape from the crazy? Then you need the Let’s Talk TV: Pop Culture with a Political Eye Podcast.

“What? Another podcast? I already can’t keep up with what I’ve got on my phone!” Well, this one’s different–or at least we think it is. We’ll combine series TV with politics, and shake out our 2024 anxiety.

So, get away from the chaos and grab a pop-culture latte for conversation, interv

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Well Met: Renaissance Faires and the American Counterculture

by Rachel Lee Rubin

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The Holiness of Doubt: A Journey Through the Questions of the Torah

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Fodor's European Cruise Ports of Call: Top Cruise Ports in the Mediterranean, Aegean, and Northern Europe (Full-color Travel Guide)

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