I played for the first time last year, after listing to the Adventure Zone podcast. I happened to have a friend who had played in college, so he set up a group with a few others, and we've been playing relatively regularly ever since. My character is a Halfling Rogue (I'd watched The Hobbit right be...

Title of the book : Frederica (1965) Author : Georgette Heyer Series : No Genres : Regency romance, comedy of manners, historical fiction Short summary of the story : Frederica is the eldest sister of a clutch of siblings, and with no parents to help her see them well-established, she decides to ca...

I hadn't really kept up with any news, so I had no idea if people suspected that a new Elder Scrolls was coming!! To be honest, I've played a lot of Skyrim , but I doubt that I've seen all of the things they've managed to squeeze into it. Along with GTA V , I'm pretty sure Skyrim has the most replay...

Title of the book : A Visit from the Goon Squad Author : Jennifer Egan Series : No Genres : Literary fiction*, character study *While this book is definitely literary fiction (it won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Literature), I would hesitate to recommend it to readers younger than high-school age. S...

Title of the book : Black Sheep (1966) Author : Georgette Heyer Series : No Genres : Regency romance, comedy of manners, historical fiction Short summary of the story : Having reached the age of 28 without finding a gentleman who could inspire anything beyond friendly cordiality, the wealthy and at...

Name of the author : Georgette Heyer Main genre : Regency romance (non-explicit), comedy of manners Main audience : All ages, but clearly directed at a female readership Main books : The Grand Sophy (1950), Frederica (1965), The Nonesuch (1962) Short summary of the author : Georgette Heyer authored...

I think part of what makes defining a "classic" so trick to pin down is that in most cases, a classic is something in which readers can still find something of themselves or their society, even if they are several generations removed. To go off Shiloh's example, I love Emma because even though the s...

Since E3 is coming up (I think it technically starts on June 9th, but the actual meat of the announcements don't start until June 12th), I wanted to take the chance to gush about what I think is the most interesting upcoming game and to hear what other HOLers are excited about. Death Stranding (PS4)...

I'm so excited to be joining the book club just in time for Howl ! I read it a few years ago after seeing the animated movie, and I remember loving Jones' imagination and sense of humor. Sophie was even more lovable in book form, so I'm looking forward to refreshing my memory. Sophie's character has...