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Jo Walton

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December 01, 1964

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Jo Walton writes science fiction and fantasy novels and reads a lot and eats great food. It worries her slightly that this is so exactly what she always wanted to do when she grew up. She comes from Wales, but lives in Montreal.

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Average rating: 3.79 · 78,064 ratings · 14,429 reviews · 84 distinct works • Similar authors

	Among Others 3.71 avg rating — 25,819 ratings — published 2011 — 5 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
	The Just City (Thessaly, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 8,413 ratings — published 2015	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
	Tooth and Claw 3.88 avg rating — 7,046 ratings — published 2003 — 31 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
	My Real Children 3.80 avg rating — 6,402 ratings — published 2014 — 5 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
	Farthing (Small Change, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 5,666 ratings — published 2006 — 40 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
	The Philosopher Kings 3.93 avg rating — 3,014 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Ha'penny (Small Change, #2) 3.91 avg rating — 2,620 ratings — published 2007 — 29 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
	Lent 3.99 avg rating — 2,418 ratings — published 2019 — 9 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
	Half a Crown (Small Change, #3) 3.94 avg rating — 2,121 ratings — published 2008	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
	Necessity (Thessaly, #3) 3.94 avg rating — 1,839 ratings — published 2016 — 2 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

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A different way to teach science

When we moved to Montreal, my son was eleven. He happened to find an old, 1920, book in a thrift store called something like Science Today, which was an overview of the cutting edge of science as of 1920, with exciting old black and white photos of things like the first electric streetlights in Canada. It had chapters on different subjects of scientific interest. He started reading it, and asking

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Anna and Her Daughters

by D.E. Stevenson

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Inventing the Enemy: Essays

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A history of story-telling: Studies in the development of narrative

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“It doesn't matter. I have books, new books, and I can bear anything as long as there are books.”
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“There's a sunrise and a sunset every single day, and they're absolutely free. Don't miss so many of them.”
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“I'll belong to libraries wherever I go. Maybe eventually I'll belong to libraries on other planets.”
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Polls

4th Quarter Fantasy - Runoff

Lent by Jo Walton, 382p - Lindsay

5 votes, 45.5%

The Child Thief by Brom, 476p - Kathy

3 votes, 27.3%

The Epic Crush of Genie Lo by F.C. Yee, 310p - Susy

1 vote, 9.1%

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang, 544p - Ashley

1 vote, 9.1%

The Book of Swords by Gardner Dozois, 522p - Silvana (Nov or Dec)

1 vote, 9.1%

The Water of the Wondrous Isles by William Morris, 366p - Vavita

0 votes, 0.0%

Not Even Bones by Rebecca Schaeffer, 368p - Justine

0 votes, 0.0%

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