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Several months ago, while drafting my proposals for grad studies, the concept for a bibliophile-centered series first crossed my mind. When I reflected on how I might personalize the series (i.e. aside from reviews), I thought it might be useful for tracking how our home library would grow over the year – or be impacted by grad studies. I wondered which sections would expand most, for example. This month’s instalment of Dead...

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By any meaningful standard, April has been an incredibly productive month here at Sophrosyne Radical. Obviously, switching over to a new theme has been quite a process. All sorts of bugs and hiccups had to be squashed or resolved, and yet many tasks remain. Some plugins have been deleted and others have been added – hopefully adding critical functionalities. Bells and whistles are fine, but if the content isn’t worth...

This month’s adoptions follow a familiar pattern of punctuating significant events and taking advantage of good deals when they present themselves. However, there was a bit more foot-work involved this month than typical, as we adopted texts from more places than usual: The Banyen, Chapters, the Vancouver Public Library, and the University of British Columbia. ...