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		<title>A new job, upcoming travel, and recent reading</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 04:35:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know updates have been few and far between lately, but that&#8217;s because a lot has been going on in my offline life that&#8217;s demanded my attention. Last week I accepted a new job as Youth Services Librarian for Pierce County Library System (WA), starting in mid-July.  I will miss my colleagues and community [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2011 GGNFT Nominations Updated</title>
		<link>http://joykim.net/posts/2011-ggnft-nominations-updated/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:38:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Graphic Novels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manga]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The list of official nominations for the 2011 Great Graphic Novels for Teens list from YALSA has just been updated! 
I&#8217;m lucky enough to be on the committee this year, but you don&#8217;t have to be on the committee or even a librarian to nominate a title. Please help us discover great new books! To [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Puppets and pirates</title>
		<link>http://joykim.net/posts/puppets-and-pirates/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:16:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Seinen Manga]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This afternoon I read volume 3 of Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service by Otsuka Eiji and Yamazaki Housui while sitting in one of my favorite neighborhood cafes. This series is another that reminds me that first impressions of manga series are not always reliable. I was not particularly impressed when I read volume 1 back in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scene stealers in manga</title>
		<link>http://joykim.net/posts/scene-stealers-in-manga/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:10:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shōjo Manga]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week marked the return of Shiho Sugiura&#8217;s Silver Diamond to Tokyopop&#8217;s publication schedule, and that is a reason for much rejoicing. It has been almost a full year since US readers got a new volume of this underappreciated sh&#333;jo gem, which combines an interesting fantasy premise with warm, funny character moments. I wrote a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ten titles to watch for in 2010</title>
		<link>http://joykim.net/posts/ten-titles-to-watch-for-in-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:09:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Graphic Novels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seinen Manga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shōjo Manga]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone else did their list of what they&#8217;re looking forward to in January, but let&#8217;s just pretend I&#8217;m doing this for Lunar New Year! In the interests of brevity, I&#8217;m limiting myself to sequential art series or standalone titles being published in the US for the first time in 2010 and significant reissues. 

Arikawa, Hiro. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two series by Hidaka Banri</title>
		<link>http://joykim.net/posts/two-series-by-hidaka-banri/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 05:56:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shōjo Manga]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This month I&#8217;ve read volumes from two different series by Hidaka Banri&#8211;I Hate You More than Anyone (vols. 1 and 2) and V. B. Rose (vol. 1 only)&#185;&#8211;mostly thanks to the recs of various folks in the manga blogging &#8216;verse. Hidaka&#8217;s work had been on my to-read list for a while anyway, but last month&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Women warriors and the male gaze in Claymore</title>
		<link>http://joykim.net/posts/women-warriors-and-the-male-gaze-in-claymore/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:07:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fifteen volumes in, I'm ridiculously fond of Claymore's women warriors, but I still have a sneaking suspicion that Yagi's target audience does not necessarily include me.]]></description>
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		<title>What I&#8217;m Reading: Ouran High School Host Club, vol. 13</title>
		<link>http://joykim.net/posts/what-im-reading-ouran-high-school-host-club-vol-13/</link>
		<comments>http://joykim.net/posts/what-im-reading-ouran-high-school-host-club-vol-13/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 09:07:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shōjo Manga]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[["What I'm Reading" posts are not intended to be formal reviews and generally contain spoilers for the book under discussion after the jump. Readers beware!]
A few days ago I finally sat down with volume 13 of Ouran High School Host Club, which I&#8217;ve been saving up as a special treat. Ouran is a comfort read [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Female friendship in shōjo manga</title>
		<link>http://joykim.net/posts/female-friendship-in-shojo-manga/</link>
		<comments>http://joykim.net/posts/female-friendship-in-shojo-manga/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:14:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recommended Series]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shōjo Manga]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Over on Twitter today, Sean Gaffney (@Toukochan) of A Case Suitable for Treatment  observed that many sh&#333;jo series have the situation &#8220;heroine hated by all female classmates, has male friends.&#8221; In response, I remarked that I have limited patience for sh&#333;jo manga that do not value female friendship. David Welsh (@PreCur) of The Manga [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kawase, Natsuna: The Lapis Lazuli Crown, vol. 1</title>
		<link>http://joykim.net/posts/kawase-natsuna-the-lapis-lazuli-crown-vol-1/</link>
		<comments>http://joykim.net/posts/kawase-natsuna-the-lapis-lazuli-crown-vol-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:31:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Manga Reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shōjo Manga]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Lapis Lazuli Crown, vol. 1
Story and art by Natsuna Kawase
Translation and adaptation by Sheldon Drzka
CMX Manga, 2009
Original Japanese edition: Hakusensha, 2004
ISBN-13: 978-1401221201
Paperback $9.99
Like many people in the kingdom of Savarin, Miel has been born with magical power. Unfortunately, she has not been able to master her ability. Her sister, Sara, is the overachieving genius [...]]]></description>
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