SEAN: This week is about digital favorites hitting print for me, so my joint pick of the week is Ascendance of a Bookworm: Short Story Collection and the latest Tearmoon Empire. MICHELLE: After reading Sean's glowing praise of Sketchy's first volume, I am going to choose the second volume of same this week! ASH: There
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