Forced to post yet again despite the comfy couch, big old book, and cup of crabby green tea (too lazy to go see what the proper name is) by Pinky‘s rather exciting news from the Lit Blog Coop announcing that Skinny Dipping in the Lake of the Dead is one of three Read This! So at some point this spring all the lit bloggers who take part in the LBC will be talking about these books on their own blogs and at LBC central. Skinny Dipping in the Lake of the Dead is a fantastic book on many levels and an incredibly strong debut collection.