Tag: book lists

Top 10 Books on My Spring 2024 TBR

The 10 books I most want (or need) to read this spring.

News & Notes – 2/17/2024

This week’s links include: more on the Hugo Awards controversy; OpenAI lawsuits; Balzer + Bray moves to MacMillan; fantasy and romantasy explained; GenZ turns to physical books & libraries; diversity in romance; book banning (again); a fiction piece about a fearsome giant snail; a fantastic review of Laurie R. King’s Mary Russell mystery series; and more.

Ten Quick Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books To Read When Time Is Short

A list of adult novellas and relatively short YA or middle-grade novels, great for reading when you don’t have a lot of time but want something really good.

News & Notes – 2/03/2024

This week’s links include: Babel and the Hugo Awards controversy; book banning news; an author’s creepy TikTok request; ABA closing headquarters; Gen Z rediscovers public libraries; grappling with Robert Burns’s legacy; rise of romantasy; plus a wonderful free short story and several book lists

Top Ten New-To-Me Authors I Discovered in 2023

I wish I had been better about reviewing last year, because I read some wonderful new-to-me authors! I hope to get around to reviewing some of them this year… which might require a reread.

Books I Meant to Read in 2023 but Didn’t Get Around To

I hope to read most of these in 2024. Some are ARCs, but others are books I just really wanted to read, but didn’t have access to in 2023. In some cases, I’m on the hold list at the library, so it’s just a question of when my holds come in.

News & Notes – 1/13/2023

This week’s links include: lots of book banning and library news; ChatGPT and copyrighted materials; Tor.com rebrands; indie bookstore given to new owner; the ethics of biofiction; Ranger’s Apprentice series to get TV adaptation; plus reading challenges to check out, and more

My Most Anticipated New Releases: January–June 2024

This week’s topic is Most Anticipated Books Releasing in the First Half of 2024.

My Favorite Books of 2023

My Favorite Books of 2023: I had very few 5-star books this year, but quite a few 4.5-star and 4-star books. I limited this list to books I read for the first time this year. I also decided not to base the list entirely on the number of stars I gave each book at the time I read it. Instead, the books on this list are the ones that shine brightest in my memory at the end of the year.