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Sunday Post – 4/27/2025

We had a quiet Easter and took several evening walks during the week. The week ended with rain showers and a virtual conference.

Also, a look back at this week’s writing, reading, reviews, and blog posts, plus the weekly book haul!

Independent Bookstore Day; Trump administration attacks on books, libraries; Hugo and Clarke Awards; saving poet William Wordsworth’s home; Tey’s “The Daughter of Time”; and other cool and interesting links.

Easter Sunday Post – 4/20/2025

Happy Easter to all who celebrate! I had a good week in some ways, but also received some sad news.

Also, a look back at this week’s reading, reviews, and blog posts, plus the weekly book haul!

The Martian Contingency, by Mary Robinette Kowal

I loved returning to the Lady Astronaut universe after several years. This installment looks at the Second Mars Expedition, and the start of the permanent colony. Elma York is back as the first-person narrator, and this book brings her arc to a satisfying point, if not the end of her adventures.

Sunday Post – 4/13/2025

Walks, several bird sightings, and a new Owlcrate book were the highlights of my week.

Also, a look back at this week’s reading, listening, and blog posts, plus the weekly book haul!

Sunday Post – 4/06/2025

Walks in the neighborhood, a haircut, and three productive meetings were highlights of this week.

Also, a look back at this week’s reading, reviews, and blog posts, plus the weekly book haul!

News & Notes – 4/05/2025

News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, and other cool stuff. NOTE on paywalls: Publisher’s Weekly and The Guardian may require you to sign up for a free account in order to read their content. Both The New York Times and the Washington Post have… Read more »

Monthly Wrap-Up — March 2025

A quick look at what I read, what I reviewed, and the state of my challenges and resolutions.

Ten Books You’d be a Fool Not to Read

For this week’s Top Ten Tuesday, I offer ten books I think you would really be a fool to miss out on.

The Blonde Identity, by Ally Carter

Rom-com meets action-adventure spy novel in The Blonde Identity. It’s full of danger, chase scenes, and action sequences, but it’s also funny and sexy and frothy in all the right ways. And it hits some familiar romance and spy novel tropes in ways that somehow feel comfortingly familiar and fresh at the same time.