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Sunday Post – 5/11/2025

Happy Mother’s Day! I enjoyed the cool spring weather this week, had a great fiber guild meeting, and got a shingles vaccine.

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

Monthly Wrap-Up — April 2025

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

Authors Who Live(d) in Virginia

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. The meme was originally the brainchild of The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Authors Who Live in My State/Country. Authors Who Live(d) in Virginia Alphabetically by last name, here are 10 authors whose name you… Read more »

Sunday Post – 5/04/2025

Temperatures are heating up, my exercising slowed down, and my indexing work took most of my time. Oh, and we sold a few things at a yard sale.

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

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!

News & Notes – 4/26/2025

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.