The Sunday Post is hosted by the wonderful Kimberly, the Caffeinated Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news, recap the past week, take a look ahead, and showcase our new treasures—I mean books!
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This week I’m also participating in The Sunday Salon hosted by Deb at Readerbuzz, and Stacking the Shelves hosted by Marlene at Reading Reality.
Last Week
In real life: I’m still working pretty much around the clock. I did get out to cast my vote on Tuesday. And yesterday I went to my fiber guild meeting, where I taught a quick craft making little pompom gnomes. (We try to keep things light and easy in November!)
Writing accountability: Between the time demands of work and the stress thereof, I haven’t written since the fourth day of NaNoWriMo. I do plan to start writing once I get this project turned in.
Recent Posts
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![Book cover: Hearts and Swords (4 novellas in the Celta's Heartmates series), by Robin D. Owens](https://bookwyrmshoard.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Owens_RobinD_CeltasHeartmates_novellas_HeartsAndSwords_Kindle.jpg)
- Sunday Post – 11/05/2023
- Hearts and Swords, by Robin D. Owens – review
- Sunday Post – 11/12/2023 – this post
Looking Ahead
- 2023 HoHoHo Readathon
- (probably nothing else until I finish this job)
- Sunday Post – 11/19/2023
What I’ve Been Reading/Watching
![Book cover: The Perfect Poison (Arcane Society, book #6), by Amanda Quick](https://bookwyrmshoard.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Quick_Amanda_ArcaneSociety-06_ThePerfectPoison_Kindle.jpg)
![Book cover: Fired Up, by Jayne Ann Krentz](https://bookwyrmshoard.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Krentz_JayneAnne_ArcaneSociety-07_Dreamlight-01_FiredUp_HC.jpg)
![Book cover: Burning Lamp (Arcane Society, book #8), by Amanda Quick](https://bookwyrmshoard.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Quick_Amanda_ArcaneSociety-08_BurningLamp_Kindle.jpg)
![Book cover: Midnight Crystal, by Jayne Castle (Arcane Society, book #9; Dreamlight Trilogy, book #3; Ghost Hunters/Harmony series, book #7)](https://bookwyrmshoard.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Castle_Jayne_Arcane-09_Harmony-07_Dreamlight-03_MidnightCrystal_Kindle.jpg)
![Book title: In Too Deep, by Jayne Ann Krentz (Arcane Society, book #10; Looking Glass Trilogy, book #1)](https://bookwyrmshoard.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Krentz_JayneAnn_ArcaneSociety-10_InTooDeep_Kindle-1.jpg)
![Book cover: Quicksilver, by Amanda Quick. (Arcane Society, book #11; Looking Glass Trilogy, book #2)](https://bookwyrmshoard.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Quick_Amanda_ArcaneSociety-11_LookingGlassTrilogy-02_Quicksilver_Kindle.jpg)
Reading: I continued rereading the Arcane Society novels: The Perfect Poison, Fired Up, Burning Lamp, Midnight Crystal, In Too Deep, and Quicksilver. Mostly I’m reading them in the middle of the night, when I can’t sleep. As I mentioned last week, they are quick reads, and because I’ve read them before, I find them easier to put down once I finally get sleepy. (They weren’t easy to put down the first time I read them, though! I inhaled most of them in one or two sittings, the first time through.)
I didn’t get a chance to finish the new Percy Jackson book, The Chalice of the Gods (Rick Riordan), not because I wasn’t enjoying it, but because I can’t read physical books in the dark (see above regarding reading at night when I can’t sleep.) And unfortunately, I had to return it to the library unfinished, because there are a ton of people on the waiting list after me.
Listening to: I’m almost finished with Season 7 of the Writing Excuses podcast.
Playing: Only occasionally: Wordle, Connections, and the NYT Spelling Bee, and a little bit of Pokémon Go.
Watching: Nothing; I haven’t had the time.
Added to the Hoard
Library Books
![Book cover: Christmas at the Shelter Inn, by RaeAnne Thayne](https://bookwyrmshoard.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Thayne_RaeAnne_ChristmasAtTheShelterInn_PB.jpg)
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Library books: Christmas at the Shelter Inn; Chaos Terminal
Gifted
Robin gave me Bookshops & Bonedust for my birthday, and it arrived on Wednesday! I can’t wait to read it!
Purchased or Free (Kindle, print, or audio)
![Book cover: Dearest (Woodcutter Sisters, book #3), by Alethea Kontis](https://bookwyrmshoard.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Kontis_Alethea_WoodcutterSisters-03_Dearest.jpg)
![Book cover: The Bookbinder (former titled "The Bookbinder of Jericho"), by Pip Williams](https://bookwyrmshoard.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Williams_Pip_TheBookbinder_aka-TheBookBinderOfJericho_Kindle.jpg)
![Book cover: The Early Cases of Hercule Poirot, by Agatha Christie](https://bookwyrmshoard.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Christie_Agatha_Poirot-SS-collection_TheEarlyCasesOfHerculePoirot_Kindle.jpg)
![Book cover: Remember Me, by Mary Balogh](https://bookwyrmshoard.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Balogh_Mary_Ravenswood-02_RememberMe.jpg)
![](https://bookwyrmshoard.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Lake_Celia_LandMysteries-05_IllusionOfABoar_450x304.jpg)
![](https://bookwyrmshoard.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Quick_Amanda_ArcaneSociety-11_LookingGlassTrilogy-02_Quicksilver_Kindle.jpg)
Print:
Kindle: Free: On sale: Dearest; The Bookbinder; The Early Cases of Hercule Poirot; Remember Me; The Wolves of Willoughby Chase. (The last, to my delight, contains the original illustrations!) Full price: Illusion of a Boar; Quicksilver
(Click title for Goodreads page or my review.)
Anne - Books of My Heart
I hope your project finishes smoothy so you can get more balance in activities. I really enjoyed Chaos Terminal.
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Lark_Bookwyrm
Me, too! Thank you for stopping by.
sjhigbee
I know what you mean about needing quick and relatively easy reads in the middle of the night! And I’ve recently finished Bookshops & Bonedust – I hope you enjoy it as much as I did:)). Have a great week.
Lark_Bookwyrm
I’ve had a fair bit of insomnia recently — probably the work stress combined with the change of seasons and going back on Standard Time. And while I can’t wait to start B&B, I know I won’t want to stop once I do!
Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer
Bookshops & Bonedust was wonderful. Enjoy! I love your gnome. So clever.
Lark_Bookwyrm
Thanks! Can’t wait to read B&B.
Anne@HeadFullofBooks
The pom-pom gnome is adorable. Is the pattern online?
What a pile of books! Have fun reading them.
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Lark_Bookwyrm
There are several tutorials online. I used two (links below) to learn how, but wrote up my own Powerpoint tutorial with photos, for the Guild meeting.
https://www.themakeyourownzone.com/yarn-pom-pom-gnome-ornaments/
https://hootshack.com/how-to-make-yarn-gnomes/
Yvonne @ Socrates Book Reviews
Some great looking books on your stack. I haven’t read Amanda Quick/Jayne Krentz in a long time but I always loved her books.
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Lark_Bookwyrm
She’s always fun!
Deb Nance at Readerbuzz
Even if it is just a paragraph, I’m trying to write a little every day and add it to my NaNoWriMo totals. Good luck to you!
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Lark_Bookwyrm
That was my plan originally, but I’m finding that I have no mental energy/focus left by the end of the day… and I can’t afford to do it at the start of the day. Best of luck to you!
Nicole @ BookWyrm Knits
I hope you get the current job under wraps soon so that you have a bit more breathing space! That pompom gnome is adorable.![My Profile](https://bookwyrmshoard.com/wp-content/plugins/commentluv/images/littleheartplus.png)
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Katherine
I love the Pompom gnome! That’s adorable. I’m trying to figure out what my reading priorities are for 2024 and I’m thinking of doing some kind of Krentz/Quick binge reading along with some other things. I hope you’re having a great week!![My Profile](https://bookwyrmshoard.com/wp-content/plugins/commentluv/images/littleheartplus.png)
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La La in the Library
When does your work project end? I hope you get some time to breathe soon. 😯
I love the cover for Chaos Terminal. 📘
I requested Bookshops and Bonedust on both NetGalley and Edelweiss and was turned down both places. *raspberries* I requested that my library purchase the ebook, and I keep checking Hoopla for it. I also added it to my Kindle wishlist, so I will know if it goes on sale. I’ll be looking out for your review. 📙
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Lark_Bookwyrm
With luck (and perseverance), I can turn in my project early next week — just in time to start Thanksgiving prep. Then I’m basically free until January.
I hope you can get hold of a copy of Bookshops & Bonedust!
vidya
that gnome looks adorable!! do you have the instructions for those somewhere? and all the books on your list today are tempting me.. been a while since i read either Jayne Anne Krentz or Amanda Quick .. so need to pick one of those soon..
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Lydia
That little Pom Pom gnome is adorable!