Author: Lark_Bookwyrm

Sunday Post – 4/27/2025

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!

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News & Notes – 4/26/2025

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.

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The Martian Contingency, by Mary Robinette Kowal

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.

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Sunday Post – 4/06/2025

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!

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News & Notes – 4/05/2025

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 »

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The Blonde Identity, by Ally Carter

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.

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