Author: Lark_Bookwyrm

The Teller of Small Fortunes, by Julie Leong

I loved The Teller of Small Tales, Julie Leong’s debut novel. It’s a cozy quest fantasy with a found-family vibe, set in a vaguely British renaissance-era world.

Monthly Wrap-Up — January 2025

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

2024 Releases I Was Excited About But Still Haven’t Read

Top Ten Tuesday: Ten 2024 books I was really excited to read, but either I never got hold of a copy, or I never got around to reading them.

Sunday Post – 2/02/2024

It’s been an exhausting and disheartening week on the news front, but we have made some progress on the redecorating.

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

News & Notes – 2/01/2025

DOE denies book bans exist; Neil Gaiman scandal; publisher supports anti-child-marriage campaign; S&S no longer requires blurbs; and links to other book-related posts.

Buried Deep and Other Stories, by Naomi Novik

Naomi Novik’s Buried Deep and Other Stories is a stellar collection of short fiction that displays all of her skill as a writer as well as the breadth of her imagination. I read it slowly, savoring each story.

Ten New-to-Me Authors I Discovered in 2024

To tell the truth, I wasn’t very adventurous with my reading in 2024. I only read 14 new-to-me authors all year. Still, all of them were fun and/or interesting, and I will be following up on several of them to see what else they write.

It’s All A Game, by Tristan Donovan

It’s All a Game starts off with the ancient games of senet, the “royal game of Ur”, and the many forms of mancala, then delves into a truncated history of chess before moving on to the board games many of us grew up playing.

Sunday Post – 1/26/2024

The news this week has been terrible, so I focused on making home a comforting place to be.

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

News & Notes – 1/25/2025

LA fires, book bans, library news, romancelandia becomes political (it has been for a while!), escapism in books, TBRCon, Microsoft 365’s AI “CoPilot”, and bookish more news and links.