Author: Lark_Bookwyrm

Easter Sunday Post – 3/31/2024

What I’ve been doing, reading, watching, and listening to in the past week… on the blog and in real life.

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

I’m Signing Up for COYER Unwind, Chapt. 2

I’m signing up for COYER Unwind, Chapter 2 This chapter of COYER Unwind runs from April 1 through June 30, 2024. You can read about COYER Unwind generally here, and sign up for the Spring chapter at the link below. My goal is to read and review 10 books between… Read more »

A Short History of the World According to Sheep, by Sally Coulthard

I loved Sally Coulthard’s A Short History of the World According to Sheep! As a fiber crafter and life-long history buff, I found the book fascinating, well-researched, and entertaining. Coulthard explores the ways in which sheep have both shaped and been shaped by human civilization, from our first domestication of the animals to today.

Sunday Post – 3/24/2024

I actually managed to do a little one-handed cooking this week. And I was finally able to sort out what was keeping the Backlist Review Challenge review linky page from posting, and put together my 2024 personal reading challenge tracking page.

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

News & Notes – 3/23/2024

News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, and other cool stuff Literary Losses Vernor Vinge, 5-time Hugo Award-winning science fiction writer who popularized the concepts of both cyberspace and a coming tech or AI singularity, died on… Read more »

Flash, by Jayne Ann Krentz

Fun, but not memorable
I enjoyed Flash, but I don’t think it’s going on my list of favorite Krentz books. I had read it 12 or 15 years ago, and had forgotten literally everything about it, which tells you something right there.

Top 10 Books on My Spring 2024 TBR

The 10 books I most want (or need) to read this spring.

Sunday Post – 3/17/2024

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! My wrist continues to heal. We had a minor emergency midweek. Other than that, it hasn’t been a memorable or particularly productive week.

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

Monthly Wrap-Up – February 2024

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

Nuts and Bolts: Seven Small Inventions That Changed the World in a Big Way, by Roma Agrawal

In Nuts and Bolts: Seven Small Inventions That Changed the World in a Big Way, Roma Agrawal argues that the humble nail, wheel, spring, magnet, pump, lens, and string are fundamental engineering inventions upon which most of our modern technology depends. I found it fascinating to explore with her the various applications of these inventions throughout history and see how widely they are used today — often in unexpected ways.