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Sunday Post – 4/07/2024

I have to spend another month in the wrist brace. We contacted several firms about the work we want done on the house, and estimates are coming in.

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

Inheritance, by Nora Roberts

Inheritance, the first book in Nora Roberts’s Lost Brides trilogy, provides the perfect blend of wish-fulfillment fantasy, friendship, romance, and deliciously spooky atmosphere.

Monthly Wrap-Up – March 2024

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

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.