Bookish News Amazon Makes ‘Climate Pledge’ As Workers Plan Walkout (NPR; see also Amazon’s press release) 2019 National Book Award Longlists Announced (Publishers Weekly) Tonga to open first public library system with thousands of books donated from NZ (RNZ) Worth Reading/Viewing Margaret Atwood: ‘For a long time we were moving… Read more »
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain Narrator: Käthe Mazur Published by Crown, Random House Audio on Jan. 24, 2012 Genres: Nonfiction Format: Audiobook Source: the library Purchase: Amazon | Bookshop | Barnes & Noble | Audible Add to Goodreads At least… September 19, 2019 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 5
WIP Wednesday (for “Work In Progress”) is a meme where we share our current fibery projects. It was started by Nicole @ Book-Wyrm-Knits, who also reviews books at book-wyrm-reads. Spinning I finished spinning and plying the Black Welsh Mountain wool. The fleece is a brownish or reddish black, which is the sheep’s natural color…. Read more »
The Sunday Post is hosted by the wonderful Kimberly, the Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news, recap the past week, take a look ahead, and showcase our new treasures—I mean books! Last Week It was a fairly uneventful week, focused mostly on work (indexing) and planning music… Read more »
News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, and other cool stuff Book News Libraries and Archivists Are Scanning and Uploading Books That Are Secretly in the Public Domain (Vice.com) Tennessee School Bans Harry Potter Books Because the… Read more »
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. The meme was originally the brainchild of The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Top Ten Books. Books On My TBR I’ve Been Avoiding Time’s Convert by Deborah Harkness. I’ve had this since I went… Read more »
The Sunday Post is hosted by the wonderful Kimberly, the Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news, recap the past week, take a look ahead, and showcase our new treasures—I mean books! This week, I’m also linking to Stacking the Shelves (hosted by Tynga’s Reviews) and It’s Monday!… Read more »
News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, and other cool stuff Book News Indie Booksellers Incensed as Amazon Breaks [Margaret Atwood] ‘Testaments’ Embargo (Publishers Weekly; also NPR if you prefer to listen) You can read an “exclusive first… Read more »
September Books I’m Excited About The Harp of Kings by Juliet Marillier (9/03/2019) – Marillier is a fantastic writer of richly-imagined fantasy, best known for her Sevenwaters series. Many of her books are set in an early-medieval analog of Ireland, where magic is real and Christianity is either absent… Read more »
Challenge Update through Aug. 31, 2019 I’ve read or reread 149 books this year so far, putting me 23 books ahead for my Goodreads Reading Challenge. I’ve read 13 of 20 books for the Backlist Reader Challenge, but only reviewed two of them so far. For the Audiobook Challenge 2019, I’ve listened… Read more »
