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 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 »
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.
The 10 books I most want (or need) to read this spring.
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!
A quick look at what I read, what I reviewed, and the state of my challenges and resolutions.
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.
I set up the follow-up appointment for my wrist, but they can’t see me until early this week. Meanwhile, Mr. Bookwyrm has done a great job picking up all the things I can’t do one-handed, including driving, cooking, and doing the dishes. As I suspected, I didn’t get much blogging done, because it’s been frustrating working on the computer.
Also, a look back at this week’s reading and blog posts, plus the weekly book haul!
Mr. Bookworm was on travel all week. My week was much as usual, until I fell on Friday and injured my wrist.
Also, a look back at this week’s reading and blog posts, plus the weekly book haul!
Meetings, decluttering, and contacting contractors about some needed repairs/remodeling took up most of my week. Writing didn’t happen, but I did get some spinning in.
Also, a look back at this week’s reading and blog posts, plus the weekly book haul!
