When going through the posts, etc. I had collected for this week, it felt like this was going to be nothing but a list of lists. Which would�ve been fine, but strange, you know? I did eventually get mostly...
When going through the posts, etc. I had collected for this week, it felt like this was going to be nothing but a list of lists. Which would�ve been fine, but strange, you know? I did eventually get mostly past the lists to some other things. But I�ll warn you now, if you are looking to keep your TBR from exploding, there are several things I linked to today that you�ll want to avoid.
On the other hand, if you�re wanting it to explode with goodness�
Odds �n ends about books and reading that caught my eye this week. You�ve probably seen some/most/all of them, but just in case:
If Not For Libraries: Authors on the Importance of Public Libraries�The New York Public Library put this together earlier this year, and I�m not sure how I missed it until this week.
Five years and 2m copies later, self-published author lands UK book deal�Granted, the overwhelming majority of self-pubbed authors won�t see this kind of success. But doesn�t it make your heart warm to see that some do?
A.I. : In the Age of the Absence of the Author
Why Readers Love Craig Johnson�s Walt Longmire Series �this is a good overview of the series/good intro for those who�ve thought about dipping their toe in.
Before We Go Blog is always a reliable source of good material, but three of the posts the team put up this week caught my eye.
Top Urban Fantasy Series To Get You Hooked on the Genre�I enjoyed (the?) previous version(s?) of this, but this updated one makes me feel positively un-read in the genre.
Top Ten Fantasy Characters That Probably Listen to Taylor Swift�Kudos to them for even coming up with this idea. I�m not a Swiftie (at least not after her second album), but I enjoyed the post
Seven Favorite Cinnamon Rolls in SFF Novels�Is Cinnamon Roll a term I should already be familiar with? Either way, I�m adding it to my vocabulary.
Top 20 Most Recommended Audiobooks of All Time�according to Libro.fm
Another batch of Best of 2023 lists:
Top Five Most Dramatic Twists I Read In 2023�Steven Writes comes up with another good category
10 of My Favorite Reads in 2023�from Pages Unbound�s Krysta
Adam Holcombe provided �A handful of great books, given to you in the form of specialized awards�
FanFiAddict�s A.J. Calvin�s Top 10 Reads of 2023
Favorite Books in 2023�from A Literary Escape
Out of This World SFF�s My Top 10 Reads of 2023!!!
Most Memorable Reads of 2023�from Reading Ladies Book Club
Top 5 Books of 2023�Top 5? As I�m going to demonstrate next week there�s no way I could get things down to 5. My hat�s off to Books are 42 for pulling it off.
Tales from Absurdia�s The Best Books I Read in 2023
Esmay Rosalyne�s Best Surprises of 2023
What Makes a Story Comforting?�another good one from Molly Templeton. I�m also tempted to (somewhat reluctantly) rewatch Grimm.
How to Plan for Your 2024 Reading Challenge �some good advice from NetGalley�s We Are Bookish blog
Backlist Bingo 2024�it�s been a minute since Armed With a Book did a Bingo, this looks fun
Read What You Got�a month-long push to clear up your unread books
The 2024 Booktempter�s TBR Challenge�the last two of these from Runalong the Shelves have proved helpful to me. I�m back for a third go-round.
The Project Backlist Reading Challenge�another good-looking challenge
Bookish Travel: Visiting The 50 US States 2023�what a great idea�
2024 Ultimate Book Blogger / Reader Spreadsheet Template�a great tool for Bloggers and super-organized readers (or those wanting to be)
Quotables: Words that Stuck with me in 2023�I love this annual post (which inspired my monthly posts�that I will get back to!)
This Week�s New Releases that I�m Excited About and/or You�ll Probably See Here Soon:
Sundry Notes of Music: An Almost Memoir by Ian Shane�some of the bigger moments of Shane�s life are described through the filter of important (to him) songs. Humor, love, loss, and a lot of music. I talk a little more indepth about it here.
Lastly, I�d like to say hi and extend a warm welcome to Little Reader, who followed the blog this week. I hope you enjoy the content and keep coming back.
