Last week I was. . . what do we call it again? Busy. That's what it was. I was busy. I went out and did things. With people. Wow. Granted, there was work involved. We weren't just out wandering about. But it was bookish. On my day off, I went to the used bookshop well … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: October 23, 2021
StoryGraph Saturday: Celtic Myth in Contemporary Children’s Fantasy
StoryGraph Saturday is a weekly thing where I randomly choose a book from my To Read pile on StoryGraph and show it off to both remind myself that it’s there and to show it to you in case you might find it interesting, too. Celtic Myth in Contemporary Children's Fantasy: Idealization, Identity, Ideologyby Dimitra FimiNonfiction305 … Continue reading StoryGraph Saturday: Celtic Myth in Contemporary Children’s Fantasy
Book Review: The Goblin Emperor
The Goblin Emperorby Katherine AddisonFantasy448 pagesPublished in 2014 After an airship crash kills Emperor Varenechibal IV and his eldest three sons, Varenechibal's fourth and ill-favored son Maia ascends to the imperial throne as ruler of the elflands. The only child of a loveless political marriage, Maia was relegated to a dreary former hunting lodge after … Continue reading Book Review: The Goblin Emperor
Sunday Sum-Up: October 17, 2021
I had thought this week was going to be stressful because we were understaffed all week at work due to some vacations, but it turned out to be okay. Which was great. I was relieved when each working day went by and it was just busy enough to make the time pass without making me … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: October 17, 2021
StoryGraph Saturday: Ghost Wall
StoryGraph Saturday is a weekly thing where I randomly choose a book from my To Read pile on StoryGraph and show it off to both remind myself that it’s there and to show it to you in case you might find it interesting, too. Ghost Wallby Sarah Moss152 pagesContemporary/HorrorPublished in 2018 From The StoryGraph: In … Continue reading StoryGraph Saturday: Ghost Wall
Book Review: A Memory Called Empire
A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan #1)by Arkady MartineScience FictionPublished in 2019 Mahit Dzmare is a young ambassador fulfilling a lifelong ambition: to travel from her home on the independent Lsel Station to the vast Teixcalaan Empire, whose culture she has long been obsessed with. Complex, cosmopolitan, and endlessly self-referential, Teixcalaan expands in two ways: through … Continue reading Book Review: A Memory Called Empire
Sunday Sum-Up: October 10, 2021
Where did last week go? It seemed like it was Sunday, then I went to a nearby state park to go hiking, and now it's Sunday again. So I ask again: where did last week go? But hiking! So I got up a bit early on my day off and headed out to the park. … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: October 10, 2021
StoryGraph Saturday: The Death of Jane Lawrence
StoryGraph Saturday is a weekly thing where I randomly choose a book from my To Read pile on StoryGraph and show it off to both remind myself that it’s there and to show it to you in case you might find it interesting, too. The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin StarlingGothic/Fantasy/Horror From The StoryGraph: … Continue reading StoryGraph Saturday: The Death of Jane Lawrence
September Summary, October Preview
September was a month wherein summer decided to linger on, and I resolutely decided that it was Fall because it was September and the autumnal equinox happened and also Hobbit Day was on the twenty-second, all of which are harbingers of Fall. So even though there were a few days where the temperature reached 95°F … Continue reading September Summary, October Preview
YouTube, but Not BookTube
I watch quite a few YouTubers who review books-- AKA, BookTubers. But bookish channels aren't the only ones I follow, and I'm sure it will surprise no one to find out that the non-book channels I watch are history channels. I would hate to not be On Brand™, after all. So without further ado, here … Continue reading YouTube, but Not BookTube
