Soul of the Sword (Shadow of the Fox #2) by Julie Kagawa YA Fantasy 304 pages Expected publication June 25, 2019, by Inkyard Press (Possible spoilers for Shadow of the Fox) After the events at the end of-of Shadow of the Fox, Yumeko has a choice: try to save Tatsumi, or do as she … Continue reading Book Review: Soul of the Sword
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Photo 101: Aperture
The basics of photography involve something called the Exposure Triangle. The exposure being your photograph, and the three points of the triangle being the following: shutter speed, ISO, and aperture. Shutter Speed is the amount of time that the camera's shutter is open and letting light hit the sensor. It is usually a fraction of … Continue reading Photo 101: Aperture
Photo 101: The Basics
Now that just about everyone has a camera in their pocket thanks to the prevalence of smartphones, we take more and more photographs than ever before. More than 100 million photos are uploaded to Instagram each day, and more than 350 million are uploaded to Facebook. Every. Single. Day. With so many people taking so … Continue reading Photo 101: The Basics
Bookish Headlines #9
It occurred to me the other day that I have built up quite the collection of saved articles. Sounds like it's time for another round of Bookish Headlines! '24 Fantasy Authors On The Books That Made Them Fall In Love With The Genre' by Kristian Wilson, via Bustle I always find it interesting to see … Continue reading Bookish Headlines #9
Sunday Sum-Up, 06/02/2019
My old DVD player decided to go kaput last week, and while I know that DVDs are so ten years ago, I bought a new one. I use the player primarily for streaming Netflix and YouTube through my television as well as the occasional DVD watching (how else can I watch the extended editions of … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up, 06/02/2019
Book Review: Leviathan Wakes
Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse #1) by James S.A. Corey Science Fiction 561 pages Published June 2011, by Orbit In the future, humanity has colonized many of the worlds beyond Earth-- Mars, the moon, the moons of Jupiter and Saturn, and the asteroid belt. Of all the colonies, those of the asteroid belt (home of … Continue reading Book Review: Leviathan Wakes
Goodreads Monday: Villette
Villette by Charlotte Brontë Fiction/Classics 571 pages first published in 1853 From Goodreads: With neither friends nor family, Lucy Snowe sets sail from England to find employment in a girls' boarding school in the small town of Villette. There, she struggles to retain her self-possession in the face of unruly pupils, the hostility of headmistress … Continue reading Goodreads Monday: Villette
Book Review: For the Love of Books
For the Love of Books: Stories of Literary Lives, Banned Books, Author Feuds, Extraordinary Characters, and More by Graham Tarrant Nonfiction 249 pages Expected publication date, June 18, 2019, by Skyhorse Books, ARC provided by NetGalley For many readers, a book about books is one of the most appealing types of books available. … Continue reading Book Review: For the Love of Books
Sunday Sum-Up, 05/19/2019
All week, the weather people kept predicting thunderstorms. We didn't get any thunderstorms until last night. Just random bouts of rain and two days of 90º+ weather. Our first taste of summer. I do not enjoy the summer. On the bright side, I had a lot of fun early in the week before the hot … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up, 05/19/2019
Bookish Headlines #8
There is a lot of awful news these days, but luckily there is book news out there to help us feel a smidgen better. 'Will Translated Fiction Ever Really Break Through?' by Chad Post via Vulture I've been making an effort to read translated fiction in the past few years, and it's been a … Continue reading Bookish Headlines #8
