Odds ‘n ends over the week about books and reading that caught my eye. You’ve probably seen some/most/all of them, but just in case:
- Neil Gaiman reads Green Eggs and Ham — just try to have a bad day after watching this, I enjoyed this so much, I’ll save you the click and just embed it below for your viewing (or at least listening) pleasure. And then, drop by Worldbuilders and make a donation. About a day left in this year’s drive.
- Teddy Roosevelt’s 10 Rules for Reading — This is very possibly my favorite list I’ve linked to in these posts.
- The Decline of the American Book Lover – And why the downturn might be over. — posted one take on this data from Pew research this month, here’s a more hopeful one.
- How To Tell If You’re In A Hemingway Novel — just in case you’ve ever wondered
- This Week’s New Releases I’m Excited About and/or You’ll Probably See Here Soon. Looks like a bumper crop of good stuff out this week, had a lot of things to sort through.
- Murder in the Ball Park by Robert Goldsborough — My library had it on the shelf last week, but the 28th was the official release date. My less than positive review is here.
- Arcanum by Simon Morden — intriguing concept.
- The Chapel Perilous by Kevin Hearne — Hearne. Iron Druid short. Really don’t need to say more. 33 pages of awesome, I expect.
- Red Rising by Pierce Brown — hearing many good things — for example, Paul Goat Allen’s Five Reasons You Should Read Pierce Brown’s Red Rising chomping at the bit for this one.
- Shadow Ops: Breach Zone by Myke Cole — the conclusion to the great trilogy is here — am about 1/3 through it at the moment, and it’s hooks are deeply imbedded in me. Frankly, I sorta resent taking the time to do this post today rather than finish it. Check out Cole’s Big Idea post about it if you’re curious. Pretty sure there are entries for the first two, as well.
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/five-reasons-you-should-read-pierce-browns-red-rising/
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