Saturday Miscellany – 3/7/15

Yee-ha! 3 posts this week. Not my goal, but not shabby.

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:

• Harper Lee appears to be fully lucid — Reporter Connor Sheets seems to have gotten a little further than most in his inquiries about the new Harper Lee book.
• Dennis Lehane drinks in some sunlight — Lehane talks about leaving Boston and his new novel. I haven’t read any of this trilogy, the only things by him I haven’t read. Need to fix that.
• A new chapter in the Nero Wolfe saga — Robert Goldsborough talks about his Nero Wolfe books. Not sure if I’m going to listen to this one, honestly. I like where my blood pressure’s been lately. Still, I have a hard time ignoring anyone talking Wolfe.
• Why Readers Still Prefer Paper — Electric Literature provides a handy infographic
• An Exclusive Glimpse Of Jim Butcher’s Next Book, Aeronaut’s Windlass! — Cover, info, and a sample from The Aeronaut’s Windlass, the first book of Butcher’s The Cinder Spires.
• Divergent author Veronica Roth is writing TWO new books — I’m not exactly excited, but I’m definitely interested in these.
• I came across 4 pieces about books related to TV shows this week. Which seems like a lot, an odd little trend:
  • 7 Books to Read If You Love ‘How to Get Away with Murder’
  • 11 books in ‘Mad Men’ that represent each character
  • 23 Books Every Fan Of “House Of Cards” Should Read — blah
  • The ‘Parks and Recreation’ Bibliography: 21 Tomes of Pawnee — (some of these don’t actually exist)
• World Book Day provided a lot of great tweets. This was my favorite.
• 10 Sneaky Ways to GET YOUR BOOK BACK From a Friend — Some very handy advice from B&N Blog.
• GAME OF THRONES Meets Taylor Swift in “Blank Page” — I enjoyed this more than I should’ve.

This Week’s New Releases I’m Excited About and/or You’ll Probably See Here Soon:
• A Key, an Egg, an Unfortunate Remark by Harry Connolly — It drives me crazy that I haven’t posted my review of this one yet — the most original Urban Fantasy I’ve read in … a decade?
• Dead Heat by Patricia Briggs — the 4^th Alpha and Omega novel, I’m almost done with this — Briggs’ writing is so great.
• Pocket Apocalypse by Seanan McGuire — back for another ride with Alex Price. This looks fun.
• Heir to the Jedi by Kevin Hearne — haven’t read a Star Wars novel in about 20 years, but with Hearne behind this one? I just might.
• Live Right and Find Happiness (Although Beer is Much Faster): Life Lessons and Other Ravings from Dave Barry by Dave Barry — Should be good for a few dozen laughs.

Lastly, I’d like to say hi and welcome to hannah19smith for following the blog this week.