Saturday Miscellany – 8/22/2015 - The Irresponsible Reader

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:

Let’s start with a nice piece from The Guardian: Why do books still exist, asks a teenager — and answers a teenager, as well.
How One Misunderstanding in the 1870s Created an Entire Sci-Fi Subgenre — title says it all. Interesting stuff.
How Long to Read — is an interesting looking tool. I’ve played around with it a little — seems on target, a fun distraction if nothing else.
Carrie Vaughn Podcasts Kitty Saves the World — a good looking entry from Authors on Tour, hope to get to that soon.
Matthew Norman tweeted some long awaited news (if you haven’t read Domestic Violets yet, get to it)
50 Inspirational Quotes from Literature — in handy Infographic form
Book Riot compiled a nice list of the Best of Bookish Art from Tumblr.
9 Words About Reading That Every Book Nerd Needs to Know, Because “Bibliophile” Just Isn’t Enough — fun vocabulary builders

Hallow Point by Ari Marmell — who-hoo! Mick Oberon’s back.
Zero World by Jason Hough — SF Spy-Thriller? Sign me up. Check out this great graphic review from Kevin Hearne.
Last Words by Michael Koryta — the beginning of a new series from Koryta is good news, anyway, but this one looks particularly strong.
Zeroes by Chuck Wendig — This Hacker/Cyber Espionage adventure looks good. But it’s by Wendig, so I’ll either dig it or hate it, no matter what it looks like. Still, the writing will be great.
Percy Jackson’s Greek Heroes by soandso — A follow-up to last year’s Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods, which I’ve flipped through, but haven’t actually read much of. Nicely written and gorgeous. Bonus — big and heavy enough to kill an intruder if used correctly.

Lastly, I’d like to say hi and welcome to E.S. Wesley, G. E. Gallas (who could probably improve my Seconds post), and Kent Wayne for following the blog this week.

Saturday Miscellany – 8/22/2015