Saturday Miscellany—8/15/20

So, last week I started off talking about an interesting message I received with some valid critiques about my blog theme and mused about tweaking it in the future. Before the day ended, my friend who helped me move hosts recently gets a hold of me. “You know, I was thinking about this during the move…” and bam! By the end of the day, I have a shiny and new look. Which is by far my favorite iteration of The Irresponsible Reader.

Which leads me to this week’s musing, I recently received an email suggesting I add a couple of thousand dollars to my saving account…..

Seriously, I want to thank my correspondent (who likes the new look) and Micah for all the work.

And I think we have made some serious progress in the Comment woes I’ve had the last couple of weeks.

Annnyway,
that caught my eye this week. You’ve probably seen some/most/all of them, but just in case:
How to Show Kids the Joy of Reading
An Expert’s Guide to Finding and Listening to Amazing Audiobooks While Social Distancing
Now you’re talking! The best audiobooks, chosen by writers—I haven’t listened to any of these, but I’ve heard some of the narrators. Look like good choices, and I like the way the narrations are described.
The Joys of Mystery Fiction’s Most Enduring Tropes—one of the best recurring things in Crime Fiction
Followed by one of the worst…It’s Time to Demystify the Serial Killer—(which doesn’t mean a well-written serial killer isn’t a real pleasure, but, man…we’ve got too many of them
Ace Atkins on writing Mississippi noir in terrible times—a little bit about The Revelators, a little about the series as a whole
The World of Robert B. Parker’s Spenser and the Birth of the 1970’s Private Detective: The hardboiled protagonist who navigated both crime fiction’s progressive and reactionary strands.—I quibble with Lee over some of this–mostly the way she evaluates the strands. But this is one of those aspects of Parker’s writing that has appealed to me.
Stephenie Meyer: ‘I’d like to be remembered for writing The Host – but it’ll be Twilight’—Yeah, Meyer’s not a go-to of mine, and I have no intention whatsoever of picking up the new one. But I clicked on this one on a whim and actually enjoyed reading it.
Why Escapism is Important
6 things I love about blog tours!
Beginner’s Guide to Blog Tours—This is a very handy guide
Tips for Battling Reviewer Writer’s Block

That I’m Excited About and/or You’ll Probably See Here Soon:
Lone Jack Trail by Owen Laukkanen—The sequel to Deception Cove, this time the ex-con is a murder suspect, and one of the investigating officers is his girlfriend.

I’d like to say hi and extend a warm welcome toconsideringthebibletogether who followed the blog this week. Who hoped to see you around.