Who’s got two thumbs and lost a couple of hours this morning by foolishly saying okay to a Windows Update before finishing this post?
that caught my eye this week. You’ve probably seen some/most/all of them, but just in case (a lot of lists this week, I’m not sure why):
It’s a (slightly belated/resheculed) Independent Bookstore Day!—do what you can to support your local!
11 Ways Audiobooks Boost Literacy in Young Readers—I’ve had moderate success with some of these ideas personally. Enough to keep at it with one of the young readers I’m trying to raise.
Ink & Sigil—It’s been a bit since I’ve posted a cover art/design piece, longtime readers know I’m a sucker for them. Sarah J. Coleman’s description of her process for both the UK and US versions of Hearne’s new novel is a good one.
Learning to Write From My Mother—Peter Abrahams (best known on this site as Spencer Quinn) tells us what he learned from his mother about his craft.
Tracking Down Pre-Fandom Science Fiction Readers—What were SF books called before that term was applied? How did readers find them?
17 Books That Sell Way Too Fast at Used Bookstores—I think I would’ve guessed some of these titles (Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, for example, I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a new copy of it), but others kind of surprised me.
Five Pocket-Sized Paperbacks and the Art of Sneaky Reading—I don’t know anything about these books, and don’t see me picking them up anytime soon (but you never know), but I enjoyed the piece.
24 of the Best Feel-Good Books, According to Readers—who doesn’t need something like this right now?
Books About TV: For Book Lovers and TV Fiends Alike—the first one on this list is one of the books I never wrote about, and it really bugs me. The others look like something I’d enjoy, you may, too.
Must Love Dogs! Authors Share Their Canine Companions—National Dog Day was this week, what better way to commemorate it?
6 Things that None [sic] Readers Don’t Understand about Books and Reading…
Episode (or two) you might want to give a listen to:
Two Crime Writers and a Microphone Episode One Hundred and Four – What Happened To Those Eyebrows? with S.A. Cosby—there’s very little about books or writing here, but man, this was a fun conversation.
That I’m Excited About and/or You’ll Probably See Here Soon:
Ink & Sigil by Kevin Hearne—Hearne kicks off a new UF series in the Iron Druid-verse, it’s fun, it’s action-packed, it’s…pretty different I said a few things about it recently (about 1/3 of what I wanted to say)
Game of Cages by Harry Connolly, Daniel Thomas May (Narrator)—Book 2 of the Twenty Palaces series came out on Audio this week. So glad to get these books in this format—you’ve gotta check them out.
Sound Of The Sinners by Nick Quantrill—the latest Joe Geraghty novel, and first in years, is out. Looks good.
I’d like to say hi and extend a warm welcome to ankushmaster, samfsm, and Elias Graves who followed the blog this week. Don’t be a stranger, and use that comment box, would you?
Bookstooge
Windows updates are getting worse and worse imo. Sorry you had to deal with that.
HCNewton
Felt like such a rookie mistake, too. No reason I couldn’t have waited until I’d posted this (or went to sleep)