Saturday Miscellany—1/9/21

I started the week pretty strong on the reading and production front…and then Wednesday happened. I was glued to the news–I tried (inspired by a fellow book blogger) to pull myself away for a bit, and only managed for about 25 minutes. And even when I tried to force myself to write something, I kept asking “who’s going to want to read something as inconsequential as my stuff this week?” I tried to get something posted by Friday, but I was so physically (and mentally) exhausted after all the news-binging that I couldn’t finish a thought, much less read for more than a page or two at a time. I expect I’m not alone. This probably explains the scanty nature of this week’s post.

Let’s see if I do better next week, eh?

Meanwhile, I hope you and yours are safe and well.

Odds n ends about books and reading that caught my eye this week. You’ve probably seen some/most/all of them, but just in case:
bullet Want to read more books in 2021? Here’s how to stick to your goal—I think I’ve only seen one piece like this in 2021, which is a little odd. I like the advice in this one.
bullet Comics are a ‘gateway drug to novels and storytelling’—Rankin on early reading and writing.
bullet Perry Mason and the Case of the Wildly Successful, Perpetually Restless Author—When I was in High School (and before, I think), I was a Perry Mason junkie. Haven’t really read him since then, for some reason. I’ve seen a couple of bloggers talk about him lately, and when you add this in, I’m jonesing for some more.
bullet Literature-Map: The Tourist Map of Literature—a neat idea. I’m not sure how best to describe it. Just click on it and try.
bullet Picking the 2021 Goodreads Challenge Colour—A fun little video
bullet New year, new review system.—Very impressive, just makes me feel like I should rebrand as the Indolent Reader.
bullet This quip from Nicholas Kaufmannthe best (non-political) tweet I’ve read all year.

A Book-ish Related Podcast Episode (or two) you might want to give a listen to:
bullet Speaking of Mysteries Episode 208: Lee Goldberg—While any interview with Goldberg is worth a listen, I thought his discussion of writing about COVID (or not writing about it) was particularly interesting.

This Week's New Releases That I’m Excited About and/or You’ll Probably See Here Soon:
bullet Bone Canyon by Lee Goldberg—Eve Ronin’s second adventure is as good as the first—the recent wildfire leads to the discovery of some human remains, which leads Eve to open a cold case and get her in all sorts of career trouble. I had some nice things to say about it recently.

Lastly I’d like to say hi and extend a warm welcome to David Donaghe who followed the blog this week. Don’t be a stranger, and use that comment box, would you?

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  1. Thanks for the Nicolas Kaufmann tweet – I forwarded it to everyone who would trust me that it’s not phishing to forward a tweet. Laughed out loud

    • HCNewton

      You’re very welcome, I laughed too hard at that. A few times.

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