Some of these miscellanies lately have felt extra miscellany, but maybe that’s just me. Hope you all are finding something worth your time here, I enjoyed all of these.
Also, in the States this weekend we observe Father’s Day, “the most sacred of the b******t Hallmark holidays” (as a href=”https://kenlevine.blogspot.com/2015/06/happy-fathers-day.html” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>the great Ken Levine has dubbed it). If you are blessed enough to be a father, I hope you have a good day.
that caught my eye this week. You’ve probably seen some/most/all of them, but just in case:
Legible Launches Browser-Based Reading and Publishing Platform—I like this idea. Won’t be jumping on right away due to time/money constraints, but hope they’re around long enough for me to give this a shot.
On My Most Embarrassing Literary Encounters (So Far): Matthew Norman Doesn’t Always Play It Cool With Famous Authors
20+ Best Audiobooks for Family Road Trips—This is a really good list.
What is a Cozy Mystery?—a handy infographic
Book Covers Are in A Rut—yup. Which makes the good ones all the better.
Dos and Don’ts for Reading Outside—For those in less oppressively hot areas.
Music and Song in Books!—from Before We Go Blog, a nice look at some of the better uses of Music/Song in Fantasy.
Comfort Reads!—a comfy little post from Lizby’s Nerdy World
I came across a reference to when I shared this link a few years ago, and thought it deserved a repeat for the title alone: C.S. Lewis’s Greatest Fiction Was Convincing American Kids That They Would Like Turkish Delight—nice Lewis-esque title to accompany this great piece. Some great lines in this: “It was like looking into Harry Potter’s Mirror of Erised, but for desserts: When you think of a treat worth betraying your family for, what do you see? Turkish Delight is our collective candy id.”
Episode (or two) you might want to give a listen to:
Blood Brothers Episode 60 with TJ Newman—Newman’s book is going to be one of the biggest of 2021, and this was a fun discussion. Worth listening to if only to hear this American trying to describe the wonder of S’Mores.
That I’m Excited About and/or You’ll Probably See Here Soon:
Shots Fired by Ian Robinson—DI Nash and DC Moretti return for their third book, this one focusing on the hunt for a weapon tied to killings in Scotland and Northern Ireland in addition to London.
All Together Now by Matthew Norman—”A dying man brings his oldest friends together for one last beach blowout.”
A Good Kill by John McMahon—A School Shooting leads a Georgia detective to investigating a local conspiracy. I really dug this one.
Million Dollar Demon by Kim Harrison—Harrison’s revived Rachel Morgan/Hollows series is as strong as the series ever was. I had a bit more to say about it recently.
title by soandso—Nunc hoc in marmore non est incisum
title by soandso—Nunc hoc in marmore non est incisum
I’d like to say hi and extend a warm welcome to Bethany Waller, who followed the blog this week, hope your fledgling blog does well!
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