Anyone else spending too much time fretting about the end of the year approaching? (and by too much time, I mean a stray thought here or there, not hours sitting in a corner rocking and chewing nails). There are a handful of books (and other things) that I promised myself I would read in 2021 and I’m not sure I’m going to get to them–especially as it seems that every library hold I’ve placed this fall is arriving at once. Library due dates trump just about every other plan that I have.

On the other hand, if in 2021 these are my most pressing woes? I’m going pretty good.

Speaking of pretty good–I hope you’ll find at least something “pretty good” below. Maybe even better:

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 NPR Unveils: “Books We Love,” an Interactive Reading Guide—I think I could fall down this rabbit hole for a while (thankfully with 360 books, I’d eventually hit bottom–unlike a YouTube hole)
bullet A Scientific Explanation for Your Urge to Sniff Old Books: Jude Stewart Breaks Down the Chemical Reactions Behind Olfactory Bibliomania
bullet The Hare and the Tortoise—a profile of author Ian Robinson
bullet The Dresden Files Destroyed My TBR! (Spoiler Free Series Overview)—Honestly, I’ve only watched a couple of minutes of this–I have a hard time finding 20+ minutes for a YouTube video, but they were a good couple of minutes. I will finish this soon.
bullet The #R3COMM3ND3D2021 series over at Damp Pebbles, had some great recommendations this week. Check out the contributions from:
bullet BookBlogger Sue Bavey
bullet BookBlogger Nicki Mags
bullet Yours Truly
bullet BookBlogger Veronika Jordan
bullet BookBlogger Nicki
bullet Reviewer Angi Plant
bullet Author and BookBlogger Zoé O’Farrell
bullet Five Books I’ve Read about Readers—a list of books about people most of us can really identify with
bullet my favourite bookish travels of 2021—I like the approach to this best-of list
bullet My Faves So Far: 2 Years of Reviews—a good way to commemorate the anniversary
bullet Book Reviews: Star Rating Systems for Books
bullet Captivating First Lines

Lastly I’d like to say hi and extend a warm welcome to EmmabBooks.com who followed the blog this week.