Saturday Miscellany—5/28/22

Tomorrow will be the ninth anniversary of starting this little project, as hard as that is to believe. I remain surprised and thankful that anyone but me pays any kind of attention to it. If you are reading these words, thank you.

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 What do you do with books you don’t want any more?—this piece by James Colley is the perfect follow-up to last week’s stories about keeping/getting rid of books. Must be something in the air.
bullet Why Do All Books Suddenly Look the Same?—worth it for the line/picture about Stryve jerky (which is a pretty nice jerky, incidentally)
bullet What Really Distinguishes a Crime Novel? Megan Abbott, S.A. Cosby, Laura Lippman, and Ace Atkins share their thoughts with Polly Stewart.
bullet Travel and Reading: A Vacation in Pages
bullet 5 Authors And Their Inspiring Rags To Riches Journey—I’m not sure about “inspiring,” interesting maybe…
bullet How Do You Track Your Reading? Or Do You Track Your Reading?—Reading Ladies Book Club tackles the Goodreads vs. Story Graph discussion
bullet The Bookaholic Bex Guide to Book Blogging
bullet The importance of book reviews
bullet I’ve Accepted That Publishers Aren’t That Interested in Book Bloggers

A Book-ish Related Podcast episode (or two) you might want to give a listen to:
bullet Blood Brothers Episode 93 with Adrian McKinty—McKinty takes over the podcast this week, and graciously allows the hosts to make a comment or two. Like anytime McKinty gets on a microphone, it’s a blast.
bullet Under a Pile of Books Episode 92 – May 20 Weekly Pod—It’s good to see Calvin Park back in action.

This Week’s New Releases that I’m Excited About and/or You’ll Probably See Here Soon:
bullet Dance Among the Flames by Tori Eldridge—a “dark journey into Brazilian mysticism about a desperate mother who rises from the slums to embrace Quimbanda magic amid her quest for the ultimate revenge.”

Lastly, I’d like to say hi and extend a warm welcome to Suzanna and Becky’s Book Blog who followed the blog this week.
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4 Comments

  1. Bob Germaux

    Nine years tomorrow? Wow, H.C., that’s truly impressive. While I may go weeks without commenting on your blog, I never go a day without reading it. Well, wait, I had knee replacement surgery on June 30, 2020, so I’m pretty sure I skipped your blog that day, and I’ll be having the other knee replaced this July 6, so that’ll probably be another day I skip. Other than that, we’re good! Again, congratulations, and please keep it up.

    • HCNewton

      So you check in on this site more often than I do?

      Thanks for all your support, Bob!! Hope things go well on 7/6 (and that the surgical team has recovered from their holiday celebrations)

  2. Thanks for sharing my post! And congrats on 9 years! 🎉🎈 A significant milestone!

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