My wife, kids, kid-in-law, dogs, and work all demanded (and were gladly given) a little more time and attention this week, so reading, blogging, and reading blogs took a hit. I did manage to see a few things for this post–and then got some help from Peat Long’s Friday Five.

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 Libraries Can Unite a Lonely, Divided Nation—they probably won’t, but wouldn’t it be nice?
bullet Mike Craven: Crime writer motivated by cancer survival—a nice profile of one of my favorites
bullet A Horse Girl, a Hobbit, a Wanderer: On Picking Up Hobbies From Books
bullet Most generic thriller plan…—The Orangutan Librarian shares a plan for a “a generic thriller with an awful twist.”
bullet On the Use and Abuse of Dragons
bullet Next Month, keep an eye out for Small Press Great Stories, a nifty-looking event put together at Runalong The Shelves
bullet What I Miss about How I Read as a Child

This Week’s New Releases that I’m Excited About and/or You’ll Probably See Here Soon:
bullet Fahrenzine: Welcome To Hollywood by Russell Day & Saira Viola—Fahrenheit Press isn’t giving any details about about this story, but I haven’t gone wrong yet with blindly trusting Fahrenheit or Day (I keep meaning to try Viola, but haven’t managed to yet). Honestly, you could tell me that Russell Day is doing an Austen pastiche and I’d probably love it. Very curious about this one.
bullet No Plan B by Lee Child and Andrew Child—this is the third book in the “hand-off Reacher to little brother” project. Hopefully, it’s a lot stronger than the second (or first).

Lastly, I’d like to say hi and extend a warm welcome to unclearer and Gina (thanks for the mention, by the way) who followed the blog this week. I hope you enjoy the content and keep coming back.
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