Saturday Miscellany—11/25/23

I’ve thrown this up on a couple of the social media platforms, but I thought I’d ask here, too. I’ve been using Evernote for drafting blog posts, to-do lists, shopping lists, mental notes, etc. for over a decade–but I need a replacement. Any recommendations?

Moving along to the point of this post, the miscellany:

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:
Censoring Kids’ Worlds: Laurie Hertzel on the Danger of Banning Books for Children
Exclusive Cover Reveal of “Loose of Earth” by Kathleen Dorothy Blackburn: We spoke to the designer and the author about the design process for the book—Yup. I’m still a sucker for a look at cover design
Your definitive guide to Goodreads ratings. (Or: why does your favorite book have 3 stars?)—probably my favorite link of the week (no disrespect to any of the others)
Using Popular Culture in Crime Fiction by Lee Goldberg
Audiobooks Have Taken Over My Life, and I Love It—many of us can relate, no?
#R3COMM3ND3D2023 continues, so I continue linking to them (and adding to my TBR):
…with Sam Johnson of My Cosy Book Nook
…with Mags of @magslouisethebookworm
…with Anne Coates, author of the Hannah Weybridge series
…with Karen of Hair Past A Freckle
…with Yvonne of The Coycaterpillar Reads
…with Deb of dds_book_reviews
…with Babs Wilkie of Book Escapes with BabsW67
Vote Now for Fantasy-Faction’s Best SFF Books of 2023!—looking forward to these results
When You Don’t Feel Like a “Real” Bookworm
Let’s Discuss Bookworms vs Readers and Bookish Phobias

A Book-ish Related Podcast episode (or two) you might want to give a listen to:
Patrick Rothfuss interview: Part two (of three)—Grimdark Magazine’s overgrown interview with National Treasure, Patrick Rothfuss

Lastly, I’d like to say hi and extend a warm welcome to JK Joy, who followed the blog this week. I hope you enjoy the content and keep coming back.