I finished 25 titles (1 up from last month, 2 down from last April), with an equivalent of 7,323+ pages or the equivalent (456+ up from last month), and gave them an average of 3.8 stars (.1 up from last month). That total does include 2 picture books, 3 board books, and a book I’ve been working on since January, so…make of that what you will.
On the writing side, I disappointed myself–despite a lot of plans to the contrary and attempts to do more, it just fizzled out. Entirely understandably so I’m already over the disappoinment, given what was distracting me and the energy devoted to that (I’ll get around to talking about things later, but just know that the news is good now).
Anyway, here’s what happened here in April.
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| Average = | 3.8 |
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TBR Stacks/Piles/Heaps
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| End of 2023 |
6 | 46 | 68 | 153 | 5 |
| 1st of the Month |
4 | 50 | 64 | 154 | 5 |
| Added | 3 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 4 |
| Read/ Listened |
3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Current Total | 4 | 50 | 82 | 160 | 7 |
Breakdowns:
“Traditionally” Published: 20
Self-/Independent Published: 5
| Genre | This Month | Year to Date |
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| Children’s | 1 (4%) | 4 (5%) |
| Fantasy | 1 (4%) | 11 (13%) |
| General Fiction/ Literature | 1 (4%) | 8 (9%) |
| Mystery/ Suspense/ Thriller | 10 (40%) | 28 (32%) |
| Non-Fiction | 3 (12%) | 10 (11%) |
| Science Fiction | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Theology/ Christian Living | 5 (20%) | 6 (7%) |
| Urban Fantasy | 4 (16%) | 11 (13%) |
| “Other” (Horror/ Humor/ Steampunk/ Western) | 0 (0%) | 10 (11%) |
Review-ish Things Posted
- PUB DAY (and updated) REPOST: The Tenacious Tale of Tanna the Tendersword by Dewey Conway & Bill Adams: A Would-Be Champion, A Would-Be Scribe, and a Fire-Burping Rooster
- Grandpappy’s Corner: Buffalo Fluffalo by Bess Kalb, Erin Kraan (Illustrator): Adorable Art, Great Rhymes, and a Sweet Ending
- Crisis of Confidence: Reclaiming the Historic Faith in a Culture Consumed with Individualism and Identity by Carl R. Trueman: Why The Church Needs Creeds
- The Ballad of Bonaduke—Episode 51: Come Around by R. T. Slaywood: Bonaduke Gains a Friend
- The Ballad of Bonaduke—Episode 52: Separation by R. T. Slaywood: The First Step
- Grandpappy’s Corner: Panda Pat and the Rat Called Cat by Neil Ballard, Steven Nosov (Illustrator): A Nice Rodent with an Unfortunate Nickname
- Cultural Christians in the Early Church by Nadya Williams: Same Song, Older Verses
- Time-Marked Warlock by Shamie Stovall: A Mulligan-Equipped PI
- Great Minds on Small Things by Matthew Qvortrup: Philosophers Addressing Ordinary
- Grandpappy’s Corner: Along Came a Radioactive Spider by Annie Hunter Eriksen, Lee Gatlin (Illustrator): The Man Behind Spidey’s Look (and more!)
- Grandpappy’s Corner: Tiny Hands Hymns, Tiny Hands Prayers, and Tiny Hands Promises edited by Hannah Duguid Estes, illustrated by Jessica Hiatt: A Great Set of Starter Devotional Reads
- Namaste Mart Confidential by Andrew Miller: A Pair of Unlikely P.I.s Search for a Missing Woman
Other Things I Wrote
Other than the Saturday Miscellanies (6th, 13th, 20th, and 27th), I also wrote:
- A Few Quick Questions With…M.D. Presley
- COVER REVEAL: Cosmic Widow by Jonathan Nevair
- Cover Reveal: The Forest of Fate by D.H. Willison
- 2024 Plans and Challenges: First Quarter Check-In
- MUSIC MONDAY: Epic by Faith No More
- LITERARY LOCALS: 2nd Annual Treasure Valley Book Fair/Book Haul
- I Could Use Some Help with Posts
- Kickstarter Announcement: Way of the Wizard by Michael Michel
- Nero Wolfe on Taxes
- MUSIC MONDAY: Battle without Honor or Humanity by Tomoyasu Hotei
- BOOK SPOTLIGHT: Time-Marked Warlock by Shami Stovall
- The Quarter Year Crisis Book Tag ’24
- MUSIC MONDAY: Oh Well by Slash feat. Chris Stapleton
- PUB DAY SPOTLIGHT: Crimson Arches by Rebecca Carey Lyles
- EXCERPT from Crimson Arches by Rebecca Carey Lyles: What was going on?
- Highlights from March: Lines Worth Repeating
- WWW Wednesday for April 3, April 10, April 17, and April 24, 2024.
Enough about me—how Was Your Month?
Carol
Happy to hear you are on the recovery side of surgery! 🙏
HCNewton
Thanks, Carol. Recovering and pretty much intact (with the help of stitches, glue, tape, and–probably–will power)
Carol
I takes a bit of time to shake loose the fog of anesthetic as well. Don’t overdo it! 🙏
HCNewton
You kidding me? I’m going to milk the “fog of anesthetic” for the next month or so. “Sorry, boss…I know there was this deadline, but still shaking off the stuff they gave me to put me under…”