I read 20 titles (4 down from last month and last July), with an equivalent of 6,391+ pages or the equivalent (a little less than 951 down from last month), and gave them an average of 3.68 stars (.16 up from last month—pretty much a draw). Not the best month for reading, but not bad.
On the other hand, look at Mt. TBR–good progress there. And the number of posts for the month (thanks to Self-Published Authors Appreciation Week) was significantly higher than usual. The blog was a hoppin’. Sure, most of that wasn’t me actually writing, just me putting stuff together, but…whatever. It looks productive.
Anyway, a little later than I like, here’s what happened in July.
Books/Novels/Novellas Read/Listened to
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| Average = | 3.68 |
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TBR Stacks/Piles/Heaps
| Audio | E-book | Physical | Goodreads Want-to-Read |
NetGalley Shelf/ARCs/Review Copies |
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| End of 2023 |
6 | 47 | 68 | 153 | 5 |
| 1st of the Month |
3 | 54 | 79 | 162 | 7 |
| Added | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Read/ Listened |
2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| Current Total | 3 | 52 | 76 | 161 | 8 |
Breakdowns:
“Traditionally” Published: 15
Self-/Independent Published: 5
| Genre | This Month | Year to Date |
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| Children’s | 1 (5%) | 6 (4%) |
| Fantasy | 4 (20%) | 20 (13%) |
| General Fiction/ Literature | 2 (10%) | 13 (9%) |
| Mystery/ Suspense/ Thriller | 8 (40%) | 51 (34%) |
| Non-Fiction | 1 (5%) | 14 (9%) |
| Science Fiction | 0 (0%) | 9 (6%) |
| Theology/ Christian Living | 0 (0%) | 17 (11%) |
| Urban Fantasy | 3 (15%) | 18 (12%) |
| “Other” (Horror/ Humor/ Steampunk/ Western) | 1 (5%) | 3 (2%) |
Review-ish Things Posted
- Grandpappy’s Corner: Under the Barnyard Light by Carla Crane Osborne, Brandon Dorman (Illustrator): A Quiet, Wintry Night’s Chores
- Shades of Mercy by Bruce Borgos: Memory Brushes the Same Years
- Divine Providence by Stephen Charnock, edited by Carolyn Whiting: A Classic Reworked
- The Mercy Chair by M.W. Craven: We’re All Stories, In The End.
- Cultural Sanctification: Engaging the World like the Early Church by Stephen O. Presley: How Our Fathers and Mothers Walked
- Winter Lost by Patricia Briggs: A Coyote and a Werewolf Have to Save a Wedding
- Howl by e rathke: Postapocalyptic Monsters and Those Who Hunt Them
- The Ballad of Bonaduke—Episode 54: Dantalion by R. T. Slaywood: Countdown
- The White Door by Pierce Taylor Hibbs: Good vs. Evil and a Tolkien-Quoting Cat
- Detours and Do-Overs by Wesley Parker: Percy Chases His Happily Ever After
- Grammar Sex and Other Stuff: A Collection of (mostly humorous) Essays by Robert Germaux: A Collection That (mostly) Amused Me
- Chasing Empty Caskets by E.N. Crane: Missing Bodies and a Belgian Malinois in a Tutu
- Grave Cold by Shannon Knight: She Sees Dead People
- Return of The Griffin by JCM Berne: With No Time For Hope, Rohan Returns to Earth
- Red Dead’s History by Tore C. Olsson: A Historian Looks at the U.S. Shown in the Game
Other Things I Wrote
Other than the Saturday Miscellanies (6th, 13th, 20th, and 27th), I also wrote:
- 20 Books of Summer 2024: June Check-In
- MUSIC MONDAY: America by Simon & Garfunkel
- LITERARY LOCALS: A Q&A About Writing in Idaho with Carla Crane Osborne
- Book Blogger Hop: Fireworks or Reading?
- Some Questions About Cover Art With…Savanna Mayer and Shannon Knight
- HC Chats with Jodie from Witty and Sarcastic Bookclub about Self-Published Authors Appreciation Week
- MUSIC MONDAY: Deep Stays Down by Larkin Poe
- LITERARY LOCALS: A Q&A About Writing in Idaho with Jerome Goettsch
- Highlights from May & June: Lines Worth Repeating
- MUSIC MONDAY: Killing Floor by N’ Blue
- PUB DAY SPOTLIGHT: Bottled Secrets of Rosewood by Mary Kendall
- HC Chats with JCM Berne about Jim Butcher
- Spreading the Self-Pub Love This Week
- Spreading the Self-Pub Love with Anca Antoci
- Spreading the Self-Pub Love with JCM Berne
- Spreading the Self-Pub Love with Tom Bookbeard
- The Irresponsible Reader On…Self-Published “General” Fiction
- The Irresponsible Reader On…Self-Published Children’s & Picture Books (a look in Grandpappy’s Corner)
- Spreading the Self-Pub Love with A.J. Calvin
- Spreading the Self-Pub Love with Andi Ewington
- Spreading the Self-Pub Love with Karl Forshaw
- Spreading the Self-Pub Love with Robert Germaux
- The Irresponsible Reader On…Self-Published Steampunk
- The Irresponsible Reader On…Self-Published Non-Fiction
- Spreading the Self-Pub Love with Shannon Knight
- Spreading the Self-Pub Love with David T List
- Spreading the Self-Pub Love with Rebecca Carey Lyles
- The Irresponsible Reader On…Self-Published Fantasy
- Spreading the Self-Pub Love with H.C. Newell
- Spreading the Self-Pub Love with Nathan Ogloff
- Spreading the Self-Pub Love with Paul Regnier
- Spreading the Self-Pub Love with DB Rook
- The Irresponsible Reader On…Self-Published Science Fiction
- The Irresponsible Reader On…Self-Published Urban Fantasy
- Spreading the Self-Pub Love with Marie Sinadjan
- Spreading the Self-Pub Love with D.H. Willison
- Spreading the Self-Pub Love with Tao Wong
- The Irresponsible Reader On…Self-Published Crime Fiction
- Looking Back at a Week of Spreading the Self-Pub Love
- MUSIC MONDAY: Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right (Live) by Susan Tedeschi
- LITERARY LOCALS: A Q&A About Writing in Idaho with Norelle Smith
- HC Chats with John Simons about RinthCon
- WWW Wednesday for July 3, July 10, July 17, July 24, and July 31, 2024.
Enough about me—how Was Your Month?
Carol
What a productive month!
HCNewton
I do realize how messed up it is for me to evaluate my hobby by my productivity, for the record.
It’s not going to change any time soon, but I am aware.
Carol
You inspire me!
HCNewton
I’m worried that you are taking the wrong lessons from my neuroses… but I’ll take the compliment you intended with thanks
Carol
wittysarcasticbookclub
Thank you for helping make SPAAW so great this year! I’m in awe of how much awesome content you had.