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.