I finished 28 titles (8 up from last month, 3 up from last August), with an equivalent of 9,408 pages or the equivalent (3,017 up from last month), and gave them an average of 3.86 stars (.18 up/down from last month).
I really thought that I was going to be making some decent progress on Mt. TBR this summer, and I was on a decent path, but I stumbled a little bit–not that Epic Sale of Beloved SFF Books and the Narratess Indie Sale didn’t help (a week will and a voracious appetite didn’t either).
My posting wasn’t quite what I wanted, but when is it? I’m giving my self a pass on that. My focus (for good or ill) was on reading this month, blogging was less of a priority. I’d like to say that next month will be different, but I’m not going to hold myself to that.
Any who, here’s what happened here in August.
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| Average = | 3.86 |
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TBR Stacks/Piles/Heaps
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| End of 2023 |
6 | 47 | 68 | 153 | 5 |
| 1st of the Month |
3 | 52 | 76 | 161 | 8 |
| Added | 4 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Read/ Listened |
3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| Current Total | 4 | 58 | 75 | 162 | 6 |
Breakdowns:
“Traditionally” Published: 19
Self-/Independent Published: 9
| Genre | This Month | Year to Date |
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| Children’s | 0 (0%) | 6 (3%) |
| Fantasy | 9 (21%) | 29 (19%) |
| General Fiction/ Literature | 5 (18%) | 18 (12%) |
| Mystery/ Suspense/ Thriller | 2 (7%) | 53 (35%) |
| Non-Fiction | 2 (7%) | 16 (11%) |
| Science Fiction | 2 (7%) | 11 (7%) |
| Theology/ Christian Living | 3 (11%) | 20 (13%) |
| Urban Fantasy | 4 (14%) | 22 (14%) |
| “Other” (Horror/ Humor/ Steampunk/ Western) | 1 (4%) | 4 (3%) |
Review-ish Things Posted
- Some Further Thoughts about The White Door by Pierce Taylor Hibbs
- A Farewell to Arfs by Spencer Quinn: The World Breaks Every One, Except Maybe Chet
- The Last Shield by Cameron Johnston: You Will Sit Up and Say, “Yippee-ki-yay”
- Mystery Science Theater 3000: A Cultural History by Matt Foy and Christopher J. Olson: They Riffed, so the Internet Could Snark
- Steam Opera by James T. Lambert: Choosing It Not Because It Was Easy…
- The Legendary Mo Seto by A. Y. Chan: And Though She Be But Little, She Is Fierce
- The Nameless Restaurant by Tao Wong: The Real Magic Here Isn’t Supernatural
- The Glass Frog by J. Brandon Lowry: A Fairy-Tale-esque Fantasy for All Ages
- A Quick Thought about the Audiobook No Two Persons by Erica Bauermeister, read by a full cast
- Cursed Cocktails by S.L. Rowland: Mixing Drinks and Starting Over
- The Lord Jesus Christ: The Biblical Doctrine of the Person and Work of Christ by Brandon D. Crowe: Christology 101
- The Teachings of Shirelle by Douglas Green: A Goofy Dog’s Wisdom
Other Things I Wrote
Other than the Saturday Miscellanies (3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th and 31st), I also wrote:
- 20 Books of Summer 2024: July Check-In
- MUSIC MONDAY: Ooh La La by Faces
- LITERARY LOCALS: A Q&A About Writing in Idaho with R.M. Scott
- Books about Books and the People Who Love Them
- Now That’s How you Start a Review…
- MUSIC MONDAY: Have a Good Time by Paul Simon
- MUSIC MONDAY: Getting Old Sucks (But Everybody’s Doing It) by Bowling for Soup
- A Few Quick Questions About RinthCon 2024 with Armanis Ar-feinial, Marilyn Peake, and T. Olsen
- The Quintessential Summer Book Tag
- Hold On To Your Wallets, Folks…
- These Dog Days Aren’t Over
- MUSIC MONDAY: Shooting Stars by Rival Sons
- Highlights from July: Lines Worth Repeating
- 20 Books of Summer 2024: Wrap Up and Other Summer Reading
- WWW Wednesday for August 7, August 14, August 21, and August 28, 2024.
Enough about me—how Was Your Month?
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