I thought this was going to be a beefier list this week, but apparently I didn’t save all the things I meant to. Or I spent more time reading books than surfing than I thought I did (very likely). Quality over quantity, let’s say.
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:
Libro.fm Reports Growth in 2025, Launches Annual Subscription—some promising news from my audiobook dealer of choice. While I’m thinking of it, feel free to use this referral link if you decide to subscribe or buy a book, would help me out a bit.
The world’s most powerful literary critic is on TikTok—I was actually tempted to use the app now just so I can watch this guy. Resisted, but was tempted.
The Best Book Covers of the Last Decade—You all know that I’m a sucker for “Best Cover”-type posts. This is no exception.
INTERVIEW: with author Jim Butcher—Beth Tabler and Jim Butcher, who can resist the combo? Who would want to?
How Psychological Thrillers Critique the American Dream
Your To-Be-Read Pile Might Be Lying to You—worth reading if only for the Deliah Dawson e-book TBR wisdom
Ranking Classic Children’s Picture Books—someone has the guts to say what we’re all thinking about Brown Bear, Brown Bear and Goodnight Moon (other helpful stuff here, too…)
Arty Picturebooks!—Another good Picture Book post, this one from The Orangutan Librarian
A Book-ish Related Podcast episode (or two) you might want to give a listen to:
SFF Addicts Ep. 186: Scott Lynch talks the Gentleman Bastard Sequence, Heists, Mental Health & More—I enjoyed this one so much I might listen again. (and not just to hyperfixate on the hints Lynch gives about future news)
My favorite sentence/passage/phrase (or two) that I read this week :
“There are moments in your life that are perfect. You know they won’t last long, you know they’re rare, you know that they might not ever come again. If you pay attention, you can feel those moments happening to you.”—Twelve Months by Jim Butcher
and…(this one got stuck in my head)
“All three of us twitch-jumped except for Molly and Lara.”—Twelve Months by Jim Butcher
To help talk about backlist titles (and just for fun), What Was I Talking About 10 Years Ago This Week?
The Next to Last Word by Michael P.V. Barrett
Nightwing, Vol. 1: Traps and Trapezes by Kyle Higgins and Eddy Barrows
The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henríquez
I mentioned the releases of strong>Orphan X by Gregg Hurwitz (and I should really get around to books 2-11 someday) and The Rogue Retrieval by Dan Koboldt
This Week’s New Releases that I’m Excited About and/or You’ll Probably See Here Soon:
Twelve Months by Jim Butcher—because I don’t think I’ve mentioned it enough in the last three weeks, the new Dresden Files novel dropped this week. I’m in fanboy heaven. If you’re a Dresden-fan, you don’t need to be reminded (I assume) that it’s out. If you’re not, I don’t know that this is a book for you–but let me tell you, the 17 books you need to read first will knock your socks off. (might just be easier to read them barefoot)
There Be Dragons Here by S.L. Rowland—The latest Cozy Fantasy Adventure from Rowland looks very promising, a 182 year-old former adventurer is tasked with taking an old friend’s ashes to their final resting place.
Nine Goblins: A Tale of Low Fantasy and High Mischief by T. Kingfisher—Nine goblins find themselves behind enemy lines and have to face just about every fantasy race you can think of (humans worst of all) to get home.
(the cat is absolutely not necessary)
Krysta
I find the internet so interesting because I only know of Edwards because I had read a different article about how he’s taken over the internet and influencing book sales. I’m not on TikTok, though, so I don’t see him! And no one I know has heard of him!
The article you link here is a bit sobering, though. Whatever I read was very celebratory, talking about spreading the joy of reading. It’s tough to think that someone who just wants to talk about books is being subjected to that kind of invasive scrutiny and unkind comments. It’s like being a celebrity but without any sort of team to support you and help you navigate the fame.