I finished 31 titles (7 up from last month, 9 up from last June). A great month for reading. The writing…eh, not so much. Particularly my review-ish posts. As I was putting this post together, I kept saying, “Self, this explains why you’re feeling behind. You are behind.”
At least I’m aware, eh? 10/10 for accuracy. 4/10 for productivity. But rather than focusing on self-flagellation, why don’t we look at what I did do here.
The Month in Reading
(thanks to Bookmory for the image)
TBR Piles
| Audio | E-book | Physical | Goodreads Want-to-Read |
NetGalley Shelf/ARCs/Review Copies |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of 2025 |
4 | 89 | 112 | 192 | 11 |
| 1st of the Month |
2 | 92 | 133 | 201 | 8 |
| Added | 1 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| Read/ Listened |
1 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| Current Total | 2 | 96 | 130 | 201 | 7 |
My TBR Range
If you actually want to be able to read that, click on the chart for a larger version.
Breakdowns:
“Traditionally” Published: 27
Self-/Independent Published: 4
| Genre | This Month | Year to Date |
|---|---|---|
| Children’s | 3 (10%) | 17 (11%) |
| Fantasy | 4 (13%) | 24 (15%) |
| General Fiction/ Literature | 2 (6%) | 16 (10%) |
| Mystery/ Suspense/ Thriller | 8 (26%) | 39 (25%) |
| Non-Fiction | 4 (13%) | 14 (9%) |
| Science Fiction | 5 (16%) | 17 (11%) |
| Theology/ Christian Living | 4 (13%) | 14 (9%) |
| Urban Fantasy | 0 (0%) | 13 (8%) |
| “Other” (Horror/ Humor/ Steampunk/ Western) | 1 (3%) | 2 (1%) |
Review-ish Things Posted
Books of the Month
- Three Hitmen and a Baby by Rob Hart: Keeping a Toddler Alive Might Be the Downfall of These Assassins
- The Brothers McKay by Craig Johnson: A Contemporary Take on a Classic Murder—and Walt Gets a New Pet?
Other Recommended Reads
- Quick-Take Catchups: The Leftovers from March
- REPOSTING: Time-Marked Warlock by Shami Stovall: A Mulligan-Equipped PI
- The Best Dog in the World edited by Alice Hoffman: All the Best Dogs (except yours or mine)
- Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt: A Wise Captive and Holes in Hearts
- The Photonic Effect by Mike Chen: Chen’s Most Out-of-This-World Novel Yet
- Quick-Take Catchups: The Leftovers from April
Other Things I Posted
- 20 Books of Summer 2026: Commence
- LITERARY LOCALS: A Q&A About Writing in Idaho with Tomás Baiza
- Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Can’t Believe I’ve Never Read
- Counting My Literary Chickens Before They Hatch: My June TBR
- Fantasy with Friends: Series or Standalones? How Much Is Too Much?
- Book Blogger Hop: Most Unusual Places to Read
- Opening Lines: All Systems Red by Martha Wells
- Picard Day Tag
- HC Chats with C.K. Jensen about Becky Chambers’ Monk and Robot duology
- Top Ten Tuesday: Books on My Summer 2026 to-Read List (That Aren’t on My 20 Books Challenge)
- Fantasy with Friends: Which Order to Read Fantasy Series In: Chronological, Publication Order, Something Else?
- LITERARY LOCALS: A Q&A About a New Little Free Library in Idaho
Spotlights/Cover Reveals
- BOOK SPOTLIGHT: Time-Marked Warlock by Shami Stovall
- Cover Reveal: Stranded by Nicholas W Fuller
- BOOK SPOTLIGHT: A Little Bird Told Me by Rachael Gray
Music Mondays
- MUSIC MONDAY: “Running” by Rose Betts
- MUSIC MONDAY: “Better Together” by Jack Johnson
- MUSIC MONDAY: “Whoever You Are” by Geggy Tah
- MUSIC MONDAY: “Rock Me Amadeus” by Falco
- MUSIC MONDAY: “American Tune” by Paul Simon
WWW Wednesdays
- WWW Wednesday—June 3, 2026
- WWW Wednesday—June 10, 2026
- WWW Wednesday—June 17, 2026
- WWW Wednesday—June 24, 2026
Saturday Miscellanies
- Saturday Miscellany—6/6/26
- Saturday Miscellany—6/13/26
- Saturday Miscellany—6/20/26
- Saturday Miscellany—6/27/26
Enough about me—how Was Your Month?
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