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:
bullet People Who Can Still Read Will Rule the World—When I read this earlier in the week, I thought “problem-filled but worth the read.” I’m struggling to find the worth today, but maybe you will? It’s short anyway.
bullet Pressed for time? 20 brilliant books you can read in a day—this list might play into the hands of the opening piece.
bullet Best Science Fiction Books of the Century (So Far)—according to Book Riot, anyway
bullet So You Want to Read More Indie Authors—pretty good list. And a great lead-in to next week’s Self-Published Authors Appreciation Week
bullet If you Like This, Read That: Dad Edition—”here’s a bunch of book recs that will make the transition from reading just for you, to reading with a baby, a little bit easier”

A Book-ish Related Podcast episode (or two) you might want to give a listen to:
bullet Twisted Passages Episode 117: Jack Friday (KILLER VIBES) (I couldn’t find a link to an audio version)

To help talk about backlist titles (and just for fun), What Was I Talking About 10 Years Ago This Week?
bullet The Substitute Sleuth by Michael R. Underwood
bullet Korian and Lucy by Zoe Kalo
bullet And I talked about the releases of: The Innocents by Ace Atkins; Time Siege by Wesley Chu; and Salvation Lake by G. M. Ford.

This Week’s New Releases that I’m Excited About and/or You’ll Probably See Here Soon:
bullet Killer Vibes by Jack Friday—”A wild and wickedly funny series debut, introducing readers to the irresistible and irrepressible private investigator, Peter Key.” I was pretty enthusiastic when I talked about it recently.
bullet Unpredictable Magic by Faith Hunter—”Witches Angelina and Evan Everhart-Trueblood take a case that spirals out of control until the whole city is at risk in this exciting new novel from New York Times bestselling author Faith Hunter.” I love the idea of seeing Angelina and Evan as adult witchy PIs. I have high hopes for this sequel series.
bullet Howliday Inn the Graphic Novel by James Howe, Andrew Donkin, Stephen Gilpin—stumbling onto the Bunnicula graphic novel a couple of years ago was a great excuse to revisit some old friends. This should serve the same purpose.
bullet The Dragon Has Some Complaints by John Wiswell—”In this heartfelt and humorous fantasy from the Nebula-winning author of Someone You Can Build a Nest In, a dragon whose three heads bear rather…different…personalities finds family in the most unexpected of places.”…”This cozy fantasy intertwines epic battles with loving friendships, sharing an utterly unique perspective on what it means to be a “monster.”

an image of a social media post from @PaperFury of a poll with the options reading: Buying books because you love reading; Buying books to support artists; Buying books as a little treat to fill the void inside you then stacking them in comforting piles'
image source: Imani Rhiannon on Facebook (of an image of a post by @PaperFury somewhere else)