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Odds ‘n ends over the week about books and reading that caught my eye. You’ve probably seen some/most/all of them, but just in case:

• Tomorrow is the 10th anniversary of the Kindle’s launch — which would change so much of the book business. The Guardian has a pretty good piece on its impact: Amazon’s Kindle turns 10: have ebooks clicked with you yet?
• And Mashable lists The most popular books on the Kindle
• Little House, Small Government: How Laura Ingalls Wilder’s frontier vision of freedom and survival lives on in Trump’s America. — I’m not saying I buy everything in this piece, but it’s an interesting read
• Not at all surprisingly, I loved Don’t Panic: Paying Tribute to Douglas Adams
• Andy Weir on Ernest Cline, Doctor Who, and More — from Unbound

A couple of Book-ish Related Podcast Episodes you might want to give a listen:
• Hank Garner’s The Author Stories Podcast had two strong episodes this week: Episode 260: Andy Weir was great — he talked about a novel he had to shelve, his one problem with The Martian movie, and the genesis of Artemis.
• Episode 262: Janet Evanovich — I’ve actually never read/heard an Evanovich interview before (that I recall, anyway). This was great to hear.

This Week’s New Releases I’m Excited About and/or You’ll Probably See Here Soon:
• Artemis by Andy Weir — Can Weir follow The Martian with anything but a let down? I finished this last night, and my answer is YES! Also: Phew!! Basically, it’s a heist novel set in the first city on the Moon. And it’s great.
• Deep Blue Trouble by Steph Broadribb — Lori Anderson, the wonderful single-mom/bounty hunter from Deep Down Dead (and possibly my favorite new character this year) is back for more. I’m pretty sure I knew this was coming out this week, but I’d forgotten it, so seeing it show up on my Kindle really screwed up my reading schedule for the rest of the month. How much do I care? Not one whit.
• Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant — None of Seanan McGuire’s alter ego’s books have appealed to me yet (beyond being written by one of the best around). This one just might get me to give Grant a shot. For those more open to the horror or SF-Horror type of read, you should probably consider this one.

Lastly, I’d like to say hi and welcome to theartdive and M.L.S.Weech for following the blog this week.

Odds ‘n ends over the week about books and reading that caught my eye. You’ve probably seen some/most/all of them, but just in case:

• What Flannery O’Connor’s College Journal Reveals — O’Connor’s a long-time favorite of mine, I could read things like this all the time.
• The secret of how to write a bestseller — “The one thing that stops people being good writers is the myth that there is such a thing as good writing, says Andy Martin. The point of the creative writing course is to get you over the delusion”
• 10 Novels Agents Have Already Seen a Billion Times
• Why Mad Men Creator Matthew Weiner Didn’t Aim to Make Anyone “Likable” in His New Novel

This Week’s New Releases I’m Excited About and/or You’ll Probably See Here Soon:
• The Midnight Line by Lee Child — In the wake of Make Me (which still gives me the heebie jeebies), Reacher goes on a hunt to indulge his curiosity (and we all know he’s going to end up doing a lot more)
• Communication Failure by Joe Zieja — this funny follow-up to last year’s Mechanical Failure will get you laughing at the brink of Interplanetary War. It’s great, as I discussed here.
• Bonfire by Krysten Ritter — Ritter’s first novel is a suspenseful, solid read. Here’s what I wrote about it last month.
• The Wrong Stars by Tim Pratt — another comedic space opera this week — sounds like a pretty good trend.
• A Spoonful of Magic by Irene Radford — it’s a cute premise, and different enough from the typical UF that it looks worth a try.
• A Burdizzo For A Prince by Mark Rapacz — J. J.’s a hitman on the run from his former colleagues after he dishes out some justice on the boss’ son. Look up the word “Burdizzo” and you’ll get an idea why J. J. probably doesn’t want anyone to catch him.
• Heather, the Totality by Matthew Weiner — It’s Matthew Weiner, what else needs to be said?

Odds ‘n ends over the week about books and reading that caught my eye. You’ve probably seen some/most/all of them, but just in case:

• I’ve decided to tell you guys a story about piracy. — Maggie Stiefvater tells a story about the impact of ebook piracy. This post is a keeper, one to throw at all the people you know who are far too comfortable violating copyright laws.
• Myke Cole on Siege Line and Wrapping up the Reawakening Trilogy — Unbound Worlds talks to Myke Cole about his new book and what’s to come.
• …and B&N has a little to say about the book: Myke Cole Builds a Genre of His Own in Siege Line
• Lin-Manuel Miranda on Adapting The Kingkiller Chronicles, How It Inspired Moana, and the Lady Lackless Song He Wrote
• Speaking of Rothfuss: Patrick Rothfuss’ Kingkiller Three – A New Update! — blah
• and continuing the theme: 20 Patrick Rothfuss Quotes From Kingkiller Chronicles And More
• that’s a pretty thematically-oriented list, isn’t it?

A Book-ish Related Podcast Episode you might want to give a listen:
• Craig Johnson on Author Stories Podcast — Johnson talks about The Western Star, the TV show, writing and the future.

This Week’s New Releases I’m Excited About and/or You’ll Probably See Here Soon:
• Siege Line by Myke Cole — you may have surmised from the above, that Cole’s new book is out. This is the third in the prequel Reawakening trilogy, and should be a blast.
• Two Kinds of Truth by Michael Connelly — Bosch is back, with a new case and a blast from the past.

Lastly, I’d like to say hi and welcome to Simple Ula for following the blog this week.