Well, things have been going here pretty steadily for a month now — and I’ve even got posts scheduled through the beginning of next week (feels nice to have that cushion) — so, I’m taking the plunge and publicizing things further, making things more public. If this is your first time here, welcome, thanks for dropping by.
Tag: Miscellany
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:
- Reading novels makes us better thinkers — ah ha! I have a
n excusejustification to read! Not that I needed one. Or that it seems to make me much of a decision-maker. - The 30 Harshest Author-on-Author Insults In History — some of these are great. I particularly enjoyed Twain on Austen and the contrast between Hemingway and Faulkner.
- Amazon Orders Cop Drama Pilot Based On Michael Connelly’s Harry Bosch Novels — Oh please let this work. I’m thinking Michael Cudlitz.
- How to read a lot of books — a lot of good advice here. May try out some of his organization. (via Lifehacker)
- This Week’s New Releases I’m Excited About and/or You’ll Probably See Here Soon:
- Wisp of a Thing by Alex Bledsoe — The Hum and the Shiver was almost unbelievably good, almost afraid to try this sequel. Not sure it can live up to it.
- Killer Ambition by Marcia Clark — I’ve enjoyed the first two, should be a fun read
- The Heist by Janet Evanovich & Lee Goldberg — despite what I said about the prequel, I’m sure I’ll enjoy it
- The Ocean at the End of the Lane: A Novel by Neil Gaiman — be sure to read Patrick Rothfuss’ review
Man! I’ve got to get to reading…
I’ve read that it’s very important to build a readership to put up new content each day. Which would be easier if I could make any progress with For Whom the Bell Tolls — been reading this thing since 5/30, and I’m not quite at page 300 yet! Not sure what’s going on there.
So instead of a review or something, how about a quick State of the New Blog?
Well, the first few days of this lil’ endeavor are going better than I hoped. I do appreciate the reads, follows, and likes — BookHubInc, soyouwanttobeanauthor, Liz, and countingducks!!!! So glad you stopped by, hope you come again…maybe even drop a comment or two.
Speaking of comments, Lee Flippin’ Goldberg left the first comment here! That’s a heckuva start, IMHO.
Anyone else out there?
Lastly, I wanted to post this picture I’ve seen floating around, from Pilzy Lee, a great life motto for me:
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:
- 10 Benefits of Reading: Why You Should Read Every Day — keep trying to convince my kids of this (especially my teenagers), maybe hearing it from someone besides me will help.
- 25 Signs You’re Addicted To Books — this is me in a nutshell. But with slightly less cursing and a whole lot less cats.
- Why Leaving a Book Half-Read Is So Hard — not sure I buy all of this, but I kinda see myself here
- The World’s Longest Book Domino Chain — what a way to kick off a summer reading program