Did you know that I was on the Functional Nerds podcast? Check it out!
https://functionalnerds.com/2024/12/episode-646-with-katherine-villyard/
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Whispers of his arrival have been heard for weeks, but now, King Tyrant is here! To say that I am excited about receiving a review copy would be putting it mildly. Expect a two-part review towards the end of the month!
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Mum's the Word: Drabbles from Many Colorful Kayaks Paperback – December 12, 2024
by Mary Anne Smrz (Author), Many Other Writers (Contributor) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B
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Read an excerpt from the new book by the Observer's Lise Olsen: https://www.texasobserver.org/the-scientist-and-the-serial-killer/
See Lise tonight at 7pm at BookPeople in Austin! RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bookpeople-presents-lise-olsen-the-scientist-and-the-serial-killer-tickets-1207891188059?aff=bp
A new novel from Thomas Pynchon:
But it he really "elusive"?
The Guardian · Thomas Pynchon announces Shadow Ticket, his first novel in more than a decade
#WhatTheGruffalosReading : today the G-Man is delighting in the fabulous rhyming of The Football Fairy, by Ellie Wollard & Irina Avgustinovich, from Magic Cat Publishing.
This one made us smile, we ended up reading it to each other - pretty sure we'll use that one at a future Under Five's Storytime.
Every book is an adventure. Andrzej Klimowski sets off on a journey around his latest graphic novel, Edifice.
Catch it at https://www.fictionable.world/blogs/andrzej-kilmowski-drawing-writing-graphic-novel-edifice
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Something I stumbled upon recently. Considering the number of book lovers around Mastodon, this seems like a must-share.
"Standard Ebooks is a volunteer-driven project that produces new editions of public domain ebooks that are lovingly formatted, open source, free of U.S. copyright restrictions, and free of cost."
I've been listening to Stephen King's audiobooks back to back.
I'm Mainelining them.
Freelance Forum on Monday in Dublin - reserve your place https://dublinfreelance.org/freelance-forum-spring-2025/#reserve
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La fin des hommes, de Christina Sweeney-Baird, aux éditions Gallmeister : C’était une lecture vraiment prenante où on se retrouve dans un monde où une épidémie tue la majorité des hommes. Un roman choral à la plume concise et fluide. C’est un roman d’anticipation féministe qui met en avant les travers de la société patriarcale.
Avis sur mon blog : https://anaislemillefeuilles.wordpress.com/2025/03/30/la-fin-des-hommes-de-christina-sweeney-baird/
ENDING SOON! - April 11 is the last day to get the Kindle edition of "Fair Game" for FREE via Amazon.
This bite-sized hybrid of near-future sci-fi, horror, and world-building has it all, but don't take my word for it...
#Bookstodon #bookquote In which we’re just winging it. Seriously, Alex Acks’s WIRELESS is some lively adventures in an alternate American West with kickass ladies, rail car piracy and more! https://queenofswordspress.com/product/wireless-and-more-steam-powered-adventures/
In explaining the legal and clinical aspects of lethal injections, “Secrets of the Killing State” is far from sterile. Corinna Barrett Lain lays out her fact-based narratives in stomach-churning detail, while also plainly sharing her analysis of the facts with readers, often bordering on righteous indignation. https://www.texasobserver.org/sordid-story-behind-lethal-injection/
The Texas Observer · The Sordid, Unscientific Story Behind Lethal InjectionA new book by a national expert explores the failures of the United States’ favored execution method.
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Realms of Fantasy
by
Robert Holdstock & Malcolm Edwards
This is a book about books and/or sets of books, with accompanying artwork. I now forget quite which of the works I already knew about or had read versus those that this book pointed me to.
Certainly, I already knew Tolkein and the Gormenghast trilogy but maybe this told me about Gene Wolfe and his Urth books.
Le Guin's Earthsea might have been similar though I probably knew of their good reputation.
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"He had seen the things he had spent his life defending brought to ruin... and this ruin had been accomplished with shocking ease, and in a shockingly brief period of time. Oh, I suppose all men of intelligence know how fragile such things as Law and Justice and Civilization really are, but it's not a thing they think of willingly, because it disturbs one's rest and plays hob with one's appetite." - The Eyes of the Dragon by #StephenKing
Louise Kennedy: Rikkomuksia
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Trespasses (2022)
Suomentanut Maija Heikinheimo
Kustantamo S&S
I can't believe the news today
Oh, I can't close my eyes and make it go away
(U2: Sunday Bloody Sunday)
Louise Kennedyn Rikkomuksia kuvaa Pohjois-Irlannin levottomuuksia 1970-luvulla. Romaanin päähenkilö on 24-vuotias Cushla, joka toimii opettajana alakoulussa ja auttelee veljeään perheen omistamassa pubissa.
Yhteiskunta on vahvasti jakautunut brittimielisten protestanttien ja irlantilaismielisten katolisten kesken. Cushla on katolinen ja kun hän rakastuu protestantteihin kuuluvaan, itseään huomattavasti vanhempaan ja naimisissa olevaan Matthew Agnesiin hänen elämänsä muuttuu kertaheitolla monin tavoin epävarmemmaksi ja vaarallisemmaksi.
Kennedyn romaanin vahvuus on siinä, että poliittiset tapahtumat ja niihin liittyvä väkivalta sekä edellisten seuraukset tuodaan vahvasti yksilötasolle.Jos haluaa lukea hyvän lukuromaanin, jota ei malta laskea käsistään, niin siihen tämä on oivallinen valinta. Itse luin tämän melkein päivässä.
Miss Blaine's Prefect and the Uncharted Island, by our dear chum Olga Wojtas has just arrived from Saraband Books.
Olga will be here on Wednesday 16th to celebrate the launch of her latest book https://www.edinburghbookshop.com/events-1/olga-wojtas-miss-blaines-prefect-and-the-uncharted-island-book-launch
WWW Wednesday:
The usual chatter about books I've recently finished, am currently reading, and plan to read next.
Nicky @ The Bibliophibian · WWW WednesdayIt's that time again! What have you recently finished reading? Anthony Boucher's Rocket to the Morgue, which is a fascinating meeting of two genres I love: