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Tag Archives: 2021 reading
Recent Reading!
It’s been a while since I posted an update on books I’ve been reading, so here’s a bit of catch-up! :: Edge of Sundown is a noir-mystery set in Chicago, by indie writer Jennifer Worrell. A writer who was once a … Continue reading
Recent Book Notes!
Here’s some recent reading I’ve done! I don’t have pictures of the covers, unfortunately. (Several of them I forgot to snapshot before I whisked them back to the library.) :: Maybe you didn’t know that you needed a graphic novel … Continue reading
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Recent reading: Space wizards, zombie apocalypses, reflections of Paris, universes ending, and a LOTR-but-not-LOTR fantasy
A few more books I’ve read of late: :: I can’t possibly keep up with the eternal flood of new books that is Star Wars publishing, but I do try to pick and choose the ones that sound good or come … Continue reading
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Lately reading: Ken Jennings on Maps
Time to catch up on some of my recent reading! :: Maphead by Ken Jennings is about maps and the people who like maps. More than that, it’s about people who love maps. Some people love maps so much they end up seeming … Continue reading
2021 in the Books: Grief, and the Learn’d Astronomer
I generally try to avoid reading grief memoirs, for various reasons that mainly boil down to…well, I’ve had enough grief in my life already and I know that more is on the way someday*, and it’s a subject I don’t … Continue reading
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2021 in the Books: Greeks by any other name, and how I learned to stop fearing the budget deficit!
More reading! :: Lloyd Alexander has been one of my favorite authors since I was a kid, but that assessment is basically on the strength of just two of his series: the Prydain Chronicles (which are a classic of 20th century … Continue reading
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2021 in the Books: Beethoven, Merlin, and the Hardy Boys meet Veronica Mars
Here’s some of my recent reading! :: Beethoven: The Relentless Revolutionary by John Clubbe is simply superb. I wanted to get this one done in time to blog about it during 2020, but getting it done this year is fine. While … Continue reading
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From the Books: WORLD OF WONDERS by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
From summer 1976 to summer 1977, my family lived in LaCrosse, Wisconsin while my father taught at the university there. That school year I was in kindergarten, while my sister was in…sixth grade, I think? My memories of LaCrosse aren’t … Continue reading
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2021 in the Books: SOULCATCHER and THE WEIRDSTONE OF BRISINGAMEN
So, this year I’m going to try to do more with regard to writing in this space about the books I read. I’ve set a Goodreads challenge for myself of 52 books read, and as I write this, I’m ahead … Continue reading
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