This does rather feel like the “embarrassment of riches” edition of Stacking the Shelves. One way or another, an incredible number of books found their way onto my virtual shelves. For me it feels reassuring, that as long as I can power up my iPad I’ll have PLENTY to read, and that’s something that always […]

As we enter week 2 – or is it week 3 – of the pandemic, are you sheltering in place? Are you working from home? Are you still going to a workplace? Most importantly, ARE YOU OK? At the moment, it feels like we are all getting an object lesson in the reason why the […]

It certainly looks like I’ll have plenty to read while practicing “social distancing” during the current situation! Wherever you are, I hope that you are safe and healthy and taking care of yourself and your loved ones. For Review: 88 Names by Matt Ruff Across the Void by S.K. Vaughn Bears Behaving Badly (BeWere My […]

It kind of rained and snowed books here. That seems all too real, as it’s also been teeming rain here, to the point where I expect to see the old dude walking down the highway with a trail of animals behind him. It’s wet around here. Which makes it perfect reading weather. Good thing I […]

This is a list in which pretty things abound. Also interesting things. And fascinating things. And Audible had another sale. This seemed to be a week in which books just appeared, like magic. And they all look marvelous! For Review: Anthropocene Rag by Alex Irvine The Friendship List by Susan Mallery Hearts of Oak by […]

I picked up some interesting books this week. Especially since Audible had a sale – again – and I had a $5 Audible gift card burning the proverbial hole in my pocket. But the book I really want to talk about isn’t exactly new, not even to me. But maybe it will be to you. […]

This stack is, well, not too big and not too small. It feels like it’s JUUUUST right. And has some lovely and interesting things in it. I’m particularly looking forward to Close Up, and particularly curious about Murder at the Mena House. We’ll just have to see if they live up to expectations! For Review: […]

It may be winter outside, but it is definitely spring in the publishing world. And summer, not to mention fall. I already have books for August and September. “Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.” – attributed, incorrectly according to Wikipedia, to Groucho Marx. One thing is certainly true. Books fly off […]

And this would be the gigantic post-ALA Midwinter stack. The height of the stack is a combination of three factors – 1)that I cut off last week’s stack early in order to have it out of the way before I left for conference, 2) that I saw or heard about new books at conference that […]