Lake of Souls: The Collected Short Fiction by Ann Leckie cover art by Lauren Panepinto Publisher: OrbitInitial publication year: 2024Added to my hoard in 2026 ~ I bought this so I could join the Sci-Fi Month crew's Radch short stories readalong in June Format: ebook (403 pages)Genre & Audience: adult SFF short story anthologyTropes &… Continue reading Book Review: Lake of Souls (Ann Leckie)
I've finished the Book Nook kit! I really like the way it turned out, and it's fun to see how well the lighting works in the kit. I think this was pretty well made, though there was one piece that I elected not to do because it was too tricky and didn't work as well… Continue reading FO Wednesday: Magic Pharmacist Book Nook
I love reading books by my favorite authors, because I can anticipate what the book will be like before I ever pick it up. However, it can be exciting to read a book by a completely new author, too! All of our favorite authors were once new-to-us, after all. I should have planned this post before writing my summer TBR...
The Birding Dictionary by Rosemary Mosco illustrated by Rosemary Mosco Published by Workman Publishing in 2025Genre: humorous non-fiction for all ages Tropes & themes: birds, lots of birdsRecommended for: fans of Mosco's Bird and Moon comics, or birders who are looking for a bit of humor with their ornithology. Rating: ⭑⭑⭑⭑☆ hummingbird /ˈhə-miŋ-ˌbərd/ noun: A… Continue reading Mini Reviews: The Birding Dictionary, This Is How You Lose the Time War, & The Last Hero
The Hardest Reading Challenge You'll Ever Do (HRCYED) finished on July 6th. This is a challenge that was started in 2024 by Qwordy (AKA author Stephanie Gillis) to add in some variety in a reading challenge. From the official website, "It’s designed to be nearly impossible to complete but the goal of HRCYED is not… Continue reading 2026 Reading Challenge Updates Part 2 (HRCYED)
Book Titles That Include the Word "Dragon" Not long ago I was reading multiple books with the word "dragon" in the title, and in both of them I was complaining that for all the "dragon" in the title there were not as many dragons as I wanted in the books. So, here are some books where the "dragon" in the title is as present in the text as promised based on the title and cover art.
I've mentioned a couple of times recently that my blogging time decreased drastically with this new job, and that I've been having trouble getting into a new routine for blogging. I've also started to wonder how long I'm going to keep this up... This fall will be 21 years since I started blogging, though I… Continue reading July Links and Blog Thoughts
I've decided to modify my reading goals for the second half of the year. For 2026 my initial plan was to mood read, read one (at minimum) current SFF magazine per month, read one gifted book per quarter, read one translated book per quarter, and read one book from my oldest TBR journal per quarter.… Continue reading Reading Recap: June 2026
I'm back to a more normal stitch count this month. There was still a lot of other crafting too (as you can see from the WIP pics) but I was in a more "standard" mindset for myself, so I get in a "standard" level of knitting. I'm not sure what my mood was doing in… Continue reading WIP Wrap-up for June 2026
Today's official prompt covers anticipated books releasing in the whole second half of the year, but as we've established before I have too many anticipated books to stick to just two posts per year covering them. So instead, my post this week will cover the books releasing from July — September 2026 that I know about and am excited about!
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