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December 29, 2019
Sunday Salon, 12/29/19
I’m in that weird place where I’ve finished books, but I don’t want to start new ones until New Year’s. So, today in the Salon, I’m going to take a look back and a look forward. Books & Reading By Tuesday, I’ll have read 51 books in 2019. Here are some stats: Average rating (out …
December 26, 2019
{Books} Two from True Crime
Why Did I Choose These Books? I chose both of these books due to my continuing investigation into true crime as a genre. Savage Appetites was recommended to be by multiple people because it is very much what I want to learn about: why do we “like” true crime. Alligator Candy was a book …
December 24, 2019
{Book} War for the Oaks
War for the Oaks by Emma Bull Eddi McCandry sings rock and roll. But she’s breaking up with her boyfriend, her band just broke up, and life could hardly be worse. Then, walking home through downtown Minneapolis on a dark night, she finds herself drafted into an invisible war between the faerie folk. Now, more …
December 23, 2019
Sunday Salon, 12/22/19 (on Monday!)
One of the things that keeps me from being a particularly consistent blogger is that I get tired of myself. I wasn’t going to do a Sunday Salon, but this (Monday) morning I decided I wanted to organize what I have to read this week. Reading Finished: Alligator Candy: A Memoir by David Kushner …
December 15, 2019
Sunday Salon, 12/15/19
Books & Stuff Me: I’m going to read books I already have. Also Me: *checks out more books from the library* I can explain… Alligator Candy: A Memoir by David Kushner – I checked this out because I wanted an audio book. Savage Appetites: Four True Stories of Women, Crime, and Obsession by Rachel Monroe …
December 10, 2019
{Book} Well Met
Well Met by Jen DeLuca Emily knew there would be strings attached when she relocated to the small town of Willow Creek, Maryland, for the summer to help her sister recover from an accident, but who could anticipate getting roped into volunteering for the local Renaissance Faire alongside her teenaged niece? Or that the irritating …
December 8, 2019
Sunday Salon, 12/8/19
Books Finished Well Met by Jen DeLuca. I enjoyed it and I’ll post more about it on Tuesday, probably. I think I’ll just finish War for the Oaks next. So far, I’ve read 46 book this year. Goodreads points out that I am behind on my goal of 52 for the year. In addition to …
December 5, 2019
{Book} Columbine
Columbine by Dave Cullen EXPANDED WITH A NEW EPILOGUE “The tragedies keep coming. As we reel from the latest horror . . . ” So begins a new epilogue, illustrating how Columbine became the template for nearly two decades of “spectacle murders.” It is a false script, seized upon by a generation of new killers. …
December 1, 2019
Sunday Salon, 12/1/19
Whew, November. The past two week have felt like some alternate universe of rain and no ultimate frisbee playing. I generally love the rain, especially here in overly sunny Arizona, but not when it floods the fields I rely on for exercise. So, things have been a bit disjointed around here. And then a four …
November 28, 2019
{Book Quote} The Last Unicorn
On a whim, slowly I reread The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle, a chapter a day as a part of my morning routine. Every time I read it, something new pops out at me. This time it was this quote by the talking skull: “You can strike your own time, and start the count …
