Friday Reads 7.18.24
Sorry for the late post. The week has gotten away from me and yours truly forgot that today was Friday! And, of course, our news cycle has been 😳. And now there’s a massive worldwide IT issue to cap off the craziest week we’ve had in years. The hits just keep on coming.
Last week I was on a steamroller toward the end of the new book… and I am happy to report, the first draft is done! It’s always so darn exciting to be able to type ### and let out the breath I’ve been holding for months. The actual writing took 6 months. Not too bad. Then I caught up on the 22 Steps series with the 80K entry and wrote the 100k entry for Tuesday.
That means I’ve written a grand total of 30,000 words in 8 days, so this news is not going to come as a surprise. With the writing and the news and the fact that I’ve been with some friends on a retreat, I. Read. Nothing. It’s understandable but disconcerting. I’m in a bit of a reading slump, too, truth be told. I need to finish this revision, put my feet in the sand, get a cool drink, and open my Kindle.
But I did buy a few books to round out the summer reading list, ones that I’ve been waiting impatiently for.
Deborah Harkness's fifth book in her Discovery of Witches series, THE BLACKBIRD ORACLE, is out this week. I pre-ordered that one ages ago. I adore her books.
Daniel Silva’s new Gabriel Allon—A DEATH IN CORNWALL—is also waiting for me.
I have also been impatiently waiting for Lev Grossman’s King Arthur retelling, THE BRIGHT SWORD. I loved his Magicians series, so this should be amazing.
I gotta go edit a book. So tell me, how are you faring this wild Friday? I’d love to hear what you’re reading this weekend! Any recommendations?
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