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[Josh]

Sam wrote: "Josh wrote: "I love a can of Pringles now and then.

YES, I DID SAY CAN."

Every bag of potato chips is a single serving bag of potato chips.

Also Oreos."

Yes. Seriously. Who has A cookie. Cookies are measured in sleeves and boxes. ;-)

[Josh]

Jordan wrote: "Sam wrote: "Josh wrote: "I love a can of Pringles now and then.

YES, I DID SAY CAN."

Every bag of potato chips is a single serving bag of potato chips.

Also Oreos."

Yes.

Oreos not so much for..."

A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

Oreos come in all kinds of deliciousness. There are the cinnamon bun flavored ones AND the birthday cake flavored ones!

Also lemon is not bad.

[Josh]

Mel wrote: "I'm still reading some Josh books, but the next non-Josh M/M I want to pick up is Dream. I'm a big fan of H/C, and I read the free sample and liked it (maybe minus the hardcore sex ..."

There are so many wonderful UK m/m writers to discover: Harper Fox, Joanna Chambers, Dal MacLean, JL Merrow... and now I'm blanking on people I thought of three seconds ago!

[Jordan]

Josh wrote: "Sam wrote: "Josh wrote: "I love a can of Pringles now and then.

YES, I DID SAY CAN."

Every bag of potato chips is a single serving bag of potato chips.

Also Oreos."

Yes. Seriously. Who has A co..."

Chocolate Chip Cookies.... YES!!!!

[Jordan]

Josh wrote: "Mel wrote: "I'm still reading some Josh books, but the next non-Josh M/M I want to pick up is Dream. I'm a big fan of H/C, and I read the free sample and liked it (maybe minus the h..."

Charlie Cochrane

[Josh]

Jordan wrote: "Josh wrote: "Mel wrote: "I'm still reading some Josh books, but the next non-Josh M/M I want to pick up is Dream. I'm a big fan of H/C, and I read the free sample and liked it (mayb..."

Yes! My gosh, yes. And Alex Beecroft. We've got several in this group alone (and here's your invitation to speak right up because I am all over the map attention-wise today)

[Mel]

I shall make my way through all of them! Thank you for the recs. I'm a speedy reader, I'll be back for more soon! ;)

[Ame]

Oh dear god. Not Oreos. I'm guessing none of you have worked with teenage boys and have heard of the Oreo challenge?

(I am never eating Oreo, ever)

[Sara]

Josh wrote: "Jordan wrote: "Josh wrote: "Mel wrote: "I'm still reading some Josh books, but the next non-Josh M/M I want to pick up is Dream. I'm a big fan of H/C, and I read the free sample and..."

KJ Charles (I can't believe how long I put off reading The Magpie Lord just because everyone was reccing it and I didn't much like historicals), Jo Myles, Lilian Francis.

[Sara]

Ame wrote: "Oh dear god. Not Oreos. I'm guessing none of you have worked with teenage boys and have heard of the Oreo challenge?

(I am never eating Oreo, ever)"

Haven't heard of the Oreos challenge, but I've lived with teenage boys and I'm not curious.

[SamSpayedPI]

Ame wrote: "Oh dear god. Not Oreos. I'm guessing none of you have worked with teenage boys and have heard of the Oreo challenge?"

In my innocence, I thought that the Oreo challenge was where you had to guess each flavor of Oreo, blindfolded, and I'd prefer to adhere to my delusions, please.

(I'd never do even that with a teenage boy, though. Anyone with an older sibling knows that "open your mouth and close your eyes/and you will get a big surprise" never has a HEA).

To un-derail the topic, I just downloaded Trowchester Blues from the library; thanks for the suggestion!

I'm going to be tremedously disappointed when my New York library discovers I've moved away and revokes my library card (I think I have until August until their biennial "library card suspension unless you show up and prove you're alive" review). They're so good about buying Live-Brary e-books I've recommended (77 out of 82 purchased). So far I haven't got a single purchase from my new Delaware or Florida accounts.

And I'm off the rails again.

[Ame]

Of course the Oreo challenge doesn't have to be exclusive to Oreos. Just as long as the cookies have cream fillings.

I'm done now. And don't blame me, it's Friday after all.

[Johanna]

Josh wrote: "A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

Oreos come in all kinds of deliciousness. There are the cinnamon bun flavored ones AND the birthday cake flavored ones!

Also lemon is not bad."

Oh. My. GOD!!!

(I just had a full body shiver — and not the good one.)

:-D

[Johanna]

Alison wrote: "Haldis wrote: "Alison wrote: "I read a lovely novella yesterday--Angel Martinez's Uncommonly Tidy Poltergeists. It's a delightful little story with an ace main character. If you're ..."

You guys got me all curious and I had to check what did I read in my bright, sweet Rifter afterglow while missing Basawar like crazy. :-)

I read Joseph Hansen's The Man Everybody Was Afraid Of (Brandstetter #4). Not many things Hansen's writing can't cure. Or at least to make it feel more tolerable. But yeah, I still constantly miss Basawar. :-D

[KC]

I don't really like Oreos...I tried...various flavors and cream thickness. Not even the double cream helped...*runs and hides*
:-)

[Johanna]

Josh wrote: "Jordan wrote: "Josh wrote: "I'd mentioned I've been reading Mr. and Mr. Smith. What I find fascinating is this very abbreviated almost shorthand that Dimon writes in. Her characters are so coded as..."

There just isn't any shortcuts for making art that speaks to people. And you wouldn't be satisfied with anything less.

[Jordan]

Johanna wrote: "Alison wrote: "Haldis wrote: "Alison wrote: "I read a lovely novella yesterday--Angel Martinez's Uncommonly Tidy Poltergeists. It's a delightful little story with an ace main charac..."

Yes, Hansen would be a great author to read after The Rifter!

[Calathea]

KC wrote: "I don't really like Oreos...I tried...various flavors and cream thickness. Not even the double cream helped...*runs and hides*
:-)"

Why did this never come up? Is this an Oreo specific dislike or a double cookie dislike in general? I'm baffled, dear, completely baffled... :-D

[KC]

Calathea wrote: "KC wrote: "I don't really like Oreos...I tried...various flavors and cream thickness. Not even the double cream helped...*runs and hides*
:-)"

Why did this never come up? Is this an Oreo specific ..."

LOL. Totally Oreo-specific. The cream is okay, but I don't like the texture of the cookie part, and the texture somehow takes over the taste. In general, double cookies are awesome. :-)

[Jordan]

Just an FYI, we're taking nominations for the February BOM! The poll will go up on Monday, I think.

[Antonella]

Jordan wrote: "Just an FYI, we're taking nominations for the February BOM! The poll will go up on Monday, I think."

Thank you for the reminder. I had a candidate I wanted to propose and then I forgot...

[Josh]

Sam wrote: "(I'd never do even that with a teenage boy, though. Anyone with an older sibling knows that "open your mouth and close your eyes/and you will get a big surprise" never has a HEA). ..."

Heh. As the eldest sibling in my family unit, I would agree with you. But the experiments proved SO interesting.

If noisy.

;-)

[Josh]

Johanna wrote: "Josh wrote: "A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

Oreos come in all kinds of deliciousness. There are the cinnamon bun flavored ones AND the birthday cake flavored ones!

Also lemon is not bad."

Oh. My..."

THEY ARE DELICIOUS FOR BREAKFAST

[Josh]

Sam wrote: "Ame wrote: "Oh dear god. Not Oreos. I'm guessing none of you have worked with teenage boys and have heard of the Oreo challenge?"

In my innocence, I thought that the Oreo challenge was where you h..."

I feel your pain though. Our local libraries are small and unadverturish. We can make requests of the greater L.A. County library system, but there's something about being able to stand in front of the shelf and browse in person.

[Jordan]

Just got Josh’s newsletter and I have to say, the cover for Murder Takes The High Road is beautiful!

Also, it just sounds like a fantastic mystery! Sooo excited for this!

[Jordan]

How did we forget Josephine Myles?! Pretty much anything this Brit writes is fantastic! And the locations and careers she chooses are fascinating. I really need to get back to her books. I’ve missed out on a bunch, I know. I’ve not been keeping up like I should.

[Alison]

I don't think anyone's mentioned Elin Gregory and Alexis Hall yet, two of my most favourite UK authors.

Oh, and CB Lewis and Joanna Chambers are fantastic as well. :)

[Anne]

Alison wrote: "I don't think anyone's mentioned Elin Gregory and Alexis Hall yet, two of my most favourite UK authors.

Oh, and CB Lewis and Joanna Chambers are fantastic as well. :)"

Garrett Leigh and Suki Fleet as well :)

[Jordan]

Just a reminder, today is the last day to vote for our February BOM! I'll announce the book either late tonight or tomorrow.

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...

[Josh]

Jordan wrote: "How did we forget Josephine Myles?! Pretty much anything this Brit writes is fantastic! And the locations and careers she chooses are fascinating. I really need to get back to her books. I’ve misse..."

Jo for sure! You know what it is, there are so many Brits writing in m/m now! It's hard to remember them all off the top of your head.

The thing is, there's some particularly enjoyable about British m/m. It's just exotic enough. ;-)

[Antonella]

Three new titles available today at Manifold Press.

I'm especially interested in the two titles by Elin Gregory.

[Jordan]

I just started reading Marriage of a Thousand Lies last night for the We Are Pride list. And I'm smitten with it right from the first beautiful paragraph. Wow. A debut author too. :-D

[Josh]

Jordan wrote: "I just started reading Marriage of a Thousand Lies last night for the We Are Pride list. And I'm smitten with it right from the first beautiful paragraph. Wow. A debut author too. :-D"

Now there's something that looks genuinely fresh!

[Josh]

My art angle in The Magician Murders. ;-)

[Jordan]

Oh, wow, a book of magic posters! That’s very exciting, all on its own.

A Marriage of a Thousand Lies was very good! So odd though, to read something set in the place where I live. But fun too. It was not an easy read though, emotionally. And I’m wondering how realistic it was. I might do some minor research on that later.

[Josh]

Jordan wrote: "Oh, wow, a book of magic posters! That’s very exciting, all on its own.

A Marriage of a Thousand Lies was very good! So odd though, to read something set in the place where I live. But fun too. I..."

This book is really cool! I love these old magic posters.

[Johanna]

Josh wrote: "

My art angle in The Magician Murders. ;-)"

Oooooh! That looks awesome! Must check it out...

[Susinok]

KC wrote: "I don't really like Oreos...I tried...various flavors and cream thickness. Not even the double cream helped...*runs and hides* :-)"

You are not alone. I don't care for them either.

[Susinok]

Just finished Down by Contact by Santino Hassell. Book 2 in his football romances. This one is even better than the first.

Now back to Count the Shells by Charlie Cochrane. After a short break.

I have been reading very slowly lately. It's all that time spent watching YouTube painting tutorials, heh. And falling asleep early at night. Plays havoc with my reading levels.

[Karen]

Susinok wrote: "Just finished Down by Contact by Santino Hassell. Book 2 in his football romances. This one is even better than the first.

Now back to Count the Shells by Charlie C..."

Thanks for mentioning this, since I also didn't realize it was out, and I rated Illegal Contact highly.

[KC]

Reading two books I'm enjoying atm:
- Call Me by Your Name - beautiful!
- Pretty Pretty Boys - mystery recommended here when Josh asked about m/m mysteries, and so far so good.

And once in a while i get back to a nonfiction I started a while back: How Not to Write a Novel: 200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Them—A Misstep-by-Misstep Guide. I read the sample and thought, exactly! and it was also funny in places. Anyway, the result of having their examples in mind, is that I tried and then deleted most of the fluffy-romance samples on my Kindle... It's so difficult to find a really well-written, engaging story... Of course, it's always a bit difficult to get into the fluffy ones when reading a really good book at the same time.

[KC]

Karen wrote: "Susinok wrote: "Just finished Down by Contact by Santino Hassell. Book 2 in his football romances. This one is even better than the first.

Now back to [book:Count the Shells|358485..."

Good to know. I really liked the first one.

[Jordan]

How Not To Write looks interesting! I’ll have to check it out.

I just got the book Josh recommended about writers resistance. I haven’t started reading it yet. I’ve still got seven more books to read this month for our pride list.

That said, I finally started Agent Bayne yesterday to get me over my unmotivated slump. Soooo good! But I’ll need to read it in bits and pieces around these other books. I’ll savor it.

I’m about to start David Bowie Made Me Gay: 100 Years of LGBT Music. Mostly British, I’ve been told, but hopefully still good and interesting.

[Karen]

KC wrote: "Reading two books I'm enjoying atm:
- Call Me by Your Name - beautiful!
- Pretty Pretty Boys - mystery recommended here when Josh asked about m/m mysteries, and so far ..."

I'll be interested in your thoughts on Pretty Pretty Boys. For me, it was a bit love/hate and some suspension of disbelief, but still 4-4.5 stars. It's a more original story than the blurb lets on. I was also inspired to read all three (so far) of new-to-me author Gregory Ashe's Hollow Folk series. The first, Mr. Big Empty, is emotionally difficult, but also kind of amazing. I'll start the sequel to Pretty Pretty after I finish Call Me by Your Name.

Here's a link to my review/notes on Pretty Pretty Boys, but I'd suggest checking them out after you finish reading, in case you, like me, prefer not to let someone else's thoughts influence your take on what you're still reading. :) https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[WMD]

Karen wrote: "KC wrote: "Reading two books I'm enjoying atm:
- Call Me by Your Name - beautiful!
- Pretty Pretty Boys - mystery recommended here when Josh asked about m/m mysteries, ..."
I was just going to note that Ashe's Transposition (the second Somerset and Hazard book, after Pretty Pretty Boys) is now available, as mentioned by Karen. I enjoyed it, but not as much as the first. Here are some reasons why (view spoiler)[Not a lot of character or couple development or follow up on the hints and allegations regarding old crimes that were in the first book. Also one or two serious errors in the plot...can you spot them? (hide spoiler)]This one is (almost) all about the mystery. A classic plot.

Also as mentioned by Karen, Ashe has another series out. I just raced through the first three of his Hollow Folk Series this weekend. A very dark /very little on-screen sex, psychic/fantasy action series with gay MC in high school. I ran right through them, and agree they were pretty great and different. Long books. Some potential triggers, though, (view spoiler)[with physical and emotional abuse and parental drug addiction up close and personal (hide spoiler)] I would say its a really harsh Buffy scenario: high school kid(s) solving brutal mystic crimes 'cause adults really aren't up to it. I will add that though I am recommending his work, this author seriously needs a better editor than spellcheck.

Finally: I recommend Marshall Thornton's second Pinx Video book which is now available, Hidden Treasures. I liked it even better than the first, five star. Not a romance (yet?); gay MC. Make sure to read these in order.

[Josh]

Mymymble wrote: "Susinok wrote: "Just finished Down by Contact by Santino Hassell. Book 2 in his football romances. This one is even better than the first.

Now back to [book:Count the Shells|358485..."

This year is off to such a busy start, it's hard to believe it's only February!

[Josh]

Jordan wrote: "How Not To Write looks interesting! I’ll have to check it out.

I just got the book Josh recommended about writers resistance. I haven’t started reading it yet. I’ve still got seven more books to r..."

Ha! You have writer's resistance to writer's resistance. :-D

[KC]

Karen wrote: "KC wrote: "...Pretty Pretty Boys...mysteries..."

I wasn't sure how to rate it either, then decided on 5. I found it really engaging - the mystery, the flawed MCs, the story. When I started it I expected it to be a romance as well, but it's really not, even though the setup is sort of there, in the making, so I'm curious to see where he'll take them. A bit wary of it too... So I consciously tried not to think of it as a romance, and just let the story happen, because it really is a good story. If definitely difficult at times. But it was interesting to discover what happened in their past bit by bit through these occasionally unreliable narrators.
I'll likely start the next one soon. The blurb sounded intriguing, setting-wise, and I want to spend more time with the MCs, it seems... :-)

[Antonella]

I'd be happy to hear your opinion on Chameleon Moon .

For sure it could win a «diversity award», and I liked the general mood, kind of uplifting, even though it is set in a dire dystopian situation. But it didn't grab me like other similar books did already at the first read.

[Susinok]

Steinbeck's Travels with Charley: In Search of America is on sale today on Amazon for $1.99!

I wore this paperback OUT when I was a young'un. I am looking forward to re-reading it. My tattered paperback is long lost.

I love travelogues. I also recommend Blue Highways By William Least Heat Moon.