Q&A with Josh Lanyon discussion
What Are you Reading, Watching, Listening To?
Antonella wrote: "Because we need some beauty...Julian Rad is a 31-year-old Austrian award-winning wildlife photographer who captures the most adorable shots of squirrels, rabbits, wood mice, hamsters and other sm..."
I can always use more beauty! Those are adorable and now I have a smile :)
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Hither Page: Page & Sommers, Book 1 and
The Missing Page by Cat Sebastian
And Josh's The Dickens with Love
Karen wrote: "My comfort reading/listening this past week :)Hither Page: Page & Sommers, Book 1 and
The Missing Page by Cat Sebastian"
I loved both.
And to re-read The Dickens with Love might be an idea...
I watched the stunning “Io Capitano” by Matteo Garrone. From the 23rd February it will be distributed by the Cohen Media Group in the US. It is Italy's candidate to the Oscar for best international feature film.https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/m...
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/mov...
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023...
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/io_c...
(100% score!)
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Slough Horses Season 3. Brilliant. Can't wait for--and dreading--the fourth season.
We started Murder at the End of the World, but I wasn't in the mood. I'll give it another shot later.
Monsieur Spade. P-R-E-P-O-S-T-E-R-O-U-S. Absurde!
True Detective. The SO is enjoying it. I found it offensively grisly, which is disappointing because I love Jodie Foster and was really looking forward to it.
Murder and Other Details. So far, so good. Fingers crossed!
And the most exciting thing of all -- one of my very favorite art critics/historians, Waldemar Januszczak, is on a YouTube channel called Perspective https://www.youtube.com/@PerspectiveArts
It's an absolute treasure trove of art documentaries!
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Oh, shoot. Hubby and I really enjoyed the first season of True Detective with Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson! I've been looking forward to watch the newest season with Jodie Foster.
Is Slough Horses the one on Apple TV+ (with Gary Oldman)? Haven't seen that one yet. Thank you for the recommendation!
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It's an absolute treasure trove of art documentaries!"
Going to check this out!
I started Reacher season 2 but stopped to wait for all the episodes to be available. Now Prime has ads!! Ugh.I'm watching some classic 90s sitcoms.
I watched a GREAT show called Bodies. I can’t remeber which streaming service it's on (maybe Netflix) but it's about a dead body that shows up in multiple points in history. It was VERY interesting.
Johanna wrote: "Josh wrote: "True Detective. The SO is enjoying it. I found it offensively grisly, which is disappointing because I love Jodie Foster and was really looking forward to it."Oh, shoot. Hubby and I ..."
Oh yes, “Slow Horses” (they work in “Slough House” 😅), I’d highly recommend it.
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We're on episode 3 or 4 of Murder at the End of the World and I'm entranced, but wondering if this is going in a Glass Onion direction... I'm especially enjoying the two main actors (playing Darby and Bill).
Some links. Beware of possible spoilers if you scroll down to episodes on Wikipedia.
Slow Horses
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/slo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slow_Ho...
A Murder at the End of the World
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/a_m...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Murde...
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/glas...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass_O...
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I'm watching some classic 90s sitcoms.
I watched a GREAT show called Bodies. I can’t ..."
A very interesting series with a mystery crossing time. It was adapted from Bodies, a graphic novel written Si Spencer, but the series has a rather different (much more interesting to me) take on the story. We were totally engaged.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodies_...
Karen wrote: "Melissa wrote: "I started Reacher season 2 but stopped to wait for all the episodes to be available. Now Prime has ads!! Ugh.I'm watching some classic 90s sitcoms.
I watched a GREAT show called ..."
Of course i looked up the series when i watched to see if it was based on a book. 😉 I read there were differences. I appreciate your comment about the show taking an interesting spin from the source material.
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I'm watching some classic 90s sitcoms.
I watched a GREAT show called Bodies. I can’t ..."
I was interested in that one!
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Oh, shoot. Hubby and I ..."
Yes! That's the one. It's so well done.
Josh wrote: "Melissa wrote: "I started Reacher season 2 but stopped to wait for all the episodes to be available. Now Prime has ads!! Ugh.I'm watching some classic 90s sitcoms.
I watched a GREAT show called ..."
Josh, I hope you enjoy it when the time comes. Tip, keep your eyes on the screen because "clues" are everywhere.
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A few years ago I introduced my now 30-something daughters to this. They loved The Avengers (Emma Peel/John Steed), so I thought they'd enjoy this. They're still flabbergasted/complain about the ending. It was just too '60s for them. ;)
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:-D Oh, then I'm intrigued about it!
I've seen «All of Us Strangers», the new film by Andrew Haigh («Weekend»): it is incredibly good, and moving, and melancholic. It's about love, grief, loneliness. It stays with for a long time after you've seen it. Absolutely recommended.See (no spoilers) for ex.
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023...
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024...
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023...
https://www.empireonline.com/movies/r...?
Antonella wrote: "I've seen «All of Us Strangers», the new film by Andrew Haigh («Weekend»): it is incredibly good, and moving, and melancholic. It's about love, grief, loneliness. It stays with for a long time afte..."I second this!!!
It will be on Hulu from 22 Feb if you live in the US (or have VPN like I do 😝)
I've just ordered the new edition of
Waiting for the Flood in our indie bookshop. Alexis Hall writes:This lyrical, moving LGBTQIA+ romance contains never-before-seen content and exclusive bonus material—including a NEW novella, Chasing the Light, following Marius as he rediscovers love and the complicated joy of being truly alive. Additional bonus material includes:
Aftermath: a short story epilogue
Author annotations: Alexis Hall’s insights and commentary threaded through the novel
Recipes: Edwin’s Not-Always-Successful Elderflower Wine & Marius’s Family Pierogis
Buy links: https://quicunquevult.com/book/waitin...
I binged Resident Alien this weekend and it was good. I didn’t think i would like it but it's funny.
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The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose, Very good so far.
I am listening to the Jack Reacher book. Just finished Silent Sin by EJ Russell.I am also re-watching season ine of Reacher, lol, and they keep up with each other. 😁
I just finished my millionth rewatch of Psych AND Monk
Not sure what I'll watch next.
I'm currently reading CS Poe 2nd book in the subway slaying series. It's awesome!
Sometimes I sit down and watch Lucifer with my Dad. Big fan of that show.
Hipe everyone is doing well and it's the weekend, almost.
Most of CS Poe's books are excellent, and the subway series is GREAT!
Marge wrote: "Most of CS Poe's books are excellent, and the subway series is GREAT!"Agree! She is an auto-read/buy.
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I'm also currently reading Luck in the Shadows! FINALLY! I've only owned the first book in the series for ten years. lol. oops.
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I'm also currently reading Luck in the Shadows! FINA..."
Luck in the Shadows! I need to get back to that series. Somehow I never marked the books as read and they're not on my GR lists at all, but I have the first 3 audiobooks and the first two ebooks. I made it mid-way+ through Book 3 (audio)... then I seem to remember the story taking an even darker turn. Not that I don't enjoy dark, but I'm guessing I needed something lighter at the time and became distracted.
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I'm also currently reading Luck in the Shado..."</i>
I’m planning to read book one for my blog post next month, but then I’m reading the [book:Black Sun trilogy for the August post, and others in between, so no hope of reading book two any time soon. 😆
In fact, I might not even make it back to Holmes & Moriarity anytime soon. I’ve joined a Cohousing group and I’ve got a lot of reading homework to do to learn what we need to do for that as well as all my book group books. 😂
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Also started--not realizing it was going to be doled out in weekly installments--Manhunt. About the assassination of Lincoln. Or, more exactly, the hunt for John Wilkes Booth. Fascinating.
We just finished Black Snow on Acorn, which was dragged out about two episodes too long. Also I am bored to death with detectives who have tortured pasts.
Karen, we started to watch Shogun, and it seems to be beautifully done. I just couldn't take that scene with the baby.
Josh wrote: "Also I am bored to death with detectives who have tortured pasts...."God yes. I'm finding Tracker with Colter Shaw a great new TV show, but when I saw it was a Jeffery Deaver series I knew why I'd never read the books. I recently dnf'd books by Robert Pobi, which I wanted to read because I love the narrator of the second book. So much sadness and criticism. Is it any wonder I mostly stick to cozy mysteries lately?
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God yes. I'm finding Tracker with Colter Shaw a great new TV show, but when I saw it was a Jeffery Deaver series ..."
Yes! We gave up on Tracker three episodes in.
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Yes, impossible to not be very affected. These days we are caretakers (a 20+ hour a week commitment) for our 9 month old grandson, so I'm not sure how we kept watching after that episode.
I don't know how/why some things become a solid no-fly-zone for me and others are affecting, but I'm able to watch or read in context. I read the book a very long time ago and also watched the Richard Chambers mini-series. I'd forgotten how much the story is about how different cultures view the behavior of others as dishonorable, reprehensible, or horrific. Most of the episodes we've watched focus on Blackthorne's struggle to understand Japanese concepts of duty and honor, not realizing that the Japanese consider him to be a barbarian, and that they would likely be equally or more horrified by life in Elizabethan London.
I didn't remember that most of the characters are based in real-life historical figures.
I'm watching Tracker as well and am planning to listen to the audiobook. But now I'm scared - is the author known for angsty/dramatic backstories/characters??I am really enjoying tbe tv show, but if the book isn't good and i should skip it, let me know. I get it's about personal taste too.
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I am really enjoying tbe tv show, but..."
Not to worry. The abusive father/tortured past is one of my pet peeves in crime fiction, but a pet peeve is all it is. While I consider it a trite and tired trope, a lot of writers love it, and a lot of readers/viewers seem to enjoy as well. The overall premise of the show is entertaining.
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Yes, impossible to not be very affected. These days we ar..."
I never read the book, but I do remember watching the original series with Richard Chamberlai--and really enjoying it. And this version is so gorgeous and dramatic.
Yes, I seem to have become much, much more sensitive (over-sensitive) to various things that never used to bother me in film or TV. Which is pretty exasperating for the SO, who can pretty much watch any atrocity without blinking.
ON THE OTHER HAND, he tears up during emotional scenes a lot more often than I do.
So there. :-D
Josh wrote: "Melissa wrote: "I'm watching Tracker as well and am planning to listen to the audiobook. But now I'm scared - is the author known for angsty/dramatic backstories/characters??I am really enjoying ..."
Ok, thanks! Whenever I get to the book I'll be sure to keep this in mind. 😊
Update March 27, I started the audio this morning. I'm on travel for work and need something to listen to.
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Here's Hall's blurb on revisiting this series:
"- WAITING FOR THE FLOOD is book 2 in my Spires series, with there being 6 books in total.
- Each story is loosely connected and will be about a different couple—so you can read them in any order you like. Bonus content in this new edition includes: CHASING THE LIGHT (a brand new novella about Marius), Aftermath (a short story epilogue), recipes, and author annotations.
- GLITTERLAND, FOR REAL, and PANSIES will also get the same new covers and extra content, and their rereleases will be staggered.
- After PANSIES you can expect a book for Niall & David (who appear in GLITTERLAND) and one for Dom the Dom (who you meet in FOR REAL)."
Karen wrote: "I just finished Alex's Hall's re-recording of Waiting for the Flood. Absolutely beautifully read. The Spires books are (IMO) Alexis Hall's most poetic stories (and likely my favori..."Thanks for sharing. I did not know they were being re-recorded. Cool!
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I had never heard of Jobriath till I found this article of April 2012 by Marc Almond of the Soft Cell*:Jobriath: the man who fell to earth
https://www.theguardian.com/music/201...
Here an interview (some 10’) he gave with the film-maker Kieran Turner who made the documentary Jobriath A.D. :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uj9b0...
It is sad that Jobriath had to experience so much homophobia.
Music by Jobriath
Heartbeat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X12qT...
I'maman ((it is really written like this))
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Lp_e...
Rock of ages
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXks3...
* For sure you all have heard Tainted Love: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZVpR...
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Jordan wrote: "What MM Romance books are you all excited about these days? I need some good recs!"I've just found out that Cat Sebastian wrote You Should Be So Lucky, the second book of the Midcentury NYC Series, the same series as We Could Be So Good, which was very good.
I pre-ordered Confounding Oaths by Alexis Hall.
I've just read Skeleton Crew by JCP, which is not a romance ;-).
Jordan wrote: "What MM Romance books are you all excited about these days? I need some good recs!"I recently listened to Mystery Magnet by Gregory Ashe and loved it! It just feels like this is going to be my next series obsession. 🤞
Cicadas: A Totally Ordinary Epic Love Story wasn’t perfect, but it's certainly unique.
And this one was pretty fun, if at times long winded. Prime Time Travelers (Jared Plummer vs. the Ancient World): A Whimsical Romantic MM Portal Fantasy
I'm currently re-reading Somebody Killed His Editor. There are not enough words to describe my obsession and love for this series. 😊
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