Q&A with Josh Lanyon discussion
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Come Unto These Yellow Sands
The Salisbury Key
The Persian Boy
Junction X
Test of Faith
Wicked Gentlemen
Shattered Glass
Every Time I Think of You
Third You Die
In From the Cold: The I Spy Stories
Johanna wrote: "Currently packing the beach reads (some of these I've been saving for the occasion FOREVER it seems *grin*):Come Unto These Yellow Sands
The Salisbury Key
The Persian Boy
Junction X
Test of Faith..."
I guess you only need a bathing suit and some sun lotion so you can use all the allowed kilos on the plane for your books :) I believe you will have a lovely vacation with all these great books together with white sand, clear blue sea and sun.
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Come Unto These Yellow Sands
The Salisbury Key
The Persian Boy
Junction X
Test of Faith..."
An elegant arrangement and interesting choices. Have a fabulous time!
Johanna wrote: "Currently packing the beach reads (some of these I've been saving for the occasion FOREVER it seems *grin*):Come Unto These Yellow Sands
The Salisbury Key
The Persian Boy
Junction X
Test of Faith..."
Wonderful reading material! I have only one of them in print and that is Wicked Gentlemen. I guess you're taking some e-reading stuff as well? Or is it that actual books are better for the beach because water and electronics don't mix well? ;)
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The pile of books does look surprisingly big in the picture... ;) But yep, not planning to take for example other shoes than only flip-flops with me. Somebody wrote on the net that one doesn't need any shoes on the island. So that'll alone leave some room for books... :)
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Thanks, dear! :)
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How long will you be away, Johanna ?"
A little over two weeks... let's see... 17 days to be exact. :)
Johanna wrote: "Anne wrote: "I guess you only need a bathing suit and some sun lotion so you can use all the allowed kilos on the plane for your books :)"The pile of books does look surprisingly big in the pictu..."
Sounds beyond lovely not having to wear shoes!
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I'm REALLY looking forward to reading Wicked Gentlemen! That is one of the books that have sitting on my bookshelf waiting for the spring break for months now! :)
Yeah, I did some ebook shopping yesterday and today. These are waiting to be read on my iPad:
... and now I realize that I've clearly been overestimating the amount of time I'll have for reading these all... ;)
Excellent reading choice, dear Johanna! But I suspect you are a bit optimistic about reading all of them...Enjoy your holiday!
Vacation is such a great **cough** reason to stock up on books. You can't run out of BOOKS! You're trapped on an Island. What would happen if your internet went out? Oh noes!!! I think you better load-up your Ipad... just in case. But it is good you're bringing so many paperbacks- in case the electricity goes out, ;)
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Enjoy your holiday!"
Heh. I know. ;) And thanks, Antonella.
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I think you better..."
I admire your logic, Reggie. Actually — I love it. :)
Johanna wrote: "Currently packing the beach reads (some of these I've been saving for the occasion FOREVER it seems *grin*):Come Unto These Yellow Sands
The Salisbury Key
The Persian Boy
Junction X
Test of Faith..."
Fab selection. Have a great time :)
Johanna wrote: "Currently packing the beach reads (some of these I've been saving for the occasion FOREVER it seems *grin*):Come Unto These Yellow Sands
The Salisbury Key
The Persian Boy
Junction X
Test of Faith..."
Johanna, are these all new books for you or are some of them re-reads? I've read 5 of them and love 4 of them. :-) The books I haven't read are keeping such great company that you're making me want to add them to my reading list.
Johanna wrote: "Yeah, I did some ebook shopping yesterday and today. These are waiting to be read on my iPad..."The choice of books just gets better and better! But I'm not sure you'll have enough? Seriously - 17 days on a tropical island? You'll need more than one per day! I strongly suggest some audio books; they're the best thing for lying in the warmth (sun or shade), with your eyes closed or gazing over the beautiful sea. They're also good for the aeroplane. And I heard that some good ones came out recently...
Hope you have a lovely holiday.
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Come Unto These Yellow Sands
The Salisbury Key
The Persian Boy
Junction..."
Thanks, Hambel. :)
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Yep. I'll take a picture for you guys. In fact I think I already kind of promised Hj to try manage to arrange a shark (?!), a manta ray or a sea turtle in the same picture with Josh's book. Hmm... that'll give me something to think about for sure... I'm not going to sacrifice any Lanyon books though... or any body parts either. LOL.
Na wrote: "Damn I want a mojito, caipirinha or piña colada now (and sun !)."
Hey! Those are my three favorite holiday drinks! Caipirinha probably being the most favorite one. ;)
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Only Josh's books are going to be re-reads. The other ones I haven't read yet. So glad to hear that you liked four of the five you've read! But you got me really curious... which is the one you didn't care for? (If you don't mind me asking.) I can still leave one or two of those books home, you know... ;)
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The choice of books just gets better and better! But I'm not sure you'll have enou..."
Since I've already listened to all Josh's audio books (that are currently available), I'm kind of lost what to listen to next. I did download American Love Songs yesterday and I'm also almost half way through The Casual Vacancy. I rarely manage to sleep on the plane, so listening to audiobooks is definitely something I plan to do while the other people sleep.
Any recommendations on m/m audiobooks?
Johanna wrote: "Any recommendations on m/m audiobooks? ..."I just bought LB Gregg Men of Smithfield: Mark and Tony and Men of Smithfield: Seth and David in audiobook, but I haven't listened to them yet so can't comment on the performances. Beware - they were previously published under the names Gobsmacked and Happy Ending, so you may have read them already. I liked them so was happy to re-read them via audio!
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I just bought LB Gregg Men of Smithfield: Mark and Tony and Men of Smithfield: Seth and David in audiobook, but I haven't listened to th..."
Ah. Thanks for the recommendation. I've read them after they were newly published, but I liked the whole series a lot, so listening to them as audio books is a very good idea! :)
Johanna wrote: "Tina Kay wrote: "Johanna, are these all new books for you or are some of them re-reads? I've read 5 of them and love 4 of them. :-) The books I haven't read are keeping such great company that you'..."Well, the one book I didn't love is pretty damn popular, so it's probably just me. Here are the 5 I've read and see if you can pick out the one that isn't on my fave list:
Come Unto These Yellow Sands
The Persian Boy
Wicked Gentlemen
Shattered Glass
In From the Cold: The I Spy Stories
Johanna wrote: "Hj wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Any recommendations on m/m audiobooks?..."I've also just seen that Tigers and Devils by Sean Kennedy is out as an audiobook - probably available from the publisher Dreamspinner only for the time being.
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Hmm... Since it's probably neither of Josh's books, that leaves only three possible books left... let's see... okey-dokey. I THINK I've solved this mystery... ;) Thanks, Tina. :)
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I've also just seen that Tigers and Devils by Sean Kennedy is out as an audiobook - probably available from th..."
Thanks for that recommendation too, Hj.
I was browsing through Audible yesterday and I'm temped to download Stephen Fry's autobiography The Fry Chronicles. Didn't buy it yet though...
Johanna wrote: "Tina Kay wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Tina Kay wrote: "Johanna, are these all new books for you or are some of them re-reads? I've read 5 of them and love 4 of them. :-) The books I haven't read are kee...":-) I'd be interested to know your opinion once you've read it.
And, of course, I'll be interested to hear your opinion on the books I haven't read too. So now you have to report back to us with vaca photos and book reviews, ;-)
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Come Unto These Yellow Sands
The Salisbury Key
The Persian Boy
Junction X
Test of Faith..."
You mean you're carrying all those?! Isn't that what your kindle is for? :-D
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The pile of books does look surprisingly big in the pictu..."
It sounds to me like you have The Best vacation planned. Just throw in some nice meals and a few drinks.
Johanna wrote: "Currently packing the beach reads (some of these I've been saving for the occasion FOREVER it seems *grin*):Come Unto These Yellow Sands
The Salisbury Key
The Persian Boy
Junction X
Test of Faith..."
I'm suddenly wishing I had more of my favorites in paperback rather than ebook format.
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Come Unto These Yellow Sands
The Salisbury Key
The Persian Boy
Junction..."
We're currently taking boxes and boxes of books to storage. Our illness doesn't permit us to throw anything away, but at least we're managing the symptoms.
Yeeeeeeesh.
Josh wrote: "Pender wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Currently packing the beach reads (some of these I've been saving for the occasion FOREVER it seems *grin*):Come Unto These Yellow Sands
The Salisbury Key
The Persi..."
I have to be in a certain mood to get rid of books. It doesn't happen often, maybe about once every five years. :P
Pender wrote: "Josh wrote: "Pender wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Currently packing the beach reads (some of these I've been saving for the occasion FOREVER it seems *grin*):Come Unto These Yellow Sands
The Salisbury ..."
I've had to move three times in the last three years - and I can tell you, there's no better motivator to throw out anything (even books) than that. The ones I just could never make myself give away are still standing proud and tall in my shelves, but all the rest now is GONE. And I'm glad! Throwing away stuff you no longer need is a liberating experience sometimes.
Katharina wrote: " Throwing away stuff you no longer need is a liberating experience sometimes."Absolutely. For me it's just very difficult with books.
But now I've prepared something like 1,5 m books to give away, mainly psychology books. It's also necessary because I started again to buy print books in the last few months...
Pender wrote: "I have to be in a certain mood to get rid of books. It doesn't happen often, maybe about once every five years. :P"When we moved. That used to be when I'd go through my books and donated a box or two. Once we bought the house and stopped moving so much, my deal became keeping only my autobuy authors. Everything else is donated to the library or passed on to my parents.
Josh wrote: "We're currently taking boxes and boxes of books to storage. Our illness doesn't permit us to throw anything away, but at least we're managing the symptoms.""Illness" is a good word for it. :P
Kari wrote: "Pender wrote: "I have to be in a certain mood to get rid of books. It doesn't happen often, maybe about once every five years. :P"When we moved. That used to be when I'd go through my books and d..."
Yes, I still have boxes of unpacked books (and CDs) from our last move 3 years ago, and we donated a ton before the move. I rarely buy print books any more. I never thought I'd say this when I reluctantly bought my Kindle a couple years ago, but I do not miss reading paper books at all.
Look, what I found on my way home! Is this a sign, a secret message, Josh trying to tell us something? I just don't know how the 90 figures in...
He has written 90 books? He plans to write 90 more books?Anyway the ''JL MM'' is really customized ;-)).
Na wrote: "90 is the new 42."I like that. :D
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Come Unto These Yellow Sands..."
I had to let a couple of stacks of National Geographics from the 1920s and 30s go during one particularly difficult move. I still grieve over those magazines. :-(
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Look, what I found on my way home! Is this a sign, a secret message, Josh trying to tell us something? I just don't know how the 90 figures in... "
:-D
Hopefully not my IQ.
Josh wrote: "Hopefully not my IQ."Ha! I don't think you need to worry about that! :)
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Ha! I don't think you need to worry about that! :)"
:-P
Josh wrote: I had to let a couple of stacks of National Geographics from the 1920s and 30s go during one particularly difficult move. I still grieve over those magazines. :-("Oh, that IS painful! :( I'd miss those too if I were in your shoes. National Geographic has the most amazing pictures - I'm a big fan!
I've been throwing away mostly the last book-related sins of pubertal youth and books I've kept purely out of a sense of duty because everybody told me they were awesome/interesting/must-reads-for-wannabe-intellectuals but of which I honestly thought they were at most rather average. And even though I felt some sort of attachment to the sins-of-youth kind, the wish not to seriously hurt my back while carrying the boxes won out. Thankfully.
I'm always wondering, though, how it can be that after throwing out tons of stuff your flat is still cluttered with endless amounts of... well... THINGS. Where the heck do they all come from? One of the big mysteries of life... :)
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Oh, that IS painful!..."
I know. I've been thinking a lot about the junk question. We either need a seriously bigger house or we need to seriously start pruning our worldly goods.
Josh - you can't use the word "junk" in association with any books which you own!
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Really?! Welllllll...I'm now at a loss for words. ;-P
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