Dang, adds another to my to read list. eta: I loved The Ten Thousand Doors of January so much that I have to prioritize this.
Wesley: We were fighting on opposite sides, but it was the same war. Fred: but you hated her…didn't you? Wesley: It's not always about holding hands.
'Shells'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Laura - Feb 17, 2021 12:21:19 pm PST #26462 of 28175
Our wings are not tired.
amyparker - Feb 17, 2021 12:44:39 pm PST #26463 of 28175
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.
I just finished Sarah Tolmie's The Fourth Island. I want to shove it at my friend Helen, who is from Ireland, and talk about how it reminds me of everything from the Irish play series she and her husband were presenting in the Before Times.
Toddson - Feb 17, 2021 12:54:57 pm PST #26464 of 28175
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
My reading has slowed down significantly and a lot of my new reading material is electronic, which makes it difficult to read before I go to sleep - I sleep in little cotton gloves to keep my hands soft and moisturized, especially since I wash them a lot, and the e-reader does NOT respond to gloved fingers.
amyparker - Feb 17, 2021 4:48:43 pm PST #26465 of 28175
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.
Toddson, I use a Space Pen with a rubberized stylus tip at one end with my Nooks; might something similar work for you?
Laura - Feb 17, 2021 6:10:34 pm PST #26466 of 28175
Our wings are not tired.
I find that with gloves on I need to tap on the Nook instead of trying to swipe.
amyparker - Feb 18, 2021 1:52:32 pm PST #26467 of 28175
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.
Oh wow, look at the lineup for this event honoring Octavia Butler!
Laura - Feb 23, 2021 5:23:30 am PST #26468 of 28175
Our wings are not tired.
I am here for it - [link]
Longtime friends Hillary Clinton and author Louise Penny are writing an international political thriller, "State of Terror," out in October. The plot:
A novice Secretary of State joins the administration of her rival, a president inaugurated after four years of American leadership that shrank from the world stage. A series of terrorist attacks throws the global order into disarray, and the Secretary is tasked with assembling a team to unravel the deadly conspiracy.
Calli - Feb 23, 2021 6:39:38 am PST #26469 of 28175
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I did not know they were friends. Cool. While I'm not much for political thrillers (politics has had enough tension for me over the past few years), I do like Louise Penny's writing.
Laura - Feb 23, 2021 6:47:08 am PST #26470 of 28175
Our wings are not tired.
I am just tickled when I see two women I respect collaborating and have to support that!
Toddson - Feb 23, 2021 7:32:20 am PST #26471 of 28175
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I would LOVE to hear their co-writing sessions.