I just checked my library holds list, and apparently I lied. The dark academia book I put on hold was If We Were Villains. For some reason I had Ninth House on my "for later" list (I don't know when my library started doing "for later" lists). But I just moved it over to on hold list.
You know, my big sister could really beat the crap out of her. I mean, really really.
Dawn ,'Storyteller'
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."
Steph L. - Jan 15, 2023 4:09:13 pm PST #27506 of 27917
Apparently if you're enough of a power nerd, there is nothing that cannot be flowcharted.
-t - Jan 15, 2023 4:27:18 pm PST #27507 of 27917
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Ninth House is available through Kindle Unlimited right now if that is an option. I just finished Hell Bent and am thinking I might need to refresh my memory of Ninth House…
sj - Jan 15, 2023 4:43:57 pm PST #27508 of 27917
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I'm going to reread Ninth House this week before starting Hell Bent. I actually really enjoyed Catherine House, and I keep waiting to see if there will be another book by the author.
Pix - Jan 15, 2023 7:01:05 pm PST #27509 of 27917
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Looking for some great authors, poets, and books? I recommend pretty much every writer I heard at the Key West Literary Seminar the past four days. You can read their names and the titles of their talks here:
Where to start? Well if you haven't read everything Jacqueline Woodson has written (she's known from children and YA but also writes for adults) maybe start with her. Her gorgeous novella "Another Brooklyn" or longer memoir in verse "Brown Girl Dreaming" are both ways to dive into her work. For middle grade fiction, check out "Harbor Me" (and for smaller children, "Visiting Day" or so many others).
Who else...hm, maybe the incredible memoir "Somebody's Daughter" by Ashley C. Ford or the horror of "Lakewood" by Megan Giddens or the gorgeous, rich poetry of Jericho Brown or Rowan Ricardo Phillips or the inimitable Kevin Young — or go all in and check out the incredible poetry collection he edited: "African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle and Song."
Want history? Read anything by intellectual geniuses Annette Gordon-Reed and Kerri Greenidge. If you just want a taste, Gordon-Reed's historical, personal book on her family and Texas might be your in: "On Juneteenth."
Horror or gritty reality? Sure, how about S.A. Cosby, Tananarive Due, or Victor LaValle?
I could go on, but you can Google the authors from the link to see more. I have so much rich reading in my future!
sj - Jan 15, 2023 7:03:37 pm PST #27510 of 27917
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Pix, I'm so jealous, what a great list of writers! Especially Jacqueline Woodson.
Pix - Jan 15, 2023 7:05:58 pm PST #27511 of 27917
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
They were amazing! I wish I could win that scholarship every year.
Laura - Jan 16, 2023 5:33:53 am PST #27512 of 27917
Our wings are not tired.
Key West Literary Seminar
Driving to the dog park this morning NPR had a story on the Key West Literary Seminar! I may have said out loud that I knew someone there. It was in the top 5 stories at the top of the hour. It sounded like it was amazing.
Pix - Jan 16, 2023 8:03:51 am PST #27513 of 27917
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
It was! Here's the blog they asked me to write about Jacqueline Woodson: [link]
Laura - Jan 16, 2023 9:31:22 am PST #27514 of 27917
Our wings are not tired.
What a delight to listen to her! I wondered how you were doing on the coldest night of the year!
sj - Jan 18, 2023 7:57:39 am PST #27515 of 27917
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I’ve started my reread of Ninth House. I listened to the audiobook the first time around. This time around I’m reading it on my kindle.