I just saw where Asimov's and F&SF have a new owner (along with Analog but I haven't read that one in a long time). I hope that's good news, especially for F&SF where the owner seems to have been the source of quite a bit of the rocky road they've been on. That's two thirds of my magazine subscriptions, I did not realize I had all my eggs in so few baskets.
Congratulations to the class of 1999. You all proved more or less adequate.
Snyder ,'Chosen'
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."
-t - Feb 26, 2025 1:15:31 pm PST #28197 of 28260
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
askye - Mar 05, 2025 11:19:54 am PST #28198 of 28260
Thrive to spite them
I have finished the Dungeon Crawler Carl books they are awesome..
I just finished The Hitman's Guide to Making Friends and Finding Love. Which is a zany romp about a hitman and a PI.
Jessica - Mar 05, 2025 1:18:19 pm PST #28199 of 28260
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
The Hitman's Guide to Making Friends and Finding Love.
Ha, this series was bonkers. I don't think I read all 7 (IIRC the writing quality degraded and they started to get repetitive) but I do remember liking the first one.
askye - Mar 06, 2025 1:16:18 pm PST #28200 of 28260
Thrive to spite them
I'm reading the second one and I can see where it could get repetitive.
I'm trying to read Primal Hunter which is the LitRPG series my co worker recommended but so far it's a slog and I don't really like the main character. I read somewhere it starts to pick up more but right now I'm just....feeling like there are too many words to describe things and not enough action
-t - Mar 12, 2025 9:19:30 am PDT #28201 of 28260
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Totally forgot that I had pre-ordered The Tomb of Dragons so that feels like a nice gift from past me. How much have I forgotten that happened to Thara Celehar in previous books? Hopefully there will be reminders of the important stuff
Calli - Mar 12, 2025 2:43:53 pm PDT #28202 of 28260
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I read The Thursday Murder Club, by Richard Osman, a week or so ago and really enjoyed it. I could easily see it as a series on BritBox, with a bunch of older RSC actors. I understand they’re making something for Netflix out of it.
JenP - Mar 12, 2025 4:11:22 pm PDT #28203 of 28260
Ooh, that sounds like the kind of thing I like to watch, so I should read that.
Right now I'm reading The Name of the Wind and listening to Saturn Run, both of which I am enjoying, and they're very unalike, so it's working.
And a bunch of books I was in different places in the hold line for at the library all came in at once somehow, so I have a stack of five waiting. The pressure!
Jesse - Mar 12, 2025 4:15:44 pm PDT #28204 of 28260
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I read The Thursday Murder Club, by Richard Osman, a week or so ago and really enjoyed it. I could easily see it as a series on BritBox, with a bunch of older RSC actors. I understand they’re making something for Netflix out of it.
Those books are very fun, and the casting looks amazing.
Dana - Mar 12, 2025 4:20:37 pm PDT #28205 of 28260
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Of course Helen Mirren is Elizabeth.
Laura - Mar 12, 2025 4:42:46 pm PDT #28206 of 28260
Our wings are not tired.
We read The Thursday Murder Club for book club here last month. It was just the comfort food we were looking for. I'm looking forward to seeing it on screen.