What are other folks reading? Including fic?
I am just about to start rereading Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner, for book club. Another recommendation of mine that I hope does not crash and burn. It is however the kind of book that I'm sure Buffistas would appreciate: after her father dies, 28-year-old spinster Lolly goes to live with her brother, where she is the unpaid governess for his children for 20 years. Eventually she gets fed up and lights out for the country -- where things begin to get weird. It's quite a remarkable story, and was a huge hit in the inter-war years.
In other news, I'm reading (re-reading) lots of interesting Star Wars AUs. today it's the Jedi Shmi stories, in which rather than being left behind in slavery, Anakin Skywalker's mother frees herself, goes to Coruscant, and becomes a Jedi in her own right. It's quite good if you like stories where the Jedi are taken to task by a middle-aged woman with opinions: [link]
I'm currently 3 days into a 2-week leadership training, which is strangely touch-feely given that it's full of military folks. it's also strangely exhausting. but basically everyone seems well-meaning, so I am baking an apple cake to bring in tomorrow.
Speaking of Banks and Star Wars, I've been reading a fanfic series where Obi-Wan leaves the Order to spend some time in the Culture, and then comes back to work with Anakin in the Clone Wars: [link]
Warning: It's a work-in-progress, and I'm gobbling up each installment as it appears, but the process is a little painful because I want more, more, more ....
It’s the same person. I’ve only read the Wasp Factory but thought it was fantastic.
I'm also a fan of Wasp Factory and his literary fiction.
I am just about to start rereading Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner, for book club
I love it. The Bindery had it on a shelf of Witchy books.
I just finished #14 of Deborah Crombie's Kincaid & James series. I've been enjoying them quite a lot. I do love series. Current read is Breathing Lessons by Anne Tyler, which is different for me, and interesting so far. Current listen is Katherine by Anya Seton, which is my book club read for this month. For the most part I have hated the biographic picks they have had in the past, but I am enjoying this one. I tend to do the book club selections in audio since I listen in the car and it takes me a month to get through a book that way. My pick for them is next month so I am making them read The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix Harrow. I told them I just wanted a reason to read it again.
What are other folks reading? Including fic?
I'm about halfway through the Stariel series by AJ Lancaster. Sort of a pseudo-Edwardian UK with fairy lands, family conflict, magic, and figuring out how to get house repairs sorted. [link] Fic-wise I'm rereading the Accidental Warlord series by inexplicifics. There are some bits that annoy me, but the whole "highly competent people who want to do good things" trope is incredibly soothing.
After all the other shenanigans, our plane was delayed on the tarmac for an hour before takeoff last night and we got home at 11.
But we did get home. Unfortunately one week from today we'll be packing up to go back down again.
The good news is, JZ is pooping, and I'm discovering new places to eat in the neighborhood.
I hear there's a really good place nearby called Zazie. Have you tried it?
