Once again I have fallen far behind, and I'm just going to start from where I am.
This post is exceeding boring. It's just lists. Books that I started between December and January, and books I finished. You can go look on Goodreads (see Currently Reading links) if you are dying to see what I thought about them...
I didn't even attempt to include picture books.
Started
So in December I was trying to get my hands on and at least start and then skim through all the Cybils nominated nonfiction books. I didn't get my hands on a few, and I didn't finish a fair amount, but I gave it my best shot.
And I was still in a few book clubs, and occasionally I would run screaming from obligation and read something else.
Inaugural Ballers, Andrew Maraniss. Cybils nominee.
Indigenous America, Liam McDonald. Cybils nominee.
Buzzkill: A Wild Wander Through the Weird and Threatened World of Bugs, Brenna Maloney. Cybils nominee.
Where Have All the Birds Gone?: Nature in Crisis, Rebecca E. Hirsh. Cybils nominee.
A Kid's Guide to Saving the Planet: It's Not Hopeless and We're Not Helpless, Paul Douglas. Cybils nominee.
Black Trailblazers: 30 Courageous Visionaries Who Broke Boundaries, Made a Difference, and Paved the Way, Bijan Bayne. Cybils nominee.
Crazy Horse and Custer: Born Enemies, S.D. Nelson. Cybils nominee.
Days of Infamy: How a Century of Bigotry Led to Japanese American Internment. Lawrence Goldstein. Cybils nominee.
Quake Chasers: 15 Women Rocking Earthquake Science, Lori Polidoros. Cybils nominee.
Me and White Supremacy: Young Reader's Edition, Layla S. Saad. Cybils nominee.
Deep Dive Into the Deep Sea: Exploring the Most Mysterious Levels of the Ocean, Tim Flannery. Cybils nominee.
How to Master Your Mood in Middle School: Kid Confident Book 2, Lenka Glassman. Cybils nominee.
Rewilding: Bringing Wildlife Back Where It Belongs, David A. Steen. Cybils nominee.
How to Master Your Social Power in Middle School: Kid Confident Book 1, Marnie Zucker. Cybils nominee.
The Woman Who Split the Atom: The Life of Lise Meitner, Melissa Moss. Cybils nominee.
Gamer Girls: 25 Women Who Built the Video Game Industry, Mary Kenney. Cybils nominee.
Kid Trailblazers: True Tales of Childhood From Changemakers and Leaders, Robin Stevenson. Cybils nominee.
When the World Run Dry, Nancy F. Castaldo. Cybils nominee.
The Wonders We Seek: Thirty Incredible Muslims Who Helped Shape the World, Saadia Faruqi. Cybils nominee.
Packing For Mars For Kids, Mary Roach. Cybils nominee.
Middle School -- Safety Goggles Advised: Exploring the WEIRD Stuff From Gossip to Grades, Cliques to Crushes and Popularity to Peer Pressure, Jessica Speer. Cybils nominee.
Just Freddy, Joel Stern. Cybils nominee.
Pirate Queens: Dauntless Women Who Dared to Rule the High Seas, Leigh Lewis. Cybils nominee.
Sky Wolf's Call: The Gift of Indigenous Knowledge, Eldon Yellowhorn. Cybils nominee.
Jordan Peele, Shasta Clinch. Cybils nominee.
Desperation in Death, J.D. Robb.
Wyrd Sisters, Terry Pratchett. Foolscap book club is doing HUMOR.
Island of the Mad, Laurie R. King. Desperate attempt to read something that wasn't on a list. Don't know why I didn't notice I had just started Desperation in Death...
Elric of Melnibone, Michael Moorcock. Sword and Laser pick.
Mistletoe and Murder, Carola Dunn. Audio. For drive to Utah.
A Princess of Mars, Edgar Rice Burroughs. Audio. For drive to Utah.
Companion, E.E. Ottoman. For Cloudy book club.
Vampire Queen's Servant, Joey W. Hill. For TBR challenge.
The Case of the Murdered Muckraker, Carola Dunn. Audio reread. For drive, but finished at home.
Tinker, Wen Spencer. Foolscap book club does ROMANCE.
Flood Circle, Harry Connolly. YAY! Another Twenty Palaces book.
Rivals (Fence Vol 4), C.S. Pacat. Graphic novel. Something I could actually finish.
How to Be Brave, Daisy May Johnson. From Ali Baker's Fantasy Book Swap podcast.
Black Butler Vol 25, Yana Toboso. Graphic novel.
Two Truths and a Lie, April Henry. I like Henry.
Rules of Redemption, T.A. White. February friends book club pick.
Ascendance of a Bookworm, Part 5 Vol 2, Miya Kazuki. My addiction continues unabated.
The Wife He Needs, Brenda Jackson. Renton Romance Club -- February is Brenda Jackson month.
Justice on the Brink, Linda Greenhouse. February Torches and Pitchforks book.
Age of Deception, T.A. White. Sequel to Rules of Redemption.
In Wild Light, Jeff Zentner. Cybils 2021 YA Finalist.
Disability Visibility, Alice Wong. Because I really liked the YA version, a Cybils nominee.
Completed
You Are More Than Magic: The Black and Brown Girls' Guide to Finding Your Voice, Minda Harts.
Absurd Words: A Kids' Fun and Hilarious Vocabulary Builder For Future Word Nerds, Tara Lazar. Loved this.
Black Trailblazers: 30 Courageous Visionaries Who Broke Boundaries, Made a Difference, and Paved the Way, Bijan Bayne.
Still Stace: My Gay Christian Coming-of-Age Story, Stacy Chomiak.
Concrete Rose, Angie Thomas.
Hattie Big Sky, Kirby Larson.
A Snake Falls to Earth, Darcie Little Badger.
The Woman All Spies Fear: Code Breaker Elizebeth Smith Friedman and Her Hidden Life, Amy Butler Greenfield.
Animal Allies: 15 Amazing Women in Wildlife Research, Elizabeth Pagel-Hogan.
Ascendance of a Bookworm: Fanbook 3, Miya Kazuki.
Gamer Girls: 25 Women Who Built the Video Game Industry, Mary Kenney.
The Wonders We Seek: Thirty Incredible Muslims Who Helped Shape the World, Saadia Faruqi.
The Woman Who Split the Atom: The Life of Lise Meitner, Melissa Moss.
Kid Trailblazers: True Tales of Childhood From Changemakers and Leaders, Robin Stevenson.
Middle School -- Safety Goggles Advised: Exploring the WEIRD Stuff From Gossip to Grades, Cliques to Crushes and Popularity to Peer Pressure, Jessica Speer.
How to Master Your Social Power in Middle School: Kid Confident Book 1, Marnie Zucker.
Packing For Mars For Kids, Mary Roach.
Just Freddy, Joel Stern.
Pirate Queens: Dauntless Women Who Dared to Rule the High Seas, Leigh Lewis.
Sky Wolf's Call: The Gift of Indigenous Knowledge, Eldon Yellowhorn.
Jordan Peele, Shasta Clinch.
Rewilding: Bringing Wildlife Back Where It Belongs, David A. Steen.
Wyrd Sisters, Terry Pratchett.
Mistletoe and Murder, Carola Dunn. Audio reread.
A Princess of Mars, Edgar Rice Burroughs. Audio reread.
Companion, E.E. Ottoman.
Desperation in Death, J.D. Robb.
Where Have All the Birds Gone?: Nature in Crisis, Rebecca E. Hirsh.
How to Master Your Mood in Middle School: Kid Confident Book 2, Lenka Glassman.
A Kid's Guide to Saving the Planet: It's Not Hopeless and We're Not Helpless, Paul Douglas.
Crazy Horse and Custer: Born Enemies, S.D. Nelson.
Elric of Melnibone, Michael Moorcock. Blast from the past.
The Case of the Murdered Muckraker, Carola Dunn. Audio reread.
Rivals (Fence Vol 4), C.S. Pacat.
Deep Dive Into the Deep Sea: Exploring the Most Mysterious Levels of the Ocean, Tim Flannery. Read while looking at the ocean, which was pleasant.
Buzzkill: A Wild Wander Through the Weird and Threatened World of Bugs, Brenna Maloney.
Quake Chasers: 15 Women Rocking Earthquake Science, Lori Polidoros.
Primary Inversion, Catherine Asaro. Audio reread.
Vampire Queen's Servant, Joey W. Hill.
How to Be Brave, Daisy May Johnson.
Black Butler Vol 25, Yana Toboso.
Two Truths and a Lie, April Henry.
Rules of Redemption, T.A. White.
A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow, Laura Taylor Namey.
When the World Run Dry, Nancy F. Castaldo.
Bookmarks Moved (Or Languished) In:
Four Streets and a Square: A History of Manhattan and the New York Idea, Marc Aronson. Cybils nominee.
White Fragility (Adapted For Young Adults): Why Understanding Racism Can Be So Hard For White People, Toni Graves Williamson. Cybils nominee.
Cobra, Timothy Zahn. Oh -- I forgot about the serial Baen is giving me as part of their weekly podcast. I had fallen behind but now I'm catching up.
Cramm This Book So You Know WTF Is Going on in the World Today, Olivia Seltzer. Cybils nominee.
Threadbare, Elle E. Ire. Book club pick from a few months back.
Tin, Kenny Padraig. Next audio in my Renton Highlands Library Quest.
Freedom! The Story of the Black Panther Party, Jetta Grace Martin. Cybils nominee.
Sweep of the Heart, Ilona Andrews. Oops, they finished this while I wasn't watching. I'll have to get the actual book to see how it ends.
Ship Without Sails, Sherwood Smith.
Palate Cleansers
These books I'm barely reading; lately I use them as bribes to get me to deal with the mail. I've been ignoring my mail.
Dates From Hell, Kim Harrison & others. Close to the end!
50 Great Poets, ed. Milton Crane (no picture). Spencer does not shine in these selections.
Stinger, Nancy Kress.
Dragon's Breath, E.D. Baker.
The Writer's Stance: Reading and Writing in the Disciplines, Dorothy U. Seyler.
You Can Write Children's Books, Tracey E. Dils. Middle grade and Easy Readers.
Year of Wonder, Clemency Burton-Hill. Into February!
Reading Challenges
- Cybils 2021: Not done.
- Early Cybils: Not done.
- Reading My Library. My libraries have many shelves.
- Where Am I Reading 2022.
- Libraries: 44/55 for the Tacoma Extreme Challenge: Never finished writing them up.
Future Plans
I'm putting this at the end because I suspect it's complete fiction, but I feel I should attempt some structure.I am reading:
- Book I own: Red Dragon Codex
- Library Book: Cramm This Book
- Ebook I own: Flood Circle
- Library Ebook: Age of Deception
- Book Club Book: Justice on the Brink
- Tuesday Book Club Book: Priory of the Orange Tree
- Review Book: Back Home
- Rereading: Tinker
- Audio: Freedom
