Yay! Scintillation! A gathering of people deeply invested in books and thinking about story and what it means and why it matters. I’ve been going since the pandemic and it’s wonderful. It’s in Montreal and the food is amazing. So my soul and my stomach get fed to their hearts’ content.
And then I came home and had the end-of-the-year book club party for my elementary kids, and it was crazily well attended and everyone got cookies and books and had a good time.
Goodreads thinks I am reading 58 books. I think that is accurate but I’m going to try to get it below 50. I guess that means finishing more books than I start.
Books Completed June 6 - 12
Samantha Smee: A Pirate’s Life, M.C. Dingman. A fun concept and it moves along well, but there are a lot of times the tone shifts unexpectedly or the author pushes in to tell a joke. I think with a little experience and a good editor this author will be one to enjoy.
The City, Christian McKay Heidicker. Very scary and very foxy. I have some problems with the science and some of the young foxes were hard to like but I see why kids like it. And, it counts as my first Talbot Hill Recommendation item, although I finished it the week before we made the list.
The Road to Roswell, Connie Willis. Light but funny. I’m glad I read it in spurts because Willis really likes the rom com gimmick of interrupting someone right before they can reveal the important clue, and that is better in different episodes. Book club enjoyed it.
The Final Reflection, John M. Ford. Okay, this is Klingon society for me now. The world building was great and I enjoyed the Klingon diplomacy bits a lot.
Books Started
The Final Reflection, John M. Ford. Because Scintillation is the perfect place to read a Ford book.
The Butcher of the Forest, Premee Mohamed. Hugo novella finalist.
Bookmarks Moved
Alibi, Sharon Shinn
Lyorn, Steven Brust
Hannelore’s Fifth Year at the Royal Academy, Miya Kazuki
Autistic Community and the Neurodiversity Movement, Steven K. Kapp (editor)
I’m Nobody, Who Are You?, Emily Dickinson
The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories, Chen (editor)
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, David Mitchell
Tomb of Dragons, Katherine Addison
Baby-sitter’s Winter Vacation, Ann M. Martin
I Survived the Battle of D-Day 1944 Graphic Novel, Lauren Tarshis, Georgia Ball, Brian Churilla
Eva Evergreen and the Cursed Witch, Julie Abe
Watership Down:the Graphic Novel, James Sturm
Beauty Like the Night, Joanna Bourne
System Collapse, Martha Wells.
Tales From Watership Down, Richard Adams
Bookmarks Languished
I have not given up on these! Ignore all evidence.
Poppy and Marigold, Meg Welch Dendler.
Wow, No Thank You, Samantha Irby.
Into the Vast Nothing, J. Bruno.
Marry Me By Midnight, Felicia Grossmann.
Long Live Evil, Sarah Rees Brennan.
True Colors, Abby Cooper.
South Riding, Winifred Holtby.
Lepunia: Kingdom of the Gallopers, Kevin Ford
Demon Copperhead, Barbara Kingsolver
The Sun Also Rises, Earnest Hemingway
Tusks of Extinction, Ray Naylor
Threads That Bind, Kika Hatzopoulo
One Jump Ahead, Mark L Von Name
Picture Books and Short Stories
None.
Books on Slow Mode
Home Comforts, Cheryl Mendleson. I read one section a day. Except when I’m reading a Bookworm novel.
At the Feet of the Sun, Victoria Goddard. Kip having an adventure. Into the sea. Beautifully.
50 Great Poets, ed. Milton Crane (no picture). Mail bribe.
The Writer's Stance: Reading and Writing in the Disciplines, Dorothy U. Seyler. (no picture). Mail bribe. I like essays.
Black Leopard, Red Wolf, Marlon. Mail bribe.
War Cross, Marie Lu. Mail bribe.
Teaching With Caldecott Books, Scholastic books. Mail bribe.
Year of Wonder, Clemency Burton-Hill. Mail bribe. Made it to December!
Books Acquired
Library:
I forget
Bought:
The Spear Cuts Through Water
The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen
Wrath Becomes Her
Tooth and Claw
The Emilie Adventures
Future Plans
This is for the actual future, so weeks beyond the books in this post. It is also probably wrong.
I am reading:
- Book I own: Downeast Genius
- Library Book: The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
- Ebook I own: Hannelore’s Fifth Year at the Royal Academy
- Foolscap Book Club Book: The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
- Sword and Laser Club Book: The Devils
- Scintillation Book Club: Tribute, Wolf Hall
- Cloudy Book Club: Honey Witch
- Torches and Pitchfork Book Club: Hell Followed With Us
- River Runs Under It Book Club: None of This Is True
- Talbot Hill Book: Summer Time! No Book.
- Friday Book Club:
- Romance Book Club: A month off
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