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Over the past several weeks I've written about what I read last year. I ask for patience as I figure out how I want to write thoughtfully about my more current reads. I'm going to try to continue grouping reads together. Overall I read fifteen books in January, so we'll see how this new method holds up. Here are a few recent reads that address climate change in one way or another. Non-fiction The Fragile Earth: Writing from … [Read more...] about Recent Reads on Climate Change

I know I'm not alone in freezing during this final week of January, the weather is helping me stay in and read even more. For some reason, it also feels extra-long, I thought it was Thursday -- two days ago. I'm looking forward to curling up with the cats and books this weekend. In this week's post, I've gathered works of fiction (science, fantasy, and/or speculative) that are the first starts of standalone books or the first … [Read more...] about more book thoughts: standalone & first starts

What a roller coaster January has been (Wednesdays & Thursdays). Today it's time to get back to the hard and necessary work. With that in mind, it is as important to continue the change we started over the past four years and remember to take time for ourselves and rest. For me, that means reading. I love to escape in urban fantasy, it's nice to imagine a world that's similar ... yet different than our own. Here are 5 worlds … [Read more...] about more book thoughts: urban fantasy series

What a decade we've experienced since last Wednesday! I'm slowly processing everything. When the world is turned upside down again and everything is changing rapidly, I like to find something that provides consistency. I'll go on a read everything an author wrote binge, find the biggest books, or multi book series that I can (and often all of the above). This week I'm writing about two types of book series I enjoyed reading last … [Read more...] about more book thoughts: bio thriller series & space opera sagas

I know the words I choose to read and write matter. I'm not surprised about yesterday, but I am disgusted, pissed, and tired. And I know there is no way I am as exhausted as many others no matter how I felt this morning. In times of trauma and stress, I generally turn to reading. Last year, my goal was to find better understanding of the current world. Below are a few of the titles that I read last year (there were over 200 due … [Read more...] about a few thoughts on books