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A Christmas book for my #Bookspin and a newish release that I already have checked out in Libby for #Doublespin!

Thanks @TheAromaofBooks !

Finished listening to the audiobook of Countess by Suzan Palumbo yesterday, and loved it. Virika‘s journey is fascinating, inspiring, and heartbreaking. Chanté McCormick does a fantastic job narrating it, too. #audiobook

(1955) This opener to Norton's "Solar Queen" series, following the adventures of an interplanetary trading ship, is one of my favorites from her. In this one, the crew make a risky gamble buying the trading rights to a newly-discovered planet sight-unseen. They are devastated to learn the trading rights are practically worthless -- and then the adventure begins.

Up next for #SheSaid in December, put in your library holds & interlibrary loans!

A version of Little Fuzzy that goes into more detail and covers the aftermath of the Fuzzy intro to humans.

The first half was slow and a bit too like the orignial. Second half was much better. I liked the morally questionable, pragmatic protag and especially liked Carl.

November #ReadYourKindle @CBee

The first novel I‘ve read by Terry Pritchett. It‘s 1916 on the Western Front where Private Percy Blackney awaken on the grass. Where he hears birds singing and the breeze stirring in the leaves. The novel has “steppers” who are able to travel from one world to others. There are lots of humorous little tales and the fiction wound up in the book. The characters are definitely different. It was a fun read. 4/5

(1970) I'm embarrassed to say that this was my first time reading this, though it's been a book I've meant to get around to since I was a teenager. It's very much up my alley, as I love the "big dumb object" trope. Characters and gender roles are ... straight outta 1970 ... but themes of population and social engineering are very much still relevant and gave me plenty to ponder. I wish I'd read it first years ago so this could have been a reread.

(2008) Opener for a middle-grade time-travel series, which I "read" on audiobook mostly while walking the dog. It''s entertaining, moves along quickly, and delivers what I was looking for in a story to listen to while walking the dog.

This is a pretty sad interpretation of a Canadian poutine (frozen French fries, instant gravy, and mozzarella because I couldn‘t find cheese curds ANYWHERE). But I‘d definitely be interested in trying the real thing if I ever make it to Canada. 🇨🇦 #FoodandLit