Will I finally finish this today? I don‘t know; I feel like I have been listening to if for so long.

FINALLY getting to this one

Last non-work eve sleep of staycation 😭

“Writing that survives the bodies that produced it is always haunted, I guess.” Karen Russell is perfect for fall days, and I‘m glad I saved this one.

The pacing in this one could feel a little off (We didn‘t even get to Chicago for over 200 pages in.). Still, I enjoyed this series and was glad to go on one final adventure.

I went to a book event for Saeed Jones‘ memoir last night and it was lovely.

I‘m just trying to enjoy the end half of my vacation I did not need to be called out like this.

Man. I moved away from my small town and this was always my fear if I stayed. And the thing I think about when contemplating if there is a life for me there in the future. Not that I am vastly different. But even in HS I was defined by who I was as in middle school and grade school, etc. (K-12 for the win). I love a good small town insight.

Ok giving this one a go

Super unpopular and disappointing opinion time. After seeing raves about this one for the better part of six months, if not a year, this disappointed me. The pacing felt slow. The world building just throws you in, which I do appreciate, but never really makes sense of itself. And the narrative, for all its snark and bite, kept me at a distance. I wanted to like this one so much more than I did. And now I am also behind on vacation reading.

I‘m off work for the next week. More non-reading plans than I anticipated have cropped up but gonna readathon as much as possible.

I have the Penguin Book of Witches so obviously I also needed the Penguin Book of Mermaids. Shoutout to the Barnes and Noble coupon and Barnes and Noble bookseller who went to the back when it wasn‘t in mythology yet that made this possible.

Must not think too hard about why the royal seat is in Washington without the political maneuvering to move the capital to D.C.

”Our ghosts are with us everywhere ‘cause we live in a haunted house” Libba Bray briefly speaking on the Diviners and our country is everything.

I am in a room with Libba Bray and all my Gemma Doyle books are 2 hours away in my childhood bedroom. 😭😭 I need people who understand my pain.

Season of the Witch

Rereading this on audio for book club because I am in the middle of another book I am enjoying and don‘t want to pause. Also as I count this as one of my favorite shot story collections of the last five years or so I figure I can always throw more money at it and I am interested in how it translates to audio.

It has a 2 ‘cause gosh-darnit that was written like a middle not an end (a good middle but a middle still).

Reading Wayward Son before going to the Chicago Jonathan Van Ness book tour stop tonight. What a good chilly, fall day!

Got a little crazy at the library yesterday.

My friend was working at the fancy juice place on the walk home from the library so now I am reading with fancy juice.

Listening to an advanced libro.fm copy based on @Megabooks ‘s review. So far it throws Indiana around a lot but doesn‘t feel like it fully illustrates rural Indiana beyond cliche (despite the comparing every winter to the blizzard of ‘78). Also it talks about getting snow days when a lot of Indiana schools now utilize e-learning days for weather.

I talk about audiobooks I have listened to in the past week or so and try to process my feelings on She Said https://youtu.be/Zn-r7rPeNgI

Fellow romance lovers: I paired LOVER tracks with lovers for ALA‘s Booklist Reader. https://www.booklistreader.com/2019/09/17/books-and-authors/lover-tracks-belong-...

This was one my favorite romances last year, so I snapped up the audiobook when it was on sale. Definitely read it. The audiobook‘s cadence is odd and the narration just feels distant.

Just me or does that not sound all that arcane and specific?

Trying my hand at getting in on the booktube conversations with a good old fashioned book haul. Excuse some of the roughness of this video as I get into the swing of things, but if you‘d like to join me check it out https://youtu.be/uQYTF7Ek5fs

Didn‘t know about this ‘til yesterday and immediately downloaded on Libro.fm to listen to at work today.

I tried to save this for closer to pub, but I wanted to read it. So I am. (I regret nothing)

I have been at one of my regular bar and grills for two hours, so I can drop this by the library on the way home. 😂

This lived up to the hype for me. Would have liked a few more essays or some more connective tissue but really solid and that‘s nitpicking.

Oops I bought some more books.

Alright. I‘m a Weymouth fan.

Back to school

I won the Libro.fm Summer Listening Challenge and got a year‘s worth of audiobook credits!!! 😭🤩 (I NEVER thought I would win this and just wanted an extra audiobook credit, so if you see an awful photo of me know I had worked 11 hours that day). Then I just bought YA Club titles anyway, because they were such a good deal. 3/4 of these titles I got on sale. 3/4 I have already read. 🤷‍♀️

Prepping for Wayward Son

I wish this weekend would never end

Bless this holiday weekend.

Is it fall yet?

I have a giant stack of library books, many purchased books I haven‘t read yet, and many anticipated releases in the next couple months....but B&N is having a bookhaul so I had no choice really.

Any other littens gonna be at the Chicago event?

Just another treat yourself Sunday

I went to the Hamilton Exhibition today. As a dramaturg, it was really interesting to be paying a premium price for what was is essentially dramaturgy when my career has been hindered by lack of dramaturgy budgets. Also, I wish the interactive dramaturgical elements had been a little more expanded/dynamic. But it was absolutely gorgeous and they were so thoughtful about the information they presented.

Ways to catch me: start with a Buffy essay

Stopped by my indie to grab a pic for the Libro.fm summer reading challenge extra credit toward a free audiobook. Left with a book 🤷‍♀️

Lunch on the roof at work today.

So far I am liking this better than Dark Matter. I struggled with the portrayal of women in that one (though I know i was in the minority and still hand sold the heck out of it).

Unpopular opinion time: I was only meh on this. I thought it was two separate books that weren‘t tied together completely. And while I like to Kill a Mockingbird, I am not a Harper Lee fangjrl. The bits about her were interesting but didn‘t feel pointed to or tied in with the case she was studying. This may have been a limit of the sources but 🤷‍♀️

I know I have been super MIA because of work lately. And while I don‘t think anyone really cares—I am sorry and I have missed everyone over here. But also I just finished The Nickel Boys and dang.