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MUSIC MONDAY: "Golden" by Puddles Pity Party

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2026 Plans and Challenges—1st Quarter Check-In

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Fantasy with Friends A Discussion Meme Hosted by Pages Unbound

Fantasy with Friends: My Favorite Fantasy Subgenres

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Saturday Miscellany—4/18/26, a short list this week--the most optimistic that I've posted in the decade-plus of this series. & more New Releases than I can shake a stick at (a phrase I've never gotten--maybe if I shook a stick at something I'd figure it out).
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Electric City Switches by M.D. Presley releases tomorrow--go order it now. Or read my take on it and then order it. Take your pick.

Electric City Switches by M.D. Presley: This Is Why Some People Can't Go Home Again

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Enemy of My Enemy (Audiobook) by Alex Segura, read by Michael David Axtell: A Lot of Devils in Hell's Kitchen

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I almost forgot what today was...guess I need to post my most hastily compiled WWW Wednesday—April 15, 2026

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Soul Fraud by Andrew Givler: The Devil's Minion Went Down to a Movie Theater in LA @bbnya.bsky.social @thewritereads.bsky.social

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(with apologies for its lateness) BOOK SPOTLIGHT: Soul Fraud by Andrew Givler @bbnya.bsky.social @thewritereads.bsky.social

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Paranormal Payback edited by Jim Butcher and Kerrie L. Hughes: Revenge and Magic #ParanormalPayback #NetGalley

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Fantasy with Friends A Discussion Meme Hosted by Pages Unbound

Fantasy with Friends: Do You Prefer High or Low Fantasy?

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@stephenRB4 People who read books and wear glasses are cooler than everyone else. I don’t make the rules.

Saturday Miscellany—4/11/26: Amazing Stories and American SF; Unhinged Thrillers; What is Fantasy?; some tempting New Releases, and more!

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REPOSTING JUST CUZ: Heroic Hearts ed. by Jim Butcher and Kerrie L. Hughes: Street-wise Herculeses to fight the rising odds

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Oooohhhh!

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REPOSTING JUST CUZ: Shadowed Souls edited by Jim Butcher, Kerrie L. Hughes

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Quick-Take Catchups: The Leftovers from February

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It's Wednesday, which seems like a fitting day to post: WWW Wednesday—April 8, 2026

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Cat on a Hot Tin Woof by Spencer Quinn: Chet Searches for an Influencer Cat

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MUSIC MONDAY: "Derecho Demonico" by Jack White (Live on SNL)

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April's TBR: Counting My Literary Chickens Before They Hatch next to a drawing of a stack of books

Counting My Literary Chickens Before They Hatch: My April TBR

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Fantasy with Friends: How Do You Define “Fantasy?”

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A man's bookcase will tell you everything you'll ever need to know about him.—Walter Mosley

Saturday Miscellany—4/4/26: Literary Curiosity; Being Stuck on a Book; Making a Dystopia; Crazy Library Stories; a couple of New Releases, and more!

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Murder by Memory by Olivia Waite: A Cozy Murder Mystery in Spaaaaaaaaace.

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Looking Back at March 2026: what I read/listened into, what I wrote about.

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True Color by Kory Stamper: The Struggle to Define Blue (and other colors)

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Starting the new month with a quick look at the books that have been capturing my attention recently with WWW Wednesday—April 1, 2026.

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I have literally never heard TMBG on the radio. You live in a cool place, MD!

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MUSIC MONDAY: "Birdhouse In Your Soul" by Buffalo Rose

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Fantasy with Friends: Underrated Fantasy Books

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Great stuff! Grab it while you can