Life Updates I’m happy to report this December has been much more peaceful that last December! Lack of snow aside, I have been enjoying the season. In fact, I think the lack of snow has helped me excel at reading and blogging this month. Instead of going outside to enjoy winter activities, I’m staying inside to read read read and type type type 😛 I have scheduled posts several weeks […]

I haven’t done a Month in Review since I month in review’d January. The first half of 2023 was a bumpy ride, being off to an inauspicious start after the events of Dec 2022. Things went way off the rails in March 2023, and finally got back on track in June 2023. I am referring entirely to work related happenings, but as they occupy a substantial chunk of my time, […]

So, January’s done, hey? It was a solid start to my year in terms of reading and blogging. Still sad about the state of Twitter. Now that Tweetbot’s gone (RIP), I find it less useful than ever. Grateful to everyone who checks out these posts even if they never see my tweets! Books Finished Books Reviewed Posts Written Shared on Twitter On My Radar in February Representation indicated below AFAIK […]

Cybils 2022 Finalists Happy New Year! 🥳 And Happy Cybils Finalists Announced Day! 😜 I participated as a round one judge, working through the longlist to shortlist seven books in the middle grade speculative fiction category. Here are the standout titles. You can read more about each book in blurbs written by the round one judges on the Cybils website. Winners will be announced on February 14. There are eight […]

Hmmm, November is finished already. It’s the final month of the year. How did that happen?! Cybils reading has been keeping me busy. That’s all I have to say. Books Finished Books Reviewed Posts Written Shared on Twitter On My Radar in December 6 Dec – Release date of Empire of Ice and Stone: The Disastrous and Heroic Voyage of the Karluk by Buddy Levy (historical nonfiction) (this is like […]