#amreading The House by the Sea, one of #MaySarton’s several journals; it’s a treat. She’s such a good writer, but the occasional gems from her life are also very interesting. An example: her passing reference to #VladimirNabokov as a tenant in a house where she once lived, who loved “a small ashtray covered with butterflies.” Nothing else said — it’s just an idle recollection as she packs up mementos from a house she once shared with Judy Matlack. @bookstodon
#WhatchaReading? I #AmReading His Forgotten Bride by Aydra Richards, an amnesia story, yay!. My third by her and I'm really enjoying them; nice to be able to read historical romance again. She's kind of old fashioned but not Old Skool, if that makes sense.
Fridays are for dark chocolate peanut butter fudge. I stopped eating most sugar & processed stuff 6 yrs ago (I make this with stevia & 90% chocolate), so finding a dessert that I love so much was a big thing.
Continuing my prep for Sea of Tranquility by re-reading Emily St John Mandel's backlist... or, at least, the two novels I'm familiar with. In July, I read Station Eleven for the 3rd time. Now I'm on a re-read of The Glass Hotel. I was struck by this:
"(Idea for a ghost story: a woman gets old and falls out of time and realizes that she's become invisible.)"
Looking for a quick read to hit off the spooky season? The Red Knight is a quick mystery set in the fictional duchy of Graystoke. Follow the Inquisitor Diane as she investigates the disappearance of a court official.
Hey #bookstodon , have you come across any books with misleading and / or bad blurbs? Please share!
I just finished Wole Soyinka's "Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest Peopleon Earth" and.. that book has a misleading blurb with a big spoiler. Wish I hadn't read the blurb. (Good book, though. More on that later.) #amreading#booklove#publishing#blurb#librophile@writingcommunity@bookstodon
Damianne Scott, also known as Black Girl Loves Jane, is presenting on “The Shades of #Bridgerton: A Conversation on Colorism in the Regency” at 2 p.m. EST on September 10 via Zoom. The event is sponsored by #JASNA-NC. You can sign up here:
I've got three books on the go, enjoying them all. Reread of an old favourite, Moving Pictures (#GNUTerryPratchett)- funny, of course, nice bits of details from real Hollywood history snuck in, and quite a few "oh yeah, Gaspode the Wonder Dog is from this one!" moments.
What If? 2 by Randall Munroe, brilliant stuff.
Ghost Hunters Adventure Club And The Secrets of the Grande Chateau, a spoof YA mystery, slight but fun. #AmReading#WhatchaReading@bookstodon