Exploring the Places No One is Talking About
Title: A Natural History of DragonsAuthor: Marie Brennan Publication Date: 2013Publishing House: Tor Books Dragons. I’ve been reading a lot of books about dragons recently. A Natural History of Dragons has probably been on my to read shelf since the year it was published. Sometimes it takes me a bit to get to reading them. The
Title: Black Powder WarAuthor: Naomi NovikPublication Date: 2006Publishing House: Del Rey Books This is book three in the Temeraire series. When I first started reading this series I thought there were five books, but no, there are nine. That is just a general heads up for those that are interested in the story of Temeraire
Title: A History of Wild PlacesAuthor: Shea Ernshaw Publication Date: 2021Publishing House: Atria Books I picked up a copy of this book through Book of the Month but also check for it at your local library. It was suggested because it has a similar feel to Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance. I agree to a point; this
Title: AriadneAuthor: Jennifer SaintPublication Date: 2021Publishing House: Flatiron Books I love me some Greek Mythology rewritten from the point of view of the women. I picked up a copy of this book through Book of the Month but also check for it at your local library. Goodreads Synopsis: Ariadne, Princess of Crete, grows up greeting
Title: The Princess DiaristAuthor: Carrie FisherPublication Date: 2016Publishing House: Blue Rider Press I read this book after having read a review of it on another blog. I will link their blog once I find the post. I enjoyed this memoir as an audio book from the library. It is narrated in part by Carrie Fisher
Title: Those Were the Days: Memories of an Aspen Hippie ChickAuthor: Jill Sheeley Publication Date: 2019Publishing House: Courtney Press While in Aspen, Keltin and I stumbled across a wonderful local bookstore, Explorer Booksellers, and I immediately went to their small regional literature section. I quickly fell in love with this memoir and read the first chapter
While in Aspen I found a wonderful book titled Those Were the Days: Memories of an Aspen Hippie Chick. On a whim I reached out to the author, Jill Sheeley, and she was more than happy to do an author interview. I absolutely loved doing this interview, Jill was a delight to talk to. Her
Title: Project Hail MaryAuthor: Andy WeirPublication Date: 2021Publishing House: Ballantine Books I absolutely love The Martian and Artemis was a fun read but not something I would reread. Because of my feeling on Artemis I was a bit nervous picking up Project Hail Mary. This copy I got from the library, support your local library.
Title: The SilmarillionAuthor: J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (Editor)Publication Date: 1977, 1985Publishing House: Del Rey Books This is not so much a review of The Silmarillion as reaction. I have tried to read this book several times over the years, a couple of times when I was younger and once at the start of 2020. Here at the
Title: An Absolutely Remarkable ThingAuthor: Hank GreenPublication Date: 2018Publishing House: Dutton This book did not make me cry, so go Hank Green. If you read about my fall book haul you may remember that John Green books tend to make me cry, so I don’t read them often. Thanks again to my wonderful husband for adding
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