Laura Ruth Loomis

Book 17 for 2026: Marathon Man Marathon Man , by William Goldman. This is a thriller that screams "1970s," starting with an archaic racial slur on the first page. Each time one is used, it's to show that the speaker is a jerk, but....

Book 17 for 2026: "Marathon Man" by William Goldman.

#PopsugarReadingChallenge #The52BookClub #BLQ2026

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hear me out- put ICE on the front lines in Iran

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I'm liking the new Bluesky feature.

Howard Dean said this 20 years ago, and all the media outlets simultaneously decided he was "crazy," and acted like his loud cheer at a rally made him too outrageous to take seriously.

Don't forget the drag queens.

Same! It's like exercising: once I start, I'll find my groove, but I can find a thousand ways to avoid getting started.

I don’t know why I need this one saved for Stars, Sparkling Like Snow because it’s so tailored to #WIPSnips, but here it is

#WSPit #Q #YA #SF #LGBT

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An island research facility prying open the universe's secrets.
Hundreds of failed experiments still roaming its corridors.
And one rogue AI that wants out — no matter the cost.

Terminal Fuse.

Read it now on #Libraro.

#WSPitQuerying #WIPSnips

#YA #SF #H #T

Yokai mythology, dual POV, liminal worlds, restrained slow-burn, duty and choice, earned trust. Shadow of the Fox x An Ember in the Ashes x Divine Rivals. Dark images of forests with eyes looming in the trees, a man with a katana, a torii gate, and an empty bullet train station.

A grieving girl and a duty-bound shinobi are drawn into a generational mystery rooted in the divide between human and spirit realms. As the walls between worlds collapse, they must decide whether saving both worlds means mending fractures or severing them entirely. #WSPit #WIPSnips #Q #YA #NA #F

And then Chuck Todd complained she was "too prepared."

The Vegans will be back in book 3, if I ever manage to finish it.

I'm thrilled that you enjoyed it!

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A rockweiller!

Book 16 for 2026: Unseen Academicals Unseen Academicals , by Terry Pratchett. Terry Pratchett was extremely prolific, and thank goodness. His Discworld fantasy novels are always hilarious, with an underlying seriousness because he's...

Book 16 for 2026: "Unseen Academicals," a Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett.

#PopsugarReadingChallenge #BLQ2026 #ThisChallengeKilledTheBookworm

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"The Space-Faring Moron’s Guide to Common Science Fiction Plot Devices" looked well-thumbed. I pulled it down and scanned the introduction.

'You’re space-faring. You’re a moron. You should have stayed home."

-The Cosmic Turkey
#WIPSnips

I was overwhelmed: by the warmth of his hands on my face, by the way the music went silent, by the metallic smell of his hair. And, oh yeah, by the kiss. I felt like the world was on fire. And I smelled smoke.

Why did I smell smoke?

-The Star-Crossed Pelican
#WIPSnips

His cologne had that new spaceship smell, hot metal and glue, but his smile was more like a used-spaceship salesman.

“Janet Delane? Welcome to GUPPEAS. I’m Vertin Bogler, the Undersecretary to the Oversecretary to the Director of Recruitment and Retention.”

-The Cosmic Turkey
#WIPSnips

Promises, promises!

News item: "new SpongeBob movie streaming now." Photo of a live action blond lady in winter clothes with a sniper rifle in a snowy tundra looking bleak.

Wow that franchise took a dark turn

The criminality could hardly be more #blatant: he'd dropped his ID during the robbery, and been caught with piles of stolen money, fentanyl, and lawn darts. He shrank away as they came toward him with handcuffs.

"But the Dow is over 50,000!"

#vss365

Tequila & the Exorcists were a #blatant rip-off of pan-galatic peace punks Peach Schnapps & the Poltergeists. As was their song Beat the Space Facists. It even had the same chords as Punch a Space Nazi, but Peach and the gang didn't sue--the sentiment was too important.

#vss365

Book 15 for 2026: Presidential Agent Presidential Agent , by Upton Sinclair. This is the fifth book in Sinclair's Lanny Budd spy series, following Wide Is the Gate . It's 1937, and fascism is on the rise in Europe. Art dealer Lanny...

Book 15 for 2026: "Presidential Agent," from Upton Sinclair's Lanny Budd spy series.

#PopsugarReadingChallenge #The52BookClub #BLQ2026

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Libraries are among the few public institutions that represent the kind of world we want to live in. They must be fought for.

Depends on how many broom-fights break out between the Jupiter and Pluto teams.

Works even better for the ebook!

The words "Reading tip: the grocery store has sixteen-packs of bookmarks for $3.95!" Below it are a copy of The Screaming Void by D.N. Schmidt with a piece of bologna being used as a bookmark, and a pack of bologna.

Here's a money-saving tip for you book addicts out there!

Thanks! The laserfish aren't crazy about the scowl, though.