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A fanboy sounding my bookish yawp over the roofs of the Internet.
thebeachbookblog i don't undertand people that don't read. like you're just living in this real world all the time. are you ok?!
Saturday Miscellany—8/9/25: A Short List on Book Lover's Day: Austen, the satirist; Joe Hill introduces his father's new book; a poem that'll resonate with readers; some New Releases and wee bit more.
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Man of mystery ^
09.08.2025 02:27 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I hear ya...I thought the last couple of books (when Andy started to understand his speech) went that way. Still, I like the return to many of mystery
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Algospeak by Adam Aleksic ★ ★ ★ ★ A Simply Fascinating Look at Language's Next Phases @etymologynerd @NetGalley #Algospeak #NetGalley
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PUB DAY SPOTLIGHT: War Song by Michael Michel
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2025 WWW Wednesday—August 6, 2025, the quick glance at the books I have/will put into my brain this week.
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DNFd—The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne (Audiobook) by Ron Currie, read by Lisa Flanagan: Stopped by a Prologue
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An anthropomorphized pilcrow next to the words Opening Lines and the cover of The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman
Opening Lines: The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman
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That Scalzi guy, eh? What can't he do?
(Hope that comes across 1/5th as funny as it does in my head)
Truly a great start
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MUSIC MONDAY: "When I Was Your Age" by "Weird Al" Yankovic
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A Brief Word About Everybody Knows by Jordan Harper ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
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Saturday Miscellany—8/2/25: Literary would-you-rathers, Christie's lasting appeal, Self-Pub Marketing/The Business of, some Jordan Harper love, a couple of New Releases, and more.
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20 Books of Summer 2025: July Check-In #20BooksofSummer2025
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(I was up late finishing a book, so this is all I had time for today)
Motherfucking wind farms…
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An anthropomorphized pilcrow standing next to the words Opening Lines above the cover for The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman
Opening Lines: The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman
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🚨 July 2025 On My Radar ft @booksbonesbuffy.bsky.social @biblionerdrflxn.bsky.social @alankdell.bsky.social @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social @pagesunbound.bsky.social @dinipandareads.bsky.social @df2506.bsky.social @bookspotlight.bsky.social @caffeinatedpr.com (1/n)
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Good grief, this is the 31st Wednesday of 2025. That seems too many, and entirely too few. I might as well distract myself by talking about what books have been getting into my brain via my eyes or ears.
2025 WWW Wednesday—July 30, 2025
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Cover of This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone ★ ★ ★ 1/2 Just Doesn't Deliver the Brilliance it Promises
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MUSIC MONDAY: "Poisoning Pigeons In The Park" by Tom Lehrer
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Mrs. Plansky Goes Rogue by Spencer Quinn ★ ★ ★ 1/2 The 72-Year-Old is Back for More Adventure! @NetGalley
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Self-Published Author Appreciation Week '25 Banner. Banner has a gray bird on a black disk. Around the disk are the words, 'Self Published Authors Appreciation Week.' In the top left corner, it says, 'July 21-27, 2025.' In the bottom right corner it says, '#SPAAW'
Looking Back at a Week of Spreading the Self-Pub Love #SPAAW #selfpublishedauthorsappreciationweek #SuperSelfPublished #SuperSP
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Saturday Miscellany—7/26/25: #SPAAW '25; The Civic/Cultural Role of Indie Bookstores; Profound SF/F Quotations, Some (self-pub!) New Releases and a wee bit more!
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Any good recommendations for the latter?
26.07.2025 17:03 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0I was interviewed by @wsbookclub.bsky.social for #SPAAW & it's now live!!! Shared a little about my books, inspiration, experience, & some self published books I've enjoyed!!!
25.07.2025 15:06 — 👍 6 🔁 7 💬 1 📌 0Absolutely be that guy! Someone has to talk about it for people to know about it!
I agree with you on those other things--we need to do better about spreading the word on those (which I frequently really enjoy, but rarely come across)
Great tip from Shannon here!
26.07.2025 15:34 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0These little spotlights are so fun to do!
I even got to talk about a recent read I loved... Check out the post to learn which book it was. (And maybe I can convince you to read it too 😁)
Self-Published Author Appreciation Week '25 Banner. Banner has a gray bird on a black disk. Around the disk are the words, 'Self Published Authors Appreciation Week.' In the top left corner, it says, 'July 21-27, 2025.' In the bottom right corner it says, '#SPAAW'
The Irresponsible Reader On...Self-Published Crime Fiction #SPAAW #selfpublishedauthorsappreciationweek #SuperSelfPublished #SuperSP
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