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On The Shelf – July Releases – 7/4/2018
July is going to be a different kind of reading month for me. I went into June with 6 highly anticipated releases – a decent number for any single month – and those books contributed to 30 days of … Continue reading
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On My Mind – June Wrap-up – 7/3/2018
I’ve never done a monthly wrap-up before but – following other blogs – they seem to be pretty ubiquitous so I thought I’d give it a try. On balance, June was a pretty good month. It started with a wonderful … Continue reading
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On The Nightstand – Elantris – 7/3/2018
This is a bit of a retro post – going back to a book published in 2005 – but I feel compelled to pound out a short note. Early in June, I read a wonderful, little novella by Brandon Sanderson … Continue reading
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Scribbles – Safe House – 7/3/2018
Hard not to think back over the month as he takes his first step on the last mile. It would be all too easy to dwell on the challenges – the small injuries and defeats – those things that turned … Continue reading
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On My Mind – Book Nooks – 6/30/2018
Apologies in advance of this one -it’s a pure vanity post – but it’s something I’ve wanted to do for awhile. As is obviously the case, the focus of this site has always been the books I’ve read – particularly … Continue reading
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On The Nightstand – Revenant Gun – 6/30/2018
This is going to be a shorter post – not because the book deserves few words – but because I’ve already created so many opportunities in so many other posts to praise this series by Yoon Ha Lee. To be … Continue reading
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On The Nightstand – Awakened – 6/29/2018
**Spoiler Alert** When I was about 9 years old, our family set out on one of those typically American road trip summer vacations. The plan was to drive from El Paso, TX, to the Grand Canyon in AZ – no … Continue reading
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On The Nightstand – The Grey Bastards – 6/27/2018
“Missed It By That Much” Maxwell Smart **Spoiler Alert** This is the second time I’ve used that Maxwell Smart quote this month and it’s going to be for similar reasons. I’ve just returned home from a three day trip … Continue reading
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On The Nightstand – Brief Cases – 6/24/2018
I can’t even begin to tell you how much I’ve missed Harry Dresden. I picked up “Storm Front” in 2000 when it was first released and was immediately hooked. Over the course of 15 years and 15 books, I gradually … Continue reading
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On The Nightstand – The Emperor’s Soul – 6/23/2018
I’m kind of kicking myself right now because I found this wonderful little story via a review and recommendation by someone from the WordPress community and I can’t – for the life of me – remember who it was. I … Continue reading
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