filkferengi

November, 2015
Tamora Pierce--The Will Of The Empress [reread--Mark Reads]
Marissa Lingen--”Points Of Origin”
Elizabeth Bear--”This Chance Planet”
Daniel Polanski & Lawrence M. Schoen--”A Kippled Meal”
Carlie St. George--”The Case Of The Bloody Little Slipper”
Geoff Johns--Justice League Volume 1: Origin
Marie Brennan--The Voyage Of ‘The Basilisk’
Ingri & Edgar Parin d’Aulaire--Leif The Lucky
Mme. La Comtesse d’Aulnoy--The White Cat
Georgette Heyer--The Unknown Ajax [reread]
Seanan McGuire--”The Opening Band”
Ursula Vernon--”Toad Words”
Deborah Blake--Wickedly Dangerous
Mary Jo Putney--Carousel Of Hearts

December, 2015
Terry Pratchett--Lords And Ladies [reread--Mark Reads]
Mary Jo Putney--The Bargain
Seanan McGuire--”Fiber” [Fighting Pumpkins story]
Geoff Johns--Justice League Volume 2: The Villain’s Journey
Wilanne Schneider Belden--Mind-Call [reread]
Ursula Vernon--”The Sea Witch Sets The Record Straight”
Oscar Wilde--”The Fisherman And His Soul”
Kim Stanley Robinson--”Oral Argument”
Katharine Kerr--”Leaf” [Nola O’Grady story]
Mary Jo Putney--One Perfect Rose [reread]
Brian Stavely--”The Log Goblin”
Georgette Heyer--A Civil Contract [reread]
Charles Dickens--”A Christmas Carol” [read by Neil Gaiman]
Deborah Blake--Wickedly Wonderful
Debbie Macomber--Dashing Through The Snow
Noelle Stevenson--Nimona
Jim C. Hines--”Crimson Frost”
Seanan McGuire--”Velveteen Presents Action Dude Vs. Doing The Right Thing”
Barbara Bretton--Just Desserts [reread]


Lots of short stories this time, most either by Seanan or from tor.com, along with just a sprinkling of romance, something I hadn't read in quite a while. Over the year, I also read lots of graphic novels. Thank goodness for libraries; I'd have neither the cash nor the space for all the good things without them [& their booksales].

What have y'all read that was new or unusual for you?

This came from the Heyer list this morning. Since I don't have an e-reader, I can neither confirm nor deny. I hope it's true, so everyone can get in on the fun in more ways.

filkferengi

There are a whole bunch of Heyer ebooks on sale for $1.99 - 80 hour
sale? At B&N, Kobo, Amazon.

Back in July, I went to Confluence & saw far too many concerts. Just in case anyone's wondering why I continue to subject myself to such excellence, here's part of why, the video of the music guest of honor:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqP6VhyAwjg

The signer & guest musicians are good, & the goh herself isn't too bad, either!

;)

This was just what I needed to transition from that post-housefilk euphoria. Folks drove in from South Carolina & Mississippi, & there was protracted skyping with the crowd from Denver. Fun!

I just found out about this documentary on Lloyd Alexander. It's quite well done, &, at just over an hour, gives a real sense of the man.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gocHqTToccY

Message: 4
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2015 10:41:00 -0500 (CDT)
From: Lois McMaster Bujold
Subject: [LMB] cover art post improved URL

More specifically, here:

https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_posts/8859376-new-vorkosigan-book-cover-art

That one shouldn't change as much.

Ta, L.

May, 2015
Alex Bledsoe--”The Two Weddings Of Bronwyn Hyatt” [Tufa]
Goscinny & Uderzo--Asterix & The Big Fight
Goscinny & Uderzo--Asterix In Britain
Goscinny & Uderzo--Asterix & The Normans
Gail Oust--Rosemary And Crime
Esther Friesner--”A Place For Everything”
Monica Ferris--Darned If You Do
Terry Pratchett--Moving Pictures [reread--Mark Reads]
Monica Ferris--Threadbare [reread]
Monica Ferris--And Then You Dye [reread]
Monica Ferris--The Drowning Spool [reread]
Gail Oust--Whack ‘N Roll
Susan Easton Black--The Son Of Man: The Early Years
Susan Easton Black--The Son Of Man: The King Of Kings
Monica Ferris--Crewel World [reread]
Monica Ferris--Framed In Lace [reread]
Monica Ferris--A Stitch In Time [reread]
Monica Ferris--Unraveled Sleeve [reread]
Monica Ferris--A Murderous Yarn [reread]
Monica Ferris--Cutwork [reread]
Monica Ferris--Crewel Yule [reread]
Monica Ferris--Embroidered Truths [reread]

June, 2015
Monica Ferris--Sins And Needles [reread]
Monica Ferris--Knitting Bones [reread]
Monica Ferris--Thai Die [reread]
Monica Ferris--Blackwork [reread]
Monica Ferris--Buttons And Bones [reread]
Nancy Atherton--Aunt Dimity And The Summer King
Nancy Atherton--Aunt Dimity And The Wishing Well [reread]
Nancy Atherton--Aunt Dimity’s Death [reread]
Nancy Atherton--Aunt Dimity And The Duke [reread]
Nancy Atherton--Aunt Dimity’s Good Deed [reread]
Nancy Atherton--Aunt Dimity Digs In [reread]
Nancy Atherton--Aunt Dimity's Christmas [reread]
Nancy Atherton--Aunt Dimity Beats The Devil [reread]
Nancy Atherton--Aunt Dimity: Detective [reread]
Nancy Atherton--Aunt Dimity Takes A Holiday [reread]
Nancy Atherton--Aunt Dimity: Snowbound [reread]
Nancy Atherton--Aunt Dimity And The Deep Blue Sea [reread]
Nancy Atherton--Aunt Dimity Goes West [reread]
Linda Tirado--Hand To Mouth: Living In Bootstrap America
Nancy Atherton--Aunt Dimity: Vampire Hunter [reread]
Nancy Atherton--Aunt Dimity Slays The Dragon [reread]
Nancy Atherton--Aunt Dimity Down Under [reread]
Nancy Atherton--Aunt Dimity And The Family Tree [reread]
Nancy Atherton--Aunt Dimity And The Village Witch [reread]
Nancy Atherton--Aunt Dimity And The Lost Prince [reread]
Terrie Farley Moran--Well Read, Then Dead
Tamora Pierce--Street Magic [reread--Mark Reads]
Shelley Freydont--Serial Killer Sudoku
Courtney Alameda--”Trigger”
Sharon Pape--To Sketch A Thief
Gail Oust--’Til Dice Do Us Part
Wiebe & Upchurch--Rat Queens Volume 1: Sass And Sorcery
McGuire, Seanan--”Polychrome Vs. The Court Of Public Opinion And Not Punching Anyone”
Sharon Lee & Steve Miller--”Chimera” [Liaden story]
Frances Hodgson Burnett--The Lost Prince [reread]
Goscinny & Uderzo--Asterix & The Magic Carpet
Katherine Addison [Sarah Monette]--The Goblin Emperor [reread]
Goscinny & Uderzo--Asterix & The Secret Weapon
Goscinny & Uderzo--Asterix & Obelix All At Sea
Jim Henson--It’s Not Easy Being Green


My official definition of an acid-test author is, being able to read 10 or more of their books in two weeks and not burning out. [That's how I first read Charlotte MacLeod years & years ago, 10 books from 4 series in 2 weeks & didn't burn out, hence the coinage of the term.]

That was certainly put to the test here, when new releases in two favorite series incited re-reads of the whole thing. Sometimes it's getting reacquainted with old friends, sometimes it's to see if a particular scene or bit of business is as delicious as you remember. It gets stuck in your head, kind of like an earworm, only for books.

So, what books have been earworming y'all lately?

January, 2015
Kaoru Mori--A Bride’s Story Volume 1
Sheila Roberts--The Nine Lives Of Christmas
Mary Roberts Rinehart--The Best Of Tish
Katherine Addison [Sarah Monette]--The Goblin Emperor
Elizabeth Enright--The Four-Story Mistake
Terry Pratchett--Pyramids [reread--Mark Reads]
Tate Hallaway--Precinct 13
Sheila Roberts--Better Than Chocolate
Dawn Eastman--Pall In The Family
Goscinny & Uderzo--Asterix The Gladiator
Goscinny & Uderzo--Asterix & The Banquet
Goscinny & Uderzo--Asterix & Cleopatra
Seanan McGuire--“Velveteen Vs. The Thaw” [reread]
Seanan McGuire--“Velveteen Vs. Balance”
Sharon Lee--”The Gift Of Music” [Archers Beach reread]
Shelley Freydont--High Seas Murder

February, 2015
Shelley Freydont--Silent Knife
Jennifer Ashley--The Many Sins Of Lord Cameron
Tamora Pierce--Daja’s Book [reread--Mark Reads]
Erika Chase--A Killer Read
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson--Bad News For Outlaws: Bass Reeves
Goscinny & Uderzo--Asterix & The Cauldron
Jennifer Ashley--The Duke’s Perfect Wife
Goscinny & Uderzo--Asterix In Spain
Kaoru Mori--A Bride’s Story Volume 2
Goscinny & Uderzo--Asterix & The Roman Agent
Elizabeth Enright--Then There Were Five
Shelley Freydont--Midsummer Murder


So many delights and new discoveries! Although _The Madness Of Lord Ian McKenzie_ is my favorite of the Jennifer Ashley series, the others are quite entertaining. I'd not read much romance for a while, so it was a nice re-introduction.

I'd never read Astérix in English before, so it was delicious to discover that the puns are ever bit as dire in English [only I get more of the references].

Elizabeth Enright continued to be a revelation of complicated, intelligently written *fun* I wish I'd found decades earlier. Only, would I have been able to savor the lyrical moments as much then?

The Kaoru Mori series is so fabulously illustrated & has such vivid characters!

I don't read nearly as much sf/fantasy as I used to, in part because of the time and opportunity cost, but _Goblin Emperor_ was so immersive! Languages & cultures & world-building & a sweet, insightful protagonist who was a delight to spend time with, oh, my!

Mark [Oshiro] still flails epically over at Mark Reads, & cosy mysteries with punny titles are still fun.

http://historicalromanceuk.blogspot.com/2015/06/georgette-heyers-birthplace-gets-blue.html


Well, at least that settles the pronunciation questions for good and all.

filkferengi, cute when both smug and right

Here's Seanan McGuire's keynote address at the Pike's Peak Writer's Conference.

I think y'all might enjoy this.

http://seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com/624528.html

Elizabeth Moon collection out for Nook

http://e-moon60.livejournal.com/473723.html

Per the author, it's also been out on amazon for a while. There's no print version yet, but it's coming.


Not to be outdone, Tanya Huff calls and ups the ante, with 2 e-collections:

http://andpuff.livejournal.com/228991.html

Yay!

If or when the print versions come out, I'm definitely buying them. I prefer squee! that I can love, squeeze, and take home.