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Gearing up for The Murderbot Diaries Vol. 2 by Martha Wells. I really liked Vol. 1 so this should be a treat.

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January 29, 2026 at 2:39 AM
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Swimming into Playground, by Richard Powers. I don’t know a lot about this one, so fingers crossed!

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January 27, 2026 at 1:57 AM
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Hopping into a comforting re-read of a favorite classic, Watership Down, by Richard Adams.

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January 25, 2026 at 3:25 PM
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Launching Vol. 1 of The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells. Looking forward to some sci-fi levity!

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January 20, 2026 at 9:32 PM
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Moving on to a re-read of The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan. This was a high school assigned reading, and it’s always good to return to these and re-experience them with a fully formed pre-frontal cortex.

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January 7, 2026 at 3:28 AM
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Sinking my teeth into The Southern Book Club’s Guide To Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix. This author’s a recommendation so I’m expecting good things.

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January 5, 2026 at 11:35 PM
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Casting off with Why Fish Don’t Exist, by Lulu Miller. Short and sweet to start the new year.

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January 2, 2026 at 7:39 PM
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Blasting off to The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe. Let’s learn about the space race!

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December 30, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Beginning The Devils, by Joe Abercrombie. I love the First Law series so I’m excited about this one.

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December 27, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Here we go with Unruly, by David Mitchell! This one will be an audio book to fully appreciate his voice and delivery.

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December 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Next up is The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, by Mark Haddon. Making progress through my used bookstore pile!

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November 16, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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Kicking off Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann. Knocking one off of my latest used book store pile. I promised myself if I read the number of books I bought, I’d allow myself another shopping spree.

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November 13, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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Moving into the modern classic Lonesome Dove, by Larry McMurtry. Special guest appearance by my suncatcher crystal’s rainbow.

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October 19, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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Beginning Why Buddhism is True by Robert Wright. Looking forward to this one!

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October 17, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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My second spooky book for the Halloween season, It Devours by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor.

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October 9, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Getting started with Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. Hoping for velvet and lace embellished creepiness.

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October 5, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Ready to dive into T. Kingfisher’s A Sorceress Comes to Call. I’ve never read any of her work but I’ve heard great things. #booksky #booktok #reading
September 30, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Next up is Willa Cather’s My Ántonia. She writes environments like no other.
September 27, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Awesome used bookstore haul! Which one should I put on deck??? #booksky #reading
September 26, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Cutting into (no pun intended) a book a left unfinished decade ago. Never say never! It’s proving to be a tough but very worthy read. #booksky #reading
September 26, 2025 at 12:02 AM