I've been knocked out by a nasty cold this week (which seems to be returning) and couldn't focus enough to read anything for a horrible three days. I don't think anything I posted suffered from lack of focus (but I had to do a lot of re-writing to make them coherent). Thankfully, I recuperated enough that I could focus on the best thing that Steph Broadribb has written (see this space on Monday...I think).

 

While I couldn't read, I could surf a bit and this ended up as one of the longest entries in this series that I've compiled (I believe). But there was a moment today when I thought this would be my shortest post yet--my browser and Pocket decided to stop cooperating (as they're under the same corporate roof, this is doubly problematic). I prevailed, sort of, but I'm beginning to wonder if I need to find an alternative. Suggestions to replace Pocket, anyone?


Odds 'n ends over the week about books and reading that caught my eye. You've probably seen some/most/all of them, but just in case:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • A Narrator In Every Port—Harry Connolly talks about Narrator Voice, one of those things you never think about that is so important for the reading experience.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • A Beginning At The End by Mike Chen—A SF Family Drama set 6 years after a global pandemic changes everything.

 

  • The Wild One by Nick Petrie—Peter Ash brings his brand of action to Iceland. I honestly can't remember if I've ever read anything that takes place there, this should be a great way to fix that.

 

  • Burn the Dark by S. A. Hunt—I'll be honest, I don't know if I'll have time to get to this, but it's a fun concept: "a YouTube celebrity gone-viral with her intensely-realistic witch hunter series. But even her millions of followers don't know the truth: her series isn’t fiction."

 


Lastly, I'd like to say hi and extend a warm welcome to aloysius5, writingeatingwalking, Dora , Hâf, Susan, and Shell-Shell's for following the blog this week. Don't be a stranger, and use that comment box, would you?


Source: http://irresponsiblereader.com/2020/01/18/saturday-miscellany-1-18-20