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I Am Currently Reading: Valdemar by Mercedes Lackey (fantasy novel) The Far Roofs by Jenna Katerin Moran (roleplaying gamebook)
A Book Not-Yet-Published I'm Excited About: The Details of Our Escape is a new tabletop roleplaying game from ENnie Award-winning game designer Tyler Crumrine, two-time Eisner-nominated comics artist Linnea Sterte, and Windham-Campbell Prize winner in fiction Renee Gladman. Played with a standard 28-tile set of dominos instead of dice, players control a caravan of over 2000 people in search of a new home. What they're leaving and what kinds of strange & wonderful sights they encounter along their journey is up to you. Which party members continue all the way to the caravan's final destination, however, is up to fate.
My All-Time Favorite Book(s): Impossible to pin that down, so I'll go with an early iconic memory: my mother read me The Hobbit when I was four.
My Favorite Book Genre(s): Speculative fiction, science fiction, fantasy. History, alternate history, prehistory. I also read a lot of nonfiction, especially cookbooks, and roleplaying gamebooks.
A Book I Don't Recommend in My Favorite Genre(s): Coyote and Crow by Connor Alexander. So much to love, but so much mayhem; see "Opening the Can of Worms" and "Argument Fuel."
A Genre I'm Interested in Trying Out: I honestly cannot think of a genre or subject I'm interested in that I have not simply picked up and read. I've inhaled whole libraries. I've lined my house with books. I have internet. If I want to read it, I do.
Link to My Reading Log: I don't actually have one. The closest I have is my Reviews tag.
Books/Genres I'm Interested in Discussing/Chatting About: Almost anything. Speculative fiction and nerdy nonfiction most of all, cookbooks and gaming guides, but if it has words on it and I'm bored then I'll read it, and I like talking about books in general. And news about books. And writers and how to write. And someone on the internet is WRONG about linguistics again. And there are several blogs I read because the writing it interesting even though I don't read the author's favorite genre.
If you want to see the stuff I'm writing about, which spans a similar subject range, then check out my tags for Food, How To, Gaming, and Recipe; or my Serial Poetry page. That should give you an idea of topics and subtopics I often talk about. "My Blog Is About..." has an analysis of my most-used tags and interests.
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Dealbreaker(s): Don't come in my blog and try to tell me what to do, say, or write; and don't pick on my audience here either. Don't be a dick. Don't like, don't read.
I Am Currently Reading:
Valdemar by Mercedes Lackey (fantasy novel)
The Far Roofs by Jenna Katerin Moran (roleplaying gamebook)
I Recently Finished Reading:
River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey (alternate history novel)
Recipes from the World of H. P. Lovecraft: Inspired by Cosmic Horror by Olivia Luna Eldritch (nonfiction cookbook)
Safari: A Photicular Book by Dan Kainen & Carol Kaufmann (mechanically animated photos of African animals)
A Book I Want to Reread:
Written in Red by Anne Bishop (dark fantasy novel)
Some Published Titles From My To Be Read List:
Penric's Progress by Lois McMaster Bujold (fantasy collected volume)
Scandinavian from Scratch: A Love Letter to the Baking of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden by Nichole Accettola (cookbook)
The Conflict Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Obstacles, Adversaries, and Inner Struggles (Volume 2) by Becca Puglisi & Angela Ackerman
A Book Not-Yet-Published I'm Excited About:
The Details of Our Escape is a new tabletop roleplaying game from ENnie Award-winning game designer Tyler Crumrine, two-time Eisner-nominated comics artist Linnea Sterte, and Windham-Campbell Prize winner in fiction Renee Gladman. Played with a standard 28-tile set of dominos instead of dice, players control a caravan of over 2000 people in search of a new home. What they're leaving and what kinds of strange & wonderful sights they encounter along their journey is up to you. Which party members continue all the way to the caravan's final destination, however, is up to fate.
Related Book News I've Got My Eye On: (adaptations etc.)
"Maryland Governor Signs "Freedom to Read Act" Into Law"
"Digital Revolution in Indie Publishing"
"Why the Gatekeepers of Book Publishing are Losing their Gatekeeping Status"
"Why We Need Diverse Books Is No Longer Using the Term #OwnVoices"
My All-Time Favorite Book(s):
Impossible to pin that down, so I'll go with an early iconic memory: my mother read me The Hobbit when I was four.
My Favorite Book Genre(s): Speculative fiction, science fiction, fantasy. History, alternate history, prehistory. I also read a lot of nonfiction, especially cookbooks, and roleplaying gamebooks.
A Book I Recommend in My Favorite Genre(s):
Hunter by Mercedes Lackey -- A completely new and fascinating, if rather creepy, bit of worldbuilding.
Wander Witch: A Cozy RPG of Fairies and Witches by Ty Hulse -- I bought it for the art as much as the game.
The Tale of Tal: a Neanderthal graphic novel by Dr. Gianpaolo di Silvestro and Luca Vergerio -- A gorgeous look at the human past.
The Way Home: A Celebration of Sea Islands Food and Family with over 100 Recipes by Kardea Brown -- Try the Kelewele Dry Spice Mix.
A Book I Don't Recommend in My Favorite Genre(s):
Coyote and Crow by Connor Alexander. So much to love, but so much mayhem; see "Opening the Can of Worms" and "Argument Fuel."
A Genre I'm Interested in Trying Out:
I honestly cannot think of a genre or subject I'm interested in that I have not simply picked up and read. I've inhaled whole libraries. I've lined my house with books. I have internet. If I want to read it, I do.
Link to My Latest Book Review:
Already linked it, so here's another: Basque Cookbook: Explore the Time-Honored Traditions of Basque Cuisine in the Heart of the Spain and France by Virginia Mills
Link to My Reading Log:
I don't actually have one. The closest I have is my Reviews tag.
Books/Genres I'm Interested in Discussing/Chatting About:
Almost anything. Speculative fiction and nerdy nonfiction most of all, cookbooks and gaming guides, but if it has words on it and I'm bored then I'll read it, and I like talking about books in general. And news about books. And writers and how to write. And someone on the internet is WRONG about linguistics again. And there are several blogs I read because the writing it interesting even though I don't read the author's favorite genre.
If you want to see the stuff I'm writing about, which spans a similar subject range, then check out my tags for Food, How To, Gaming, and Recipe; or my Serial Poetry page. That should give you an idea of topics and subtopics I often talk about. "My Blog Is About..." has an analysis of my most-used tags and interests.