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As we watch the United States get rocked by authoritarian weirdos and must weather the consequences of their dire decisions, I've been thinking a lot about apocalypses.

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In 2024, I embarked on a project to focus on older titles. I chose to do a 2021 Redux and read 24 books (for 2024), because there were many 2021 releases I had on my TBR/physical shelves that were top of mind at the time. How did I do? Ah, good intentions! ( Read more... )

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2024 is a wrap! ( Read more... )

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Late last year, I decided to pick up my languishing Space Opera reading challenge. I work in politics on Earth, so what's better than politics in space? ( Read more... )

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How is the year half over? I know part of this for me was because I spent an entire month arguing with a Man about a topic I know more about than he does. I DID turn into Home Depot Ron Swanson in my head multiple times. It was exhausting. It basically ended the reading streak I had. I'm determined that it won't happen again!

I saw this survey on a Youtube vid. This is more of a BookTube thing, but I'm recounting all the reading successes I get this year. If you've done this one or a version of it, let me know in the comments. 😊 ( Read more... )

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Hugo reading season has begun. ( Read more... )

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Back in 2023, and in the midst of a terrible life/reading slump, I asked Jenny for some book recommendations. Jenny's reading is wide and vast and I was in the Pit of Despair book-wise. I felt light years away from being able to successfully choose a book I could start, read, and finish.

Jenny recced me Finder by Suzanne Palmer. I had tried to read Finder once before in hardcopy, but couldn't get into because I struggled to get into anything. This time, though, I got the audiobook and was able to rot in bed underneath the covers while listening. +1 for audiobooks.

This time, the book stuck. Then I got the second book, Driving the Deep, and it stuck. With it, I managed to listen while doing care tasks and art projects. Then I reached the third book in the series, The Scavenger Door, and I was fully prepared to follow both Fergus and Palmer into a 13 book series. I also started thinking about maybe going for a walk? In sunlight? Wild. ( Read more... )

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I had higher hopes for January reading, but unfortunately I ended up sick and fuzzy-brained enough that reading wasn't high on my list of activities. Then once I felt a little better, there was offline drama which was exhausting enough that it sucked all my energy for new fiction away (please save me from Emotionally Immature Men). I did end the month with an incredible 100000/10 read with the one nonfiction book I picked up, so I decided to cut myself a break, remind myself reading is for fun, and chill out. I was more or less successful! ( Read more... )

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I've been thinking about awards, their value, and what they add, both to the literary landscape and the experience of reading. When I was new to SFF, I used awards to guide my reading and as a discovery engine. As I became more embedded in fandom, instead they became a type of historical record. I didn't engage with awards from a "tell me who the winner is!" position. Instead, I wanted to know the winner, the short list, the long list (if available), and also the history of what the award honorees. It's the historian in me. We can learn a lot—but not everything—from what's come before. ( Read more... )

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One of my bookish mutuals on IG,

bookishbethanyerin, did a recap of how much money she saved via her library in 2023. I loved this idea and wanted to do it for myself. I was busy in 2023 but I read more than I have in years thanks to digital access. I wasn't alone in using digital access, either! At my library, digital checkouts surpassed physical checkouts, maybe for the first time?

Building this list was a little complicated because figuring out the cost of digital audiobooks without sales or promotions is a trial and I compiled all the data before

wychwood clued me into Libro.fm (thanks to them! My wallet is crying!). I used B&N instead because I try my best to never buy anything book-related from Amazon. The prices are higher, but I'm generally paying higher prices when I buy physical material because I shop mostly from indie bookstores (both my local bookstore and my comic shop are small businesses). Things may repeat because I reread a few items in different formats. ( Read more... )

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Entries tagged with projects: let's get literate!

Let's Get Literate! A Soft Apocalypse

Let's Get Literate! 2020 Redux

Let's Get Literate! 2024 Recap and 2025 Goals

Let's Get Literate! Space Opera Reading Challenge, Part I

Let's Get Literate! 2024 Mid-Year Book Freakout Tag

Let's Get Literate! Award Reading Season Begins

Let's Get Literate! MacGyver in Space

Let’s Get Literate! New Year, Old Books

Let’s Get Literate! What's an Award Worth?

Let’s Get Literate! Love Your Library

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