so-soBook #18 of 2024: “Nebula Awards Showcase: 2007”
Picked this one up at a bar in Mexico 😂 It‘s a collection of sci fi/fantasy poetry and short stories that were chosen as the year‘s best (17 years ago). It was interesting—a wide variety of styles and themes. Most were good. The last one I found unbearably boring.
While in Santa Fe, New Mexico yesterday my husband & I discovered George R. R. Martin owns a bookstore there, Beastly Books. We had to stop by! Too bad he wasn‘t there, but he had been in recently and signed a bunch of books. So I was going to be good, but I had to have a signed copy of Old Venus, right?!
Cute little store decorated with Game of Thrones fan art, movie/show props, friendly staff, & lots of banned book support.
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#DaysDevotedTo Day 13: My mother passed away last Sunday. This poetry anthology on #Kindness, peace, and renewal comforts me.
#PoetryMatters is giving me the time I‘ve always meant to put aside for #poetry. This extract is from an anthology that covers the twentieth century. Koenig is the protagonist of this long #poem. I like this one in how its unexpected, #vines here are of wild yams and bananas described as cows with unmilked fruit; just wonderful descriptions that remind me why I 💛 poetry 😊
pickThe majority of the short stories are great. Both horror and noir type of stories.
For the rest of my review, visit my Vlog at:
https://youtu.be/FVEd-Iv3v4A
Enjoy!
pickI really love how the fmc is strong, smart, and is able to navigate through this complex situation… the story was portrayed with great characters that successfully captured the essence of the judicial system and how criminals often avoid justice… I loved this and can‘t wait to read more of this author books
I‘ve been quiet on Litsy since Tuesday. I couldn‘t read for a few days. Life as we know it changed on Tuesday. I wrote the above to my friends the other day and I doubt this feeling will go away anytime soon. I have so many thoughts about our future but will save those for another forum. I will say though that as readers, especially of history, we can feel the danger. I just wanted folks to know that this white senior citizen voted for the future.
On IG this morning a woman had posted that she had received a hate filled racist text about slavery. We just got an email from our school that these texts are being sent to kids in our school district. This is beyond disgusting. Please report to your school district should this happen to you. This is what is going to be unleashed by these unconscionable people. No one schools be exposed to this, especially children. I live in Maryland
#DaysDevotedTo Day 6: #HealthyLifestyle means standing in awe and wonder at what the world has to offer - plus this viral cake with pistachio and kunafa filling.
