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Tidepool volunteer and retired nonprofit techie. Wife of @kleen. This is the furthest I've gotten so far because I always overthink my bio.

Header photo: A tidepool's colorful denizens include a giant green anemone, upper left, and two blue-green sunflower anemones to the lower right.

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dickrubin716 , to bookstodon
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Is it too soon to Covid times from 2020 in a fictional story? I’m thinking about including that as one of the plots in an upcoming book. @bookstodon @mastodonbooks

leapingwoman ,
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@willaful @dickrubin716 @bookstodon I've read some interesting books that included COVID but weren't focused on it. And one interesting book where it played a significant part. Not sure I would have picked that book if I'd known, but I liked it. Of course now I can't remember the title!

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@willaful @dickrubin716 @bookstodon No, I finally remembered it was "Wish You Were Here" by Jodi Picoult.

leapingwoman , to bookstodon
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@bookstodon 📖
https://mastodon.green/@CiaraNi/112654282701852254

leapingwoman , to bookstodon
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Oh @bookstodon!
https://mastodon.art/@vicorva/112552921405707674

LincolnRamirez , to bookstodon
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I've been thinking of finally reading some Stephen King, but no idea where to start.

Go for one of the likes of his famous work, like the Shining or the Green Mile? Or something lesser known?

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leapingwoman ,
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@flyblue @LincolnRamirez @bookstodon Long ago, when I was home in bed with a horrible chest cold, a friend brought me The Stand to read. I knew nothing about the book or its author. Nor did I know King wrote horror stories, which would not have been my choice. No spoilers, but my friend could hardly have made a less appropriate book selection. It did, however, make the first part of the book truly terrifying for me, and I couldn't put it down.

leapingwoman , to bookstodon
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@bookstodon Just finished Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh, as I work my way through the Hugo Award finalists. It's fantastic!

leapingwoman , to bookstodon
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Giving this a boost to @bookstodon! https://mastodon.art/@rowyn/112440327810577223

leapingwoman , to bookstodon
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@bookstodon Happy ! Many indie bookshops have special offers and activities today, so it's a perfect time to show them a little love.

OwenTyme , to bookstodon
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I've found another online store that respects the price I've set on print copies of my books.

Has anyone ever heard of bookshop.org? Anything good or bad to say about them?

I found my books on it recently and the site has good reviews online, so I've added bookshop.org links to the list that shows up when you click on one of my books2read links.

My books on their site: https://bookshop.org/contributors/owen-tyme

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leapingwoman ,
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@OwenTyme @bookstodon I've used bookshop.org from the beginning and give it all-my-thumbs up. I love how they support brick-and-mortar independent booksellers.

leapingwoman , to bookstodon
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@bookstodon Now reading "Invisible Things" by Mat Johnson. Best lines so far: "Have you met sentient life? A lot of them are assholes."

leapingwoman , to bookstodon
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@bookstodon https://wandering.shop/@VRicciThode/112255671804523246

MagentaRocks , to bookstodon
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This never occurred to me. I read anytime throughout the day - whenever it strikes the mood. I think reading is good for you, no matter the time of day.

Anybody else feel the same as the writer of the opinion piece?

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I’m retired, and I still won’t let myself read in the daytime. Why not?

Gift Link:

https://wapo.st/4aG52cI

leapingwoman ,
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@whitneymcn @MagentaRocks @bookstodon

No Way Wtf GIF by Harlem

leapingwoman , to bookstodon
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@bookstodon Just finished audiobook of New York 2140. I wasn't expecting to like it as much as I did. Actually I loved it! At 22.5 hours it was a commitment, but well worth it. My parents were from Brooklyn so my personal history there enriched my reading.

leapingwoman , to bookstodon
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Oh no! @bookstodon
https://raggedfeathers.com/@lilithsaintcrow/112203409498665948

leapingwoman , to bookstodon
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@bookstodon https://fediscience.org/

leapingwoman , to bookstodon
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@bookstodon 22 of the Funniest Novels Since ‘Catch-22’ Because we could all use a laugh. Gift link.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/14/books/funny-novels-humor.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ck0.KmuI.eh8Ym-bSCOp6&smid=url-share

leapingwoman OP ,
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@Funktious @bookstodon I agree. The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole is wonderful adult reading. And hilarious!

leapingwoman OP ,
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@ronsboy67 @bookstodon Ooh! Okay, Uncommon Reader is now on my TBR list. I love reading fiction about books and libraries.

leapingwoman OP ,
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@kimlockhartga @bookstodon And Jenny Lawson, OMG, makes me laugh AND cry. Mostly laugh. I adore her books.

leapingwoman , to bookstodon
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hahaha @bookstodon is gonna love this! https://mastodon.online/@piquant00/112090555813406676

kimlockhartga , to bookstodon
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@bookstodon Even if it doesn't catch on, I would like to institute a hashtag which already exists, I believe? Anywho, whatcha reading?

Ben H. Winter's new book BIG TIME, and it's really good so far. It is lean, so perfect for those who hate padding in their stories. I don't want to give away the premise, so I will just say that it's a bit of a thriller that involves time itself.

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@Saltssaltgirl @bookstodon Dear Life, short stories by Alice Munro. So far (about a third through) it's not my favorite Munro; not really feeling the characters. I liked Too Much Happiness better but I can't really say why.

Between Munro stories I'm about (in the next few minutes) to begin A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers. It's the sequel to the lovely A Psalm for the Wild-Built.

kimlockhartga , to bookstodon
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@bookstodon Do you own any autographed books? If so, did you personally meet the author at a signing?

leapingwoman ,
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@kimlockhartga @bookstodon Usually I've met the authors. I met Roxane Gay 💜 at the signing for Hunger, and Carolyn Paul & Wendy Macnaughton 💜 at the signing for Lost Cat (Wendy also drew two cats, for my wife & me). Alison Bechdel signed and illustrated my preordered copy of The Secret to Superhuman Strength after a 2021 (pandemic) online launch event. And it's always special to get a signed book from perhaps lesser-known authors I know personally.

Title page of RoadMap for Revolutionaries with two personized autographs. In blue ink above the title, "BJ - Keep Rocking This World! Love, Elisa". In red ink below the title "B.J. Rock on activist! X.O. Carolyn".

leapingwoman , to bookstodon
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@bookstodon Please recommend a good basic privacy-respecting non-social reading list tracker for iOS/macOS. My reading list is a mix of print, audio, and library books. Once read, I like to note how well I liked it, if I didn't finish (and why), and make a few optional comments. What works for you and why? Thanks for your boosts and help!

leapingwoman OP ,
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@ronsboy67 @bookstodon @thestorygraph thanks, that's definitely one I'm considering.

shom , to random
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Does anyone have sci-fi book suggestions that are more sci-fi utopia and world building?

I have grown up on sci-fi dystopia and I love it but since we're currently living in one I want to read something uplifting. Collection of short stories would be awesome too!

Please and thank you!

leapingwoman ,
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@shom I'll second the recommendation of Ministry for the Future. Some others I enjoyed:
The Blue, Beautiful World by Karen Lord;
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers;
Camp Zero by Michelle Min Sterling;
How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu.
Check out @bookstodon posts tagged or for more antidotes to dystopian sci-fi!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solarpunk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopepunk

leapingwoman ,
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@shom @bookstodon Ooh, one more interesting little book my nephew gave me as a gift: Arboreality by Rebecca Campbell.

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@BrightFlame @susankayequinn @CuriousMagpie @shom @bookstodon Great lists!

leapingwoman ,
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@jessamyn @shom @bookstodon now that I think about it, there were some parts where I wasn't sure I wanted to continue because of that content. I don't remember whether it had a content warning up front, but if not, it could have used one.

adriano , to bookstodon
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I think it’s finally time to read Pride and Prejudice @bookstodon

leapingwoman ,
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@Rhube @adriano @bookstodon although there are scenes where you wish someone was dead.

leapingwoman , to indigenousauthors
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Sharing this to introduce @indigenousauthors and @bookstodon. Diversify your reading list! Share with a wide readership! https://meemu.org/@Ryntastic/111885961449645890

clacksee , to lgbtqbookstodon
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Hello. Did you know there's a fourth Starship Teapot book in the works? Because there is…

Henry, the unswearing robot, has a lot to say.

@lgbtqbookstodon @bookstodon

leapingwoman ,
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@clacksee @lgbtqbookstodon @bookstodon Loved the first one! I guess I'd better get caught up.

karabaic , to bookstodon
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chapter 8 of is one of the finest chapters of American English-language fiction ever written.

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leapingwoman ,
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@karabaic @bookstodon wow. I couldn't get into this book and put it aside. Perhaps I'll add it back to my TBR list.

leapingwoman , to bookstodon
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“Human beings, Adina faxes, did not think their lives were challenging enough, so they invented roller coasters.” Currently reading Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino. With lines like that, what's not to love? @bookstodon

skaeth , to bookstodon
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What are your thoughts on DNF (Did Not Finish)-ing books? Do you feel guilty about it? Do you worry you missed out on something? Or are you confident in dropping a book and reaching for the next one?

At what point are you most likely to DNF, if ever? What sorts of things cause you to DNF?

My friend, book blogger Kriti, was musing on these questions a while back, and it sparked this new post: https://armedwithabook.com/dealing-with-dnf-the-practice-of-did-not-finish/

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leapingwoman ,
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@eco_amandine @skaeth @bookstodon I have no problem letting go of a book that doesn't engage me. If I have more than one checked out of the library I might put it aside until I've read another. Sometimes it’s timing and I'll leave it on my TBR list. Sometimes I'm frightened off by content warnings up front (this happened lately with an audio book). There are so many wonderful books to be read — more all the time — so why force yourself to finish one that isn't meeting your needs?

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@Enema_Cowboy @skaeth @bluGill @bookstodon It took me three years to finish The Beak of the Finch The Beak of the Finch by Jonathan Weiner. I loved the first part so much that, when the next section took a different approach, I put it down. I intended to finish and I intended to get back to it sooner, but … <other books>.

leapingwoman ,
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@skaeth @eco_amandine @bookstodon P.S. After reading your post I finally added a DNF tag to my Libby app!

beecycling , to bookstodon
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After enjoying R.F. Kuang's Yellowface so much, I'm now reading Babel - which I got from the library. It's a 500+ page honker, and the library copy is a hardback so I can't exactly slip it in my pocket to carry around. It's definitely an at home read. Enjoying it so far. She has a very readable style. @bookstodon

leapingwoman ,
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@Jennifer @beecycling @bookstodon ooh, just got on the waitlist for the Babel audiobook (22 hours!).

TheCozyCat , to bookstodon
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Halfway through by and I am pleasantly surprised how much I enjoy it! Haven't even gotten to the romance yet and the story alone has completely pulled me in and the characters are so endearing 🥰. I think I'm slowly starting to expand on the genres I enjoy. I'm excited to have found another author I think I'll easily return to again and again.

Has anyone else read Legends & Lattes? 🥰

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@negative12dollarbill @TheCozyCat @bookstodon Loved it! I wasn't sure I would because I've never been into D&D but it turned out that didn't matter.

Likewise , to bookstodon
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Cozy mysteries?

I’ve read & enjoyed Still Life by Louise Penny, does that count? I recently found this book, The Thursday Murder Club & it was called a ‘cozy mystery.’ Do you all have any recommendations, do you like this genre or am I’m just 100 years old?
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leapingwoman ,
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@Likewise @bookstodon My favorite cozy mystery is Three Bags Full by Leonie Swann. A flock of sheep sets out to determine who murdered their shepherd. A sheer/shear delight! 🐑🐏🐑🐑🐏 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Bags_Full

leapingwoman ,
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@SirNameless_1 @Likewise @bookstodon Oh it's definitely a thing! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cozy_mystery

leapingwoman , to bookstodon
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@bookstodon Just finished my last book of 2023: Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune (who also wrote The House in the Cerulean Sea). I really enjoyed this sweet, sad, and hilarious tale. I have two little complaints: 1. Candy canes are not baked in ovens and 2. The word "cerulean" is used at least 3 or 4 times in different contexts when there are so many other lovely shades of blue available to the discerning writer!

leapingwoman OP ,
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@eyrea @bookstodon and both misbaked candy canes and cerulean overuse are things I'd expect a competent (non-AI) editor to catch. sigh

ExcessivelyDiverting , to bookstodon
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24 of the best-selling novels of all time to read in 2024

https://www.standard.co.uk/shopping/esbest/books-dvds/best-selling-novels-all-time-b1127861.html

@bookstodon

leapingwoman ,
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@ExcessivelyDiverting @michaelgemar @bookstodon best-selling does not equal best!

elysdir , to random
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The deadline for this year’s Otherwise Award recommendations is coming soon!

To recommend “a work of science fiction or fantasy that explores or expands our notions of gender” and that was published in 2023, fill in the recommendation form as soon as you can.

https://otherwiseaward.org/award/2023-otherwise-award/2023-otherwise-award-recommendations

leapingwoman ,
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@elysdir you might want to add the @bookstodon group to that

leapingwoman ,
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@bookstodon The deadline for this year’s Otherwise Award recommendations is coming soon!

To recommend “a work of science fiction or fantasy that explores or expands our notions of gender” and that was published in 2023, fill in the recommendation form as soon as you can.

https://otherwiseaward.org/award/2023-otherwise-award/2023-otherwise-award-recommendations

courtesy of @elysdir

leapingwoman ,
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@elysdir done! @bookstodon is a Fediverse discussion group all about books and reading. https://fedi.directory/?s=bookstodon

Lsquare28 , to bookstodon
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“Prelude to Foundation”

by Isaac Asimov


@bookstodon https://bookwyrm.social/user/LarryS/generatednote/3248428

leapingwoman ,
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@BertL @JoelBarr @Lsquare28 @bookstodon ditto

DejahEntendu , to bookstodon
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How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu.

This is a gorgeous book. A collection of short stories tied together into a history of plague among humans interconnected through time. Non-linear, lyric, emotional. I cried and I soared with the stories.

In the very last story, Nagamatsu succumbs to some Marty Stu-ish writing, which I found very disappointing. But that was my only quibble. I found it well worth my time.

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leapingwoman ,
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@DejahEntendu @bookstodon Oh, yes, a beautifully imagined book. I read it earlier this year.

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