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Happy Thursday! I have some fun stuff to tell you today. It’s all about – SPOILER – books! Try not to be shocked, lol. I have been enjoying a good run of reading, but it might all come screeching to a halt because I just reactivated my World of Warcraft account. I found my old WoW shirt over the weekend and was overcome with the need to play again. We’ll see if I can go longer than two weeks before I delete it this time. Sorry, unread books, mama has to shard some purples!
Whatever you are doing or watching or reading this week, I am sending you virtual hugs. Please be safe, and remember to wear a mask and wash your hands. And please be mindful of others. It takes no effort to be kind. I’ll see you again on Monday. – xoxo, Liberty
Trivia question time! Whose first novel was called Pebble in the Sky? (Scroll to the bottom for the answer.)
Deals, Reals, and Squeals!
Jennifer Egan is writing a companion novel to A Visit From the Goon Squad.
Candice Carty-Williams and Bernardine Evaristo are this year’s British Book Awards winners.
Sir Patrick Stewart is working on a memoir. And so is Lenny Kravitz.
Here’s the first look at The Sky Blues by Robbie Couch.
HBO will adapt The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett.
Adam Christopher is writing a Mandalorian novel.
Dressed in Dreams: A Black Girl’s Love Letter to the Power of Fashion by Tanisha C. Ford is being developed by Gabrielle Union and Freida Pinto.
And here’s a look at Faith: Taking Flight by Julie Murphy.
Book Riot Recommends
At Book Riot, I work on the New Books! email, the All the Books! podcast about new releases, and the Book Riot Insiders New Release Index. I am very fortunate to get to read a lot of upcoming titles, and learn about a lot of upcoming titles, and I’m delighted to share a couple with you each week so you can add them to your TBR! (It will now be books I loved on Mondays and books I’m excited to read on Thursdays. YAY, BOOKS!)
Excited to read:
This deal was just announced yesterday, so it doesn’t even have a cover or a title yet! But I am so excited to read this, I had to mention it: Brandy Colbert, author of The Voting Booth (which is out next week), is writing a non-fiction YA book about the Tulsa Massacre. It will be released next fall to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the devastation. I am all about more YA nonfiction, and this is an event that needs to be taught in schools, so I hope this book will become part of curriculum. Mark it down now!
What I’m reading this week.
Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
My Eyes Are Up Here by Laura Zimmermann
They Never Learn by Layne Fargo
The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
Song stuck in my head:
Dollar Bill by Screaming Trees
And this is funny:
The kids are all right.
Happy things:
Here are a few things I enjoy that I thought you might like as well:
- Purrli: This website makes the relaxing sounds of a cat purring.
- Here are livestreams of animals. I particularly enjoy the bat one.
- And more cute animal pictures.
- Music Catch, one of my favorite desktop games. I also still play Lemonade Stand occasionally.
- Disney Emoji Blitz!
- We Bare Bears
And here’s a cat picture!
DO NOT WANT.
Trivia answer: Isaac Asimov.
You made it to the bottom! High five. Thanks for reading! – xo, L