It’s Friday, and you know what that means. Let’s talk about what we’re reading!
I’m on vacation this week, and had high hopes for many books read, but ended up doing some writing instead. It’s hard to find quiet time when you’re with family for the holidays. Next week.
I did start Carissa Broadbent’s THE SERPENT AND THE WINGS OF THE NIGHT, and AMERICAN PROMETHEUS, the True Story of Robert J. Oppenheimer.
I’m also deep into a buddy rewatch of Harry Potter movies, a Christmas tradition. I’ve seen them enough times that this go around, I’ve turned on the audio subtitles, as I did with the first season of The Crown, and am sinking into the narrative and analyzing story and character arcs.
When I say I’m writing, I’ve been doing a revision of a short story I turned in last week, a historical Christmas story set in Ireland, with a twist on The Tell Tale Heart. As my short stories are wont to do, it turned quite supernatural, and now I’m deciding between pulling back on that or writing something new. Either way, this particular story is going to be bigger than what my editors need, so I might just end up with two. Or a novella. We’ll see…
And a fun, fun evening last night, as I was able to get together with my very first editor, Linda McFall. She is the one who bought the first three Taylor Jackson novels in 2006. We had a lovely catchup, and talked about the industry and the changes we’ve seen. Makes me itchy to get another Taylor story into play…
That’s it from me this week. How about you? What’s on your reading plate this weekend?
Wishing all who celebrate a safe and beautiful holiday ahead. Merry Christmas!!!
I read Midnight Creed by Alex Kava. I love this series and it has dogs! I'm a cat person, but the dogs are so great in this series!
I also just finished My Oxford Year by Julia Whelan. I resisted reading this until now as I was under the impression it had a sad ending and I'm just not into that...I'm so glad I finally read it as it was amazing!
Happy holidays! I have all 9 grandkids coming this weekend (with their parents), so we'll have a house full!!
Oh, that's a whole other subject. 🙈😃I can't explain it in a few words... it just has been such a baffling and unpredictable year. And it seems never to stop. ~ Despite everything, I'm determined to make 2024 MY YEAR OF WRITING.🤗🩷
Well hey there! So great to see you! And thanks for the inspiration for the year end list - that’s a great idea. Love yours. I’ve been looking for a better system than Goodreads—imagine… a list! Happy New Year!
I read Midnight Creed by Alex Kava. I love this series and it has dogs! I'm a cat person, but the dogs are so great in this series!
I also just finished My Oxford Year by Julia Whelan. I resisted reading this until now as I was under the impression it had a sad ending and I'm just not into that...I'm so glad I finally read it as it was amazing!
Happy holidays! I have all 9 grandkids coming this weekend (with their parents), so we'll have a house full!!
Oh, wonderful choices! Alex’s books are perennial favorites. And I loved Julia’s book. Have you read THANK YOU FOR LISTENING? Also wonderful!
Have so much fun in your VERY full house! That sounds like an absolute delight!
I did read Thank You for Listening and I really enjoyed it!
I loved My Oxford Year.🤗
Julia is amazing. A good friend and a super talented artist!
That's so lovely.
Wishing you and your family a blessed and magical Christmas. 🎄♥️🎉
You too! Hope you’ve been able to set down roots?
Oh, that's a whole other subject. 🙈😃I can't explain it in a few words... it just has been such a baffling and unpredictable year. And it seems never to stop. ~ Despite everything, I'm determined to make 2024 MY YEAR OF WRITING.🤗🩷
I will stand behind that for you!!!
Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay
Math for English Majors: And Other Non-native Speakers by Ben Orlin
The Angel of Indian Lake by Stephen Graham Jones
The New Couple in 5B by Lisa Unger
The Keeper of Flames by
Joss Walker and R.L. Perez
Christmas and Other Horrors: An Anthology of Solstice Horror
Oh, the horror of Christmas… very fun!
It's a great collection! Happy Holidays!
I just finished CLASS by Stephanie Land and am halfway through LESS by Andrew Sean Greer, which will probably complete my 2023 reading year, though I’ve gotten a lot of great suggestions through commenters on this post, so I might squeeze in one more before 2024... https://open.substack.com/pub/sarahknightauthor/p/my-year-in-books?r=4iva&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Well hey there! So great to see you! And thanks for the inspiration for the year end list - that’s a great idea. Love yours. I’ve been looking for a better system than Goodreads—imagine… a list! Happy New Year!
Same to you! 🎊🎊🎊