New Ready-to-Read chapter books are rolling in this August, and they’re packed with action, humor and heart. From a monster truck on a daring rescue mission to two lovable pups learning big life lessons, these stories are perfect for growing readers who are ready to tackle more adventures on their own. Whether your child loves high-energy heroes or silly, sweet doggy antics, these new releases are sure to make reading time extra fun!
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Gibt es hier ein paar Bookies denen ich folgen kann?
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My latest read: "Of Shadows, Stars, and Sabers" from Stars and Sabers Publishing @starsandsabers - See my Goodreads review for details but if you're looking for a smorgasbord of speculative fiction, this one's sure to satisfy!
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7830355244
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Read my first Murakami today. Fun little ready and very lovingly illustrated.
If you enjoy your Kafka or Oyamada you might enjoy this one too.
#wipwednesday
From Whimsical Tigress, book 8 of the Whimsical Dreams series.
https://www.tiffanyetaylor.com/bookshelf
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My latest read: "Badlands" by Gary Kruse - See my Goodreads review for details but if you enjoy crime thrillers with hints of horror and the supernatural, this one's worth a look!
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7838921296
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My latest read: "Death of a Clown" by Catherine McCarthy - See my Goodreads review for details but if you enjoy speculative fiction that fills the heart as much as the mind, this is an experience you don't want to miss!
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7847517238
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What I read in November--excellent month, asterisks for my very favorites:
*Mother Mary Comes To Me—Arundhati Roy
Beartooth— Callan Wink
*Highway Thirteen—Fiona MacFarlane
*All of Us Murderers—KJ Charles
The Tensorate Series (1-4)—Neon Yang
The Black Wolf—Louise Penny
*The Mobius Book—Catherine Lacey
Helm—Sarah Hall
House of Hollow—Krystal Sutherland
Bog Queen—Anna North
Lavender House—Lev AC Rosen
*Sunbirth—An Yu
*Midnight Timetable—Bora Chung
These Memories Do Not Belong to Us—Yiming Ma
Pick A Color—Souvankham Thammavongsa
The Gulf - Rachel Cochran
The Vanishing Place - Zoe Rankin
**The Silver Book—Olivia Laing
Strange and Perfect Account from the Permafrost—Donald Niedekker
How about you, #bookstodon friends?
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VERY early into "Four Gardens" my 4th Dean Street Press book for #DeanStreetDecember this passage suggesting I'm REALLY going to like it. Me being me, the title of the book automatically made me think of the place on the right. 😀 #Reading #middlebrow #bookstodon
"The whole idea of this book I find very fascinating, because it very clearly is the author looking to make a fictionalized version of something that really happened in real life, and also something that's really close to her family."
Hosts Margaret Kelly and Katie Roarty discuss The Expert of Subtle Revisions on Women are Reading: a book club podcast. Check out the discussion here:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4ofo7ylnE6j8Cvip7IMDho
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Dropping the table of contents (see attached toot) for my illustrated electronic (.epub) advent calendar of Norwegian folklore. Ready for editing. Available some time in late October.
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Sometimes book goals are silly but sometimes reaching them is more than a number. I've read 30 library books this year, which is well over my goal of 12 and the amount of physical books I picked up at the actual library is also a good sign. #reading #books #bookstodon @bookstodon #readinggoal
Finished my second novella ever, All the Moore (2 in Something Borrowed series), a couple weeks ago, by Toni Shiloh, Author (my first of hers!) Another favorite of 2025!
#BookReview part 1
The Road. By Cormac McCarthy.
It’s a few years after some event has killed every animal and every plant on the earth except for a few remaining humans, and you and your young son are walking southwards to escape the continuous winter, slowly starving and avoiding the dangerous dregs of humanity.
5 of 5 library cats 🐈 🐈 🐈 🐈 🐈!
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'In his experience, things generally got worse, and on the rare occasion when things actually seemed to get better, it was only as a dramatic prelude to a cataclysmic worsening.'
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#BoekPerWeek 37/52 ★☆☆☆☆
It couldn't get much worse than Adams's Mostly Harmless, I thought. But it didn't get much better, either. So I quit at page 42.
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*** EYEBROW***
Available at Kobo, Apple Books, Smashwords, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon.
https://www.tiffanyetaylor.com/whimsical-sunshine
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With work on "The Nemesis Legacy" winding down, my focus has begun to shift back toward other projects, such as an omnibus edition, containing the first third of The Nod/Wells Timelines, which will arrive later this year, and the universe's compendium, scheduled for 2027.
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2 days to go!
An asteroid brought them. We built giant robots to keep them from terraforming the Earth!
Pre-order on whatever platform you prefer (or buy direct and read now!).
https://johnwilker.com/book/invasive-species/
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I've finished: City of Miracles by Robert Jackson Bennett
In this final installment of the Divine Cities trilogy, we follow Sigrud, the muscle of the team, in what at first seems like an action hero revenge fantasy. Yet turns out to be so deep and meaningful, with so much wisdom woven between the great action scenes.
When I read City of Stairs it felt a little clunky, but by the end of this wonderful trilogy Robert Jackson Bennett has become a master of his craft.
https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/04d507cd-5289-4b46-b58f-dd4b965ac451
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That's why I like old books and classics, it's interesting to see how people thought, even if I don't agree...
It also give a window into how the future will judge us for what we think is "normal" now 🤔😅
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There nothing quite like stale russian despair... 😂
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What do you mean OR? 🤔
I can broil in existential dread and plot a fantasy series at the same time. 😂 Luckily I don't make mistakes, at least not any I'm willing to admit too 😜
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![Post by C.G. Drews
Apparently some people go to bed and just...sleep???
They don't plot a 7-book epic fantasy series or softly broil in existential dread or replay every mistake they ever made???
And then they wake up [checks notes] REFRESHED? | just. It sounds a bit fake.](/proxy/post_attachment/835646/464df6e947.jpg "Post by C.G. Drews
Apparently some people go to bed and just...sleep???
They don't plot a 7-book epic fantasy series or softly broil in existential dread or replay every mistake they ever made???
And then they wake up [checks notes] REFRESHED? | just. It sounds a bit fake.")
Like to hear a sample of my voice? There is one at the head of every chapter at
I'd love to hear some feedback.
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FYI: I've updated my Speculative-Fiction Showcase at bookshop(dot)org based on some of my recent reads. If you're searching for some new books and authors, give these a try!
https://bookshop.org/lists/michael-shotter-s-speculative-fiction-showcase
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I’ve written a few thoughts on Birding by Rose Ruane, 2025, full of wit and wisdom, this story captures the painful process of growing up and examines issues around consent, identity, parenthood, friendship and trauma #bookstodon #WomensPrize #BookReview #Storygraph#audiobook @bookstodon
https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/8f011250-3c39-4734-a206-5934d21655d3?redirect=true