Katy Group Book List

November 2024 meetng

Margaret reported on 3 Kindle ebooks this month:
  • 1)Ribbon Dance (Liaden Universe, bk 26) by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller
  • 2)Alliance Unbound (Hinder Stars, bk 2) by C.J. Cherryh & Jane S. Fancher
  • 3)Buried Deep and Other Stories by Naomi Novik
    Annie reported on 1 book and 1 movie this month:
  • 1)Wolf Who Rules (Elfhome, bk 2) by Wen Spencer
  • Movie 2)Lost City
    Jonathan reported on 1 book this month:
  • 1)Angel of the Overpass (Ghost Road, bk 3) by Seanan McGuire
    Amy reported on 2 nonfiction audiobooks and 5 TV series this month:
  • Nonfiction Audiobk 1)Agatha Christie’s Marple: Expert on Wickedness by Mark Aldridge
  • Nonfiction Audiobk 2)Agatha Christie’s Poirot: The Greatest Detective in the World by Mark Aldridge
  • Cable TV 3)Holiday Baking Championship (Food Network)
  • Streaming TV 4)Wizards of Baking (Prime Video) [Starring the Weasley twins actors from the Harry Potter films]
  • Cable TV 5)Marlow Murder Club (PBS Masterpiece)
  • Streaming TV 6)Whistable Pearl (Acorn TV)
  • Streaming TV 7)Inspector Ellis (Acorn TV)
    Anita reported on 1 book this month:
  • 1)Eight Million Gods by Wen Spencer
    Bill reported on 4 books and 1 movie this month:
  • 1)Starter Villain by John Scalzi
  • 2)The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
  • 3)Spell-Blind (Case Files of Justis Fearsson, bk 1) by David B. Coe
  • 4)His Father's Eyes (Case Files of Justis Fearsson, bk 2) by David B. Coe
  • Movie 5)Captain America: Civil War (third Captain America movie)[Marvel]
    Clif reported on 1 book this month:
  • 1)A Problem in Translation by J Alan Erwine

    October 2024 meeting

    Jonathan reported on one audiobook this month:
  • Audiobk 1)Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, bk 6) by C.S. Lewis
    Annie reported on 1 audiobook and 2 books this month:
  • Audiobk 1)Faculty Lounge by Jennifer Mathieu
  • 2)ReStart by Gordon Korman
  • 3)Found (The Missing, bk 1) by Margaret Peterson Haddix
    Clif reported on 1 book this month:
  • 1)Knight of Delusions (Short story collection) by Keith Laumer
    Bill reported on 3 books and 1 audiobook this month:
  • 1)Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh
  • Audiobk 2)Fate of Worlds (Ringworld, bk 5) Edward M Lerner and Larry Niven
  • 3)Running Out of Time (Running Out of Time, bk 1) by Margaret Peterson Haddix
  • 4)Aftermarket Afterlife (InCryptid, bk 13) by Seanan McGuire
    Amy reported on 3 streaming TV series this month:
  • Streaming TV 1)Time Team (Amazon Prime)
  • Streaming TV 2)Whistable Pearl (Acorn TV)
  • Streaming TV 3)Harry Wild (Acorn TV)
    Margaret reported on 4 Kindle ebooks this month:
  • 1)Rebel (Ascent to Empire, bk 2) by David Weber & Richard Fox
  • 2)Ballad of Smallhope and Pennyroyal (Chronicles of St. Mary's) by Jodi Taylor
  • 3)Storm Furies (Elfhome, bk 6) by Wen Spencer
  • 4)No Man's Land (Star Trek: Picard bk 4) by Kirsten Beyer & Mike Johnson

    September 2024 meeting

    Bill reported on 1 book this month:
  • 1)Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher
    Clif reported on 1 short story, 1 series, and 1 fantasy book this month:
  • 1)"And Now His Lordship Is Laughing" (short story) by Shiv Ramdas
  • 2)The Penric & Desdemona series by Lois McMaster Bujold (available on loanable Kindle)
  • 3)The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands: A Novel by Sarah Brooks
    Annie reported on 4 books & 1 series this month:
  • 1)Running Out of Time (Running Out of Time, bk 1) by Margaret Peterson Haddix
  • 2)Metro Girl (Barnaby & Hooker Series, bk 1) by Janet Evanovich
  • 3)Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer
  • 4)The Cat, the Professor and the Poison (Cats in Trouble Mystery, bk 2) by Leann Sweeney
  • 5)Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte mystery series series by Arthur W. Upfield (Australian novelist writing in the early 1930's)
    Margaret reported on 4 Kindle eBooks this month:
  • 1)Rhomiko & the Confirmed Bachelor (Amaranthine Saga, bk 7) by Forthright
  • 2)Icarus Changeling (Icarus Saga, bk 5) by Timothy Zahn
  • 3)Cast in Atonement (The Chronicles of Elantra, bk 19) by Michelle Sagara
  • 4)Abeni's Song (Abeni's Song, bk 1) by P. Djeli Clark

    August 2024 meeting

    Anita reported on 1 book this month:
  • 1)Goblin Emperor (Goblin Emperor, bk 1) by Katherine Addison
    Bill reported on 2 books this month:
  • 1)Spelunking Through Hell (InCryptid, bk 11) by Seanan McGuire
  • 2)Backpacking through Bedlam (InCryptid, bk 12) by Seanan McGuire
    Clif reported on 1 book and one sf con this month:
  • 1)Mrs Pollifax on Safari (Mrs Pollifax, bk 5) by Dorothy Gilman
  • 2)Virtual WorldCon [attending the Glasgow Worldcon remotely]
    Annie reported on 5 books this month:
  • 1)The Elusive Mrs Pollifax (Mrs. Pollifax, bk 3) by Dorothy Gilman
  • 2)Dead Man's Bones (China Bayles, bk 13) by Susan Wittig Albert
  • 3)Witches' Bane (China Bayles, bk 2) by Susan Wittig Albert
  • 4)Among the Hidden (Shadow Children, bk 1) by Margaret Peterson Haddix
  • 5)Running Out of Time (Running Out Of Time, bk 1) by Margaret Peterson Haddix
    Jonathan reported on 1 bk this month:
  • 1)Aftermarket Afterlife (InCryptid, bk 13) by Seanan McGuire
    Amy reported on 3 fiction books, 1 nonfiction book, 1 movie, 2 Cable TV shows, 1 podcast, 1 book series, 1 YouTube series, and 1 streaming TV series this month:
  • 1)A Murder of Crows (Dr Nell Ward Mystery, bk 1) by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett
  • 2)Accidental Alchemist (Accidental Alchemist Mystery, bk 1) by Gigi Pandian
  • 3)A Finely Knit Murder (Seaside Knitters Mystery, bk 9) by Sally Goldenbaum
  • Movie 4)Despicable Me 4 (Official Trailer)[Universal Pictures]
  • Cable TV 5)BBQ Brawl (Food Network)
  • Streaming TV 6)My Life is Murder (Acorn TV)
  • Podcast 7)Midsomer Murders Mayhem (Apple Podcasts)
  • 8)[Inspector] Roderick Alleyn book series by Ngaio Marsh
  • Reality TV series 9)Time Team (British archeologists, now on YouTube)
  • Cable TV 10)Restaurant Impossible with chef Robert Irvine (Food Network)
  • Nonfiction 11)Domesday Book (Wikipedia)
    Margaret reported on 4 Kindle ebooks this month:
  • 1)Seven of Nine (Star Trek Voyager, bk 16) by Christie Golden
  • 2)Governor (Ascent to Empire, bk 1) by David Weber & Richard Fox
  • 3)Liberty's Daughter by Naomi Kritzer
  • 4)Penric and the Bandit (Penric & Desdemona, bk 13) by Lois McMaster Bujold

    July 2024 meeting

    Jonathan reported on 1 book this month:
  • 1)Backpacking through Bedlam (InCryptid, bk 12) by Seanan McGuire
    Anita reported on 1 book this month:
  • 1)Half-witch by John Schoffstall
    Bill reported on 2 books and 1 audiobook this month:
  • 1)Murder in the Cookbook Nook (Book Retreat Mystery series, bk 7) by Ellery Adams
  • 2)Murder in the Book Lover's Loft (Book Retreat Mystery, bk 9) by Ellery Adams
  • Audiobook 3)Jack Ryan, Jr. series by multiple authors
    Clif reported on 1 streaming TV series newest season this month:
  • Streaming TV 1)Doctor Who (Disney Plus) [the Fifteenth Doctor's first season]
    Margaret reported on 4 Kindle eBooks this month:
  • 1)Imposition of Unneccessary Obstacles (Investigations of Mossa & Pleiti, bk 2) by Malka Ann Older
  • 2)Winter Lost (Mercy Thompson, bk 14) by Patricia Briggs
  • 3)Mammoths at the Gates (Singing Hills Cycle, bk 4) by Nghi Vo
  • 4)Killing Time (Time Police, bk 5) by Jodi Taylor
    Annie reported on 3 books this month:
  • 1)Mrs Pollifax on Safari (Mrs Pollifax, bk 5) by Dorothy Gilman
  • 2)Witches' Bane (China Bayles, bk 2) by Susan Wittig Albert
  • 3)Farmer in the Sky (Heinlein's Juveniles, bk 4) by Robert Heinlein

    June 2024 meeting

    Margaret reported on 2 Kindle eBooks, one ComicCon, and one Awards Ceremony this month:
  • 1)Ghostdrift (Finder Chronicles bk 4) by Suzanne Palmer
  • 2)Mimicking of Known Successes (The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti, bk 1) by Malka Ann Older
  • 3)ComicPalooza 2024 (comic con here in Houston)
  • 4)Nebula Awards Ceremony, June 8, 2024
    Annie reported on 2 books this month:
  • 1)The Cat, the Collector and the Killer (Cats in Trouble Mystery series, bk 8) by Leann Sweeney
  • 2)Cat Shining Bright (Joe Grey series, bk 20) by Shirley Rousseau Murphy
    Jonathan reported on 1 song, 2 books, and 1 nonfiction book this month:
  • Song 1)Finland (song)
  • Nonfiction Audiobook 2)Spacesuit: Fashioning Apollo (MIT Press) by Nicholas de Monchaux
  • 3)The Rathbones: a novel by Janice Clark
  • 4)Spelunking Through Hell (InCryptid, bk 11) by Seanan McGuire
    Bill reported on
  • 1)Beautiful Malady: Poems by Ennis Rook Bashe (eBook only)
  • 2)Big Dark Hole: and Other Stories by Jeffrey Ford
  • 3)Journey to the Heart Stone: A Novel by Catherine Raphael
  • 4)Leech by Hiron Ennes
  • 5)13 Horrors. A Devil's Dozen Stories Celebrating 13 Years of the World Horror Convention. by Brian A. Hopkins, editor
  • 6)Of Being Woman: A Sci-Fi Story Collection by Sally Wiener Grotta
  • 7)Foundryside (Founders Trilogy series, bk 1) by Robert Jackson Bennett

    May 2024 meeting

    Margaret reported on 5 Kindle eBooks this month:
  • 1)Soulless (Parasol Protectorate bk 1) by Gail Carriger
  • 1)Changeless (Parasol Protectorate bk 2) by Gail Carriger
  • 1)Blameless (Parasol Protectorate bk 3) by Gail Carriger
  • 1)Heartless (Parasol Protectorate bk 4) by Gail Carriger
  • 1)Timeless (Parasol Protectorate bk 5) by Gail Carriger
    Annie reported on 2 books this month:
  • 1)Another Fine Myth (Myth series bk 1) by Robert Asprin
  • 2)Desperate Measures (Stone Barrington bk 47) by Stuart Woods
    Jonathan reported on 1 fiction and 1 nonfiction audiobooks and one book this month:
  • Audiobook 1)Assignment in Eternity (short story collection) by Robert Heinlein
  • Nonfiction Audiobook 2)Spacesuit: Fashioning Apollo (MIT Press) by Nicholas de Monchaux
  • 3)The Rathbones: a novel by Janice Clark
    Amy reported on 3 nonfiction books, 3 fiction books, 4 streaming TV shows, and one podcast this month:
  • Nonfiction 1)Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune by Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe
  • Nonfiction 2)The First Kennedys: The Humble Roots of an American Dynasty by Neal Thompson
  • Nonfiction 3)In Pursuit of Jefferson: Traveling through Europe with the Most Perplexing Founding Father by Derek Baxter
  • 4)Accidental Alchemist (Accidental Alchemist Mystery series, bk 1) by Gigi Pandian
  • 5)Alchemist of Monsters and Mayhem (Accidental Alchemist Mystery series, bk 7) by Gigi Pandian
  • 6)Torn Asunder (Maine Clambake Mystery, bk 12) by Barbara Ross
  • Streaming TV 7)Harry Wild (Acorn TV)
  • Streaming TV 8)Brokenwood Mysteries, Season 10 (Acorn TV)
  • Streaming TV 9)Sister Boniface (BritBox)
  • Streaming TV 10)My Life is Murder
  • Podcast 11)Labours of Hercule [Agatha Christie mystery novels] (Apple)
    Anita reported on 4 books this month:
  • 1)Spelunking Through Hell (InCryptid bk 11) by Seanan McGuire
  • 2)Backpacking through Bedlam (InCryptid bk 12) by Seanan McGuire
  • 3)Aftermarket Afterlife (InCryptid bk 13) by Seanan McGuire
  • 4)Crown Duel (Crown and Court Duel series bk 1) by Sherwood Smith
    Clif reported on 2 series on the Hugo 2024 Award ballot this month:
  • 1)The Universe of Xuya series by Aliette de Bodard
  • 2)The Last Binding series by Freya Marske

    April 2024 meeting

    Jonathan reported on 1 book and one book series collection this month:
  • 1)Brothers of the Wind by Tad Williams
  • 2)Collected Discworld by Terry Pratchett
    Annie reported on 2 books this month:
  • 1)Mortal Bane (Magdalene la Batarde, bk 1) by Roberta Gillis
  • 2)Thread Herrings (Mainely Needlepoint Mystery, bk 7) by Lea Wait
    Clif reported on 1 book this month:
  • 1)Collected Novels by Jules Verne [5 novels under one hardback cover]
    Margaret reported on 2 books, 1 book series, and 1 streaming TV series this month:
  • 1)Cascade Failure (Ambit's run, bk 1) by L.M. Sagas
  • 2)Icarus Job (Icarus, bk 4) by Timothy Zahn
  • 3)Decline & Fall of the Galactic Empire series by Andrew Moriarty
  • Streaming TV 4)Sister Boniface Mysteries (BritBox, now showing on PBS)

    March 2024 meeting

    Margaret reported on four Kindle eBooks this month:
  • 1)Long Run (Interstellar Medic, bk 1) by Patrick Chiles
  • 2)Firewall (Star Trek: Picard, bk 6 [Seven & Fenris Rangers]) by David Mack
  • 3)Tsalmoth (Vlad Taltos, bk 16) by Steven Brust
  • 4)Long Past Dues (The Unorthodox Chronicles, bk 2) by James J. Butcher
    Annie reported on one author this month:
  • 1)Gordon Korman
    Jonathan reported on four books, 1 short story collection, and one author this month:
  • 1)Immortal Bane by Roberta Gellis
  • 2)Double Jeopardy by Stuart Woods
  • 3)Criminal Mischief by Stuart Woods
  • 4)Half-Witch by John Schoffstall
  • 5)Assignment Eternity (short story collection) by Robert Heinlein
  • 6)Young adult books by Brandon Sanderson
    Amy reported on 1 nonfiction book, 1 short story anthology, 8 podcasts, and 2 streaming TV shows this month:
  • Nonfiction 1)Life on the Mississippi: An Epic American Adventure By Rinker Buck
  • Short story themed anthology 2)Marple: Twelve New Mysteries by Agatha Christie, Naomi Alderman, Leigh Bardugo, Alyssa Cole, Lucy Foley, Elly Griffiths, Natalie Haynes, Jean Kwok, Val McDermid, Karen M. McManus, Dreda Say Mitchell, Kate Mosse, and Ruth Ware
  • Podcast 3)The Secret History Of Hollywood (Adam Roche)
  • Podcast 4)The Murder of William Desmond Taylor: Stuff You Missed in History Class (Apple.com)
  • Podcast 5)The Swinging Christies: Agatha Christie in the 1960s (Apple.com)
  • Podcast 6)Labors of Hercule (Down These Mean Streets, Episode 168)
  • Podcast 7)Welcome to Midsomer
  • Podcast 8)Mystery Maniacs (Formerly Midsomer Maniacs)
  • Podcast 9)Tea & Murder: An Agatha Christie Podcast (Rebecca Thandi Norman) [Apple.com]
  • Podcast 10)How to Survive an Agatha Christie Novel, with Author Kate Jackson All About Agatha (Christie) [Apple.com]
  • Streaming TV 11)Vera (Britbox)
  • Streaming TV 12)Death in Paradise (Britbox)
    Anita reported on two book series this month:
  • 1)Bibliophile Mystery (bookbinder protagonist) by Kate Carlisle
  • 2)Fixer-Upper Mystery by Kate Carlisle
    Bill reported on 3 books, 2 book series, and 1 movie this month
  • 1)Brothers of the Wind (Last King of Osten Ard, bk 6) by Tad Williams
  • 2)The Godstone (Godstone series, bk 1) by Violette Malan
  • 3)FireBorn Unpainted (Zafiil, bk 1) by M.C.A. Hogarth
  • 4)Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher
  • 5)Gray Man series by Mark Greaney
  • Movie 6)Dune, Part Two
    Clif reported on 5 books this month:
  • 1)Lonely Silver Rain (Travis McGee, bk 21) by John D MacDonald
  • 2)Ring of Five Dragons (Pearl Saga, bk 1) by Eric Van Lustbader
  • 3)Veil of a Thousand Tears (Pearl Saga, bk 2) by Eric Van Lustbader
  • 4)Fall (Dodge, bk 2) by Neal Stephenson
  • 5)Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson

    February 2024 meeting

    Margaret reported on 4 Kindle eBooks this month:
  • 1)From the Forest (Saga of Recluce, bk 23) by L.E. Modesitt, Jr.
  • 2)Halo Gate (Starways, bk 4) by Alexis Glynn Latner
  • 3)The Long Fall Up: and Other Stories by William Ledbetter
  • 4)Demon Daughter (Penric & Desdemona, bk 12) by Lois McMaster Bujold
    Nancy reported on one book this month:
  • 1)Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen by Hendrik Groen (Author), Hester Velmans (Translator)
    Annie reported on three books this month:
  • 1)Shards of Honor (Vorkosigan Saga, bk 1) by Lois McMaster Bujold
  • 2)Godwulf Manuscript (Spenser, bk 1) by Robert B. Parker
  • 3)Walking Drum by Louis L'Amour
    Jonathan reported on three books this month:
  • 1)Safe House (Stone Barrington, bk 61) by Stuart Woods
  • 2)Broken Crown (Sun Sword, bk 1) by Michelle West
  • 3)Half-witch by John Schoffstall
    Amy reported on three history/biography books, two fiction books, three streaming TV shows, and three cable TV shows this month:
  • 1)Dead as a Door Knocker (House-Flipper Mystery, bk 1) by Diane Kelly
  • Nonfiction 2)The First Kennedys: The Humble Roots of an American Dynasty by Neal Thompson
  • Nonfiction 3)Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy by Nathaniel Philbrick
  • Nonfiction 4)Life on the Mississippi: An Epic American Adventure By Rinker Buck
  • 5)Murder at a Cape Bookstore (Cozy Capers Book Group Mystery, bk 5) by Maddie Day
  • Streaming TV 6)Father Brown, Season 11 (BritBox)
  • Streaming TV 7)Vera, Season 8 (BritBox)
  • Streaming TV 8)Death in Paradise, Season 5 (BritBox)
  • Cable TV 9)Food That Built America (History Channel)
  • Cable TV 10)Rico to the Rescue (HGTV Channel)
  • Cable TV 11)Expedition Unknown (Discovery Channel)
    Anita reported on four books this month:
  • 1)Coronets and Steel (Dobrenica, bk 1) by Sherwood Smith
  • 2)Case Files of Justis Fearsson (trilogy: Spell-Blind, His Father's Eyes, and Shadow's Blade) by David B Coe
  • 3)Mortal Bane (Magdalene la Batarde, bk 1) by Roberta Gellis
  • 4)Blackness Tower by Lillian Stewart Carl
    Bill reported on one book this month:
  • 1)Gryphon in Light
    Clif reported on one streaming TV show, one movie, and one book this month:
  • Streaming TV 1)Brokenwood Mysteries (Acorn TV)
  • Movie 2)The Marvels (Marvel Studios)
  • 3)System Collapse (Murderbot Diaries, bk 7) by Martha Wells

    January 2024 meeting

    Jonathan reported on 1 book this month:
  • 1)Broken Crown (Sun Sword, bk 1) by Michelle West
    Clif reported on one short story this month:
  • 1)Burning Grannies by Rory Harper (cover story in Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, January/February 2024 issue)
    Bill reported on 1 book this month:
  • 1)Gryphon in Flight (Kelvren's Saga, bk 1) by Mercedes Lackey and Larry Dixon
    Margaret reported on 3 Kindle eBooks this month:
  • 1)Gryphon in Light (Kelvren's Saga, bk 1) by Mercedes Lackey & Larry Dixon
  • 2)Valdemar (Founding of Valdemar, bk 3) by Mercedes Lackey
  • 3)Shards of Glass (The Academia, bk. 1 Set in the Chronicles of Elantra world.) by Michelle Sagara
    Annie reported on 1 book this month:
  • Godwulf Manuscript (Spenser, bk 1) by Robert B. Parker

    December 2023 meeting

    Jonathan reported on 1 book this month:
  • 1)Firedancer's Hand (Zafill, bk 2) by M C A Hogarth
    Annie reported on 2 streaming TV series this month:
  • 1)Blood of the Vine (Amazon Prime Video)
  • 2)Madame Blanc Mysteries (Acorn TV)
    Amy reported on 2 books and 5 streaming TV series this month:
  • 1)Once Upon a Spine (Bibliophile Mystery, bk 11) by Kate Carlisle
  • 2)Murder at a Cape Bookstore (Cozy Capers Book Group Mystery, bk 5) by Maddie Day
  • Streaming TV 3)Murder in Provence (BritBox)
  • Streaming TV 4)Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (BritBox)
  • Streaming TV 5)MidSomer Murders (Acorn TV)
  • Streaming TV 6)Shetland, Season 8 (BritBox)
  • Streaming TV 7)Great British Baking Show (Netflix)
    Anita reported on 1 live concert and 2 books this month:
  • Live Concert 1)The Ghosts of Christmas Eve: The Best of TSO and More (Trans-Siberian Orchestra concert Winter Tour)
  • 2)Soul Taken (Mercy Thompson, bk 13) by Patricia Briggs
  • 3)Burn Bright (Alpha and Omega, bk 5) by Patricia Briggs
    Bill reported on 2 audiobook series and 2 books this month:
  • Audiobook 1)Honor Harrington series by David Weber
  • Audiobook 2)Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher
  • 3)Half-Witch by John Schoffstall
  • 4)Braking Day by Adam Oyebanji
    Clif reported on 1 short story this month:
  • 1)Burning Grannies by Rory Harper (cover story in Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, January/February 2024 issue)
    Margaret reported on 4 Kindle eBooks this month:
  • 1)System Collapse (Murderbot Diaries, bk 7) by Martha Wells
  • 2)The Olympian Affair (Cinder Spires, bk 2) by Jim Butcher
  • 3)Icarus Twin (Icarus Saga, bk 3) by Timothy Zahn
  • 4)Here Be Dragons (Rivers of London graphic novel) by Ben Aaronovitch

    November 2023 meeting

    Margaret reported on 4 Kindle eBooks this month:
  • 1)Sleep No More (October Daye, bk 17) by Seanan McGuire
  • 2)Innocent Sleep (October Daye bk 18) by Seanan McGuire
  • 3)Level Six (Killday, bk 2) by William Ledbetter
  • 4)Warriorborn (Cinder Spires bk 1.5 [novella]) by Jim Butcher
    Jonathan reported on three books this month:
  • 1)Rosemary and Rue (October Daye, bk 1) by Seanan McGuire
  • 2)Skirmish (House Wars, bk 4) by Michelle West
  • 3)Battle (House Wars, bk 5) by Michelle West
    Amy reported on one nonfiction academic book, two fiction books, and one cable TV series, & one streaming TV series this month:
  • Nonfiction 1)Reading the Cozy Mystery: Critical Essays on an Underappreciated Subgenre by Phyllis M. Betz (Editor)[NOTE: Academic text]
  • 2)Ripped From the Pages (Bibliophile Mystery, bk 9) by Kate Carlisle
  • 3)A Finely Knit Murder (Seaside Knitters Mystery, bk 9) by Sally Goldenbaum
  • Streaming TV 4)Harry Wild, Season Two (Acorn TV) [Jane Seymour]
  • Cable TV 5)Holiday Baking Championship (Food Network)
    Anita had no report for this month
    Bill reported on one book of short stories, two novels, and four novels on Audiobook this month:
  • 1)Monsterland: (A Hulu Series) [based on North American Lake Monsters: Stories] by Nathan Ballingrud
  • 2)His Father's Eyes (Case Files of Justis Fearsson, bk 2) by David B. Coe
  • 3)Shadow's Blade (Case Files of Justis Fearsson, bk 3) by David B. Coe
  • Audiobook 1)Rath's Trial (Janus Group, bk 4) by Piers Platt
  • Audiobook 2)Rath's Rebellion (Janus Group, bk 5) by Piers Platt
  • Audiobook 3)Rath's Redemption (Janus Group, bk 6) by Piers Platt
  • Audiobook 4)Treasure Box by Orson Scott Card
    Clif reported on one book this month:
  • 1)A Desolation Called Peace (Teixcalaan, bk 2) by Arkady Martine

    October 2023 meeting

    Margaret reported on 4 Kindle eBooks this month:
  • 1)The High Country (ST: Strange New Worlds, bk 1) by John Jackson Miller
  • 2)Starter Villain by John Scalzi
  • 3)House of Rough Diamonds (Over Where bk 3) by Jane Lindskold
  • 4)Other Rhodes (Rhodes Mysteries bk 1) by Sarah A. Hoyt
    Clif reported on 3 books this month:
  • 1)The Library Of The Unwritten (Hell's Library, bk 1) by A J Hackwith
  • 2)The Archive of the Forgotten (Hell's Library, bk 2) by A J Hackwith
  • 3)The God of Lost Words (Hell's Library, bk 3) by A J Hackwith
    Bill reported on 3 books this month:
  • 1)That Ain't Witchcraft (InCryptid, bk 8) by Seanan McGuire
  • 2)Imaginary Numbers (InCryptid, bk 9) by Seanan McGuire
  • 3)Calculated Risks (InCryptid, bk 10) by Seanan McGuire

    August 2023 meeting

    Margaret reported on 4 Kindle eBooks this month:
  • 1)Aeronaut's Windlass (Cinder Spires, bk 1) by Jim Butcher
  • 2)Translation State (Imperial Radch standalone) by Ann Leckie
  • 3)Dead Man's Hand (The Unorthodox Chronicles, bk 1) by James J. Butcher
  • 4)Councilor (Grand Illusion, bk 2) by L.E. Modisett, Jr.
    Clif reported on 1 book this month:
  • 1)Chantry Guild (Childe Cycle, bk 8) by Gordon R. Dickson
    Jonathan reported on 3 books this month:
  • 1)Final Encyclopedia (Childe Cycle, bk 7) by Gordon R. Dickson
  • 2)Other Rhodes (Rhodes Mysteries, bk 1) by Sarah A. Hoyt
  • 3)FireBorn UnPainted (Zafill, bk 1) by M C A Hogarth
    Bill reported on 4 books this month:
  • 1)Portals (Short fiction collection edited by Patricia Bray and S.C. Butler, published by Zombies Need Brains LLC)
  • 2)Soul Taken (Mercy Thompson, bk 13) by Patricia Briggs
  • 3)Magic for Nothing (InCryptid, bk 6) by Seanan McGuire
  • 4)Tricks for Free (InCryptid, bk 7) by Seanan McGuire

    July 2023 meeting

    Anita reported on 3 books this month:
  • 1)Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison
  • 2)The Shadow of Albion (Carolus Rex, bk 1) by Rosemary Edghill and Andre Norton
  • 3)Leopard in Exile (Carolus Rex, bk 2) by Rosemary Edghill and Andre Norton
    Jonathan reported on two books this month:
  • 1)The Hidden City (House Wars, bk 1) by Michelle West
  • 2)Eternity Symbiote by Cedar Sanderson
    Amy reported on 2 books, 1 academic text, 6 podcasts, and 1 streaming TV show this month:
  • 1)The Long Call (Two Rivers, bk 1) by Ann Cleeves
  • 2)Reading the Cozy Mystery: Critical Essays on an Underappreciated Subgenre by Phyllis M. Betz (Editor)[NOTE: Academic text]
  • 3)Cat Me If You Can (Cat in the Stacks Mystery, bk 13) by Miranda James
  • Podcast 4)Mystery Maniacs Podcast (YouTube)
  • Podcast 5)Secret History of Hollywood Podcast (Amazon Music)
  • Podcast 6)Welcome to Midsomer Podcast
  • Podcast 7)All About Agatha Podcast (Stitcher.com)
  • Podcast 8)Labours of Hercule Podcast (Apple.com)
  • Podcast 9)Shedunnit Podcast
  • Streaming TV 10)Father Brown, Season 10 (BritBox)
    Bill reported on 1 fiction book and 1 nonfiction book this month:
  • Nonfiction 1) The Things We Make: An Unknown History of Invention by Bill Hammack
  • 2)Tricky Business by David Barry
    Clif reported on 1 book this month:
  • 1)The Final Encyclopedia (Childe Cycle, bk 7) by Gordon R. Dickson
    Margaret reported on 4 Kindle eBooks this month:
  • 1)Spiral Path (Night Calls, bk 3) by Katharine Eliska Kimbriel
  • 2)Witch King (Witch King, bk 1) by Martha Wells
  • 3)Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi
  • 4)Scarlet (Scarlet Revolution, bk 1) by Genevieve Cogman

    June 2023 meeting

    Margaret reported on 4 Kindle eBooks this month:
  • 1)Lord Mettlebright's Man (Amaranthine Interludes, bk 2) by Forthright
  • 2)Night Calls (Night Calls, Bk 1) by Katharine Eliska Kimbriel
  • 3)Kindred Rites (Night Calls, Bk 2) by Katharine Eliska Kimbriel
  • 4)To Shape a Dragon's Breath (Nampeshiweisit, bk1) by Moniquill Blackgoose
    Jonathan reported on 2 books this month:
  • 1)A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, Bk 1) by Arkady Martine
  • 2)Princess of Roumania by Paul Park
    Amy reported on 2 books and 2 streaming TV shows this month:
  • 1)Murder at an Irish Wedding (Irish Village Mystery, bk 2) by Carlene O'Connor
  • 2)Storm Cursed (Mercy Thompson, Bk 11) by Patricia Briggs
  • Streaming TV 3)Sister Boniface Mysteries (Britbox)
  • Streaming TV 4)Father Brown [Season 10] (Britbox)
    Anita reported on 3 books this month:
  • 1)Hidden City (House Wars, bk 1) by Michelle West
  • 2)City of Night (House Wars, bk 2) by Michelle West
  • 3)Soul Taken (Mercy Thompson, bk 13) by Patricia Briggs
    Bill reported on 2 books this month:
  • 1)Space Cadets, edited by Mike Resnick
  • 2)Aspects by John M. Ford
    Clif reported on 1 streaming TV show and 1 book this month:
  • Streaming TV 1)Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Season 2)
  • 2)Stakeout at the Vampire Circus (Dan Shamble, Zombie PI, bk 1.5) by Kevin J. Anderson

    May 2023 meeting

    Jonathan reported on 1 fiction book and 1 nonfiction book this month:
  • 1)Tricky Business by Dave Barry
  • Nonfiction2)The Things We Make: Unknown History of Invention by Bill Hammack, Ph.D
    Margaret reported on 4 Kindle eBooks this month:
  • 1)Suuzu & the Nine Nippets of Legend (Amaranthine Interludes, bk 1) by Forthright
  • 2)Travel by Bullet (Dispatcher, bk 3) by John Scalzi
  • 3)Loki's Ring by Stina Leicht
  • 4)The Icarus Hunt (Icarus, bk 1) by Timothy Zahn, Timothy
    Clif reported on one book this month:
  • 1)A Princess of Roumania (Roumania, bk 1) by Paul Park
    Bill reported on two books and one audiobook this month:
  • 1)Big Trouble by Dave Barry
  • 2)A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, bk 1) by Arkady Martine
  • Audiobook 3)Cold Burn of Magic (Black Blade, bk 1) by Jennifer Estep
    Carsie reported on two books this month:
  • 1)Bug Wars by Robert Asprin
  • 2)Hangman's Daughter (Hangman's Daughter, bk 1) by Oliver Potzsch

    March 2023 meeting

    Margaret reported on 4 Kindle eBooks this month:
  • 1)Miss Bennet's Dragon: A Pride and Prejudice Retelling (Jane Austen Fantasy Bk 1) by M. Verant
  • 2)Raw Space (Canaris Rift bk 1) by Todd McCaffrey
  • 3)Village in the Sky (Alex Benedict, bk 9) by Jack McDevitt
  • 4)Jigsaw Assassin (Major Bhaajan series Bk 4) by Catherine Asaro
    Jonathan reported on 5 fiction and 2 nonfiction books this month:
  • 1)Tricks for Free (InCryptid, bk 7) by Seanan McGuire
  • 2)That Ain't Witchcraft (InCryptid, bk 8) by Seanan McGuire
  • 3)Imaginary Numbers (InCryptid, bk 9) by Seanan McGuire
  • 4)Calculated Risks ((InCryptid, bk 10) by Seanan McGuire
  • 5)Big Trouble by Dave Barry
  • 6)The Emperor's New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Law of Physics by Roger Penrose (NOTE: Nonfiction, c. January 1, 1989)
  • 7)UNIX: A History and a Memoir by Brian W Kernighan (NOTE: Nonfiction. Trade Paperback, c. October 18, 2019)
    Carsie reported on 1 nonfiction book and 1 fiction book this month:
  • 1)Red Platoon: A True Story of American Valor by Clinton Romesha (NOTE: Nonfiction. Medal of Honor winner. c. May 3, 2016)
  • 2)Witch Creek (Wildlands, bk 2) by Laura Bickle
    Anita reported on 1 book this month:
  • 1)The Hob's Bargain by Patricia Briggs
    Amy reported on 1 book, 1 audiobk, and 2 streaming TV series this month:
  • 1)Death in Daylesford (Phryne Fisher Mysteries, bk 21) by Kerry Greenwood
  • Audiobk 2) Irish Coffee Murder: An omnibus of novels by Lee Hollis, Leslie Meier and Barbara Ross
  • Streaming TV 3)Whitstable Pearl (Acorn TV)
  • Streaming TV 4)Madame Blanc Mysteries (Acorn TV)
    Bill reported on one movie series this month:
  • 1) Scream movies [franchise]
    Clif reported on 1 streaming TV series, and 1 nonfiction book this month:
  • Streaming TV 1) Star Trek: Picard, Season 3 (Paramount Plus)
  • 2) The Search for Life on Mars: The Greatest Scientific Detective Story of All Time by Elizabeth Howell and Nicholas Booth (NOTE: Nonfiction. c. June 23, 2020)

    February 2023 meeting

    Margaret reported on 3 Kindle eBooks this month:
  • 1)Into the West (Founding of Valdemar, bk 2) by Mercedes Lackey
  • 2)Gorgon Agenda (SPI Files, bk 8) by Lisa Shearin
  • 3)Bloodstained Shade (Aven Cycle, bk 3) by Cass Morris
    Jonathan reported on 3 books this month:
  • 1) Chaos Choreography (InCryptid, bk 5) by Seanan McGuire
  • 2) Magic for Nothing (InCryptid, bk 6) by Seanan McGuire
  • 3) Middlegame (Middlegame Series, bk 1) by Seanan Mcguire
    Carsie reported on 1 streaming TV show this month:
  • 1)Lockwood & Co. (Netflix)
    Amy reported on 2 books and 9 streaming or cable TV shows this month:
  • 1)Death in Dark Blue (Writer's Apprentice, bk 2) by Julia Buckley
  • 2)Angora Alibi (Seaside Knitters Society, bk 7) by Sally Goldenbaum
    Streaming TV
  • 3)Vera, Season 12 (BritBox)
  • 4)Shetland, Season 7 [Coming Soon] (BritBox)
  • 5)Brokenwood Mysteries has been renewed for Season 9 (Acorn TV)
  • 6)Madame Blanc Mysteries Up to 2 series already (Acorn TV)
  • 7)Whistable Pearl Up to 2 series already (Acorn TV)
  • 8)Harry Wild [Jane Seymour actress. Still in first season.] (Acorn TV)
  • 9)Death in Paradise, Season 12 [renewed for 13&14] (BritBox)
  • 10)Midsomer Murders, series 23 (Acorn TV)
  • 11)Rico to the Rescue (HGTV) [NOT murder mystery. Solves renovation & construction nightmares]
    Anita reported on 1 book and 2 book series this month:
  • 1)Never After (Never After Series, bk 1) by Rebecca Lickiss
  • 2)Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs
  • 3)Alpha & Omega series by Patricia Briggs
    Bill reported on 3 books and 1 audiobook series this month:
  • 1)Neverending Story by Michael Ende
  • 2)The Rest of the Robots by Isaac Asimov
  • 3)The Martian Way by Isaac Asimov
  • Audiobk 4) Nicholas Seafort series by David Feintuch
    Clif reported on 1 streaming TV series and 1 book series this month:
  • Streaming TV series 1)Star Trek: Picard Season 3 (Paramount Plus)
  • 2) History of Middle-Earth (12 volume Kindle series) by J.R.R. Tolkien

    January 2023 meeting

    Margaret reported on 4 Kindle eBooks this month:
  • 1)Sweep of the Heart (Innkeeper Chronicles bk 6) by Ilona Andrews
  • 2)Silver Bullets of Annie Oakley (Elemental Masters, bk16) by Mercedes Lackey
  • 3)Red Scholar's Wake (Xuya Universe, bk 5) by Aliette de Bodard
  • 4)Santa Grint (Time Police short story) by Jodi Taylor
    Jonathan reported on 1 book and 1 book series this month:
  • 1)Spell-Blind (Case Files of Justis Fearsson, bk 1) by David B. Coe
  • 2)Pixie Noir series by Cedar Sanderson
    Amy reported on 3 books, 1 book series, 3 cable/streaming TV shows, and 1 podcast this month:
  • 1)Murder at the Lobstah Shack (Cozy Capers Book Group Mystery, bk 3) by Maddie Day
  • 2)Murder on the Poet's Walk (Book Retreat Mystery, bk 8) by Ellery Adams
  • 3)Muddled Through (Maine Clambake Mystery, bk 10) by Barbara Ross
  • 4)Seaside Knitters Mystery series by Sally Goldenbaum
  • Cable TV 5)Worst Cooks in America (Food Network)
  • Streaming TV 6)Vera (Acorn TV)
  • Streaming TV)7)Shetland (Acorn TV) NOTE: Both Vera and Shetland murder mystery series are based on novels by Ann Cleeves.
  • Streaming TV 8)Midsomer Murders (based on the novels by Caroline Graham) (Acorn TV / Amazon Prime / PBS)
  • Podcast 9)Mystery Maniacs Podcast (YouTube / Apple) NOTE: "comedy recap podcast dedicated to British Mystery Television. Formerly Midsomer Maniacs." (YouTube description)
    Bill reported on 3 books and 1 book series this month:
  • 1)Burn Bright (Alpha and Omega, bk 5) by Patricia Briggs
  • 2)Fire Touched (Mercy Thompson, bk 9) by Patricia Briggs
  • 3)Caves of Steel (R. Daneel Olivaw, bk1) by Isaac Asimov
  • 4)Nine Princes in Amber (Chronicles of Amber, bk 1) by Roger Zelazny (Bill recommends entire 10-book series. Currently reading book 10.)
    Anita reported on 1 book this month:
  • 1)Goblin Emperor (Goblin Emperor series, bk 1) by Katherine Addison
    Clif reported on current 3 AI art models and also 2 books this month:
  • 1)Stable Diffusion (Wikipedia)
  • 2)Dall-E (Wikipedia)
  • 3)Midjourney (Wikipedia)
  • 4)How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy by Orson Scott Card
  • 5)Interesting Stories For Curious People: A Collection of Fascinating Stories About History, Science, Pop Culture and Just About Anything Else You Can Think of by Bill O'Neill

    December 2022 meeting

    Jonathan reported on 5 books this month:
  • 1)Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber
  • 2)As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride by Cary Elwes, Joe Layden, et al.
  • 3)Spell-Blind (Case Files of Justis Fearsson, bk 1) by David B. Coe
  • 4)His Father's Eyes (Case Files of Justis Fearsson, bk 2) by David B. Coe
  • 5)Shadow's Blade (Case Files of Justis Fearsson, bk 3) by David B. Coe
    Clif reported on 3 books this month:
  • 1)Cryptid Hunters (Cryptid Hunters, bk 1) by Roland Smith
  • 2)Salvage Title (The Salvage Title Trilogy, bk 1) by Kevin Steverson
  • 3)Whim of the Dragon(Secret Country, bk 3) by Pamela Dean
    Bill reported on 1 book & 5 audiobooks this month:
  • 1)She Who Became The Sun(Radiant Emperor, bk 1) by Shelley Parker-Chan
  • Audiobk 2)Midshipman's Hope (Nicholas Seafort, bk 1) by David Feintuch
  • Audiobk 3)Pursuit of the Pankera by Robert Heinlein
  • Audiobk 4)Sandman Slim (Sandman Slim, bk 1) by Richard Kadrey
  • Audiobk 5)For We Are Many (Bobiverse series, bk 2) by Dennis E Taylor
  • Audiobk 6)Private (Private, bk 1) by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
    Amy reported on 1 book this month:
  • 1)Five Belles Too Many (Sarah Blair Mystery, bk 5) by Debra H Goldstein
    Margaret reported on 3 Kindle eBooks and 1 Kindle graphic novel this month:
  • 1)Pimiko and the Uncharted Island (Amaranthine Saga bk 6) by Forthright
  • Graphic novel 2)Deadly Every After (Rivers of London graphic novels bk 10) by Ben Aaronovitch
  • 3)Cast in Eternity (Chronicles of Elantra bk 18) by Michelle Sagara
  • 4)Station Eternity (Midsolar Murders bk 1) by Mur Lafferty

    November 2022 meeting

    Margaret reported on 3 Kindle eBooks this month:
  • 1)Mikoto and the Reaver Village (Amaranthine Saga bk 4) by Forthright
  • 2)Tsumiko and the Enslaved Fox (Amaranthine Saga bk 1) by Forthright
  • 3)The Spare Man by Kowal, Mary Robinette
    Jonathan reported on 4 books this month:
  • 1)Shattered Under Midnight by Dorothy Grant
  • 2)Scaling the Rim by Dorothy Grant
  • 3)Warp Resonance (short story collection) by Cedar Sanderson
  • 4)Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
    Bill reported on 1 book and 3 audiobooks this month:
  • 1)The Galaxy and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers
  • Audiobk 2)The Tales of Beedle the Bard (short story collection in the world of Harry Potter) by J.K. Rowling
  • Audiobk 3)Letters from Camp (Audible Original series)by Jamie Lee Curtis et al. Written by Boco Haft.
  • Audiobk 4)Pursuit of the Pankera by Robert Heinlein
    Clif reported on 1 Streaming TV series and 1 book this month:
  • Streaming TV 1)Rings of Power [Lord of the Rings] (Amazon Prime Video)
  • Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber

    October 2022 meeting

    Margaret reported on four Kindle eBooks this month:
  • 1)Golden Enclaves (Scholomance, bk 3) by Naomi Novik
  • 2)This Broken World (Vortex of Worlds, bk 1) by Charles E. Gannon
  • 3)Ruby Fever (Hidden Legacy, bk 6) by Ilona Andrews
  • 4)The Icarus Plot by Timothy Zahn [Standalone]
    Clif reported on two streaming TV series this month:
  • 1)Rings of Power (Amazon Prime)
  • 2)Andor (Disney Plus)
    Bill reported on one book and two audiobooks this month:
  • 1)Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
  • audiobk 2)Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, narrated by Wil Wheaton
  • audiobk 3)Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline, narrated by Wil Wheaton
    Anita reported on three books this month:
  • 1)Little Black Book (Bibliophile Mystery, bk 15) by Kate Carlisle
  • 2)Shot Through the Hearth (Fixer-Upper Mystery, bk 7) by Kate Carlisle
  • 3)Premeditated Mortar (Fixer-Upper Mystery, bk 8) by Kate Carlisle
    Amy reported on five audiobooks:
  • 1)Rising Tide (Vera Stanhope, book 10) by Ann Cleeves
  • 2)A Death Long Overdue (Lighthouse Library Mystery, bk 7) by Eva Gates
  • 3)Death By Cashmere (Seaside Knitters Mystery, bk 1) by Sally Goldenbaum
  • 4)Angora Alibi (Seaside Knitters Mystery, bk 7) by Sally Goldenbaum
  • 5)A Finely Knit Murder (Seaside Knitters Mystery, bk 9) by Sally Goldenbaum

    September 2022 meeting

    Jonathan reported on four books this month:
  • 1)Pixie Noir by Cedar Sanderson
  • 2)Bane of the Black Sword (Elric Saga, bk 5) by Michael Moorcock
  • 3)Storm Bringer (Elric Saga, bk 6) by Michael Moorcock
  • 4)Silmarillion (collection) by J.R.R. Tolkien
    Margaret reported on four Kindle eBooks:
  • 1)From Unseen Fire (Aven Cycle, bk 1) by Cass Morris
  • 2)Give Way to Night (Aven Cycle, bk 2) by Cass Morris
  • 3)Be the Serpent (October Daye, bk 16) by Seanan McGuire
  • 4)Soul Taken (Mercy Thompson, bk 13) by Patricia Briggs
    Clif reported on one Web comic and one streaming TV series this month:
  • Web comic 1)Detox Camp (by sereneseal) [semiweekly]
  • Streaming TV series 2)Rings of Power (Lord of the Rings prequel series) (Amazon Prime)
    Bill reported on three books this month:
  • 1)Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders
  • 2)Redemptor by Jordan Ifueko
  • 3)Chaos on CatNet by Naomi Kritzer
    Anita reported on one book this month:
  • 1)The Book Stops Here (Bibliophile Mystery, bk 8) by Kate Carlisle
    Amy reported on one book this month:
  • 1)Four Cuts Too Many (Sarah Blair Mystery, bk 4) by Debra H Goldstein

    August 2022 meeting

    Clif reported on 2 books this month:
  • 1)The Cat Who Smelled a Rat (Jim Qwilleran Feline Whodunnit series, bk 23) by Lilian Jackson Braun
  • 2)The Martian Way And Other Stories by Isaac Asimov
    Bill reported on 3 novelettes and 3 audiobooks this month:
  • 1)Unseelie Brothers, Ltd by Fran Wilde
  • 2)O2 Arena by Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki
  • 3)Bots of the Lost Ark by Suzanne Palmer
  • Audiobook 4)Farmer in the Sky by Robert Heinlein
  • Audiobook 5)Methuselah's Children by Robert A. Heinlein
  • Audiobook 6)Time Enough for Love (World As Myth, bk 1) by Robert Heinlein
    Anita reported on 2 books this month:
  • 1)Cast in Wisdom (Chronicles of Elantra, bk 15) by Michelle Sagara
  • 2)A Ghostly Light (Haunted Home Renovation Mystery, bk 7) by Juliet Blackwell
    Amy reported on 2 books and 1 audiobook this month:
  • 1)The Vanishing Type (Secret, Book & Scone Society, bk 5) by Ellery Adams
  • 2)Argyles and Arsenic (Highland Bookshop Mystery, bk 5) by Molly MacRae
  • Audiobook 3)Lord John and the Private Matter (Lord John, bk 1) by Diana Gabaldon
    Margaret reported on 4 ebooks this month:
  • 1)Victories Greater Than Death (Unstoppable, bk 1) by Charlie Jane Anders
  • 2)Level Five (Killday bk 1) by William Ledbetter
  • 3)Elder Race by Adrian Tchaikovsky
  • 4)Isolate (Grand Illusion, bk 1) by L.E. Modesitt, Jr.

    July 2022 meeting

    Margaret reported on a passing of note and 3 Kindle eBooks this month:
  • RIP, Eric Flint (1947-2022)
  • 1)The Law: A Dresden Files Novella by Jim Butcher
  • 2)Harbinger (Elfhome bk 5) by Wen Spencer
  • 3)A Spindle Splintered (Fractured Fables, bk 1) by Alix E. Harrow
    Clif reported on a book, a streaming TV live action series, and a streaming TV anime series this month:
  • 1)Our Friends From Frolix 8 by Philip K. Dick
  • Streaming TV 2)Cowboy Bebop
  • Streaming anime TV 3)Cowboy Bebop [anime]
    Jonathan reported on 2 books this month:
  • 1)Weird of the White Wolf [aka White Wolf](Elric Saga bk 3) by Michael Moorcock
  • 2)Sleeping Sorceress [aka Vanishing Tower](Elric Saga bk 4) by Michael Moorcock
    Amy reported on 2 Kindle eBooks, 2 movies, and 1 streaming TV series this month:
  • 1)A Fatal Fleece (Seaside Knitters Mystery, book 6) by Sally Goldenbaum
  • 2)Reading the Cozy Mystery: Critical Essays on an Underappreciated Subgenre by Phyllis M. Betz (Editor)
  • Movie 3)Minions: The Rise of Gru
  • Movie 4)Ticket to Paradise
  • Streaming TV 5)Brokenwood Mysteries (Acorn TV)
    Anita reported on one book this month:
  • 1)Cast in Sorrow (Chronicles of Elantra bk 9) by Michelle Sagara
    Bill reported on one book, 2 movies, one streaming TV series, 2 audiobooks, and three audiobook short stories this month:
  • 1)Dead Heat (Alpha and Omega bk 4) by Patricia Briggs
  • Movies 2) Sing
  • Movies 3) Sing 2
  • Streaming TV series 4) Amazon Prime
  • Audiobook 4) A Call to Duty (Manticore Ascendant bk 1) by David Weber, Timothy Zahn, and Thomas Pope
  • Audiobook 5) Once & Future (Once & Future bk 1) by A.R. Capetta and Cory McCarthy
  • Short Story 6)"Mr. Death: by Alix E. Harrow (Apex Magazine, Feb.2021)
  • Short Story 7) "Unknown Number" by Blue Neustifter (Twitter, July 2021)
  • Short Story 8)"The Sin of America" by Catherynne M. Valente (Uncanny Magazine MAR/Apr 2021)

    June 2022 meeting

    Bill reported on 2 series, a memoir, and 3 audiobooks this month:
  • 1)Alpha & Omega [six-book] series by Patricia Briggs. Bill has now read the first four bks.
  • Memoir 2)Life Takes Wings by Lynn Rippelmeyer
  • 3)Signs of the Zodiac [six-book] series by Vicki Pettersson.
  • Audiobook 4)A Little Gentle Sleuthing [aka Murder at Hawthorn Cottage](Melissa Craig series bk 1) by Betty Rowlands
  • Audiobook 5)Rebel Mages (two novellas published together under one cover: Wandfasted and Light Mage. Prequel to the Black Witch Chronicles series) by Laurie Forest
  • Audiobkk 6)Hell's Gate (New Multiverse series bk 1) by David Weber & Linda Evans
    Clif reported on 1 book this month:
  • 1)Rest of the Robots by Isaac Asimov
    Jonathan reported on 1 audiobook and 5 books this month:
  • Audiobook 1)Final Empire (Mistborn series bk 1) by Brandon Sanderson
  • 2)Infinity Bell (House Immortal trilogy bk 2) by Devon Monk
  • 3)Crucible Zero (House Immortal trilogy bk 3) by Devon Monk
  • 4)Neverending Story by Michael Ende
  • 5)Elric of Melnibone [aka The Dreaming City] (Elric Saga bk 1) by Michael Moorcock
  • 6)Sailor on the Seas of Fate (Elric Saga bk 2) by Michael Moorcock
    Margaret reported on 4 Kindle eBooks this month:
  • 1)Heroic Hearts anthology edited by Jim Butcher, et all
  • 2)Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
  • 3)Fireheart Tiger by Aliette de Bodard
  • 4)A New Clan (Star Kingdom, bk 4) by David Weber & Jane Lindskold

    May 2022 meeting

    Jonathan reported on 5 books and 1 audiobook this month:
  • 1)Magic Without Mercy (Allie Beckstrom bk 8) by Devon Monk
  • 2)Magic For A Price (Allie Beckstrom bk 9) by Devon Monk
  • 3)Daemon (Daemon bk 1) by Daniel Suarez
  • audiobk 4) Mistborn [alternate title The Final Empire](Mistborn bk 1) by Brandon Sanderson
  • 5)House Immortal (House Immortal trilogy bk 1) by Devon Monk
  • 6)Neverending Story by Michael Ende (Hint: read the version with ink in two colors)
    Amy reported on 3 books this month:
  • 1)Vanishing Type (Secret, Book, & Scone Society bk 5) by Ellery Adams
  • 2)Dash of Death (Cocktails and Catering Mystery bk1) by Michelle Hillen Klump
  • 3)Lineage Most Lethal (Ancestry Detective bk 2) by S.C. Perkins
    Anita reported on one memoir this month:
  • 1)Life Takes Wings by Lynn Rippelmeyer
    Bill reported on 3 books, 1 audiobook, and 2 movies this month:
  • 1)Mumbo Gumbo Murder (Scrapbooking Mysteries bk 16) by Laura Childs and Terrie Farley Moran
  • 2)Cry Wolf (Alpha and Omega bk 1) by Patricia Briggs
  • 3)Last Curtain Call (Haunted Home Renovation Mystery bk 8) by Juliet Blackwell
  • audiobk 4)True Dead (Jane Yellowrock bk 14) by Faith Hunter
  • Movie 5)Sing (Illumination and Universal)
  • Movie 6)Sing 2 (Illumination & Universal)
    Clif reported on 1 Kindle eBook, 1 forthcoming TV series, and one manga this month:
  • Kindle eBook 1)The Dorothy Martin Murdery Mystery series Box Set books 1-5 by Jeanne M. Dams. (Amazon lists as Culinary Cozy Mystery bestseller)
  • TV series 2)Tom Swift (Premieres May 31 on the CW Network)
  • manga 3)Petshop of Horrors (Anime in written form is known as manga and at first glance looks like a graphic novel. Yes, it also looks like a comic book. But you read manga right to left.)
    Margaret reported on four Kindle eBooks this month:
  • 1)Fair Trade (Liaden Universe, bk 24) by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller
  • 2)Liaden Universe Constellation V by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller
  • 3)Braking Day by Adam Oyebanji (debut novel)
  • 4)Amongst Our Weapons (Rivers of London bk 9) by Ben Aaronovitch

    April 2022 meeting

    Jonathan reported on 3 books this month
  • 1)Magic on the Hunt (Allie Beckstrom bk 6) by Devon Monk
  • 2)Children of Time (Children of Time, bk 1) by Adrian Tchaikovsky
  • 3)Magic on the Line (Allie Beckstrom, bk 7) by Devon Monk
    Bill reported on 4 books and 3 audiobooks this month
  • 1)The Last Curtain Call (Haunted Home Renovation Mystery, bk 8) by Juliet Blackwell
  • 2)Silence Fallen (Mercy Thompson, bk 10) by Patricia Briggs
  • 3)Storm Cursed (Mercy Thompson, bk 11) by Patricia Briggs
  • 4)Smoke Bitten (Mercy Thompson, bk 12) by Patricia Briggs
  • Audiobk 5)Broken Soul (Jane Yellowrock, bk 8) by Faith Hunter
  • Audiobk 6)Dark Heir (Jane Yellowrock, bk 9) by Faith Hunter
  • Audiobk 7)Shadow Rites (Jane Yellowrock, bk 10) by Faith Hunter
    Anita reported on 1 book this month
  • 1)Project Elfhome (Elfhome bk 4)
    Clif reported on 1 TV streaming series, 1 movie, and 6 book series this month:
  • 1)Streaming TV series Doctor Who and the Legend of the Sea Devils (2022 Doctor Who special)
  • Movie 2)Spider-Man: No Way Home (Sony)
  • 3)Fafhrd and Gray Mouser series by Fritz Leiber
  • 4))Conan series by Robert E. Howard
  • 5)World's End series by Lin Carter
  • 6)Green Star series by Lin Carter
  • 7)Callisto series by Lin Carter
  • 8)Elric Saga series by Michael Moorcock
    Margaret reported on 3 novels and 1 memoir this month:
  • 1)Aurora Borealis Bridge (OverWhere, bk 2) by Jane Lindskold
  • 2)Crowbones (World of the Others bk 3) by Anne Bishop
  • 3)Sword and Shadow (The Wolves of Elantra bk 2) by Michelle Sagara
  • Memoir 4)Life Takes Wings by Capt. Lynn Rippelmeyer

    March 2022 meeting

    Jonathan reported on 2 books & 1 audiobook this month:
  • 1)Magic at the Gate (Allie Beckstrom, bk 5) by Devon Monk
  • 2)Pale Grey for Guilt (Travis McGee, bk 9) by John D MacDonald
  • Audiobk 3)The Way I Heard It (nonfiction / "personal memories, ruminations, and insights") by Mike Rowe
    Anita reported on 2 books this month:
  • 1)Mayhem at the Orient Express (League of Literary Ladies, bk 1) by Kylie Logan
  • 2)Project Elfhome (Elfhome, bk 4) by Wen Spencer
    Bill reported on 6 books and 2 series this month:
  • 1)Give Up the Ghost (Haunted Home Renovation Mystery, bk 6) by Juliet Blackwell
  • 2)A Ghostly Light (Haunted Home Renovation Mystery, bk 7) by Juliet Blackwell
  • 3)Gossamer Ghost (Scrapbooking Mysteries, bk 12) by Laura Childs
  • 4)Parchment and Old Lace (Scrapbooking Mysteries, bk 13) by Laura Childs with Terrie Farley Moran
  • 5)Crepe Factor (Scrapbooking Mysteries, bk 14) by Laura Childs with Terrie Farley Moran
  • 6)Glitter Bomb (Scrapbooking Mysteries, bk 15) by Laura Childs with Terrie Farley Moran
  • 7)Jane Yellowrock series by Faith Hunter
  • 8)Soulwood series by Faith Hunter
    Clif reported on 1 book and one streaming TV series this month:
  • Streaming TV 1)The Umbrella Academy (Netflix)
  • 2)Flying to Valhalla by Charles Pellegrino
    Margaret reported on 4 Kindle eBooks this month:
  • 1)The Emperor's Wolves (Wolves of Elantra bk 1) by Michelle Sagara
  • 2)Cast in Moonlight ((Chronicles of Elantra bk 0.5) by Michelle Sagara
  • 3)Cast in Shadow (Chronicles of Elantra bk 1) by Michelle Sagara
  • 4)Cast in Sorrow (Chronicles of Elantra bk 10) by Michelle Sagara

    February 2022 meeting

    Jonathan reported on 2 books this month:
  • 1)A Deadly Shade of Gold (Travis McGee bk 5) by John D. MacDonald
  • 2)Killing Floor (Jack Reacher bk 1) by Lee Child
    Bill reported on 5 books and 1 movie this month:
  • 1)Worth Dying For (Jack Reacher bk 15) by Lee Child
  • 2)Gossamer Ghost (Scrapbooking Mysteries bk 12) by Laura Childs
  • 3)Parchment and Old Lace (Scrapbooking Mysteries bk 13) by Laura Childs and Terrie Farley Moran)
  • 4)Crepe Factor (Scrapbooking Mysteries bk 14) by Laura Childs and Terrie Farley Moran)
  • 5)Glitter Bomb (Scrapbooking Mysteries bk 15) by Laura Childs and Terrie Farley Moran
  • 6)Mumbo Gumbo Murder (Scrapbooking Mysteries bk 16) by Laura Childs and Terrie Farley Moran
  • Movie 6)Spider Man: No Way Home (& both Tobey Maguire & Andrew Garfield Spider Man movies as well)
    Clif reported on 3 streaming TV series and 3 books this month:
  • 1)Wheel of Time (Amazon Prime)(based on books by Robert Jordan)
  • 2)Rings of Power [Lord of the Rings prequel based on the Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien] (Amazon Prime)
  • 3)Queens of Mystery (Acorn TV)
  • 4)Magyk (Septimus Heap bk 1) by Angie Sage
  • 5)Flyte (Septimus Heap bk 2) by Angie Sage
  • 6)Physik (Septimus Heap bk 3) by Angie Sage
    Margaret reported on 4 Kindle eBooks this month:
  • 1)Servant Mage by Kate Elliott
  • 2)Fumiko and the Finicky Nestmate (Amaranthine Saga, bk 5) by Forthright
  • 3)Shadows of Eternity by Gregory Benford
  • 4)Library of the Sapphire Wind (OverWhere bk 1) by Jane Lindskold

    January 2022 meeting

    Jonathan reported on 2 books and 1 audiobook this month:
  • 1)Magic in the Shadows (Allie Beckstrom bk 3) by Devon Monk
  • 2)Magic on the Storm (Allie Beckstrom bk 4) by Devon Monk
  • Audiobk 3) Daemon (Daemon, book 1) by Daniel Suarez
    Anita reported on 2 books this month:
  • 1)Steadfast (Elemental Masters bk 8) by Mercedes Lackey
  • 2)The Bartered Brides (Elemental Masters bk 13) by Mercedes Lackey
    Bill reported on 3 books and 2 audiobooks this month:
  • 1)Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher
  • 2)Legendborn (The Legendborn Cycle bk 1) by Tracy Deonn
  • 3)Gilt Trip (Scrapbooking Mysteries bk 11) by Laura Childs
  • Audiobook 4)Written in My Own Heart's Blood (Outlander bk 8) by Diana Gabaldon
  • Audiobook 5)Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone (Outlander bk 9) by Diana Gabaldon
    Clif reported on one book this month:
  • 1)Children of Time (Children of Time bk 1) by Adrian Tchaikovsky
    Margaret reported on four Kindle eBooks this month:
  • 1)Letters from Gronow (1632 universe) by Carrico, David
  • 2)1632: Music and Murder (1632 universe) by Carrico, David
  • 3)Last Smile in Sunder City (Fetch Phillips Archives bk 1) by Arnold, Luke
  • 4)Jade City (Green Bone Saga bk 1) by Lee, Fonda

    December 2021 meeting

    Jonathan reported on two books this month:
  • 1)Magic to the Bone (Allie Beckstrom bk 1) by Devon Monk
  • 2)Magic In the Blood (Allie Bechstrom bk 2) by Devon Monk
    Amy reported on one streaming TV series this month:
  • 1)Shetland (BritBox)
    Anita reported on three books and one book series this month:
  • 1)Project Elfhome (Elfhome series bk 4) by Wen Spencer
  • 2)Tinker (Elfhome series bk 1) by Wen Spencer
  • 3)Wolf Who Rules (Elfhome series bk 2) by Wen Spencer
  • 4)Hound and the Falcon series by Judith Tarr
    Clif reported on one streaming TV series this month:
  • 1)Wheel of Time (Amazon Prime)
    Margaret reported on four Kindle eBooks this month:
  • 1)Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone (Outlander bk 9) by Diana Gabaldon
  • 2)Beyond (Founding of Valdemar bk 1) by Mercedes Lackey
  • 3)Monday Monday (Rivers of London graphic novel bk 9) by Ben Aaronovitch and Andrew Cartmel
  • 4)Murder by Other Means (Dispatcher bk 2) by John Scalzi

    November 2021 meeting

    Jonathan reported on 5 books this month:
  • 1)The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 3: Lester Del Rey, Frederik Pohl, Damon Knight, A. E. van Vogt, and Jack Vance by Frederik Pohl, editor
  • 2)A Ghostly Light (Haunted Home Renovation Mystery, bk 7) by Juliet Blackwell
  • 3)Scaling The Rim by Dorothy Grant
  • 4)Travis McGee books by John D MacDonald
  • 5)Battle Ground (Dresden Files bk 17) by Jim Butcher
    Amy reported on 4 Kindle eBooks and 1 audiobook this month:
  • 1)Christmas Cocoa Murder (An *omnibus of novels) by Maddie Day, Alex Erickson and Carlene O'Connor [*3 novels published under one cover. Note: These authors collaborated on their books.]
  • 2)Haunted House Murder (An omnibus of novels) by Lee Hollis, Leslie Meier and Barbara Ross [Note: These authors collaborated on their books.
  • 3)Halloween Party Murder (An omnibus of novels) by Lee Hollis, Leslie Meier and Barbara Ross [Note: These authors collaborated on their books.]
  • 4)Yule Log Murder (An omnibus of novels) by Lee Hollis, Leslie Meier and Barbara Ross [Note: These authors collaborated on their books.]
  • Audiobook 5)An Echo in the Bone (Outlander bk 7) by Diana Gabaldon
    Anita reported on 2 book series and 2 books this month:
  • 1) Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde
  • 2) Big Over Easy (Nursery Crime bk 1) by Jasper Fforde
  • 3) Magic to the Bone (Allie Beckstrom bk 1) by Devon Monk
  • 4) Tiffany Aching series by Terry Pratchett
    Bill reported on 6 books this month:
  • 1) Keeper of the Castle (Haunted Home Renovation Mystery bk 5) by Juliet Blackwell
  • 2) Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
  • 3) Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
  • 4) Raybearer (Raybearer bk 1) by Jordan Ifueko
  • 5) A Deadly Education (Scholomance bk 1) by Naomi Novik
  • 6) Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher
    Clif reported on 1 movie this month:
  • 1) Eternals [Marvel Cinematic Universe]
    Margaret reported on 4 Kindle eBooks this month:
  • 1)Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey
  • 2)Knot of Shadows (Penric & Desdemona bk 11) by Lois McMaster Bujold
  • 3)The Last Graduate (The Scholomance bk 2) by Naomi Novik
  • 4)When Sorrows Come (October Daye bk 15) by Seanan McGuire

    October 2021 meeting

    Amy reported on two audiobooks this month:
  • 1)Shucked Apart (Maine Clambake Mystery bk 9)
  • 2)The Spook in the Stacks (Lighthouse Library Mystery bk 4) by Eva Gates
    Anita reported on one series and one book this month:
  • 1)The Allie Bergstrom series by Devon Monk (9 bks)
  • 2)Wintersmith (Tiffany Aching bk 3) by Terry Pratchett
    Bill reported on four audiobooks this month:
  • 1)Fiery Cross (Outlander, bk 5) by Diana Gabaldon
  • 2)Postcards from the Dead (Scrapbooking Mysteries, bk 10) by Laura Childs
  • 3)Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
  • 4)Harrow The Ninth (Locked Tomb, bk 2) by Tamsyn Muir
    Clif reported on 2 books this month:
  • 1)Symbiosis (Escaping Exodus, bk 2) by Nicky Drayden
  • 2)Monty Haul magazine (Vol.1, no.1) by Mark Finn
    Margaret reported on 4 Kindle eBooks this month:
  • 1)Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
  • 2)Purgatory's Shore (The Artillerymen, bk 1) by Taylor Anderson
  • 3)Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher
  • 4)Scavenger Door (Finder Chronicles, bk 3) by Suzanne Palmer

    August 2021 meeting

    Jonathan reported on 3 books this month:
  • 1)Give Up the Ghost (Haunted Home Renovation Mystery bk 6) by Juliet Blackwell
  • 2)Trail of Lightning (Sixth World bk 1) by Rebecca Roanhorse
  • 3)The SFWA Grand Masters vol. 3 edited by Frederick Pohl
    Bill reported on 2 books and 1 audiobook this month:
  • 1)Network Effect (Murderbot Diaries bk 5) by Martha Wells
  • 2)Relentless Moon (Lady Astronaut bk 3) by Mary Robinette Kowal
  • Audiobook 3) Voyager (Outlander bk 3) by Diana Gabaldon
    Clif reported on 1 streaming TV series this month
  • 1)Carnival Row (Amazon Prime)
    Margaret reported on 4 Kindle ebooks this month:
  • 1)Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot bk 1) by Chambers, Becky
  • 2)Axiom's End: A Novel (Noumena Book 1) by Ellis, Lindsay
  • 3)Paper & Blood (Ink & Sigil series bk 2) by Hearne, Kevin
  • 4)Starmaze (Starways, bk 2) by Latner, Alexis Glynn

    July 2021 meeting

    Jonathan reported on 4 books this month:
  • 1)Keeper of the Castle (Haunted Home Renovation Mystery bk 5) by Juliet Blackwell
  • 2)Storm Cursed (Mercy Thompson bk 11) by Patricia Briggs
  • 3)Smoke Bitten (Mercy Thompson bk 12) by Patricia Briggs
  • 4)Glory Road by Robert Heinlein
    Bill reported on 5 books this month:
  • 1)The Empress of Salt and Fortune (Singing Hills Cycle series bk 1) by Nghi Vo [novella]
  • 2)Finna (LitenVerse series bk 1) by Nino Cipri [novella]
  • 3)Ring Shout by P Djèlí Clark [novella]
  • 4)Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey [novella]
  • 5)Come Tumbling Down (Wayward Children series bk 5) by Seanan McGuire [novella]
    Clif reported on one streaming TV series and one book this month:
  • 1)Loki (Disney+)[Season 1, thus far.]
  • 2)Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts I & II (Harry Potter series bk 8) by J K Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany [playscript]
    Margaret reported on 4 Kindle eBooks this month:
  • 1)Cast in Conflict (Chronicles of Elantra bk 16) by Sagara, Michelle
  • 2)Raybearer (Raybearer, bk 1) by Ifueko, Jordan
  • 3)A Master of Djinn: a novel (Dead Djinn Universe bk 1) by Clark, P. Djeli
  • 4)Solstice Countdown (SPI Files bk 7) by Shearin, Lisa

    June 2021 meeting

    Jonathan reported on 3 books this month:
  • 1)Home for the Haunting (Haunted Home Renovation Mystery bk 4) by Juliet Blackwell
  • 2)East Witch by Cedar Sanderson
  • 3)Silence Fallen (Mercy Thompson bk 10) by Patricia Briggs
    Amy reported on 1 audiobook this month:
  • Audiobk 1)Murder Once Removed (Ancestry Detective bk 1) by S.C. Perkins
    Anita reported on 3 books and two series this month:
  • 1)The Case of the Perambulating Hatrack by Cedar Sanderson
  • 2)Tanager's Fledglings by Cedar Sanderson
  • 3)Trail of Lightning (Sixth World bk 1) by Rebecca Roanhorse
  • 4)Little Women and Eight Cousins series by Louisa May Alcott
    Bill reported on 1 paperback book, 3 Audible audiobooks, 2 Hugo-nominated short stories, and one movie this month:
  • 1)Murder in the Storybook Cottage (Book Retreat Mystery bk 6) by Ellery Adams
  • Audible 2)Between Planets (Heinlein's Juveniles bk 5) by Robert A. Heinlein
  • Audible Original 3)Stuck by Chris Grabenstein
  • Audiobook 4) Jack Reacher series by Lee Child (& various co-authors)
  • eBook short story 5)Open House on Haunted Hill by John Wiswell
  • eBook short story 6)Little Free Library by Naomi Kritzer
  • movie 7) Wonder Woman 1984 [IMDB]
    Clif reported on 2 books and one Webcomic this month:
  • 1)Trail of Lightning (Sixth World bk 1) by Rebecca Roanhorse
  • Webcomic 2)I Beg You, Don't Cast Your Body Into The Cragged Shame Pits of The Lustwolves (Dumbing of Age series bk 2) by David Willis
  • 3)Leviathan (Levithan seres bk 1) by Scott Westerfeld
    Margaret reported on 4 Kindle eBooks this month:
  • 1)Galaxy & the Ground Within (Wayfarers bk 4) by Chambers, Becky
  • 2)A Study in Crimson (Basil Rathbone's Sherlock Holmes WWII London 1942) by Harris, Robert J.
  • 3)Silver in the Wood (Greenhollow Duology bk 1) by Tesh, Emily
  • 4)Currency of War (The Imperials, bk 4) by Snodgrass, Melinda M.

    May 2021 IN-PERSON meeting

    Jonathan reported on 3 books and 1 audiobook this month:
  • 1)Murder on the House ((Haunted Home Renovation Mystery bk 3) by Juliet Blackwell
  • 2)The Case of the Perambulating Hatrack by Cedar Sanderson
  • 3)Tanager's Fledglings (Tanager bk 1) by Cedar Sanderson
  • Audiobook 4)The East Witch by Cedar Sanderson
    Bill reported on 4 audiobooks this month:
  • 1)Camino Island (Camino Island, bk 1) by John Grisham
  • 2)A Tale of Witchcraft... (Tale of Magic, bk2) by Chris Colfer
  • 3)The Ickabog by J.K. Rowling
  • 4)Brightly Burning (a Valdemar novel) by Mercedes Lackey
    Amy reported on 1 audiobook:
  • 1)Death Bee Comes Her (Oregon Honeycomb Mystery bk 1) by Nancy Coco
    Anita reported on three books this month:
  • 1)Smoke Bitten (Mercy Thompson, bk 12) by Patricia Briggs
  • 2)Storm Cursed (Mercy Thompson, bk 11) by Patricia Briggs
  • 3)Wild Sign (Alpha and Omega, bk 6) by Patricia Briggs
    Clif reported on 1 book, 1 Kindle ebook, two streaming TV series Season One Blu-Ray DVDs, and 1 Blu-ray DVD movie this month:
  • 1)This Campus is a Friggin' Escher Print (Dumbing of Age bk 1) by David M. Willis
  • Kindle eBook 2) Fugitive Telemetry (Murderbot Diaries bk 6) by Martha Wells
  • Streaming TV Blu-ray 3)Miss Scarlet and the Duke, Season One (PBS)
  • Movie Blu-ray 4)Wonder Woman 1984 [Sequel to Wonder Woman] (Warner Bros.)
  • Streaming TV Blu-ray 5)Picard, Season One (Paramount Plus) [Star Trek]
    Margaret reported on four Kindle eBooks this month:
  • 1)Dark Archive (Invisible Library bk 7) by Cogman, Genevieve
  • 2)1637: No Peace Beyond the Line (1632/Ring of Fire bk 29) by Flint, Eric & Gannon, Charles E.
  • 3)Murphy's Lawless (Terran Republic bk 6) by Gannon, Charles E. et al.
  • 4)Project Hail Mary by Weir, Andy

    April 2021 Zoom meeting

    Jonathan reported on 3 books this month:
  • 1)If Walls Could Talk (Haunted Home Renovation Mystery bk 1) by Juliet Blackwell
  • 2)Dead Bolt (Haunted Home Renovation Mystery bk 2) by Juliet Blackwell
  • 3)Gun Runner by Larry Correia with John D Brown
    Amy reported on 3 eBooks this month:
  • 1)Gingerdead Man (Five-Ingredient Mystery bk 7) by Maya Corrigan
  • 2)Three Treats Too Many (A Sarah Blair Mystery, bk 3) by Debra H. Goldstein
  • 3)Murder in the Cookbook Nook (Book Retreat Mystery bk 7) by Ellery Adams
    Bill reported on 6 books this month:
  • 1)Murder in the Paperback Parlor (Book Retreat Mystery bk 2) by Ellery Adams
  • 2)Murder in the Secret Garden (Book Retreat Mystery bk 3) by Ellery Adams
  • 3)Murder in the Locked Library (Book Retreat Mystery bk 4) by Ellery Adams
  • 4)Murder in the Reading Room (Book Retreat Mystery bk 5) by Ellery Adams
  • 5)Arcane Circle (Persephone Alcmedi bk 4) by Linda Robertson
  • 6)Wicked Circle (Persephone Alcmedi bk 5) by Linda Robertson
    Anita had no report this month
    Clif reported on 1 cable TV show, 1 Amazon Prime streaming TV show and 1 Blu-ray movie this month:
  • 1)Resident Alien (SYFY Channel)
  • 2)Wonder Woman 1984 (Blu-ray + DVD + Digital)
  • 3)New Tricks (BBC)
    Margaret reported on 4 eBooks this month:
  • 1)What Abigail Did That Summer (Rivers of London novella) by Ben Aaronovitch
  • 2)A Desolation Called Peace (Teixcalaan, bk 2) by Arkady Martine
  • 3)1636: Calabar's War (1632/Ring of Fire series, bk 30) by Charles E. Gannon and Robert E. Waters
  • 4)Life Signs (Firefly bk 5) by James Lovegrove

    March 2021 Zoom meeting

    Jonathan reported on 1 book this month:
  • Sacred Games: A Novel by Vikram Chandra
    Anita reported on 1 book this month:
  • If Walls Could Talk (Haunted Home Renovation Mysteries, bk1) by Juliet Blackwell
    Amy reported on two books this month:
  • 1)Three Treats Too Many (A Sarah Blair Mystery, bk 3) by Debra H. Goldstein
  • 2)Thistles and Thieves (The Highland Bookshop Mystery Series, bk 3) by Molly MacRae
    Bill Parker reported on three books this month:
  • 1)Murder in the Mystery Suite (Book Retreat Mystery, bk 1) by Ellery Adams
  • 2)Murder in the Paperback Parlor (Book Retreat Mystery, bk 2) by Ellery Adams
  • 3)Murder in the Secret Garden (Book Retreat Mystery, bk 3) by Ellery Adams
    Clif reported on one TV show this month:
  • Resident Alien (SYFY Channel)
    Margaret reported on four books this month:
  • 1)Wild Sign (Alpha & Omega bk 6) by Patricia Briggs
  • 2)Jolene(Elemental Masters bk 15) by Mercedes Lackey
  • 3)Dragon's Wizard (Dragon Wizard bk 3) by David Carrico
  • 4)The Dark Veil (Star Trek: Picard bk 2) by James Swallow

    February 2021 Zoom meeting

    Canceled due lack of attendance

    January 2021 in-person & ZOOM MEETING

    Jonathan reported on 2 books this month:
  • 1)Stranger to the Ground (Aviation Trilogy bk 3) by Richard Bach
  • 2)Undead Pool (Rachel Morgan/Hollows bk 12) by Kim Harrison
    Anita reported on 3 books & two TV series:
  • 1)Tris' Book (Circle of Magic bk 2) by Tamora Pierce
  • 2)Daja's Book (Circle of Magic bk 3) by Tamora Pierce
  • 3)Briar's Book (Circle of Magic bk 4) by Tamora Pierce
  • TV series 4)Brokenwood Mysteries [Set in New Zealand]
  • TV series 5)New Tricks (police procedural)[Set in London, UK]
    Bill reported on two TV series and three books:
  • TV series 1)CSI: Crime Scene Investigation [Set in Las Vegas, NV]
  • TV anime series 2)Big Mouth by Andrew Goldberg [on Netflix]
  • 3)Tinker (Elfhome bk 1) by Wen Spencer
  • 4)Wolf Who Rules (Elfhome bk 2) by Wen Spencer
  • 5)Magic in Ithkar (Magic in Ithkar shared world anthology series bk 1) edited by Andre Norton and Robert Adams
    Amy reported on five TV shows, one paperback, one eBook, and one Audible audiobook this month:
  • TV series 1)New Tricks (police procedural)[Set in London, UK]
  • TV series 2)My Life is Murder [Set in Australia]
  • TV series 3)Midsomer Murders [Set in Midsomer County, England]
  • TV series 4)Shakespeare and Hathaway Private Investigators [Set Stratford-upon-Avon, England]
  • TV series 5)Lovejoy [Set in UK] (Amazon Prime)
  • 6)Murder at the Taffy Shop (Cozy Capers Book Group Mystery bk 2) by Maddie Day
  • eBook 7)Skeleton Crew (Lindsay Chamberlain bk 4)by Beverly Connor
  • Audible audiobook 8)Question of Death: An Illustrated Phryne Fisher Treasury ["Phryne short stories and other Phryne miscellany" Fantastic Fiction] by Kerry Greenwood
    Clif reported on one book this month:
  • 1)This Campus Is Not a Frigging Escher Print (Dumbing of Age bk 1) by Dave Willis [This is a Web comic. Book contains the comic strips but also extras.]
    Margaret reported on four eBooks this month:
  • 1)Dragon's Boy (Dragon Wizard bk 1) by David Carrico
  • 2)Dragon's Apprentice (Dragon Wizard bk 2) by David Carrico
  • 3)Persephone Station by Stina Leicht
  • 4)1636: Flight of the Nightingale (Ring of Fire series) by David Carrico [2 novels under one cover] 2nd bk: Bach to the Future by David Carrico

    December 2020 in-person & ZOOM MEETING

    Margaret reported on four Kindle eBooks this month:
  • 1)Daughter of the Serpentine (Dragoneers bk 2) by Knight, E E
  • 2)Ready Player Two (Sequel to Ready Player One) by Cline, Ernest
  • 3)Trader's Leap (Liaden Universe bk 23) by Lee, Sharon & Miller
  • 4)Rivers of London: The Fey & The Furious by Aaronovitch, Ben and Cartmel, Andrew [Graphic novel. Illustrated by Lee Sullivan.]
    Clif reported on two streaming TV series this month:
  • 1)Star Trek: Picard Season 1
  • 2)Star Trek: Discovery Season 3
    Jonathan reported on one book, one Web comic, and 2 audiobooks this month:
  • 1)A Working of Stars (MageWorlds, bk 7) by Debra Doyle & James D Macdonald
  • Web comic 2)Girl Genius by Professors Phil & Kaja Foglio
  • Audiobook 3)Phreaks (Audible original) by Matthew Derby
  • Audiobook 4)Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams
    Anita recommended two book series by John Creasey this month:
  • 1)Crime thriller: The Baron series (written under Anthony Morton pseudonym)
  • 2)Detective/murder mystery: The Toff series (written under his own name John Creasey)
    Amy reported on two Kindle eBooks this month:
  • 1)A Rumor of Bones (Lindsay Chamberlain Archaeology Mystery series, bk1) by Beverly Connor [Cozy mystery]
  • 2)The Black Cat Breaks a Mirror (Bad Luck Cat series, bk5) by Kay Finch [Cozy mystery]
    Bill reported on three books and three audiobooks this month:
  • 1)Murder in the Mystery Suite (Book Retreat Mystery series, bk 1) by Ellery Adams [Cozy mystery]
  • 1)Vicious Circle (Persephone Alcmedi series, bk1) by Linda Robertson
  • 2)Hallowed Circle (Persephone Alcmedi series, bk2) by Linda Robertson
  • Audible Original 3)Harden (Lee Harden, bk1) by D J Molles [Post-apocalyptic thriller]
  • Audible Original 4)Southlands (Lee Harden, bk2) by D J Molles [Post-apocalyptic thriller]
  • Audible Original 5)Primal (Lee Harden, bk3) by D J Molles [Post-apocalyptic thriller]

    November 2020 in-person & ZOOM MEETING

    Bill reported on two paperback books and three audiobooks this month:
  • 1)Disappearing Nightly (Esther Diamond bk1) by Laura Resnick
  • 2)Tinker (Elfhome bk1) by Wen Spencer
  • Audible Original 3)Harden (Lee Harden bk1) by D.J. Molles
  • Audible Original 4)Southlands (Lee Harden bk2) by D.J. Molles
  • Audible Original 5)Primal (Lee Harden bk3) by D.J. Molles
    Amy reported on two audiobooks and one Kindle ebooks this month:
  • Audiobook 1)The Darkest Evening (Vera Stanhope Mysteries) by Ann Cleeves
  • Audible Original 2)The Long Road - A Post Apocalyptic Novel: The New World by G. Michael Hopf
  • Kindle eBook 3)Master of Illusion (Celine Skye Psychic Mystery bk 2) by Nupur Tustin
    Jonathan reported on two audiobooks:
  • Audiobook 1)The Stars Asunder (Mageworlds bk6) by Debra Doyle & James D. Macdonald
  • Audiobook 2)New History of the Peloponnesian War by Donald Kagan (omnibus edition including all four volumes of this series) Note: nonfiction
    3) Anita had no report this month
    Margaret reported on four Kindle eBooks this month:
  • 1)Firefly: Generations (Firefly bk4) by Lebbon, Tim
  • 2)Emperor's Wolves (Wolves of Elantra bk1) by Sagara, Michelle
  • 3)Vanished Seas (Major Bhaajan, bk3) by Asaro, Catherine
  • 4)Hemmed in Silver (Songs of the Amaranthine bk5) by Forthright

    October 2020 ZOOM MEETING

    Clif reported on a Web comic this month:
  • 1)Steeple.church by John Allison
    Jonathan reported on four eBooks this month:
  • 1)A Perfect Blood (Hollows bk 10) by Kim Harrison
  • 2)Ever After (Hollows bk 11) by Kim Harrison
  • 3)How Much For Just The Planet? (ST:TOS bk 36) by John M. Ford
  • 4)Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Dirk Gently bk 1) by Douglas Adams
    Margaret reported on four Kindle ebooks this month:
  • 1)A Deadly Education (Scholomance Bk 1) by Naomi Novik
  • 2)Masquerade in Lodi (Penric&Desdemona bk9) by Lois McMaster Bujold
  • 3)Mikoto and the Reaver Village (Amaranthine Saga bk 4) by Forthright
  • 4)Battle Ground (Dresden Files bk 17) by Jim Butcher
    Bill reported on one TV series and three audiobooks:
  • 1)NCIS: New Orleans
  • Audiobook: 2)The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein
  • Audiobook: 3)The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
  • Audiobook: 4)A Tale of Magic... (Tale of Magic bk 1) by Chris Colfer

    September 2020 ZOOM MEETING

    Margaret reported on four Kindle ebooks this month:
  • 1)Ink&Sigil (follow-on Iron Druid Chronicles) by Kevin Hearne
  • 2)Unconquerable Sun (Sun Chronicles bk 1) by Kate Elliott
  • 3)Out of Time by Pauline Baird Jones
  • 4)Arcana of Maps by Jessica Reisman (short fiction)
    Jonathan reported on five Kindle ebooks this month:
  • 1)White Witch, Black Curse (Hollows bk 7) by Kim Harrison
  • 2)Black Magic Sanction (Hollows bk 8) by Kim Harrison
  • 3)Pale Demon (Hollows bk 9) by Kim Harrison
  • 4)Art of Doing Science & Engineering: Learning to Learn by Richard W. Hamming [Nonfiction $1 book]
  • 5)Oath of Swords (War God bk 1) by David Weber (fantasy)
    Clif reported on a Web comic this month:
  • 1)Steeple.church by John Allison
    Bill reported on four books and one TV series this month:
  • 1)Death Swatch (Scrapbooking Mysteries bk 6) by Laura Childs
  • 2)Tragic Magic (Scrapbooking Mysteries bk 7) by Laura Childs
  • 3)Vicious Circle (Persephone Alcmedi bk 1) by Linda Robertson
  • 4)The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein
  • 5)NCIS [original series, not the spinoffs]

    August 2020 ZOOM MEETING

    Jonathan reported on four books, one series, one computer game, and one movie this month:
  • 1)For A Few Demons More (Hollows series bk 5) by Kim Harrison
  • 2)Long Live Death: The Keys to Victory in the Spanish Civil War by A.H. Lloyd and Helen Lloyd (nonfiction)
  • 3)Peace Talks (Dresden Files bk 16) by Jim Butcher
  • 4)Codex Alera series by Jim Butcher
  • 5)The Aeronaut's Windlass (Cinder Spires bk 1) by Jim Butcher
  • 6)No Man's Sky
  • 7)Zodiac (2007 thriller movie based on a true story. Netflix)
    Bill reported on the recent virtual WorldCon, ConZealand.
    Clif had no report this month
    Margaret had no report this month

    July 2020 ZOOM MEETING

    Jonathan reported on one online game and two books this month:
  • 1)No Man's Sky is a Hello Games game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe. This game can be played by one person or in multiplayer mode. Available on PS4 or XBoxOne gaming consoles or on a PC (no Msac/Apple version) via Steam. Also available for purchase through a third party company (instead of Steam). Also, you can play in Virtual Reality without needing to provide a VR headset.
  • 2)The Butterfly Garden (The Collector bk 1) by Dot Hutchison
  • 3)A Trace of Moonlight (Abby Sinclair, bk 3) by Allison Pang
    Bill reported on one book and four audiobooks this month:
  • 1)The Warding of Witch World (Witch World: The Turning bk 6)
  • Audiobooks: 2)Nothing To Lose; 3)Gone Tomorrow; and 4)61 Hours (Jack Reacher series) all by Lee Child
  • Audiobook: 5)Red Metal by Mark Greaney and H Ripley Rawlings IV
    Clif reported on six books this month:
  • 1)The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
  • 2)The Light Brigade by Kameron Hurley
  • 3)The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders
  • 4)Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
  • 5)Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
  • 6)A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine
    Kristin reported on six audiobooks this month:
  • Audible Original Podcast 1)Nut Jobs with Marc Fennell (true story about almond heist)
  • Audible audiobook: 2)Dungeon Madness (Divine Dungeon bk 2) by Dakota Krout
  • Audible Original: 3)Forget Nothing by Jason Anspach and Michelle C. Meyer
  • Audible Audiobook: 4)Road of the Patriarch (Forgotten Realms : The Sellswords series bk 3) by R A Salvatore
  • Audible Audiobook: 5)Watchers by Dean Koontz
  • Audible audiobook: 6)Mavericks (Expeditionary Force bk 6) by Craig Alanson
    Margaret reported on three books this month:
  • 1)Minor Mage by T. Kingfisher
  • 2)Catfishing on CatNet (CatNet bk 1) by Naomi Kritzer
  • 3)Spy, Spy Again (Valdemar: Family Spies Bk 3) by Mercedes Lackey

    June 2020 ZOOM MEETING

    Bill reported on two audiobooks this month
  • Audible Original 1)Rogue (Croak bk 3) by Gina Damico
  • Audiobook 2)One Minute Out (Gray Man series bk 9) by Mark Greaney
    Clif reported on one eBook this month
  • Land of Terror (Pellucidar series bk 6) by Edgar Rice Burroughs
    Jonathan reported on two print books and one audiobook this month
  • 1)Every Which Way But Dead (Rachel Morgan/Hollows series bk 3) by Kim Harrison
  • 2)A Brush of Darkness (Abby Sinclair series bk1) by Allison Pang
  • Audiobook 3)The Cold Dish (Walt Longmire Mysteries series bk 1) by Craig Johnson
    Margaret reported on four eBooks this month
  • 1)Ancestral Night (White Space bk 1) by Elizabeth Bear
  • 2)Driving the Deep (Finder Chronicles bk 2) by Suzanne Palmer
  • 3)Shaman of Karres (Witches of Karres bk 4) by Eric Flint & Dave Freer
  • 4)Artful Apprentice (Schooled in Magic bk 19) by Christopher Nuttall

    May 2020 ZOOM MEETING

    Bill reported on two audiobooks, two movies, and two streaming TV series this month:
  • Audible Original 1)Croak (Croak bk 1) by Gina Damico
  • Audible Original 2)Scorch (Croak bk 2) by Gina Damico
  • Disney movie 3)Lady & the Tramp II (animated)
  • Last movie at movie theatre: 4)Disney/Pixar Onward (animated)
  • Streaming TV series 5)Enterprise (CBS All Access)
  • Streaming TV series 6)Good Fight (CBS All Access)
    Jonathan reported on three ebooks this month:
  • ebook: 1)Pursuit of the Pankera by Robert Heinlein
  • ebook: 2)Curse of Chalion (World of the Five Gods bk1) by Lois McMaster Bujold
  • ebook: 3)Dead Witch Walking (Rachel Morgan/Hollows bk 1) by Kim Harrison
    Clif reported on one serial audio drama/podcast and one streaming TV series this month:
  • podcast 1)ARS PARADOXICA [https://www.whisperforge.org/arsparadoxica]
  • Streaming TV series 2)Altered Carbon (Netflix)
    Margaret reported on four ebooks this month:
  • ebook 1)The Library Book by Susan Orlean (nonfiction)
  • ebook 2)Octavia Gone (Alex Benedict bk 8) by Jack McDevitt
  • ebook 3)Witherspin (Starways bk 1) by Alexis Glynn Latner
  • ebook 4)Queen (Chronicle of the Sibyl’s War bk 3) by Timothy Zahn

    April 2020 ZOOM MEETING

    Clif reported on a Web comic this month:
  • 1)Steeple.church by John Allison
    A.J. reported on one audiobook and one event this month:
  • 1)Audible: Twelve Years a Slave By Solomon Northup (Autobiography)
  • 2)WriteSpace Houston "Spoken Word Poetry"
    Amy Denton reported on three books, one magazine, one newsletter, & one TV series this month:
  • 1)Bookman Dead Style (bk 2 of the Dangerous Type Mystery series) by Paige Shelton
  • 2)Archeology Magazine, a publication of the Archaeological Institute of America
  • 3)TCCTA Messenger, the Texas Community College Teachers Association newsletter
  • 4)My Life Is Murder (Acorn TV)
    Anita reported on three books and one TV series this month:
  • 1)Vicious Circle(bk 1 of Persephone Alcmedi series) by Linda Robertson
  • 2)Hallowed Circle (bk 2 of Persephone Alcmedi series) by Linda Robertson
  • 3)Arcane Circle (bk 4 of Persephone Alcmedi series) by Linda Robertson
  • 4)Brokenwood Mysteries TV show (set in New Zealand and available from Acorn TV)
    Kristin reported on twp TV series and four audiobooks this month:
  • 1)Ozark TV series on Netflix
  • Audible Original: 2)Tell me lies by J.P. Pomare
  • Audible Original: 3)Second Skin by Christian White
  • Audible Original: 4)Pile of Bones (Legends of the First Empire, Bk 0.5) by Michael J. Sullivan
  • Audible Original: 5)Arcanum Unbounded (bk 3 of the Cosmere series) by Brandon Sanderson
  • The Son TV show (AMC -formerly American Classic Movies) starring Pierce Brosnan. Series originally based on book by Philipp Meyer.
    Jonathan reported on four books, one audiobook, & two TV series
  • 1)By Honor Betray'd (bk 3 of Mageworlds series) by Debra Doyle & James D. Macdonald
  • 2)Dark and Stormy Knights (Short fiction by several authors anthology ) edited by P. N. Elrod
  • 3)The Long Hunt (bk 5 of Mageworlds series) by Debra Doyle & James D. Macdonald
  • 4)Longmire TV show on Netflix (based on novel series by Craig Johnson)
  • 5)Audiobook: Shattered Bonds (bk 13 of the Jane Yellowrock series) by Faith Hunter
  • 6)Bosch TV show (on Amazon Prime Video) based on the Harry Bosch book series by Michael Connelly
  • 7)The Pursuit of the Pankera: A Parallel Novel About Parallel Universes by Robert A. Heinlein. (The Pursuit of the Pankera is a parallel novel to Number of the Beast, both by Robert A. Heinlein.)
    Bill reported on three audiobooks and two TV shows
  • Audible Audiobook: 1)Moby Dick by Herman Melville
  • Audiobook: 2)A Breath of Snow and Ashes (bk 6 in the Outlander series) by Diana Gabaldon (Bill definitely talked about a book in this series but didn't have the title handy)
  • Audiobook: 3)Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
  • 4)Star Trek: Picard (on CBS All-Access)[watched entire first season]
  • 5)The Good Fight (CBS All Access. This is sequel to The Good Wife series.)
    Margaret reported on four Kindle eBooks:
  • 1)Finder (Finder Chronicles bk 1) by Suzanne Palmer
  • 2)The Ghost Machine (Firefly bk 3) by James Lovegrove
  • 3)Wolf Lord (Ars Numina bk 3) by Ann Aguirre
  • 4)False Value (Rivers of London bk 8) by Ben Aaronovitch

    March 2020

    Had dinner with social distancing rules. No book discussion.

    February 2020

    Jonathan reported on one book & an audiobook this month:
  • 1)Audible Original: House of Teeth by Dan Jolley
  • 2)Price of the Stars (bk 1 of the MageWorlds series) by Debra Doyle & James D. MacDonald
    Amy reported on one eBook this month:
  • Plaid and Plagiarism (bk 1 of the Highland Bookshop Mystery series) by Molly MacRae
    Anita reported on two booksthis month:
  • 1)Revenant Eve (bk 3 of the Dobrenica series) by Sherwood Smith
  • 2)Storm-Cursed (bk 11 of the Mercy Thompson series) by Patricia Briggs
    Bill reported on one book and four audiobooks this month:
  • 1)Keepsake Crimes (bk 1 of the Scrapbooking Mysteries) by Laura Childs
  • 2)Audiobook: In Pieces by Sally Field (nonfiction memoir)
  • 3)Audiobook: Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly (nonfiction)
  • 4)Audiobook: Beezer by Brandon T. Snider (children's fiction)
  • 5)Audiobook: Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
    Clif reported on one TV show:
  • 1)The Expanse Season 4 (now streaming from Amazon as an Amazon Original)[based on the novels by James S. A. Corey]
    Margaret reported on four eBooks this month:
  • 1)Strange Love (bk 1 of the Galactic Love series) by Ann Aguirre
  • 2)Burn for Me (bk 1 of the Hidden Legacy series) by Ilona Andrews
  • 3)Cast in Wisdom (bk 15 of the Chronicles of Elantra series) by Michelle Sagara
  • 4)Demon Prince (bk 2 of the Ars Numina series) by Ann Aguirre

    January 2020

    Jonathan reported on two books & an audiobook this month:
  • 1)Use of Weapons (bk 3 of the Culture series) by Iain M. Banks
  • 2)Gathering Flame (bk 4 of the MageWorlds series BUT also the series prequel) by Debra Doyle & James D. MacDonald
  • 3)Audiobook: Audible Original: Nonfiction memoir: Climbing With Mollie by William Finnegan (Narrated by William Finnegan)
    J-Mag reported on two books this month:
  • 1)Borders of Infinity [includes the novellas "The Mountains of Mourning", "Labyrinth", and "The Borders of Infinity"](bks 4.5, 7.5, & 7.6 of the Vorkosigan Saga)by Lois McMaster Bujold
  • 2)Babel 17 by Samuel L. Delaney (standalone)
    Margaret reported on four books this month:
  • 1)Council of Fire (Arcane America Book 2) by Eric Flint & Walter H. Hunt
  • 2)To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers (standalone)
  • 3)Secret Chapter (Invisible Library Bk 6) by Genevieve Cogman
  • 4)Sweep With Me (Innkeeper Chronicles bk 5) by Ilona Andrews
    Clif reported on one book this month:
  • Flying to Valhalla by Charles Pellegrino (standalone)
    Bill reported on one book & three audiobooks this month:
  • 1)Frozen Hell: The Book That Inspired The Thing (novella) by John W Campbell
  • 2)Audiobook: Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill (standalone)
  • 3)Audible Original: Interview with the Robot by Lee Bacon (standalone)
  • 4)Audible Original: Junkyard Cats by Faith Hunter (either standalone or bk 1 of new series)
    Anita reported on two books and one trilogy this month:
  • 1)Dobrenica series by Sherwood Smith: Coronets & Steel, Blood Spirits, and Revenant Eve
  • 2)March Upcountry (bk 1 of the Empire of Man series by David Weber & John Ringo
  • 3)Keepsake Crimes (bk 1 of the Scrapbooking Mysteries) by Laura Childs
    Amy reported on three books this month:
  • 1)Read and Buried (bk 6 of the Lighthouse Library Mystery series) by Eva Gates
  • 2)By Hook or By Crook (bk 3 of the Crochet Mystery series) by Betty Hechtman
  • 3)The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington by Brad Meltzer & Josh Mensch (nonfiction standalone)
    Kristen reported on five audiobooks this month:
  • 1)Audible Original: Darkwater Bride by Marty Ross (standalone)
  • 2)Audiobooks: We Are Legion (We Are Bob) and For We Are Many by Dennis E. Taylor (First two books of the Bobiverse series)
  • 3)Audiobook series: Allegiance (bk 6 of the Hell Divers series) by Nicholas Sansbury Smith
  • 4)Audiobook: Ritualist (bk 1 of the Completionist Chronicles) by Dakota Krout
  • 5)Audiobook: Shattered Bonds (bk 13 of the Jane Yellowrock series) by Faith Hunter

    December 2019

    Bill reported on three books, & three audiobooks this month:
  • 1)Gryphon's Eyrie (bk 8 of Witch World: High Halleck Cycle by Andre Norton & A C Crispin)
  • 2)Songsmith (bk 10 of Witch World: High Halleck Cycle by Andre Norton & A C Crispin)
  • 3)Lore of the Witch World (bk 1 of the Witch World anthology series)
  • 4)Audible Original: House of Teeth by Dan Jolley
  • 5)Audible Original: Camp Red Moon by R.L. Stine
  • 6)Audiobook: Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
    Clif reported on two books this month:
  • 1)Frozen Hell: The Book That Inspired The Thing (novella) by John W Campbell
  • 2)The Thing (novelization) by Alan Dean Foster
    Margaret reported on four books this month:
  • 1)Flamebringer (Heartstone bk 3) by Elle Katharine White
  • 2)Dragon for William (Night’s Edge bk 3) by Julie Czerneda
  • 3)Neogenesis (Liaden bk 21) by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller
  • 4)Accepting the Lance (Liaden bk 22) by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller
    Jonathan reported on one book and two audiobooks this month:
  • 1)The Pursuit of the Pankera: A Parallel Novel About Parallel Universes by Robert A. Heinlein [Parallel to the Number of the Beast]
  • 2)Audiobook: Inconstant Moon by Larry Niven (Narrated by Bronson Pinchot)
  • 3)Audible Original: Nonfiction memoir: Climbing With Mollie by William Finnegan (Narrated by William Finnegan)
    Amy reported on one book and two audiobook series this month:
  • 1)Moon Spinners (bk 3 of the Seaside Knitters Mystery Series) by Sally Goldenbaum
  • 2)Audiobook series: Shetland series by Ann Cleeves
  • 3)Audiobook series: Vera Stanhope series by Ann Cleeves
    Anita reported on one book this month:
  • 1)The Blessing Way (bk 1 of the Joe Leaphorn And Jim Chee series) by Tony Hillerman

    November 2019

    Jonathan reported on one book this month:
  • 1)Burning Glass (bk 3 of Jean Fairbairn / Alasdair Cameron Mystery series) by Lillian Stewart Carl
    Anita reported on one book this month:
  • Bartered Brides (bk 13 of the Elemental Masters series) by Mercedes Lackey
    Bill reported on one DVD, three books, & one audiobook this month:
  • 1)What We Left Behind (DS9 25th Anniversary Documentary)
  • 2)Sorceress of the Witch World (bk 5 of the Witch World: Estcarp Cycle)
  • 3)The Crystal Gryphon (bk 2 of the Witch World: High Halleck Cycle)
  • 4)Gryphon in Glory (bk 6 of the Witch World: High Halleck Cycle
  • 5)Apollo by Charles Murray & Catherine Bly Cox. Audiobook narrated by Bob Souer.
    [Note original print book title: Apollo: The Race to the Moon. Originally published by Simon & Schuster in July 1989. Updated and new edition: South Mountain Books; First Edition edition (September 2004). Audiobook includes also 2019 updated material.]
    Clif reported on two books this month:
  • 1)Tales of the Witch World (bk 1 of this Andre Norton shared world anthology by many authors)
  • 2)Use of Weapons (bk 3 in the Culture series)by Iain M. Banks
    Margaret reported on four books this month:
  • 1)A Turn of Light (Night's Edge bk 1) by Julie E. Czerneda
  • 2)Novice Dragoneer (Dragoneer Academy bk 1) by E.E. Knight
  • 3)Echo in Emerald (Uncommon Echoes bk 2) by Sharon Shinn
  • 4)Red Gold Bridge (Gordath Wood bk 2) by Patrice Sarath

    October 2019

    Bill reported on three books & one audiobook this month:
  • 1)Web of the Witch World (bk 2 of the Witch World : Estcarp Cycle) by Andre Norton
  • 2)Three Against Witch World (bk 3 of the Witch World : Estcarp Cycle) by Andre Norton
  • 3)Warlock of the Witch World (bk 4 of the Witch World : Estcarp Cycle) by Andre Norton
  • 4)[AUDIOBOOK]Persuader (bk 7 of the Jack Reacher series) by Lee Child
    Clif reported on one book this month:
  • 1)Tales of the Witch World (bk 2 of this Andre Norton shared world anthology by many authors)
    Anita reported on five books this month [NOTE: the first four books have the same characters, even though not contiguous in the Witch World : High Halleck Cycle series order by Andre Norton]:
  • 1)The Crystal Gryphon (bk 2)
  • 2)Gryphon in Glory (bk 6)
  • 3)Gryphon's Eyrie (bk 8) (with A C Crispin)
  • 4)Songsmith (bk 10) (with A C Crispin)
  • 5)Lore of the Witch World is another Andre Norton shared world anthology by many authors
    Margaret reported on four books this month:
  • 1)Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djeli Clark
  • 2)Echo in Onyx (Uncommon Echoes bk 1) by Sharon Shinn
  • 3)Gordath Wood (Gordath Wood bk 1) by Patrice Sarath
  • 4)Renegat (Diving Universe bk 8) by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
    Jonathan reported on three books this month:
  • 1)Trio of Sorcery (three short urban fantasy novels with different character sets by Mercedes Lackey)
  • 2)Killer Collection (bk 1 of Antiques & Collectibles Mystery series) by J.B. Stanley [aka Ellery Adams]
  • 3)Murder Hole (bk 2 of Jean Fairbairn / Alasdair Cameron Mystery series) by Lillian Stewart Carl
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