Oh hi hello here’s what I read during the month of January.
Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree. The coziest way to start the new year.
Amphigorey and Ascending Peculiarity by Edward Gorey. Gorey was a wonderful weirdo and I love him.
Daily Rituals: How Artists Work by Mason Currey. I love reading about creative peoples’ creative habits and this was a delightful collection.
Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes by Rob Wilkins. I miss Terry.
The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett. I really, really miss Terry.
My Father, the Pornographer by Chris Offutt. Heart-wrenching story about fathers and writing and obsession. One of the most fascinating memoirs I’ve ever read.
I also read “Selfies,” a short story by Lavie Tidhar, which had a great and creepy concept but was entirely too short.
And that’s it. This was the best reading month I’ve had since last October. Which is surprising because January is usually a very uneven, slow period for me, characterized by reading slumps and just general exhaustion after the holiday season. But not only did I manage to read quite a bit this time around, I also ended up loving pretty much everything I picked up. It’s a nice change of pace. And a hell of a start to my reading year.
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