I enjoyed Since Your Mortal: Life Lessons From the Lost Greek Plays by James Romm. It is full of sage advice that still holds true today! This pubs May 5, 2026 from W.W. Norton.

Our first game of Moon Colony Bloodbath! It lost but had a fun time playing!

I forgot to wish a Happy #BookBirthday to Dead First by Johnny Compton yesterday. Another cool twist and one that horror fans will need to check out!

How did I miss Katherine Arden has a new book coming out called The Unicorn Hunters. It comes out in June.

First time playing Battle of Hoth! My Imperial forces beat the Rebel scum!

I finished Summer Fun Massacre by Craig DiLouie. What a wild ride that kept me wanting to know what was going to happen next! Slasher fans need to put this June release on their tbr lists now! Best part is there will be a sequel :)

Work got busy yesterday and I completely forgot about the galleychat! Thank you Jill for compiling the list for people like me! #ewgc

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Today I finished Bodies of Work by Clay McLeod Chapman. What a trippy ride about obsession, art and lost women. May the butterfly girls soar forever!

Checking upcoming books on Edelweiss and saw this--Murder at a Scottish Halloween by Traci Hall. I love the cover and also love Halloween books. I downloaded it try and hope I am not confused jumping into this series with book 8 ☺️

I finished Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker. A creepy twist on the haunted house story blending two timelines together. And I was not expecting that ending either!

We played Unmatched Slings and Arrows for the second time. Annette kicked my butt again using Shakespeare. I used the Wayward Sisters. Last time I used Titania. I need to try Shakespeare I guess.

I went out and cleared the driveway of 4 to 5 inches of snow. It is still snowing and we expect several more inches by the end of the storm. I plan on going out again after dinner. Such is life in a Cleveland Winter.

My Kickstarter finally came in! New additions to go with the blu-ray collection of Kolchak which has the tv show plus the movies we already have.

Played Final Girl for the first time! It was a lot of fun!

Sometimes you see a cover of a book and the title and just have to download it to try even if it is the second book in a series! Sisters of the Lizard by Jackson Ford comes out May 5.

I'm looking at upcoming books and when I saw this I thought it was about Paul McCartney and Wings. I need more coffee...

Newly unsealed evidence makes it even clearer that Rubio and Noem knew they were targeting students based solely on their political speech and that they knew this policy was unconstitutional. They just didn’t care. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...

Now we are playing Star Wars: the Deck Building Game: Clone Wars Edition. Another fun Star Wars game!

Playing Duel for Cardia for the first time. It is a lot of fun! A nice quick card game with more strategy than I thought.

On my afternoon break I finished The Subtle Art of Folding Space by John Chu. This scifi story was a lot of fun! I loved Ellie and Daniel and hope we get more stories with them!

My week keeps getting better! I just got approved to download an early copy of The Last Contract of Isako by Fonda Lee!!!

How did I miss an new Ann Leckie book coming out in May? Radiant Star is set in her Imperial Radch world and is available on Edelweiss to download now! Which I did of course :)

NOBODY'S BABY by Olivia Waite is book 2 in the Dorothy Gentleman series and is perfect for those who want a blend of cozy mystery and science fiction! #ewgc

It is only a novella but we get a return to the Sixth World series with another adventure for Kai and Maggie in RIVER OF BONES AND OTHER STORIES by Rebecca Roanhorse! I loved the other stories as well but come on we are here for more Kai and Maggie! #ewgc

Any Pendergast fans? We get a look back at his first FBI case in PENDERGAST: THE BEGINNING by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child! #ewgc

I absolutely loved THE TAPESTRY OF FATE by Shannon Chakraborty! A very worthy sequel and I hope not the last we hear from Amina al-Sirafi and her crew! #ewgc

I'm wondering why I am not seeing any #ewgc posts this afternoon when I did a search.

We watched the finale of Stranger Things and no spoilers. Minor quibbles maybe? But a very nice wrap up to the series! Well done Duffer Brothers! #strangerthings

Reading one of my Xmas presents. A fine way to spend the last day of 2025 with a good book!

Over the weekend I finished The Tapestry of Fate by Shannon Chakraborty. I needed a day to recover after that rollercoaster of emotions she put me through! Fingers crossed we get more adventures with Amina al-Sirafi and her crew!

It was 61 degrees just after midnight and 12 hours later it is only 23 degrees with a windchill of -5 degrees…

I gave in to the hype and bought a lottery ticket for tonight’s drawing. I may or may not be at work on Friday…

I got to work and found this waiting for me! My Monday is made and I know what I’m reading on break now!

I just saw that Clay McLeod Chapman has a new novella coming out in April called Bodies of Work! I love the cover and was thrilled it was available to download early on Edelweiss!

Dollar stores are overcharging their customers at checkout. “Red Baron frozen pizzas, listed on the shelf at $5, rang up at $7.65. Bounty paper towels, shelf price $10.99, rang up at $15.50.” [theguardian.com]

Our first time playing Cascadia! It was a lot of fun. And for some reason Godzilla showed up!

We had an epic game of Unmatched Cobble and Fog this afternoon! Dracula and the Sisters vs Sherlock Holmes and Watson! This is such a fun game.

I missed #ewgc again. I remembered in the morning and then work got busy and I forgot all about it. I have been going through the posts and have added several books to my TBR pile! Hopefully I will be able to participate next month!

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I saw this in the latest Tordotcom email and can't wait to read it. Kill All Wizards by Jedediah Berry comes out June 16, 2026. The description is what got me--picture Conan the Barbarian caught up in a comedy of manners! How could that not be fun!

I enjoyed Rebecca Thorne's Tomes and Tea fantasy series and was thrilled to see she is starting a scifi series. MOSS'D IN SPACE sounds like it will be just as much fun! #ewgc

I'm a big fun of Cullen Bunn's horror comics so can't wait to dig into his adult novel debut BONES OF OUR STARS, BLOOD OF OUR WORLD! #ewgc

NINE GOBLINS: A TALE OF LOW FANTASY AND HIGH MISCHIEF by T. Kingfisher was a fun read! I liked seeing a fantasy story from the goblins perspective for a change. #ewgc

I love haunted house stories so am enjoying THE PLACE WHERE THEY BURIED YOUR HEART by Christina Henry! #ewgc

I am also trying to check the score from the Guardians/Tigers game! #ewgc

I hope to pop in when I can from the reference desk. #ewgc

Bluesky wants my drivers license, credit card, or the last 4 numbers of my social security card to verify I am an adult? Nope. That’s not going to happen.

I managed to get through another day. Trying to do a positive post in a world that is anything but positive. Anyone else get through their day? We need to stick together.