Taking stock of my TBR pile, both physical and digital, I realize that if I live to be 100, I still won't finish reading all of them! #tbr #toomanybooks #bookcollector

Atmosphere, Taylor Jenkins Reid 📚 2 of 100 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀5/5 Can I give this 6 stars? Or 10? A flawlessly written novel of the space shuttle program, and two female astronauts in the early 80s who can't tell anyone how much they love each other. The last 100 pages hits like a sledgehammer. 👩‍🚀#spaceprogram

Post-holiday hibernation time! I've got everything I need. 📚 ❓What about you? #books #winter #tbr #bookstack #fuzzysocks #hotchocolate

No matter if you're on Santa's naughty list, nice list, or his "I tried!" list, I hope you get everything you want this year. #merrychristmas #holidaygreetings #happyholidays

#GaryTheCat has made the tree skirt his napping spot since we put the tree up. I'm convinced he's staking it out... waiting for Santa. He's been a good kitty. Mostly. Probably on the NICE list, or at least the I TRIED list! 😂 #christmascat #naughtyornice

The Doomsday Glacier is getting closer to irreversible collapse - not only the premise of Ice Crash: Antarctica, but reality. Analysis of the expansion of cracks in the Thwaites Glacier over 20 years suggests total collapse could be only a matter of time. Read in WIRED: www.wired.com/story/the-do...

What if the Thwaites Glacier gave way? Dive into Ice Crash: Antarctica, a thrilling ride from a single crack to global upheaval. Available on Kindle for $4.99. buff.ly/vkpCFvM 👆 #clifi #antarctica #disasternovel #sealevelrise #thwaitesglacier

Getting into crunch time for the holidays. If you aren't ready, like me, take a coffee and book break to recharge! #backoffimreading #coffeeandbooks #holidays2025

📚 Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫 4.5/5 In a tight real estate market, Margo & her husband sold their tiny house to rent & save for their dream home, but are outbid on every offer they make. Margo is obsessed with winning the next house. #morallyambiguous #decemberBOTMpick #housingcrisis

📚 Lightbreakers by Aja Gabel Book 109 ⭐⭐⭐3/5 Didn't love it, didn't dislike it. Not about time travel but vivid jumps into memories, where the past can't be changed, funded by a crazy billionaire who wants to change something in his own past. Spent a lot of time on Maya's art, not enough on physics.

The Thwaites Glacier is already melting. But what if it suddenly collapsed? That's the terrifying premise of Ice Crash: Antarctica. This is an all-out, seismic event that unleashes chaos across the globe. www.amazon.com/Ice-Crash-An... 👆 #clifi #antarctica #disasternovel #sealevelrise #thwaites

🎧📚 Good Boys Trilogy ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫 4.5/5 Dogs from space, interstellar battles being waged here on Earth, Egyptian gods that were really ancient Kynolari that got stranded here 37,000 years ago-what more do you need for a fun and thrilling #scifi adventure novel? Narrator Tom Taylorson did a fantastic job!

A few weeks back I spent WAY too much on a special edition book, replacing an old hardcover of The Doomsday Book. It arrived and I am OVER THE MOON. Connie Willis is one of my favorite #ClassicScifi authors. I'll read it for the 3rd time! #ScienceFictionBooks #TimeTravel #TheBlackDeath #MiddleAges

...because not everything on the internet is true." Truer words have never been said. #Library #books #read #communityresource

B👀k mail! Not sure what possessed me but I ordered 3 📚 this month. They all looked so good. #bookmail #books #readinggoals

This seems about right! Thanks to Cottage Whimsy for the cute graphic. #booksandcoffee

📚 Katabasis by RF Kuang ⭐⭐⭐⭐4/5 #Darkacademia #fantasy by author of Yellowface & Babel. 2 grad students must put aside their rivalry & journey to Hell to save their professor’s soul because w/out his recommendation, how will they progress to their PhD? Special edition from the Broken Binding. #magic

It has been winter-cold here in NC for the last few days, and I'm tired of it already. No snow ❄️ yet but it's certainly been cold enough to snow, at least overnight. #winteriscoming #avoidthecold #stayinsideandread #read #books

When do you put your tree up? I’m a 👍and today is the day! I'm a firm believer that each season should have it's fair share of time for decorations. Spooky season until Nov 1, then Tom Turkey, then Santa. And not before! #christmas #christmasdecorations

Yesterday was all about what we are thankful for. Keep that in mind while out shopping today. Retail associates need to make it home alive! 🛒 #blackfriday #thanksgiving #retail

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you have a day filled with happiness and too much food. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 #1 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧? In our family, it's watching the Macy's parade. The cooking, prep, setting the table, etc happens in the background while Macy's provides our oldest family tradition.

📚 Autonomous by Annalee Newitz ⭐⭐⭐💫 3.5/5 I finished Autonomous this morning. While the concept of the book intrigued me, the execution fell flat for me. Parts were very peteitious (multiple pages of internal dialog). That's just not my thing. But if it's yours, this book has had very good reviews.

I am ready for winter with at least 200 books in my TBR pile. #bookcollector

I started 4 new books at the same time, so it might be a bit before I finish any of them for a review! 🤣 Hardcvr: Autonomous, Annalee Newitz #cyberpunk Special Ed: Katabasis, RF Kuang #fantasy Kindle: The Queen's Fortune, Allison Pataki #historicalfiction Aud'bl: Good Boys 2, Jeremy Robinson #scifi

I'm easily distracted by books, coffee, and cats. #bookstagram #bookcollector #reading #catlover #coffeeandbooks

The #ThwaitesGlacier is already melting. But what if it suddenly collapsed? That's the terrifying premise of Ice Crash: Antarctica. This is an all-out, seismic event that unleashes chaos across the globe. 99c on Kindle thru Nov 23. www.amazon.com/Ice-Crash-An... 👆 #clifi #antarctica #disasternovel

Truer words were never spoken. ☕📚✨ #read #books #bookcollector #coffee #coffeelover #keepcalmandreadon @bookreviewbybarry

📚 The Forgotten Chapter by Pam Jenoff ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5 Its not often a short story can have such a big impact. 1943 London: Paige falls for an American GI who comes by her shop every day. As she falls for him, she realizes he's got a secret. One that could change the course of the war. #historicalfiction

📚 Podkayne of Mars by Robert A. Heinlein 🚀🚀🚀🚀4/5 #Classicscifi from 1963 that stands the test of time. One of the things that early writers never got right about the 21st Cen. is cell phones but by pg 29 Heinlein proves why he's the best: Uncle Tom finishes his call & stuffs his phone in his pocket.

Ice Crash: Antarctica When an earthquake sends Antarctica’s Thwaites glacier crashing into the ocean, the world begins a violent transformation. Paperback, Kindle, audiobook: www.amazon.com/Ice-Crash-An... #disasternovel #climatefiction #climatedisaster #Antarctica

📚 The Leap Year Gene of Kit McKinley, by Shelley Wood ⭐⭐⭐⭐4/5 A fresh new story idea! We've all heard it said time and time again that there are no new stories under the sun; just rehashed versions of the same stories. Not so! This was a bold new story. Highlighy recommend.

What's your favorite position? (Get your mind out of the gutter - I'm talking reading position!) 🤣 #reading #books #booklover

📚 To the Moon and Back by Eliana Ramage (Book 95) 👩‍🚀👩‍🚀👩‍🚀👩‍🚀👩‍🚀 5/5 The story of one woman's dream to become an astronaut, even if the odds are stacked against her. Because not only is she female, she's also Cherokee and gay. What an engaging story! Unputdownable! #spacebooks #nativeamerican #fiction

What's the best thing about November? For those in the US, perhaps its Thanksgiving, or maybe Black Friday shopping. For me, the Carolina Renaissance Festival is always a November thing with my daughter Sarah, coming up in a couple of weeks! (photo from last year) #november #renaissancefaire

Once upon a time, there was a cat who was alone & a porch that didn't have a cat. When they met, they knew they had a bond. When the lady of the house discovered the porch's new friend, the Cat Distribution System knew it was a match. Nov.3 is #GaryTheCat's 1st Gotcha Day. We love this cute furball!

📚 Planet 27 by Glenn Blackie 🚀🚀🚀🚀4/5 This indie #scifi adventure novel was quite engaging. Joe Wolfe wakes with no memory and finds himself on a colony ship, in orbit around Planet 27. Joe's memory is slowly coming back. People are disappearing; there are factions among the colonists. #mystery

#GarytheCat says Happy Halloween y'all! I hope everyone has a sp00ky day. 🐈‍⬛🧙‍♀️ #halloween #books #autumnreads

📚 Girl One, Sarah Flannery Murphy ⭐⭐⭐⭐4/5 For the first 130 pgs, I wondered "Why parthenogenesis?" Why clone females? Unless it's replacement parts for the rich. It lacks genetic diversity & causes societal problems. Then all was revealed & the story took off! Bk 3 of my #scifi #book stack.

There is truly nothing more beautiful in our material world than a lovely book. Have you every bought a book for its cover, or its special edition features, regardless of what the book is about? #books #read

🎧📚 Infinity Gate duology by MR Carey ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐5/5 A multiverse novel that really grabbed me right from the start, but the second book spent a bit too much time filling in the reader on what transpired in the first book (so 4 stars for that one). This is my favorite kind of science fiction! #hardscifi

The final edits are complete for The Memory of Rain. Cover design to follow! In a world parched by unending drought, Amanda's life unravels, leaving her to question whether she can find the strength to survive or succumb to the weight of loss. www.amazon.com/stores/Lynda... #speculativefiction

When Thwaites glacier crashes into the ocean, taking the ice sheet it anchors with it, the world begins a sudden, violent transformation. $4.99 on Kindle LINK IN BIO 👆 #disasternovel #sealevelrise #climatedisaster #climatefiction #kindle #kindleunlimited #bookstagram #clifi

🎧📚 The Martian Contingency by Mary Robinette Kowal ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫 4.5/5 A softer book than the first three, it's not as much about the science of space flight or building on Mars but a character driven novel. Nice addition to the series. #sciencefiction #mars #martiancontingency #ladyastronaut #spaceopera

📚 The Girls of the Glimmer Factory, by Jennifer Coburn ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫 4.5/5 Step into the harrowing world of Hitler's Germany. Forget what you think you know from the title and description, and prepare to be immersed in a story of two young women on starkly different paths during the brutal years of 1941-44.

#Boarding an #outdoorcat? Our #cat is used to going outdoors for exercise, entertainment, & the facilities. We need to board him for 4 days. Would love insights! He was a stray who adopted us & while he's inside at night, some of the day & mealtime we don't know how he'll react to a kennel.

Question for humans who have #indooroutdoorcats: #GaryTheCat is in & out all morning (then naps all afternoon). I work from home so not a big deal. We're going away for long weekend. Cat sitter will stay, but she has FT job. Does she leave him out to cry at door or in to cry on other side of door?

📚 White Silence by Jodi Taylor ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐5/5 What's real, what's imagined? What's true, what's a lie? And who can you trust? I've read all of Jodi Taylor's Chronicles of St Marys & Time Police series, but I only occassionally read thrillers. I was instantly enamored. Immensely readable!

Started this great book yesterday. I've enjoyed all of Jodi Taylor's Chronicles of St Mary's books. This is my first foray into her thrillers, and I'm enamored already. #scifi #thriller @www.joditaylorbooks.com

It's a complicated world (to put it mildly), so just remember... it's okay to escape into a book, a movie, or a game. We can't watch the news 24/7. Take care of your mental health. Read a book. #mentalhealthmatters #read #book #bookworm #escapism

Since Google Maps and Apple Maps have bowed to the new regime, if you are looking for an alternative, anyone remember Mapquest? It's still out there!