Wandering Adventure Party

So, I'm going to launch something new this week: I want to talk about books. Specifically, books I have for sale over at my indie bookshop, The Scribbling Lion. Now, I don't want this to be a sales pitch sort of thing. I honestly want to talk about why I like the book in question, and offer a link in case anyone does want to wander over and buy it from TSL.I definitely want to start a discussion about the books I mention, as well, so if you've read them or have Thoughts about the cover art or concept or author of *whatever*, jump right in, I want to hear it!#books #SupportYourLocalBookstore #IndieAuthors #bookstodon

My first contribution to @standardebooks went live today! The Road to Oz (Oz #5) by L. Frank Baum.https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/l-frank-baum/the-road-to-ozIt was fun to dig through HTML again to get this ready, and I really like the way Standard Ebooks compliments the Project Gutenberg ethos of getting public domain stuff easily accessible to people.#Bookstodon #PublicDomain #Oz

Doing some organization in the office today, and got a shelfieMy Seanan McGuire books (plus a signed Aliette de Bodard) next to the Wall-E and EVE I got at Disney World and the boxing glove signed by Sugar Ray Leonard my mom was given when she waited on him back in the 90s#Bookstodon #Shelfie

Really enjoyed going back to read the classic book. A lot is pretty different from the famous film, especially orders of things and whole bits that got cut. #Bookstodon #ReadingClassics(comment on The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (The Wizard of Oz Collection))

Having finished Lessons in Magic and Disaster, I've got a little time for reading T. Kingfisher's Nettle and Bone before I really should get into Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor for my monthly SFF book club at the library.#bookstodon

A musician who's just normal and having to deal with getting plunged into the supernatural? I am really enjoying this one. And the music references are turning into quite a playlist. #UrbanFantasy #Bookstodon(comment on War for the Oaks)

I'm reading War for the Oaks based on seeing it on Seanan McGuire's Personal Top 10 #UrbanFantasy list (https://reactormag.com/seanan-mcguires-personal-top-10-urban-fantasy-books-for-adults/)I am really enjoying this, the way musicianship characterizes Eddi, the absolute unhinged chaos energy of the Phouka, I'm glad I'm giving this a read.#Bookstodon #WarForTheOaks

@JD @Odenseye I like your inspirations (Artemis Entreri and all Tolkien ofc🥰), welcome to Mastodon !

I have an ARC of The Two Lies of Faven Sythe by Megan E O'Keefe through #NetGalleyThis book is so good so far (just shy of halfway through) characters bouncing off each other, banter, surprises that are inevitable in hindsight, the conspiracies and dread for when things will unravel is just excellent.#TheTwoLiesOfFavenSythe #SpaceOpera #Bookstodon

This one is really good so far. Amandine and Faven are both clever banterers and Im looking forward to how they play off each other. #TheTwoLiesOfFavenSythe #NetGalley #Bookstodon(comment on The Two Lies of Faven Sythe)

Earlier today I talked about attempts to take a look at some of the foundations of sci fi and urban fantasy literature.The Onion Girl is the first of Charles de Lint's stories that I've read. There's a lot of milieu and found family here. I enjoyed it but it might not be for those looking for faster paced works.CW on the Book for sexual assault, family abuse, drug use, and 1990s depictions of sex workhttps://alexanderkeane.com/posts/revisiting-classics-the-onion-girl/#Bookstodon #UrbanFantasy #Review

I've been making a concerted effort to read some classics of my favorite genres and it's interesting to note how "of their time" each is in different ways.From science fiction that will examine any social structure BUT sexism, to early urban fantasy that is very much of the 90s-00s "happy endings are for babies" camp. All have definite reflections of their time.#Bookstodon

@noplasticshower This is reminding me I have Foundation and Empire and Second Foundation waiting on my e-reader. Reread Foundation earlier this year and really enjoyed it.

@squishymage42 Can't find a link but there was an episode of the British sitcom "Coupling" where Jeffrey speculates about what if breasts had brains:[trying to come up with title for a movie about breasts that have brains] Patrick Maitland: The Girl With Two Brains.Steve Taylor: Three brains, Patrick.Patrick Maitland: Oh, yeah, I forgot about that one!"

Just got accepted to read a bunch of books I'm excited for through #NetgalleyI'm really excited to read Slayers of Old and Lessons in Magic and Disaster#Bookstodon

@Da_Gut The urban vs modern divide is actually one of the things I'm working through as I read, I see this thing or that referred on one side or the other.My favorite that I read because of this list so far is Tanya Huff's Keeper series. That was a fun one. Loved the keeper cats.Actually reading my first de Lint right now. Liking Newford so far.

@squishymage42 "Angel Station" by Walter Jon WIlliams

In The Monsters Know What They’re Doing and MOAR! Monsters Know What They’re Doing, I reverse-engineered hundreds of #DnD monsters to help DMs plan their combat encounters.Now, in Making Enemies, coming Oct. 7, I explore everything that goes into creating #TTRPG monsters from the ground up. #bookstodon