Author Archives: Risa

A quick reminder: if you are participating in the Nerdy Friends Book Club, remember to stop by over here and leave a comment about stories 3 and 4! Meanwhile, don’t ask me how, but I somehow managed to plow through … Continue reading →

Welcome back to the Nerdy Friends Book Club! Just a quick reminder that if you want to join in the conversation about the first two short stories, you can do so here. Just scroll down to the comments. This month … Continue reading →

Starter Villain, John Scalzi I can’t believe I’ve never read a book by John Scalzi before. His writing is right up my alley – funny, cheeky, sarcastic. Just look at this amazing list of titles! “Redshirts: A Novel With Three … Continue reading →

Welcome to the first month of the Nerdy Friends Book Club! Through popular request and strategic planning around busy schedules, I’ve selected Unnatural Creatures, a book of short stories curated by the great Neil Gaiman! There are 16 stories in … Continue reading →

The Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery series, by Vicki Delaney I started an unseasonably (and alarmingly) warm winter with a quadruple cozy mystery binge. What exactly is a cozy mystery, you may be wondering! The key elements are: violence and sex … Continue reading →

Thanks to everyone for the amazing suggestions for a 6th “bonus” bookish activity challenge for 2024! I ultimately decided to go with a co-challenge, where you get to share in the activity with me.* We are going to read a … Continue reading →

This month is brought to you by word Agency. Let’s dive right in. The Sleeping Car Porter, by Suzette Mayr What stood out most for me in this book was how effectively Suzette Mayr describes the state of extreme exhaustion. … Continue reading →

Inspired in part by the Reading Glasses podcast Reading Challenge of 2024, here is my personal list of reading goals for 2024. Book Reading: It’s all in the name; these are goals specifically about reading books. 1. Read the next … Continue reading →

This brief 8-book wrap up indicates to me that I need to work on toning down my amazing procrastination skills. With apologies, most of these books were the best of the year, and I do not give them proper due. … Continue reading →

As 2023 slinks out with a whimper, I find myself several books behind schedule in my blogging efforts, sitting in a heat-less home with a case of COVID to welcome in 2024. Hopefully this isn’t a harbinger of things to … Continue reading →