My Goings-On in August:
Here are the things that stand out to me this month:
- I started working at Barnes & Noble! I’m working part-time there, and really loving it. This is the most I’ve gotten to talk about book IRL in a very long time! I definitely have less time for blogging now, though—I even missed my Sunday Post twice!
- Danielle is off to Purdue, and she’s really thriving there. So far her transition has gone better than any of us ever imagined it would. She loves the school and loves the landscape architecture program. (Noah also started his senior year of high school, and Jade started her final year at Illinois Tech).
- Some possible developments on the publishing front. I can’t say anything beyond that, but in this business you have to celebrate every single forward movement or you’ll go crazy, so I’m celebrating!
- Still training for the marathon. Last weekend I ran 18 miles, and I still can’t believe I managed it. I hate to keep asking, but I’m going to swallow my pride and do it anyway because I haven’t hit my fundraising goal–if you want to donate toward my run to bring clean water to developing countries, you can do so by clicking the link!
My 2022 Reading Progress:
I read 8 books in July, bringing my total for the year to 90. This puts me 23 books ahead of schedule so far for the year.
I’ve also read 19 picture books and 6 manuscripts for fellow authors! (I don’t include either in my main Goodreads count.)
August 2022 Reviews
- Bloody Fool for Love: A Spike Novel by William Ritter
- Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun by Tọlá Okogwu
- Bravely by Maggie Stiefvater
- Aru Shah and the End of Time: the Graphic Novel by Roshani Chokshi & Joe Caramagna, illustrated by Anu Chouhan
- Ultimate Book of the Future by Stephanie Warren Drimmer
- Paola Santiago and the Sanctuary of Shadows by Tehlor Kay Mejia
- How to Speak Animal by Aubre Andrus & Gabby Wild
- MacKenzie’s Last Run by Gayle Rosengren
- Turn the Tide by Elaine Dimopoulos
- The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart
- When Winter Robeson Came by Brenda Woods
- The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
- 1-2-3-4, I Declare a Thumb War by Lisi Harrison & Daniel Kraus
August Best of the Bunch:
(Best of the Bunch is hosted over at Cocoon of Books. We link up our favorite reads of the month!)
My favorite YA reviewed in August was Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater. And my favorite MG was The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise!
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