Gav Reads

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Tag: science-fiction

  • Sunday Summary: 23 Nov 25

    Sunday Summary mainly functions as my personal record of book-related topics that have captured my interest over the past week. It also acts as a public memory prompt and bookmarking system.

    Books Read/Reading This Week.

    Finished:

    • The Trees by Percival Everett [2021]

    Currently Reading: 

    • the long way to a small angry planet by Becky Chambers [2015]

    Book-ish Thoughts

    I deleted my NetGalley account this week. That’s the end of an era.

    I also treated myself to a remote page turner for my Boox Palma and Kindle. I hope it will make for easier reading.

    Books Out This Week (and Last)

    1. We Are Legion (We Are Bob) [Bobiverse: Book 1] by Dennis E. Taylor
    2. The Sacred Space Between by Kalie Reid
    3. On the Calculation of Volume III by Solvej Balle [Trans. Sophia Hersi Smith & Jennifer Russell]
    4. Slow Gods by Claire North
    5. Violet Thistlewaite Is Not a Villain Anymore by Emily Krempholtz
    6. Outlaw Planet by M. R. Carey
    7. The Haunting of Paynes Hollow: A Novel by Kelley Armstrong
    8. The Haunted Library: Tales of Cursed Books and Forbidden Shelves [Compiler Tanya Kirk]
    9. Woman in the Pillory – Penguin Modern Classics by Brigitte Reimann [Trans. Lucy Jones]

    Books That Others have Tempted Me With:

    • Collective: The Collaborative Art of Anthologies, edited by Dan Coxon and Pete W Sutton [Out Oct 2026] via Ann VanderMeer
    • The Delusions by Jenni Fagan [Out March 2026] via Jenni Fagan
    • House of Frank by Kay Synclaire via ezeekat
    • Black as Diamond by U. M. Agoawike [March 2026] via ezeekat

    Cover(s) of the Week

    Teddy Bears Never Die by Cho Yeeun (Trans by Sung Ryu).

    Womble’s Temptation Post:

    Last week’s Wombling Along Post has its own mega list of temptation from others, including:

    • The White Octopus Hotel by Alexandra Bell
    • Psychopomp and Circumstance by Eden Royce
    • The Best Weird Fiction of the Year Vol 1 edited by Michael Kelly

    And links to:

    • how to celebrate Bram Stoker’s birthday
    • how horror has capitalists in its sights
    • Charlie Jane Anders looks back at the suck fairy and the way our view of culture changes over time

    Amongst many more things.

    Outro

    This has been a busy couple of weeks – hopefully I’ll have more booktime soon.

    Have a good reading week.

    House of frank

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