The Sunday Post AKA What’s on my (Mostly Virtual) Nightstand 1-18-26

Posted on January 18, 2026January 23, 2026 by Marlene Harris | Author : Marlene Harris | The Sunday Post> Virtual Nightstand> Winner announcement

As you read this, I’m on the last day of a four-day marathon Zoom meeting and my brain is probably toast. This is a once a year thing, as whatever ALA committee I’m on for the year has its final deliberations meeting. It’s generally a lot of fun, it’s always fun to talk about good books, but four solid days of Zoom is just, well, A LOT.

I’m sure that each of the cats will keep me company in one way or another for a bit each day. Several of us have pets and they generally serve as both comfort and comic relief – and we’ll all need both of those things before it’s over. One year, Hecate had OPINIONS and started waving her bunghole in front of the camera. Being obedient humans, we immediately changed whatever subject had ‘Her Highness’ so incensed.

Today’s cat picture is of Miss Luna, who hasn’t been featured for a while, participating in one of Galen’s work meetings. She also looks very much like she’s posing for her close-up. And she’s gorgeous at it, which of course SHE KNOWS. She absolutely KNOWS.

Coming This Week:

Martin Luther King Day 2026 (#GuestPost by Galen)
Boy with Accidental Dinosaur by Ian McDonald (#BookReview)
Eleanore of Avignon by Elizabeth DeLozier (#BookReview)
The Cyclist by Tim Sullivan (#BookReview)
Through Gates of Garnet and Gold by Seanan McGuire (#AudioBookReview)

The Sunday Post AKA What’s on my (Mostly Virtual) Nightstand 1-4-26

Posted on January 4, 2026January 3, 2026 by Marlene Harris | Author : Marlene Harris | The Sunday Post> Virtual Nightstand> Winner announcement

Last week’s cat picture was of Hecate looking back at the year that was passing. Not really, it was Hecate seeming to utterly reject the new cat we put out for her. What a difference a week makes! Today’s picture is Hecate, IN that cat bed, giving me more than a bit of tortitude but claiming the whole thing for herself after all.

Now that the holidays are drawing to a close, we’re moving out of “no time’s land” and back into more of a routine. It was fun to have lots of time off for the holidays, and now it’s comforting for life to go back to normal. Except for the parts where 2026 is looking like 2025 part two.

But speaking of routine – or at least routine-ish – I signed up for the 2026 Audiobook Challenge hosted by Caffeinated Reviewer and That’s What I’m Talking About. I’ve looked at it for years, but hadn’t wanted to formally commit because I didn’t want to deal with tracking. I took a look back at last year to tally just how many audiobooks I listened to, and I was somewhere on the challenge levels between “Binge Listener” and “My Precious”. They had me at “My Precious” so I’m in for this year and we’ll see how it goes. (I’m already in the middle of my first audiobook for the year!)

I hope that your return to the usual routine isn’t too traumatic – AND that you’ll continue reading along with me as 2026 continues!

Current Giveaways:

$10 Gift Card or $10 in Books in the New Year, New You Giveaway Hop
$10 Gift Card or $10 in Books in the Winter 2025-2026 Seasons of Books Giveaway Hop

Winner Announcements:

The winner of the Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Holiday Giveaway is Rochelle
The winner of the Dashing December Giveaway Hop is Bonnie