The Sunday Post AKA What’s on my (Mostly Virtual) Nightstand 4-20-25

Posted on April 20, 2025April 18, 2025 by Marlene Harris | Author : Marlene Harris | The Sunday Post> Virtual Nightstand> Winner announcement

Today is Easter Sunday, so Happy Easter to all who celebrate. If you’re still chasing Easter Eggs, then a Hoppy Easter to you as well.

Reading-wise, this was certainly a good week, with A++ rated A Drop of Corruption edging out the merely A+ rated Who Will Remember for book of the week. The one and only negative thing about either book is that there is not any currently available word on the next book in either series. Inquiring minds desperately need to know!

I think I’m sure about what’s coming this week, even though that statement feels a bit like, “I think I can, I think I can.” I’ve faffed around with two of the slots, and re-faffed, and fluffed a bit, and I think this is it. The order is absolutely subject to change, however.

Turning to other orders, or at least to someone looking like they are giving orders, today’s cat picture had to be split in two to fit, but I promise that this began its life as one single picture. We call this one, “Three cats working, one cat supervising.” Somebody found a bug. Everyone had to watch the bug and stare at the bug and poke at the poor, frightened, tiny little bug. Except Hecate. Her job is not to catch the bug. Her job is clearly to supervise the other cats because they might be doing it wrong.

Coming This Week:

Shadow of the Solstice by Anne Hillerman (#BookReview)
Murder at Gulls Nest by Jess Kidd (#BookReview)
A Gentleman’s Murder by Christopher Huang (#BookReview)
Single Player by Tara Tai (#BookReview)
Down in the Sea of Angels by Khan Wong (#AudioBookReview)

Stacking the Shelves (649)

Posted on April 19, 2025April 18, 2025 by Marlene Harris | Author : Marlene Harris | Stacking the Shelves

I’ve been chunking my down through the mass of books I’ve received for various things. I thought I was making a dent, but then the Hugo Award Nominations list came out this week and well, never mind that idea. I’m attending Worldcon this year (it’s in Seattle) so I’m eligible to vote on the Hugos. And I will. I’ll get a packet of electronic versions of most of the nominees, and I already have some, and I’ve already read some. I’m really looking forward to the podcasts of the nominated short works because those were excellent last year. But it does mean more books. It’s a good thing I mostly get ebooks, otherwise my house would fall in!

This week’s prettiest covers look like A Fellowship of Librarians and Dragons – because how could a combo of those two things go wrong? – The Passengers on the Hankyu Line and The Wind Weaver. The books I’m most curious about are Felix Grey and the Descendant and A Gentleman’s Murder. The books I absolutely picked up for the titles are Cosmic Love at the Multiverse Hair Salon and How to Have a Killer Time in D.C.. the two I’m most looking forward to reading are Single Player and, no surprise here, A Fellowship of Librarians and Dragons.

What’s new on your stack this week?

cosmic love at the multiverse hair salon by annie mare

fellowship of librarians and dragons by j penner

passengers on the hankyu line by hiro arikawa

francines spectacular crash and burn by renee swindle

how to have a killer time in dc by sam lumley

counting backwards by binnie kirshenbaum

felix grey and the descendant by mario theodorou

For Review:
Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall
Cosmic Love at the Multiverse Hair Salon by Annie Mare
Counting Backwards by Binnie Kirshenbaum
Deep End by Ali Hazelwood (ebook + audio)
Early Thirties by Josh Duboff
The Eights by Joanna Miller
Felix Grey and the Descendant by Mario Theodorou
A Fellowship of Librarians and Dragons (Adenashire #2) by J. Penner
Francine’s Spectacular Crash and Burn by Renee Swindle
A Gentleman’s Murder (Eric Peterkin #1) by Christopher Huang
The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark
Gold Coast Dilemma by Nana Malone
How to Have a Killer Time in D.C. (Oliver Popp’s Travel Guides to Murder #1) by Sam Lumley
The Influencers by Anna-Marie McLemore
The Listeners by Maggie Stiefvater
Parents Weekend by Alex Finlay
The Passengers on the Hankyu Line by Hiro Arikawa, translated by Allison Markin Powell
Shroud by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Single Player by Tara Tai
The Unworthy by Agustina Bazterrica, translated by Sarah Moses
The Wind Weaver (Reign of Remnants #1) by Julie Johnson

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The Sunday Post AKA What’s on my (Mostly Virtual) Nightstand 4-13-25

Posted on April 13, 2025April 12, 2025 by Marlene Harris | Author : Marlene Harris | The Sunday Post> Virtual Nightstand> Winner announcement

Spring has certainly sprung on the holiday front, as Passover began yesterday at sunset and ends at sunset next sunday, April 20, which is also Easter Sunday. Mother’s Day can’t be far behind!

One thing that is behind is this year’s Blogo-Birthday Celebration Week. All the winners of all the giveaways have been notified. Thanks again to each and every one of you for participating in the Celebration! I hope to see you all again next year. Bring your friends to the party!

As a side note, I’ve discovered something interesting about the way that Rafflecopter works. If I merely ask for participants in the giveaway to comment on the post, somehow I get literally TENS OF THOUSANDS of entries – most of which are not legit. If I ask for participants to answer a question, I don’t get as many actual comments. But I also get a considerably more reasonable number of participants and they’re all REAL. C’est la vie.

Today’s cat picture is Hecate, being just a bit contemplative. This is a particularly good picture of her little face and does an excellent job of showing off her pretty golden eyes. She’s also just a bit on the defensive, as she’s stolen my chair!

Current Giveaways:

$10 Gift Card or $10 Book in the Honey Bunny Giveaway Hop (ENDS TUESDAY!!!)
$10 Gift Card or $10 Book PLUS EVENT-WIDE AMAZON/PAYPAL PRIZE in the Spring, March Madness, Earth Month and Mother’s Day Giveaway Event!
$10 Gift Card or $10 Book in the Spring 2025 Seasons of Books Giveaway Hop

Winner Announcements:

The winner of the Sunday Post Blogo-Birthday Giveaway is Cali
The winners of the Big Blogo-Birthday Giveaway are Jan and Debbie
The winner of a book by Tanya Huff is Heather
The winner of a book in the Sherlock Holmes Adventure Series by Bonnie MacBird is Chris
The winner of any book from my Best Books List or Your Wishlist is Diane
The winner of the STS Blogo-Birthday Giveaway is Barbara