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| The Caffeinated Book Reviewer's Kimberly hosts a weekly meme called "The Sunday Post"! |
* Weekly Tidbits *
- This past week, there were no reviews. I was at a loss for words as I stared at the empty screen. Fortunately, it was only a short-term issue. I've written about 3/4 of a review for Star Trek: The Lost Years, and it will be published tomorrow. Then, I need to start working on many other review posts, including those for Hidden Pictures, The Heirloom, and Star Trek: Prodigy: Escape Route.
What Am I Currently Reading?
Reading didn't go as smoothly as I had hoped due to eye allergies caused by the unexpected change in weather and being sidetracked by other books—again. I read and finished Jason Rekulak's Hidden Pictures, a library loan, but was again distracted by Voyages of the Imagination: The Star Trek Fiction Companion. I'm now in the "Corps of Engineers" section on page 352.
Instead of reading the other library loan, Riley Sager's The House Across the Lake, or one of the numerous ARCs piling up, I picked Brad Ferguson's 1991 paperback, Star Trek: A Flag Full of Stars, and read half of it yesterday afternoon. I would've finished it if I hadn't discovered Meg 2: The Trench on MAX last night.
The plan is to finish A Flag Full of Stars this morning and begin The House Across the Lake in time for the Chiefs game this afternoon. Alternatively, if the game is awful, I may read more of it.
What's in the Mailbox?
I received a copy of Making It So, Patrick Stewart's memoir, from Gallery Books.
Okay, okay, okay, okay. I reneged on my self-promise and purchased more Star Trek novels from eBay. To be accurate, seven. That isn't true; it was eight books, but one was meant to be sent separately and hasn't arrived yet. If it doesn't come by tomorrow afternoon, I'll contact the seller to find out what's up. There was a 20% or 25% discount on an entire order, which is why I purchased the following titles: The Pandora Principle by Carolyn Clowes, Enemy Unseen by V.E. Mitchell, Home is the Hunter by Dana Kramer-Rolls, The Starship Trap by Mel Giden, The Captain's Daughter by Peter David, Incepetion by S. D. Perry & Britta Dennison, and The Children of Kings by David Stern.
What's New on the Shelf?
The new eBooks on my Kindle are Monsters in the Movies by John Landis, Star Trek Memories by William Shatner and Chris Kreeki, The Sentinel by Jeffery Konvitz, and Behind the Horror: True Stories that Inspired Horror Movies by Dr. Lee Mellor.
Glad you've got your writing mojo back. I actually have three book reviews that need to get written right now. Starting to stress me out a bit, but I'll get them done in the next couple of days.
ReplyDeleteI'm upset that our TV provider just recently took away our access to Max. I think it was last month we were trying to pull it up and kept encountering bizarre errors. We call our provider and they told us it was removed for us. Guess it's no longer included in our package. I was looking forward to The Meg 2 and a few other movies and shows that were due to come on. Oh well. I will have to go back to stalking the Red Box.
ReplyDeleteNice new reads! These are new to me ones but I hope you enjoy them all!
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You don't see many Star Trek reviews, I'll have to keep an eye out for yours. I love books like the Companion that flesh out the worlds of star trek, Star Wars, stuff like that.
ReplyDeleteI kind of wanted to see Meg 2...
Voyages of the Imagination is the "companion" for the Trek literature universe, up to 2006, when the book was published. It's basically interviews with the authors and editors—at least those who agreed to an interview and were still alive—a so-to-speak account of how the authors came to write a Star Trek novel and the ups and downs (and drama) from writing to publication. There's a small synopsis on each book (though a few were oddly left near-bare or blank).
DeleteHave you seen the Star Trek 50 Years Uncensored History (not sure I'm getting that title right)... I saw it at the booksotre a while back...
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