Yes, MG means middle grade, which is (very) approximately 8-12 years. I’m an author who writes mostly for children, (although this is changing as the number of children’s magazines decreases) and so I sometimes read books written for that demographic.
Finished The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars , by Dava Sobel, which was interesting.
Now I’m reading Wicked Witch Murder, a cozy mystery by Leslie Meier.
I finished Horrid over the weekend, and awarded it the rare five-star rating over at Goodreads.
That doesn’t mean it was the best darn book I ever read, far from it, but it was exactly what I wanted at this time. It was a perfect story to read in October. Saturday night I woke up in the wee hours and just lay there thinking about it, trying to figure out what was going on. I had some mixed feelings about the ending, but enjoyed the journey so much. Thank you, Katrina Leno!
I started this morning on The Scapegracers by Hannah Abigail Clarke, a YA novel about witches. I’m on page 48 but I think our lives are going in different directions and I just don’t see a future for us together.
I finished the Longmire novel. I think it’s time for him to be retired from literature.
Started #1 in the Spenser series, which I’ve never read.
Finished Wicked Witch Murder by Leslie Meier. Not recommended.
Now I’m reading Endangered Words: A Collection of Rare Gems for Book Lovers, by Simon Hertnon.
I finished With the Old Breed by EB Sledge about his experiences on Peleliu and Okinawa during WWII in the Pacific. It was interesting to note how they consolidated characters and incidents in the mini-series (The Pacific on HBO) for time or continuity or whatever compared to the source material. Sledge comes off as a very sympathetic narrator, in spite of the racial slurs peppered through the book, but that’s just how it was in 1945. I’m still obsessed with that theater of operation and I continue to consume documentaries all over Prime and YouTube.
Then I started my next Audible freebie - which has nothing to do with warfare. Silver Screen Fiend: Learning About Life From an Addiction to Film by Patton Oswalt. It’s about his years long addiction to watching movies - cult, classic, smashes, etc - but peppered with hysterical anecdotes and some quite profound life lessons. It’s a pretty short read/listen though and now I’m stuck until next month until I get another credit so I’ll have to surf the free library.
So, I’m doing the audio-book thing because I’m too weak to throw Twitter away. I was told that discussing audio-books here was completely copacetic, but it does make me feel kind of unclean. Then again, “unclean” is my middle name so whaddayagonnado?
Come on, I’m reading children’s books here. I’m fifty years old!
Hope you enjoy it - I’m a fan. Later books in the series are even better IMHO.
Started today on The Companion by Katie Alender, another YA novel in which a young girl moves into a big (spooky?) mansion and complains about it. Jeez, kids these days.
Right??
Sheesh, I would have loved to live in a haunted house as a teen. Though to be fair, we were living in a 19th century two story Victorian that creaked with every step so…
I started Johannes Cabal Necromancer by Jonathan L Howard for the second time. I talked my book club into reading it for our Halloween book this year 
All right! 
I saw your Goodreads update about the Cabal short story, so I went and read that this morning. Thanks!
Trust, by Pete Buttigieg, I have something to tell you by Chasten Buttigieg, AOC by Lynda Lopez, Hoax by brian Stelter, Don’t Lie to Me by Jeannine Pirro, and Born Trump by Emily Fox.
Dune, still. It’s kind of a slog honestly.
In nonfiction I’m reading a book called Anti-Diet which is about the harm caused by the diet industry.
I read a great romance novel (I find these rare) called Lasso the Moon. It’s a Wild West romantic comedy by Beth Ciotta, not at all what I would normally read but a friend mailed me a copy and it turned out to be quite a page-turner.
Welcome!
I plan to read it tomorrow… er today after I have slept.
It’s totally a slog… even fans admit that.
You’re one of the T. Kingfisher/Ursula Vernon fans, right? I think you’ve read Castle Hangnail, but on the off chance you haven’t, that’s one kid unafraid of a haunted house.
I finished Jim Butcher’s Battle Ground earlier this week. It did not benefit from being finished the same week as I finished reading Fellowship of the Ring to my 11yo daughter. I almost felt sorry for it.
Now reading Hollow Spaces, by T Kingfisher. Great stuff as usual!
I’m a T.Kingfisher/Ursula Vernon noob. I haven’t read Castle Hangnail or Hollow Spaces but they’re both on my list!
I’m a big fan of Castle Hangnail.
Finished Endangered Words: A Collection of Rare Gems for Book Lovers , by Simon Hertnon. My favorite was “quaquaversal” which means “dipping, pointing, or occurring in every direction.”
Now I’m reading The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, by Kim Michelle Richardson.
I’ve followed Ursula since her Livejournal days. I haven’t bought Hollow Places yet, but if you liked Castle Hangnail DO read Minor Mage. It was a fun read with a good main character. It’s in the same age range as CH and just as much fun.
Thanks for the recommendation re Minor Mage. I’ll get around to it, but probably not until next year.
Back in play: Finished The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek , by Kim Michelle Richardson, which was interesting.
Now I’m reading Life Among the Savages, one of Shirley Jackson’s memoirs.