Hey Heather. Thanks for letting me know about Moreno-Garcia’s other books. She seems like a good talent to me. I might try her novel Velvet Was the Night sometime. She’s on a roll these days.
I hope you’re doing well. Happy August!

Wow Jillann – thanks for the report back on Silvia’s books. She seems to be on a roll and is putting out novels pretty quickly now. As a child in the ’70s, I knew I’d likely need to read this Doctor Moreau novel — as I remembered the old movie. It’s creative how she did a spin-off from it. It’s pretty cool she lives in Vancouver, right? Keep me posted on what you’re reading. & Happy summer!

Hey AJ: I hope you’re drinking a lot of water being in the heat all day. Canadians melt in weather like that. Enjoy your week!

Ha. Lesley. If I weren’t so preoccupied lately, I’d write a post to explain. After I get a few things out of the way this week, I’ll write about it. Summer sort of took off in a way I didn’t expect … and I leave soon for Calif., second week of August. It’ll probably be quieter there! I hope you’re doing well … and enjoying the summer. Hot temps are going to hit the Pacific Northwest the news says …. stay cool in your cove.

Thanks Carmen : Your reading is going great. Such good/high quality reads too! Thx for the info on Fitzgerald’s book. It seems you are liking the Saunders collection well enough. I’d like to read it especially the dystopian title story.
I too liked Darkest Hour a lot, a bit more than Churchill but I liked both. Enjoy your week.

My original comment said something about both movies but I edited it. Anyway, Churchill adhered more to the historical facts, with the PM drinking heavily and what not, but I liked Darkest Hour best; it is the sort of inspirational script designed to win awards. Out of the three Penelope Fitzgerald’s novels I read I liked The Beginning of Spring best; it is bubbly and very funny. Keep in mind that she wrote sort of plot-less like, but I think you will enjoy that one if you give it a try. Another plus is that it’s very short. Saunders’ latest is called Liberation Day: Stories, with “Liberation Day” being the first story (a little sci-fi/dystopian). The collection is short and reads super fast, some stories are funny, the first one definitely is not. Hopefully I’ll finish tomorrow. Yes, I’m on a roll reading-wise (fingers crossed). By year’s end I will have had my second best reading year since I started keeping records in 2010 (37 books). It’s not much by your standards, or most people’s in the blogosphere, but it is a big change of pace for me. Happy reading to you as well!