Comments on: More Virtual Days

By: Susan

Susan — Sun, 17 May 2020 22:35:01 +0000

Hi Anne: yeah lighter fare is good now. Summer is almost here anyways … and back deck reading is on the horizon. No need for heavy stuff … enjoy your books.

By: Susan

Susan — Sun, 17 May 2020 22:33:09 +0000

In reply to Catherine.

Hi Catherine — so glad you are liking the Rodham novel, woohoo! Excellent. I like vetting some of these new ones thru you. Too bad about The Glass Hotel but I will probably get to it sometime later just to check out. We’ll see about the new online BEA … if it’s ever in Chicago again … I would likely go. Remember Kenny Loggins singing Footloose there at BEA? Funny. Meanwhile stay well and keep away from those militia types in Mich. What a world?!?

By: Anne@HeadFullofBooks

Anne@HeadFullofBooks — Sun, 17 May 2020 20:07:20 +0000

I’m interested in Emily St. John Mandel’s new book: The Glass Hotel but right now I am sticking to lighter fare, in fact I am in the middle of the sequel to Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. Can’t get much light than that.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Sun, 17 May 2020 14:30:47 +0000

Oh my gosh, you were at BEA in Chicago?! So was I! That makes me sad. It would have been so nice to meet you, but maybe that day will still come. As for life in MI, you already know how I’m doing! Befuddled and infuriated by idiots who think their “civil liberties” are more important than anyone else’s health.

I read both of those books and largely felt the way you did. Mandel is a twisty writer and the fact that she followed up Montreal with Station Eleven is testament to her growth. I wish I liked Glass Hotel as much, but I just didn’t. The threads never tied back together for me.

I’m almost finished with Curtis Sittenfeld’s Rodham and it is so good. Except that the way she’s moving towards the ending is giving me a tension headache. The foreshadowing is so strong. Which is all I can say without spoilers.

By: Susan

Susan — Sat, 16 May 2020 22:56:47 +0000

In reply to Aj @ Read All The Things!.

Hey AJ … yeah these streaming book events are pretty excellent. I’m a fan of the Tattered Cover too … and lived in Colorado once long ago. I think it’s great to still get to experience it … from afar. It’s a great bookstore that I hope will keep going despite all these hardships.

By: Susan

Susan — Sat, 16 May 2020 22:53:39 +0000

In reply to Deb Nance at Readerbuzz. Hi Deb, yeah I'm glad to check out the virtual BookExpo too. It'll be good for people who've never experienced it before as well as the Expo veterans. I was stunned when I went in 2016 about how many books I brought home .... I needed a whole other suitcase!

By: Aj @ Read All The Things!

Aj @ Read All The Things! — Sat, 16 May 2020 16:36:53 +0000

I’ve never been to BookExpo, but maybe now I can go! I love the Tattered Cover bookstore. I sometimes go to their events in person, so I’m glad they’re streaming.

By: Deb Nance at Readerbuzz

Deb Nance at Readerbuzz — Fri, 15 May 2020 20:57:24 +0000

I’d not heard BookExpo would be online and free. I’ve been to BookExpo two times, once in Chicago and once in NYC. I heard more authors speak at BookExpo than I’ve ever seen in one place at one time. I almost planned a trip to BookExpo this year. Now it looks like I will be able to attend, at least virtually.

By: Susan

Susan — Fri, 15 May 2020 20:48:53 +0000

In reply to JoAnn @ Gulfside Musing. Hey JoAnn, it's nice your beach will remain quiet for awhile longer. I wore a mask today (like others) at Home Depot's outside garden center and felt better about it. Only a few got to go into the area at a time. Seemed sensible. You'll be glad to know that Writers & Lovers is much different than Euphoria and you wouldn't even know they are written by the same author. As for BookExpo Online, I hope there will some interesting events & talks. Take care.

By: JoAnn @ Gulfside Musing

JoAnn @ Gulfside Musing — Fri, 15 May 2020 18:30:55 +0000

Florida is opening up, maybe a little too quickly, but that remains to be seen. Our city beach parking lots will remain closed until June 1, so basically beaches are closed to nonresidents who cannot bike or walk to get there. Restaurants seem to be picking up, but not all are requiring servers to wear masks. I’m ready to do more take-out, but not ready to dine out just yet.

You have me rethinking Writers & Lovers. I wasn’t a big fan of Euphoria, but am now curious about her new one. Last Night in Montreal has been on my wish list for some time.

Book Expo always sounds so appealing, but I’ve never been. Will definitely check and see what’s available online. Thanks for mentioning it!