Readerbuzz: The Sunday Salon: Of Human Bondage, the Yamboree, and Richard Powers Comes to Houston

Welcome!

I'm happy you joined us here at the Sunday Salon.

What is the Sunday Salon? The Sunday Salon is a place to link up and share what we have been doing during the week plus it's a great way to visit other blogs and join in the conversations going on there.

Annie and Wyatt with me at the East Texas Yamboree

We drove home from Big Sandy last Sunday, and I think I spent the rest of the week trying to recover from eight days spent babysitting our grandkids.

I'm trying to decide which is more exhausting, taking care of 100 chickens or two children.

Tired, but happy.

What I Read Last Week:

Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham

What I'm Reading Now:

Playground: A Novel by Richard Powers

Zen and Zen Classics by R. H. Blyth

Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier by Arthur C. Brooks and Oprah Winfrey

The Magic of Oz by L. Frank Baum

It's time for Dewey's 24-Hour Readathon. It seems most active on Facebook, and the website hasn't been updated from the Reverse Readathon last summer, so I plan to simply read, and maybe visit bloggers that post their links on FB.

Dewey's 24-Hour Readathon Closing Survey

1. How many books did you read during this readathon? Did you have any favorites? How many books did you finish?

I finished Playground by Richard Powers.

2. Did you accomplish your goals for this readathon?

I wish I had visited more blogs, but I will do that today.

3. How did your snacks and meals work out? Are there things you would change about the food and beverages side of your readathon for next time? .

How did I forget ice cream?!

4. Did you enjoy this readathon? What was the most successful part of your readathon? What would you change for next time?

I wish there was a signup page. Maybe I will do that next time.

5. Will you be continuing your readathon reading past the end of our official readathon?

I shall.

What I Posted Last Week Here at Readerbuzz:

The Sunday Salon: Headed Home from Big Sandy

How My Reading Habits Have Changed Over Time

Comfy Cozy Cinema: Dial M for Murder

Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham

November is coming soon, and that means a lot of book blogging events. Last year I participated in Nonfiction November and Novellas in November. This year I am hoping to try SciFi Month along with Nonfiction November.

For my own reference, I'm noting below the books I might read and links to the host blogs.

Week 1 (10/28-11/1) Your Year in Nonfiction. Liz, who blogs at Adventures in reading, running and working from home, is an editor, transcriber, reader, reviewer, writer and runner. She likes reading literary fiction and nonfiction, travel and biography.

Week 2 (11/4-11/8) Choosing Nonfiction. Frances blogs about the books she has read at Volatile Rune and is a published poet, reviewer, sometime storyteller and novelist.

Week 3 (11/11-11/15) Book Pairings. Heather of Based on a True Story lives in Ohio with her husband, surrounded by lots and lots of critters!

Week 4 (11/18-11/22) Mind Openers. Rebekah reviews social justice books on She Seeks Nonfiction. She is a Pittsburgh-based activist, graphic designer, and cat parent.

Week 5 (11/25-11/29) New To My TBR. Deb, who blogs at Readerbuzz, is a Texas librarian-for-life who swims, rides her bike, draws, writes, and loves to read nonfiction-that-reads-like-fiction, literary fiction, classics, and children’s picture books.

What I might read for Nonfiction November 2024:

Christ Stopped at Eboli by Carlo Levi
Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes by Robert Louis Stevenson
Build the Life You Want by Arthur C. Brooks
Bite by Bite: Nourishments and Jamborees by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore by Evan Friss
What I Ate in One Year by Stanley Tucci
Zen and Zen Classics by R. L. Blyth

SciFiMonth is an annual celebration of science fiction across all channels, hosted by our most excellent captains imyril of There’s Always Room for One More and Lisa of Dear Geek Place and their lieutenants Annemieke of A Dance with Books and Mayri of bookforger.

Whichever channel(s) you decide to join us on, we ask that you use the hashtag #scifimonth2024 wherever possible to help us keep track of your posts.

What I might read for SciFi Month 2024:

Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
A Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
Necromancer by William Gibson
Orbital by Samantha Harvey
Ringworld by Larry Niven

Are you planning to participate in any of the November events?

I began to list 3 Good Things every day during the pandemic. Now I've established a regular routine of writing down my 3 Good Things. Here are 3 Good Things from last week: