{"id":13441,"date":"2020-01-01T10:32:46","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T17:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/macblaze.ca\/?p=13441"},"modified":"2020-01-03T14:34:30","modified_gmt":"2020-01-03T21:34:30","slug":"last-books-of-the-decade-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/?p=13441","title":{"rendered":"Last Books of the decade: 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well it’s that time again. I am a little late this year as I haven’t actually written anything before New Years day \u2014 as a result additional commentary might not be all that well thought out. But as The Raes said back in 1978, Que sera, sera<\/em>. So without further adieu, here is what I read in 2019:<\/p>\n

Books 2019<\/h2>\n

January (10)<\/h4>\n

The Gate Thief<\/em><\/strong> Orson Scott Card (2013)
\nMithermage<\/strong> Book 2 – ebook;<\/p>\n

Gatefather<\/em><\/strong> Orson Scott Card (2015)
\nMithermage<\/strong> Book 3 – ebook;<\/p>\n

The Consuming Fire<\/em><\/strong> John Scazi (2018)
\nThe Interdependency<\/strong> Book 2 – ebook;<\/p>\n

Friendly Fire<\/em><\/strong> Dale Lucas (2018)
\nFifth Ward<\/strong> Book 2 – ebook;<\/p>\n

The Gap into Conflict: The Real Story<\/em><\/strong> Stephen R Donaldson (1990)
\nThe Gap Cycle<\/strong> Book 1 – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

The Gap into Vision: Forbidden Knowledge<\/em><\/strong> Stephen R Donaldson (1991)
\nThe Gap Cycle<\/strong> Book 2 – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

Stand by for Mars<\/em><\/strong> Carey Rockwell (1952)
\nTom Corbett: Space Cadet<\/strong> Book 1 – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

The Gap into Power: A Dark and Hungry God Arises<\/em><\/strong> Stephen R Donaldson (1992)
\nThe Gap Cycle<\/strong> Book 3 – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

The Gap into Madness: Chaos and Order<\/em><\/strong> Stephen R Donaldson (1994)
\nThe Gap Cycle<\/strong> Book 4 – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

Major Barbara<\/em><\/strong> George Bernard Shaw (1905)
\n– ebook; reread<\/p>\n

February (10)<\/h4>\n

The Gap into Ruin: This Day All Gods Die<\/em><\/strong> Stephen R Donaldson (1996)
\nThe Gap Cycle<\/strong> Book 5 – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

Six Characters in Search of an Author<\/em><\/strong> Luigi Pirandello (1921)
\n– ebook; reread<\/p>\n

Star Hunter<\/em><\/strong> Andre Norton (1961)
\n– ebook;<\/p>\n

The Armored Saint<\/em><\/strong> Myke Cole (2018)
\nThe Sacred Throne<\/strong> Book 1 – ebook;<\/p>\n

Our American Cousin<\/em><\/strong> Tom Taylor (1858)
\n– ebook;<\/p>\n

Firebird<\/em><\/strong> Jack McDevitt (2011)
\nAlex Benedict<\/strong> Book 6 – ebook;<\/p>\n

The Queen of Crows<\/em><\/strong> Myke Cole (2018)
\nThe Sacred Throne<\/strong> Book 2 – ebook;<\/p>\n

Pygmalion<\/em><\/strong> George Bernard Shaw (1913)
\n– ebook;<\/p>\n

An Ember in the Ashes<\/em><\/strong> Sabaa Tahir (2015)
\nAn Ember in the Ashes<\/strong> Book 1 – ebook;<\/p>\n

A Torch Against the Night<\/em><\/strong> Sabaa Tahir (2016)
\nAn Ember in the Ashes<\/strong> Book 2 – ebook;<\/p>\n

March (13)<\/h4>\n

A Reaper at the Gates<\/em><\/strong> Sabaa Tahir (2018)
\nAn Ember in the Ashes<\/strong> Book 3 – ebook;<\/p>\n

Coming Home<\/em><\/strong> Jack McDevitt (2014)
\nAlex Benedict<\/strong> Book 7 – ebook;<\/p>\n

Short Fiction<\/em><\/strong> Ivan Bunin (1907)
\n– ebook;<\/p>\n

The Second Mrs. Tanqueray<\/em><\/strong> Arthur Pinero (1893)
\n– ebook; reread<\/p>\n

Chanur’s Venture<\/em><\/strong> C.J. Cherryh (1984)
\nChanur<\/strong> Book 2 – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

Sing the Four Quarters<\/em><\/strong> Tanya Huff (1994)
\nQuarters<\/strong> Book 1 – ebook;<\/p>\n

Dr Faustus<\/em><\/strong> Christopher Marlowe (1604)
\n– ebook; reread<\/p>\n

Under a Graveyard Sky<\/em><\/strong> John Ringo (2013)
\nBlack Tide Rising<\/strong> Book 1 – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

To Sail a Darkling Sea<\/em><\/strong> John Ringo (2014)
\nBlack Tide Rising<\/strong> Book 2 – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

Islands of Rage and Hope<\/em><\/strong> John Ringo (2014)
\nBlack Tide Rising<\/strong> Book 3 – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

Strands of Sorrow<\/em><\/strong> John Ringo (2015)
\nBlack Tide Rising<\/strong> Book 4 – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

Fifth Quarter<\/em><\/strong> Tanya Huff (1995)
\nQuarters<\/strong> Book 2 – ebook;<\/p>\n

No Quarter<\/em><\/strong> Tanya Huff (1996)
\nQuarters<\/strong> Book 3 – ebook;<\/p>\n

April (18)<\/h4>\n

The Alchemist<\/em><\/strong> Ben Jonson (1610)
\n– ebook; reread<\/p>\n

Alice Payne Rides<\/em><\/strong> Kate Heartfield (2019)
\nAlice Payne<\/strong> Book 2 – ebook;<\/p>\n

A Memory Called Empire<\/em><\/strong> Arkady Martine (2019)
\nTeixcalaan<\/strong> Book 1 – ebook;<\/p>\n

Shards of Honor<\/em><\/strong> Lois McMaster Bujold (1986)
\nVorkosigan<\/strong> Book 1 – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

Barrayar<\/em><\/strong> Lois McMaster Bujold (1991)
\nVorkosigan<\/strong> Book 2 – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

The Warriors Apprentice<\/em><\/strong> Lois McMaster Bujold (1986)
\nVorkosigan<\/strong> Book 3 – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

Mountains of Mourning<\/em><\/strong> Lois McMaster Bujold (1989)
\nVorkosigan<\/strong> Book 4 – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

The Vor Game<\/em><\/strong> Lois McMaster Bujold (1990)
\nVorkosigan<\/strong> Book 5 – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

Ceteganda<\/em><\/strong> Lois McMaster Bujold (1995)
\nVorkosigan<\/strong> Book 6 – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

Borders of Infinity<\/em><\/strong> Lois McMaster Bujold (1989)
\nVorkosigan<\/strong> Book 7 – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

Brothers in Arms<\/em><\/strong> Lois McMaster Bujold (1989)
\nVorkosigan<\/strong> Book 8 – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

Ethan of Athos<\/em><\/strong> Lois McMaster Bujold (1986)
\nVorkosigan<\/strong> Book 6.5 – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

Mirror Dance<\/em><\/strong> Lois McMaster Bujold (1994)
\nVorkosigan<\/strong> Book 9 – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

Memory<\/em><\/strong> Lois McMaster Bujold (1996)
\nVorkosigan<\/strong> Book 10 – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

Komarr<\/em><\/strong> Lois McMaster Bujold (1998)
\nVorkosigan<\/strong> Book 11 – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

A Civil Campaign<\/em><\/strong> Lois McMaster Bujold (2000)
\nVorkosigan<\/strong> Book 12 – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

Winterfair Gifts<\/em><\/strong> Lois McMaster Bujold (2004)
\nVorkosigan<\/strong> Book 12.5 – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

Diplomatic Immunity<\/em><\/strong> Lois McMaster Bujold (2002)
\nVorkosigan<\/strong> Book 13 – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

May (15)<\/h4>\n

Cryoburn<\/em><\/strong> Lois McMaster Bujold (2010)
\nVorkosigan<\/strong> Book 14 – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

Captain Vorpatril’s Alliance<\/em><\/strong> Lois McMaster Bujold (2012)
\nVorkosigan<\/strong> Book 15 – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

The Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen<\/em><\/strong> Lois McMaster Bujold (2016)
\nVorkosigan<\/strong> Book 16 – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

The Flowers of Vashnoi<\/em><\/strong> Lois McMaster Bujold (2018)
\nVorkosigan<\/strong> Book 16.5 – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

A Passage of Stars<\/em><\/strong> Kate Elliot (1990)
\nHighroads<\/strong> Book 1 – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

Revolution’s Shore<\/em><\/strong> Kate Elliot (1990)
\nHighroads<\/strong> Book 2 – ebook;<\/p>\n

The Price of Ransom<\/em><\/strong> Kate Elliot (1990)
\nHighroads<\/strong> Book 3 – ebook;<\/p>\n

Falling Free<\/em><\/strong> Lois McMaster Bujold (1998)
\n– ebook; reread<\/p>\n

Finders<\/em><\/strong> Melissa Scott (2018)
\nFirstborn, Lastborn Series<\/strong> Book 1 – ebook;<\/p>\n

The Cloud Roads<\/em><\/strong> Martha Wells (2011)
\nRaksura<\/strong> Book 1 – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

The Serpent Sea<\/em><\/strong> Martha Wells (2012)
\nRaksura<\/strong> Book 2 – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

The Siren Depths<\/em><\/strong> Martha Wells (2012)
\nRaksura<\/strong> Book 3 – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

The Edge of Worlds<\/em><\/strong> Martha Wells (2016)
\nRaksura<\/strong> Book 4 – ebook;<\/p>\n

Blackcollar<\/em><\/strong> Timothy Zahn (1983)
\nBlackcollar<\/strong> Book 1 – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

Backlash Mission<\/em><\/strong> Timothy Zahn (1986)
\nBlackcollar<\/strong> Book 2 – ebook;<\/p>\n

June (6)<\/h4>\n

Tarnsman of Gor<\/em><\/strong> John Norman (1966)
\nGor<\/strong> Book 1 – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

Spinning Silver<\/em><\/strong> Naomi Novik (2018)
\n– ebook;<\/p>\n

Cold Welcome<\/em><\/strong> Elizabeth Moon (2017)
\nVatta’s Peace<\/strong> Book 1 – ebook;<\/p>\n

Into the Fire<\/em><\/strong> Elizabeth Moon (2018)
\nVatta’s Peace<\/strong> Book 2 – ebook;<\/p>\n

Ancestral Nights<\/em><\/strong> Elizabeth Bear (2018)
\nWhite Space<\/strong> Book 1 – ebook;<\/p>\n

Starless<\/em><\/strong> Jacqueline Carey (2018)
\n– ebook;<\/p>\n

July (10)<\/h4>\n

Madness in Solidar<\/em><\/strong> L. E. Modesitt Jr. (2015)
\nThe Imager Portfolio<\/strong> Book 9 – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

Treachery’s Tools<\/em><\/strong> L. E. Modesitt Jr. (2016)
\nThe Imager Portfolio<\/strong> Book 10 – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

Assassin’s Price<\/em><\/strong> L. E. Modesitt Jr. (2017)
\nThe Imager Portfolio<\/strong> Book 11 – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

Endgames<\/em><\/strong> L. E. Modesitt Jr. (2019)
\nThe Imager Portfolio<\/strong> Book 12 – ebook;<\/p>\n

Short Fiction<\/em><\/strong> Mack Reynolds (2019)
\n– ebook;<\/p>\n

Imager<\/em><\/strong> L. E. Modesitt Jr. (2009)
\nThe Imager Portfolio<\/strong> Book 1 – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

Imager’s Challenge<\/em><\/strong> L. E. Modesitt Jr. (2009)
\nThe Imager Portfolio<\/strong> Book 2 – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

Imager’s Intrigue<\/em><\/strong> L. E. Modesitt Jr. (2010)
\nThe Imager Portfolio<\/strong> Book 3 – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

The Merry Wives of Windsor<\/em><\/strong> William Shakespeare (1605)
\n– ebook;<\/p>\n

Terminal Uprising<\/em><\/strong> Jim C. Hines (2019)
\nJanitors of the Post-Apocalypse<\/strong> Book 2 – ebook;<\/p>\n

August (10)<\/h4>\n

Octavia Gone<\/em><\/strong> Jack McDevitt (2019)
\nAlex Benedict<\/strong> Book 8 – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

Henry V<\/em><\/strong> William Shakespeare (1599)
\n– ebook; reread<\/p>\n

Merchanter’s Luck<\/em><\/strong> C.J. Cherryh (1982)
\nAlliance-Union<\/strong>– ebook; reread<\/p>\n

Finity’s End<\/em><\/strong> C.J. Cherryh (1997)
\nAlliance-Union<\/strong> – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

Empress of Forever<\/em><\/strong> Max Gladstone (2019)
\n– ebook;<\/p>\n

Warhorse<\/em><\/strong> Timothy Zahn (1990)
\n– ebook; reread<\/p>\n

Pawn<\/em><\/strong> Timothy Zahn (2018)
\nSibyl’s War<\/strong> Book 1 – ebook;<\/p>\n

The Orphans of Raspay<\/em><\/strong> Lois McMaster Bujold (2019)
\nPenric and Desdemona<\/strong> Book 7 – ebook;<\/p>\n

Red Sister<\/em><\/strong> Mark Lawrence (2017)
\nBook of the Ancestors<\/strong> Book 1 – ebook;<\/p>\n

Grey Sister<\/em><\/strong> Mark Lawrence (2018)
\nBook of the Ancestors<\/strong> Book 2 – ebook;<\/p>\n

September (7)<\/h4>\n

Rimrunners<\/em><\/strong> C.J. Cherryh (1989)
\nAlliance-Union<\/strong> – ebook;<\/p>\n

Nevernight<\/em><\/strong> Jay Kristoff (2016)
\nThe Nevernight Chronicle<\/strong> Book 1 – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

Godsgrave<\/em><\/strong> Jay Kristoff (2017)
\nThe Nevernight Chronicle<\/strong> Book 2 – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

The Jeeves Stories<\/em><\/strong> P.G. Wodehouse (1920)
\n– ebook;<\/p>\n

DarkDawn<\/em><\/strong> Jay Kristoff (2019)
\nThe Nevernight Chronicle<\/strong> Book 3 – ebook;<\/p>\n

Good Company<\/em><\/strong> Dale Lucas (2019)
\nFifth Ward<\/strong> Book 3 – ebook;<\/p>\n

Holy Sister<\/em><\/strong> Mark Lawrence (2019)
\nBook of the Ancestors<\/strong> Book 3 – ebook;<\/p>\n

October (6)<\/h4>\n

Through Fiery Trials<\/em><\/strong> David Weber (2019)
\nSafehold<\/strong> Book 12 – ebook;<\/p>\n

Hammered<\/em><\/strong> Elizabeth Bear (2005)
\nJenny Casey<\/strong> Book 1 – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

Scardown<\/em><\/strong> Elizabeth Bear (2005)
\nJenny Casey<\/strong> Book 2 – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

Worldwired<\/em><\/strong> Elizabeth Bear (2005)
\nJenny Casey<\/strong> Book 3 – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

Denver is Missing<\/em><\/strong> D. F. Jones (1971)
\n– ebook; reread<\/p>\n

On the Beach<\/em><\/strong> Neville Shute (1957)
\n– ebook; reread<\/p>\n

November (11)<\/h4>\n

The End of the Matter<\/em><\/strong> Alan Dean Foster (1977)
\nPip and Flinx<\/strong> Book 4 – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

Flinx in Flux<\/em><\/strong> Alan Dean Foster (1988)
\nPip and Flinx<\/strong> Book 5 – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

Mid-Flinx<\/em><\/strong> Alan Dean Foster (1995)
\nPip and Flinx<\/strong> Book 6 – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

Reunion<\/em><\/strong> Alan Dean Foster (2001)
\nPip and Flinx<\/strong> Book 7 – ebook;<\/p>\n

Flinx’s Folly<\/em><\/strong> Alan Dean Foster (2001)
\nPip and Flinx<\/strong> Book 8 – ebook;<\/p>\n

Sliding Scales<\/em><\/strong> Alan Dean Foster (2004)
\nPip and Flinx<\/strong> Book 9 – ebook;<\/p>\n

Crystal Singer<\/em><\/strong> Anne McCaffrey (1982)
\nCrystal Singer<\/strong> Book 1 – ebook;<\/p>\n

Killashandra<\/em><\/strong> Anne McCaffrey (1985)
\nCrystal Singer<\/strong> Book 2 – ebook; reread<\/p>\n

Crystal Line<\/em><\/strong> Anne McCaffrey (1992)
\nCrystal Singer<\/strong> Book 3 – ebook;<\/p>\n

Running from the Diety<\/em><\/strong> Alan Dean Foster (2005)
\nPip and Flinx<\/strong> Book 10 – ebook;<\/p>\n

The Ruins of Gorlan<\/em><\/strong> John Flanagan (year)
\nRanger’s Apprentice<\/strong> Book 1 – ebook;<\/p>\n

December (7)<\/h4>\n

Bloodhype<\/em><\/strong> Alan Dean Foster (1973)
\nPip and Flinx<\/strong> Book 11 – ebook;<\/p>\n

Trouble Magnet<\/em><\/strong> Alan Dean Foster (2006)
\nPip and Flinx<\/strong> Book 12 – ebook;<\/p>\n

Knight<\/em><\/strong> Timothy Zahn (2019)
\nSibyl’s War<\/strong> Book 2 – ebook;<\/p>\n

Velocity Weapon<\/em><\/strong> Megan E. O’Keefe (2019)
\nThe Protectorate<\/strong> Book 1 – ebook;<\/p>\n

The Harbors of the Sun<\/em><\/strong> Martha Wells (2017)
\nRaksura<\/strong> Book 5 – ebook;<\/p>\n

Patrimony<\/em><\/strong> Alan Dean Foster (2007)
\nPip and Flinx<\/strong> Book 13 – ebook;<\/p>\n

Flinx Transcendant<\/em><\/strong> Alan Dean Foster (2008)
\nPip and Flinx<\/strong> Book 14 – ebook;<\/p>\n

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The Stats<\/h3>\n

123 books
\n64 rereads
\n0 audiobooks
\n10.25\/month, .337\/day<\/p>\n

My ebook library now sits at 735 books.<\/p>\n

This is significant because for the first time in my entire life I have a backlog of unread books to get through. Frankly I am a bit ashamed: 87 unread books! Now granted, around 31 are ebook copies of paper books I have previously read, and a further 16 are classic fiction, emergency books (like Around the World in 80 Days<\/em> or Middlemarch<\/em>) that I downloaded many years ago “just in case,” but that still leaves a whopping 40 titles I need to get through to establish some equilibrium. Time to cut down on the rereads I guess…<\/p>\n

What I Read<\/h4>\n

As usual it was primarily SF and Fantasy.  Due to my work in the Standard ebook project<\/a> I did add a bit of variety including 9 plays and 4 non-sf\/f titles which included a massive collection of depressing, yet fascinating Russian short stories and  a bunch of the original Jeeves stories. I commend both to your attention.<\/p>\n

Significant among the rereads were Stephen R Donaldson’s Gap Cycle<\/em> which, while I was among the legion of Thomas Covenant<\/em> fanboys back in the day,  seem to me to be a much better work and certainly more able to stand the test of time. I also revisited Elizabeth Bear’s first published books, the Jenny Casey<\/em> series which were still great though they bore the rough edges of a new writer. I say this only because she has gone on to become probably my most revered author of the modern age\u2014man that woman can spin a good story… again and again… and again. I also reread the entire Bujold Miles Vorkosigan<\/em> tale, all 16 books with associated side stories and novels, and John Ringo’s Black Tide Rising<\/em> zombie apocalypse trilogy \u2014 both of which were as enjoyable as ever.<\/p>\n

I did reread and then finish off two series: the first was Martha Wells’ Rakusa<\/em> where I reread the first three books and finished off the last two. I have to say it was ok, but paled in comparison to much more excellent Murderbot<\/em> series of novellas. Part of that is that the Rakusa novels had a very clunky, episodic feel\u2014I admit to being a bit nervous about the forthcoming Murderbot novel…maybe her fort\u00e9 is shorter fiction? Speaking of test of time, the second series I finished off definitely suffered, although I don’t know if that was me or the books. I first encountered Alan Dean Foster’s Flinx and his sidekick minidrag Pip back in the late 70s. It was certainly some of the earliest SF I ever read. I faithfully read along as he published new novels until about 1995 (Book 6) and then sort of dropped the ball for almost 25 years. As of today I have one more to read (Strange Music<\/em>, Book 15, published in 2017) and then I assume he is done. What started as  a sort of advanced YA morphed into a more adult-oriented series but I  am not sure the style suited it. Suffice it to say I was not as enamoured of the later books and even the early ones reread a bit less than my expectations\/memories.<\/p>\n

Another eye opener was my decision to reread the Tarnsman of Gor<\/em> which was the first in the Gor<\/em> series written by John Norman. Written in the style of Burroughs’ Barsoom books, they are definitely not <\/em>recommended<\/i> for any reader that can’t situate themselves in a 50s or 60s mindset. Seriously. They would probably cause a brain aneurism for most younger, modern readers. And while the first one isn’t that bad, I seem to remember that by Book 8 or 9 he started to spend whole chapters talking about the natural servility of women and other pretty ridiculous theologies. It was good to remind myself of the past, but I find myself pretty settled in the future now, thank-you very much.<\/p>\n

One last word on the past. I edited a collection of Mack Reynolds stories<\/a> for Standard Ebooks. Written in the 50s mostly for SF rags, they are a pretty amazing look into the future of human political systems and technology. I was truly impressed about how much he got right. An underrated author if you ask me.<\/p>\n

Modern SF<\/h3>\n

One last bit on the theme. It occurred to me this year that modern Science fiction and Fantasy these days (let’s say the last 15 or so years) is a lot tighter and better written than the older stuff. I am too lazy to seriously look at what that means or why it is (I left that all behind with my English degree) but overall the craftsmanship is way up. I am sure a lot of that is the people in the trade these days\u2014both writers and editors\u2014 are standing on the shoulders of giants, and that the freeing of the publishing world from the oppressive yoke of traditional publishing has contributed to greater exposure for authors. (Note<\/b>: I am being extremely sarcastic about the oppressive yoke bit, but not about the potential contribution. See Hugh Howey and Andy Weir.)<\/p>\n

Whatever the reasons, I have found a new interest in fantasy, an interest which had almost died out with the never-ending, multi-book, soap opera-like series that had dominated the market that last bunch of years, and I was delighted several times this past year with authors like Sabaa Tahir, Mark Lawrence and Jay Kristoff. Even the now venerable Jacqueline Carey stretched her wings with a most excellent stand-alone novel: Starless<\/em>. <\/p>\n

And the SF has  kicked it up a notch too; check out some truly “novel” and exciting stuff by people like Arkady Martine and Megan E. O’Keefe.<\/p>\n

All this to say, I am enjoying the new crop of my chosen genre’s publishing efforts. Congratulations to each every one of you that has contributed to what I will deign to call a resurgence \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

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C’est tout. As I said I am behind times so hopefully you can already catch Leslie’s 2019 book & music list here<\/a> and the one, the only, the original Earl’s list here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Links to previous years book posts:<\/p>\n