Thus begins a new series at Douillet Corner, in honor of night owl habits.
A while back I had an apocalyptic moment wherein I was convinced I would run out out of good books to read and not be able to find anything of quality amongst all the latest crap on the bookshelves.
But then an old professor of mine wrote that her new book had just been published, so I went out for a copy right away. Then, on this same professor's blog, I read a guest post by another author whose book sounded AWESOME, so I trounced out to get that. And so it went, a newspaper article here, a random recommendation there...I mentally slapped myself and hauled my whiny butt to the library to get everything that sounded good.
I decided to make a list of everything I've been reading for the past few months in case any one else has been apoplectic about reading material. Obviously there's not a lot of chick lit on these pages, but even if you're not a typical SF/F fan, there will be plenty to choose from if you're looking for a good bedtime story.
In honor of my long ago mental slap, let's start with "Blood Work" by Holly Tucker. Holly was one of my French professors at Vanderbilt, and she is the coolest geek I know. Seriously, check out her blog Wonders and Marvels: A Community for Curious Minds Who Love History, Odd Stories and Good Reads sometime.
With topics like "What Was Cleopatra Like As A Mother," "The Big Scrum: How Teddy Roosevelt Saved Football," and "What Romans Used for Toilet Paper," it's a fabulous, entertaining combo of history, medicine, science and science fiction, all wrapped up in a package of amazing writing.
Bloodtastically,
-kK le Nacht Owl
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