Today’s prompt from Long & Short Reviews is: do we follow celebrity gossip? I do follow a few celebrities on instagram, but they’re mostly musicians and their shared media is largely music clips — with the exception of Morgan Wade’s pictures of her dog Chop.
WHAT have you finished reading recently? Grease: The Phenomenon a history of the “Grease” stage show and movie. Why this was not called Grease is the Word is beyond me.
WHAT are you reading now? The Summer Before the War. Still plodding through Congress for Dummies. Also Grease, the original book! (Well, almost original. It’s an edition that has Travolta & Newton-John on the cover, but I’m pretty sure the story is original.)
WHAT are you reading next? The Wild Kingdom of Chernobyl, as soon as I rescue it from the post office.
Additionally, Vero @ Dark Shelf of Wonders just did a mid-year book tag, which I’ll be following in part — omitting questions like “Your Favorite Fictional Crush”, because that does not happen.
What is your favorite book from this year, so far?
Ty Cobb: A Terrible Beauty, Charles Leehrson. A comprehensive biography that reclaims the Peach from libel.
Favorite sequel for this year?
Shelli: MurderMind, Doug Brode
New release you haven’t read this year but want to?
Uncharted, a history of the 2024 election. Started this one.
Most Anticipated Release For The Second Half of 2024?
King of Kings: The Iranian Revolution: A Story of Hubris, Delusion and Catastrophic Miscalculation, Scott Anderson.
New favorite author?
Gosh, that’s a tough one. Let’s see..
Boy, oh boy, who could I pick?
Newest favorite character?
Between Joe Pickett & Nate Romanowski, both from the Pickett series by CJ Box.
Reading Freely 
I forgot about Instagram. I love dogs. If reincarnation is real, I’d like to come back as a celebrity’s dog. Maybe Lisa Vanderoump’s pooch. They’re so loved and spoiled. What could be better? 😂
Funny you should mention that juxtaposition — instagram, or at least mine, is running over with funny dog videos.
I never knew there was a Grease book. It also looks like you’ve read a lot by CJ Box this year. I haven’t heard of them but it’s always wonderful catching up on books by an author who works for you.
So far I am enjoying it!
Glad to hear it 😊
I like it when musicians share snippets of their new music online.
Musicians are fun to follow online for the reason you cited, Judy. I don’t follow many. My goal is to reduce by at least half the amount of time I spend online, which includes social media.
Your books sounds interesting, Judy. Hope you enjoy them all. Thanks for visiting my blog today.
This is what happens when you open to tabs at once and think you are chatting with one blogger when it is another. Sorry, Stephen.
At the library I’ve been called Clay, Sean, Jason, Christopher, and a few others — but Judy is a first! XD