Category Archives: General

WWW Wednesday & Social Media Book Reccommendations

Posted on April 16, 2025 by smellincoffee

WHAT have you finished reading recently? The Disappeared, C.J. Box WHAT are you reading presently? Wolf Pack, CJ Box; CS Lewis Investigates: Mystery at Rake Hall. WHAT are you reading next? Realistically, Long Range by CJ Box. I have seven … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday

Posted on April 15, 2025 by smellincoffee

Normally, he never took much notice of what a female student was wearing. That way danger lay, even if you were saying something gallant about their outfit. And Jack Lewis wasn’t that kind of man. (C.S. Lewis Investigates: MYSTERY AT … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday

Posted on April 8, 2025 by smellincoffee

Doubtless, at that moment he was blinking round him at the sky, as though wondering why he was there at all, and looking as if he were bewildered to find himself skilful enough to fly an aeroplane at all. In … Continue reading →

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Alabama honors the Marquis de Lafayette!

Posted on April 5, 2025 by smellincoffee

Two hundred years ago today the Marquis de Lafayette, as part of a tour of the rapidly-expanding United States, visited the capital of Alabama, Cahawba. Sitting at the convergence of the Alabama and Cahawba rivers, this river city was the … Continue reading →

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WWW Wednesday

Posted on April 2, 2025 by smellincoffee

WHAT have you finished reading recently? The Last Man in Europe, a fictional biography of George Orwell. WHAT are you reading now? Real England: Battle Against the Bland, Paul Kingsnorth. On the commercial homogenization of England and those who are … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Books You’d Be a Fool Not To Read

Posted on April 1, 2025 by smellincoffee

Today’s TTT is a nod to April Fools, so I’m going to spotlight some books I’ve tagged as humor. But first, teases! In May 2013, The Guardian reported that a 60-year-old fisherman had died in Belarus after being bitten by … Continue reading →

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March 2025 in Review

Posted on March 31, 2025 by smellincoffee

Well, there’s no doubt about what March will be remembered for: my discovering CJ Box’s “Joe Pickett” series and instantly becoming hooked on it. I started the month in a mild funk, burned out a little by some of the … Continue reading →

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WWW Wednesday + Favorite Comfort Foods

Posted on March 26, 2025 by smellincoffee

WHAT is the last thing you finished reading? Images of America: Fenway Park, various authors. WHAT are you reading now? The Innovaters, Walter Isaacson; Fenway 1912, Glenn Stout; and Cold Wind, CJ box. WHAT are you reading next? I’m focusing … Continue reading →

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Top (Last) Ten Kindle Previews

Posted on March 25, 2025 by smellincoffee

Today’s TTT is about DNF’s, but I don’t DNF that often and am going to share the last ten books I ordered a Kindle preview for, instead. But first, the Tuesday tease! “Please remove your weapon. Civilized people don’t eat … Continue reading →

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WWW Wednesday & Favorite media

Posted on March 19, 2025 by smellincoffee

Today’s prompt from Long and Short reviews is “favorite websites\podcasts\blogs“. I think I’ll focus on podcasts, since I did a TTT freebie on substacks not long ago. But first, WWW Wednesday! WHAT have you finished reading recently? Out of Range, … Continue reading →

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