Since yesterday's post was so long, I'll keep today's post short!
First, remember I have a copy Andrew Dickson's just released Worlds Elsewhere: Journeys Around Shakespeare's Globe to give away (US residents only this time around, I'm afraid). Just leave a comment on this post though the end of today, and I will be drawing a name tomorrow! This year is the 400th Anniversary of Shakespeare's death, so a little attention and fanfare is surely in order!
Tomorrow, Saturday April 30 is Indie Bookstore Day, did you know? There are not many indie bookstores in Omaha anymore, but I will try and do my part and perhaps stop by my favorite indie used bookstore and see what temptations might come my way (never a problem there!).
It seems a little early for this but Booklist is getting a head start on the year's best crime (so far?). And just ten of the best crime novels for youth. What happens when you have already looked at a number of books on the list and on that first perusal they just didn't quite appeal? Should I give a few of them a go anyway, because maybe I just didn't give them a chance? Always a conundrum when it comes to prize and 'best of' lists. I tend to mostly choose books based on my own mood and desires rather than something I have simply heard really good things about. I should read more outside my comfort zone, and I do try--I wonder sometimes what good books I am missing.
Not on the list above but a case in point as I keep hearing about it all over the place is Laura Lippman's newest standalone, Wilde Lake, which comes out next week.
In keeping with the detective fiction theme I found an interesting article on Women Detectives in Fact and Fiction via Literary Hub. They always have a very eclectic range of bookish topics. Often they seem more highbrow than lowbrow but sometimes they surprise me by their variety.
So, I had mixed feelings about Paula Hawkins's The Girl on the Train, but I am very curious about the film. Maybe it's a story that will work for me better on the big screen? You can see the trailer here.
I've not been sharing my needlework progress of late as there has been no progress sadly. I am so close to completing my poor winter sampler. I am going to try and carve out stitching time this weekend no matter what! I have Spring started but at the rate I am working I fear it will be summer before I make any decent progress. And then there is this mystery sampler that starts in June for a Halloween design (and if I did it and stuck with it, I could have a finished sampler by the time the holiday rolls around . . .). It sounds like fun, but should I spurge and do it? You get monthly installments and watch the design emerge with each new chart. Like a serial read, only with stitching! Hmm.
Thank goodness it is the weekend as it has been a grey, dreary week and I have been feeling particularly grumpy. Maybe this is the book I should pick up and read to fit my mood!