A collage of the books I planned to read in October, with the books I've read so far flagged. The next paragraph of the post lists them, so I won't list them here. No need to make you list to that twice.

My OcTBR Reading Challenge – Update

The more targeted approach to tackling my To-Read pile inspired by the folks at The OcTBR Challenge has resulted in me reading a ton of great books this month. In today’s post, I’ll tell you about four of them.

Introducing the Caterpickles Bookstore and a word about affiliate links on Caterpickles

During the COVID-19 pandemic, it came to my attention that while Amazon continues to be fine, independent booksellers are suffering. That’s why I decided to become a Bookshop.org affiliate. Starting today, my book reviews may contain affiliate links to Bookshop.org, an online bookstore that provides financial support to independent bookstores nationwide. I’ve also added a new Caterpickles Bookstore Learn more about Bookshop.org, affiliate links on Caterpickles, and the new Caterpickles Bookstore.

My OcTBR Reading Challenge

Eighty-seven years ago, I decided that my resolution for 2020 would be to deal with my 45-book high Currently Reading tower. Good news? I’ve gotten the pile down to a mere 28 books. Bad news? It’s October. Time to kick it into high gear. Enter the #OcTBRChallenge.

Puzzle Review: The Love Stamp Puzzle from White Mountain Puzzles

My Love Stamp puzzle arrived from the U.S. Postal Store recently, so of course, I spent most of my leisure time this week working it.

More of what I’ve been reading while we #stayathome

Reviews for two books that have proven to be excellent company during a pandemic: Dance of Thieves by Mary E. Pearson (PGR: ☕️☕️☕️☕️) and The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton (PGR: ☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️).

Book Review: Glass Houses by Louise Penny

Over the weekend, I treated myself to the audiobook version of Louise Penny’s Glass Houses. Here’s what I thought. (PGR: ☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️)

What I’ve been reading while we #stayathome

Today, I’m going to tell you about four of the books I’ve been reading lately: Some Tame Gazelle by Barbara Pym, The Doomsday Book by Connie Willis, Verses for the Dead by Preston & Child, Lord Sunday by Garth Nix, and Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari.

Wordless Wednesday: Canelo

If you’re on the Internet, you must be looking for pictures of cats.

What The Thirteen-Year-Old has been reading while we #stayathome

Today, The Thirteen-Year-Old tells us about four of the books she’s been reading lately: Rogue Princess by B. R. Myers, Randoms by David Liss, The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge by M. T. Andersen and Eugene Yelchin, and Meteor Men by Jeff Parker, Sandy Jarrell and Kevin Yolo.