The Sunday Post is a meme hosted by Kimba at Caffeinated Book Reviewer.
I like this meme because it gives me an opportunity to take a look back at last week and forward to next week in both my personal life and my blog and book life! I also like to see what other people are doing and what books everyone is reading. This is a great meme to take part in every week and I thank Kimba for hosting it!
Last Week–home and blog
People’s inhumanity to others continues. My heart goes out to the people of Paris.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness;
Only light can do that.
Hate cannot drive out hate;
Only love can do that.
–Martin Luther King, Jr.
The above quote by Martin Luther King, Jr. is inspirational and gives hope that we can change other people. It’s hard to believe that when something like the attacks and killings in Paris happen.
Blog posts
- Sunday Post
- The Martian by Andy Weir
- My Sci-fi TBR list
- Waiting on Wednesday: Nov 11
- Mistletoe Murder by Leslie Meier
- The Christmas Joy Ride by Melody Carlson
- The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet Read Along–wk 2
- Christmas cookies
What I’m reading
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
Orphans of the Sky by Robert Heinlein
Christmas is Murder by C.S. Challinor
What I read last week
Not a Creature Was Stirring by Jane Haddam
Christmas Gifts by Mary Balogh
“Hot Toy” by Jennifer Crusie
“Santa 365” by Spencer Quinn
New–Books, E-books, NetGalley, Audiobooks–purchased or free or from library
NetGalley
None
Library books
None
E-books
Of Sorrow and Such by Angela Slatter
Sweep in Peace by Ilona Andrews
Drop Dead on Recall by Sheila Webster Boneham
Still Midnight by Denise Mina
The End of the Wasp Season by Denise Mina
Audiobooks
None
Internet
I love reading posts about blogging and how to do it better. I was searching for new ideas this week and found these posts:
Elle & Co posted “Clever Solutions to 4 of Your Biggest Blogging Hang-ups“
From the Daily Post: “Calling Emily Post: A Blogging Etiquette Roundup”
Nelle and Co. posted “9 Things I Started Using in 2015 That I Can’t Blog Without”
Next Week–home & blog
Lots to do before we leave for Thanksgiving. Friday evening we’re driving into Washington DC to meet our son for dinner. He’s taking the train from NYC to visit friends. Since we’re driving to Iowa this year we will drive a bit Friday night and then get an early start on Saturday. It looks like we will have good driving weather.
Also a busy month with the blog. I’m really enjoying Sci-Fi Month. The Read Along–The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet–is going well. I’m continuing to read Christmas stories and books for the Ho-Ho-Ho Read-a-Thon.
Blog posts
- Sci-Fi Quotes
- Waiting on Wednesday
- Ho-Ho-Ho Read-a-Thon–it’s over!
- Earth & Fire” and Earth 2788 by Janet Edwards
- The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet Read Along–wk 3
- Sunday Post
What did you do last week? What books did you collect? What are you planning?
Notes from a Readerholic 
That Martin Luther King quote is one of my faves. I wish it weren’t so relevant to our world.
I hope you like Drop Dead on Recall; it didn’t work for me. You’ve got a lot of driving coming up. I hope your dive and visit to your son goes smoothly. Have a good week!
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Thanks, Bea! The Martin Luther King quote is so good. Says so much in a few words. I wish people would heed it. I’m sorry to hear Drop Dead didn’t work for you. I don’t like to hear that. I hope our drive goes well, too. And dinner with our son will be so good since he can’t get to the Midwest for Thanksgiving.
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The Martin Luther King quote warms my heart. I pray for those in Paris. It brings back too many memories of 9/11.
Sounds like you will have a lovely Thanksgiving. Not too sure what I’ll be doing. Most of my family will be out of town and I couldn’t go. It will be wonderful to share some time with my son so it will be great to be together. Probably watch some holiday movies:)
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I’m glad you’ll get to spend some time with your son, Laura. Watching holiday movies sounds great!
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I’ve enjoyed SciFi Month so far, and following the Angry Planet posts too, although I’m behind. It does make me want to read it. 🙂
Hope your week is good, and safe travels.
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Sci-Fi Month is great. And you should read Small Angry Planet, Greg!
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Those blogging blog posts look interesting. I have to run today but will try to go check them out today.
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Hope you enjoy the posts, Stephanie.
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MLK is just absolutely profoundly timeless. What a beautiful quote.
I’m knee deep in Christmas stories around here and am enjoying them and looking forward to seeing everyone’s HoHo readathon books! Sounds like you’ve got a fun few weeks ahead with lots of visiting. I’m not sure how Thanksgiving is going to go for us. We have on daughter working in retail but thankfully the 2nd one decided not to work over Thanksgiving break so we only have one schedule to contend with!
Have a great week!
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We’re looking forward to Thanksgiving. Schedules during the holidays are hard to deal with sometimes. Hope you have a good Thanksgiving, Katherine.
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Love the king quote. I am holding out for Sweep in Peace on audio…cannot wait!
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I hope the audio comes soon for Sweep in Peace, Kimba. I agree that listening to it sounds great.
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