This is a great meme to take part in every week and I thank Kimba for hosting it!
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.
Last week–home and blog
It cooled off a little this last week–not as hot or humid. Yay!
Eastern Iowa
We spent the last week in eastern Iowa with my husband’s father. He had doctors’ appointments my husband took him to and we had a good time visiting with him as well as other family members.
The town has a summer theater which we try to go to when we get a chance. They did a production of Grease and that was fun to see. My husband and I got a few chances to go for coffee and take a few pictures, too.
And now we’re back home.
Television
The only thing I got to watch was the Democratic Convention. However, we have our TV programs recorded so we can watch them now we’re back home.
The blog
I’m finally getting back on track with my blog and reading. That makes me happy.
Blog posts
My books
What I’m reading
- Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
- The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny
What I read last week
- A Killing at Cotton Hill by Terry Shames
- In the Land of Milk and Honey by Jane Jensen
New–Books, E-books, NetGalley, Audiobooks–purchased or free or from library
The Edge of Worlds by Martha Wells
Tesser: Dragons Among Us by Chris Philbrook
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
Dark Run by Mark Brooks
Kingdom Come by Jane Jensen
Interesting on the internet
Free Sync Audio books
Sync is back again for the summer (May 5 – Aug 17). Sync is a program which provides two free young adult audiobook downloads each week. Each set of books are only available for one week.
Only 3 more weeks of Sync books!
The Sync books available next week (July 28 – August 4):
- Pennies for Hitler by Jackie French; read by Humphrey Bower
- Juba! by Walter Dean Myers; read by Brandon Myer
The Sync books available this week (August 4 – 11):
- Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War by Steve Sheinkin; read by Ray Porter
- The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henriquez; read by Yareli Arizmendi, Christine Avila, Jesse Corti, Gustavo Res, Ozzie Rodriguez, Gabriel Romero
To listen to these books you must download Overdrive Media Console. It is available free to download at the Sync site.
Note: Some of the books have international restrictions, but some are available even if you live outside the U.S.
Next Week–home & blog
We are home the first part of this week and then we’re headed to northern Wisconsin for a family reunion. There will be lots of activities and we’re celebrating one of our patriarch’s 90th birthday.
Blog posts
- August books on my list
- Top Ten Tuesday
- Waiting on Wednesday
- Review: No Good Dragon Goes Unpunished by Rachel Aaron
- Review
- Sunday Post
What did you do last week? What books did you collect? What are you planning?