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I've never read this one, but since Ruthven is a major character in the Greta Helsing books, I decided to read the source material (much as Vivian Shaw's Ruthven would hate that!).

I found it funny reading it as spite re: Byron. There's not a huge amount of literary merit here, but it's interesting to go back to a vampire touchstone.

Not sure what I'll read next via #SerialReader... maybe I can find something else seasonally appropriate.

When it's the last day of the month and you realize you haven't read a #ThematicCozies, you scroll through your kindle looking for something short that fits the prompt of #Books. This had a bit of mystery and bookstore in the title. Bonus @julieclair it was enjoyable. 📚

September stats:
16 books in total
~HF-2
~M - 11
~F - 2
~NF - 1
Best Book: I Seek a kind Person

les oiseaux arrivent;
barricadez vos fenêtres —
c‘est la fin du monde ! ?

the birds are coming;
board up your windows —
it‘s the end of the world! ?

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #frenchhaiku #moviehaiku #thebirds #hitchcock #TippiHedren

#Read2025

I got behind in my #AuthorAMonth September reading of Kurt Vonnegut. I originally was going to read Cat‘s Cradle but had to return the ebook to the library so I ended up with the tagged story from Libby (interesting dystopia satire) & Slice of Life, a slightly longer science fiction story, not listed on Litsy free on Audible. I‘m also still listening to his essays/college speeches, If This Isn‘t Nice, What Is? that I‘ll finish today ⬇️

https://youtu.be/4BYjN-XR4gQ

#SpinsterSeptember
#Victober

Intro

Mystery guest

Weekly highlights

Welcome to a new patron

Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age by Eleanor Barraclough

Miss Marjoribanks by Mrs. Oliphant

We Are All of Us Left Behind by Bradley Somer

A Bad Decade for Good People by Joe Bedford

Galatea by Madeline Miller

Old Rendering Plant by Wolfgang Hilbig

#Falling Harvest Fields of Gold by Sting @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

I loved this movie when it came out, but I had never read the story. Thanks to the publisher for sending me their reprint hardcover… my heart broke for Ennis and Jack all over again.

I spotted this on a library book display and thought it sounded intriguing. It was a lot of fun! I didn‘t expect it to have so many LGBTQIA stories, which is always a delightful surprise. A few of these were so-so, as is the case for most short story collections. I loved the one with the ghosts. #ShortStory #DiverseStories #LGBTQIA