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About 1/4 into DIVINE MIGHT by Natalie Haynes… www.harpercollins.com/products/div... Very much enjoying it. Recommended if you’re looking for more #mythology books to read.

Divine MightNew York Times bestselling author Natalie Haynes returns to the world of ancient Greek myth in this scintillating follow-up to Pandora’s Jar. Few writers to...www.harpercollins.com

That’s a premise I’ve not seen before… www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...

Help! I Can’t Stop Shitting SnakesNetGalley helps publishers and authors promote digital review copies to book advocates and industry professionals. Publishers make digital review copies and audiobooks available for the NetGalley comm...www.netgalley.com

Very good interview/episode. Recommended. (Regardless of your thoughts on the movie, different translations, and/or Wilson’s LRB review, etc.)

More highly-unusual website traffic, today. No reason for the popular posts to receive so much attention today, of all days. This is very frustrating. Seems to have started this year, every couple of months.

You know, you can be an expert in something and still enjoy media about it that is inaccurate, not-wholly faithful to the source material or subject, and/or iffy in general. That is allowed. Apparently a lot of people on here don't know this.

Upcoming: THE OPERATOR by Mike Lawson... civilianreader.com/2026/07/28/u... The 20th #JoeDeMarco thriller! Due to be published by @atlanticcrime.bsky.social in February 2027.

Upcoming: THE OPERATOR by Mike Lawson (Atlantic Crime)Congressional fixer Joe DeMarco’s misadventures in and around Washington and America’s politics continue! Now, though, he’s pitted against a merciless, far better-resourced opposi…civilianreader.com

Seems like almost every publisher's website has "fraud alert" pop-ups, warning about people impersonating publishing professionals. Damned depressing.

CR20: From the archives - Interview with RJURIK DAVIDSON, from 2016... civilianreader.com/2016/07/28/a...

A Quick Chat with RJURIK DAVIDSONWelcome back to CR! For new readers, let’s start with an introduction: Who is Rjurik Davidson? An Australian writer who spends a lot of time in Europe. A person who moves from place to place, from …civilianreader.com

I see we’re now definitely in the “actually, you shouldn’t like the summer’s cultural juggernaut” moment…

Ads on Overcast dropping mid-sentence...? Kind of a crappy "update".

Rewatching CSI: Miami, and aside from the fact that season 1 could just as easily have been titled “David Caruso: One-Note White Knight”, his Pronouncements are really damned mundane. At least the rest of the cast is getting more airtime in season 2.

Managed to not mention the Odyssey once during the rehearsal dinner or the entire wedding day yesterday. (Cousin-in-law’s wedding.) Genuinely surprised it didn’t come up at all.

I think a mark of Nolan’s success with Odyssey is that it’s leaving so many people wanting more — even after a 3hr movie. Whatever you might think of the choices he made, it has stirred a fantastic amount of interest in mythology and story in general, and that’s something to be applauded.

Very much enjoying this. I’m probably not taking in as much as I would if I was reading (as opposed to audiobook). I was expecting this, because I take in more of a new book when reading as opposed to listening. But, Fry’s narration is very good.

It is *humid* today. +5°C “feels like” humid. And I have to be in a suit all day. Yay…

New Books received and bought recently... civilianreader.com/2026/07/23/n...

New Books (June-July 2026)Featuring: Andrew Lewis Conn, Ron Currie, Charles Cumming, Patrick deWitt, Carey Dunne, Susan Fox, Chrystia Freeland, Paul Grimstad, Anne Meredith, Tore C. Olsson, Meredith Mileti, Louise Willdercivilianreader.com

I have run out of chocolate. Will the horrors of 2026 ever end…?

Is it just me, or is there a surprising amount of elder abuse happening in the U.S. halls of power…?

Damnit, Nolan. Still thinking about ODYSSEY, so I'm just going to continue my read-through of Stephen Fry's Mythos books. (Read the first two earlier this year.) Next up: TROY www.chroniclebooks.com/products/troy Published by @chroniclebooks.bsky.social in North America...

TroyIn this brilliant conclusion to his bestselling Mythos trilogy, legendary author and actor Stephen Fry retells the tale of the Trojan War with his trademark wit and vibrance.Full of tragic heroes, int...www.chroniclebooks.com

Finished THE BURNING GROUNDS by Abir Mukherjee, last night: www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/807180... The 6th novel in the Wyndham & Banerjee series. Bit of a slow start, but ultimately very enjoyable. Recommended series if you like historical crime.

The Burning Grounds by Abir Mukherjee | Penguin Random House Canada'Historical crime fiction at its best' Sunday Times'Compulsive reading. This is a master storyteller at the top of his game.' Ann Cleeveswww.penguinrandomhouse.ca