These are my BlueSky posts for the past 3 months for “today’s reading distraction”

· 6d Today’s reading distraction: “The Double Tax: How Women of Color Are Overcharged and Underpaid” (2025) by Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman. https://amzn.to/46GvXV

· 7d Today’s reading distraction: “Yesterday is History” (2021) by Kosoko Jackson. https://amzn.to/4pYRvFM

· 11d Today’s reading distraction: “A Book of Common Prayer” (1977) by Joan Didion. I found this in a local Little Free Library. @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social https://amzn.to/3VyKrS8

· 20d Today’s reading distraction: “I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness” (2018) by Austin Channing Brown. https://amzn.to/4nwShHU

· 22d Today’s reading distraction: “The Black Agenda” (2022) edited by Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman.
https://amzn.to/4mdoDq4 I also found more excellent titles at the library @Dewey 305.297.

· 29d Today’s reading distraction: “Here Comes the Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for Civilization” (2025) by Bill McKibben. https://amzn.to/3I7CP5Y

· 1mo [1 month ago]
Today’s reading distraction: “A Prayer for the Crown-Shy” (2022, Monk and Robot #2) by Becky Chambers. Remarkable writing!

Today’s reading distraction: “Aunt Dimity’s Death” (1992, #1) by Nancy Atherton. https://amzn.to/4n2FfBG

Today’s reading distraction: “Inhibitor Phase” (2021) by Alastair Reynolds.
https://amzn.to/4n7Q1qb

Today’s reading distraction: “Nightshade” (2025, Catalina #1) by Michael Connelly.
https://amzn.to/41wquil
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Today’s reading distraction: “Smoke” (1995) by Donald E. Westlake.
Book cover: “Smoke” (1995) by Donald E. Westlake. https://amzn.to/3Vl95p9
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Today’s reading distraction #2: “The Relic” (1995, Pendergast series #1) by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child. Hopefully, a fun escape. https://amzn.to/4fO2Bsy
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Today’s reading distraction: “Playing Hardball: Campaigning for the U.S. Congress” (2001) by Paul S. Herrnson. https://amzn.to/4fJK7sX It’s a fairly dense and abstract collection of perspectives on the issues involved in running a congressional campaign. https://amzn.to/4fJK7sX

· 1mo Today’s reading distraction: “Red Lightning” (2006, #2 in series) by John Varley.
https://amzn.to/3JA26Gc

Today’s reading distraction: “Red Thunder” (2004, #1 in a quartet) by John Varley. (I wasn’t even aware of this series until I found the #2 book in a thrift shop on Wednesday.) I found #1 via @hoopladigital.bsky.social https://amzn.to/41avWqZ
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Today’s reading distraction: “Easy Prey” (2000, Lucas Davenport #11) by John Sanford. I’ll follow up with “Mortal Prey” #13, which will mean I’ve read all 35 books in this series, plus the 12 Virgil Flowers books and 2 Letty Davenport titles.

Today’s reading distraction: “Doing Good Better: How Effective Altruism Can Help You Help Others, Do Work that Matters, and Make Smarter Choices about Giving Back” by William MacAskill.
https://amzn.to/4ot4deV

Today’s reading distraction: “As We Are Now” (1973) by May Sarton. https://amzn.to/45BA0TA

· 2mo [2 months ago]

Today’s reading distraction: “Cycling the Katy Trail: A Tandem Sojourn Along Missouri’s Katy Trail” by Neil M. Hanson. https://amzn.to/4l8K8aZ Found today @LFL @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social … No more cycling for me, due to neurosarcoidosis. But, fantastic photos & style. Available @Kindle Unlimited.

Today’s reading distraction #3: “Portalmania” (2025) by Debbie Urbanski.
@debbieurbanski.bsky.social https://amzn.to/4ohgDXk

Today’s reading distraction #2: “Averil Offline” (2024) by Amy Noelle Parks.
https://amzn.to/3HgNWce

Today’s reading distraction: “Bonded in Death” (2025, #60) by J. D. Robb (Nora Roberts).
https://amzn.to/46B4fel

Today’s reading distraction: “Hit Man” (1998 Keller mystery series #1) by Lawrence Block.
amzn.to/45dIrmT (My copy is signed “Lawrence Block” on the title page, but I have no idea if that’s a true author signature; I picked it up from the 50¢ cart at a local used bookstore.) https://amzn.to/45dIrmT

Today’s reading distraction #2: “The Burglar Who Studied Spinoza” (1980, Bernie Rhodenbarr Mystery #4) by Lawrence Block. https://amzn.to/3H4hgTp

Today’s reading distraction: “Zero Day” (2011; John Puller #1) by David Baldacci.
https://amzn.to/46wcQiy

Today’s reading distraction: “Smash the Patriarchy: A Graphic Novel” (2023) by Marta Breen and Jenny Jordahl (translated from Norwegian by Sian Mackie). https://amzn.to/3H4fxgI

Today’s reading distraction: “The Hydrogen Sonata” (2012, Culture) by Iain M. Banks.
https://amzn.to/40EzFg5

Today’s reading distraction: “The Language of Climate Politics: Fossil-Fuel Propaganda and How to Fight It” (2024) by Genevieve Guenther @doctorvive.bsky.social https://amzn.to/44UCpHm

Today’s reading distraction: “The Camel Club” (2005) by David Baldacci. After I got through 150 pages, the convoluted plot, confusing array of thin characters, incredible scenarios, and bizarre monologues are making me wonder whether it’s worth continuing, though I was curious where this will all lead.
https://amzn.to/4kQvZ2

Today’s reading distraction: “Self-Defense” (1995, Alex Delaware #9) by Jonathan Kellerman. https://amzn.to/44JIwzD

Today’s reading distraction: “Shakespeare’s Landlord” (1996, Lily Bard Book 1) by Charlaine Harris.
@realcharlaine.bsky.social https://amzn.to/4lburjz

Today’s reading distraction: “Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books” (2024) by Kirsten Miller. (We’re setting up our own Little Free Library on our front lawn in Springfield, MO in the next few weeks.) https://amzn.to/40tJoFY ‬
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Today’s reading distraction: “Robert B. Parker’s Angel Eyes” (Spenser #47) by Ace Atkins. https://amzn.to/3ISrN4p

Today’s reading distraction: “Breaking Silence” (2011, Kate Burkholder #3) by Linda Castillo. https://amzn.to/4lZN8qT

Today’s reading distraction: “Number Go Up: Inside Crypto’s Wild Rise and Staggering Fall” by Zeke Faux. https://amzn.to/469FBkQ

Today’s reading distraction: “Real Murders” (1990, Aurora Teagarden Mystery #1) by Charlaine Harris. Cozy. https://amzn.to/4lvMTnZ

Today’s reading distraction: “No Score” (1970, Affairs of Chip Harrison #1) by Lawrence Block. The opening pages sound like a teen male’s inner monologue: sad enough that I abandoned the book. https://amzn.to/4kzYWzj
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Today’s reading distraction: “This Is Not A Ghost Story” (2025) by Amerie. Just 50 pages in, so far, and it’s pretty extraordinary. https://amzn.to/44H8EKa

Today’s reading distraction: “Eversion”(2022) by Alastair Reynolds. Great! https://amzn.to/4ljrIVS

Today’s reading distraction: “Palm Meridian” (2025) by Grace Flahive. Only two chapters in, it resonates with my recent health issues and my upcoming 65th birthday. https://amzn.to/3GEhwIq

Today’s reading distraction: “Sworn to Silence” (2009), Kate Burkholder mystery series #1) by Linda Castillo.

· 3mo [3 months ago]
Today’s reading distraction: “Lullaby Town” (1992, Elvis Cole & Joe Pike mystery series #3) by Robert Crais.So far, as engaging as Richard B. Parker’s Spenser/Stone/Randall books and Dennis Lehane’s Kenzie & Gennaro crime novels.
https://amzn.to/4nEzsDC

Today’s reading distraction: “Sixkill” (2012, Spenser #39) by Robert B. Parker. It’s the final Spenser mystery novel written by Parker (others have written more sequels). I’ve read all 38 of the earlier Spenser books in the past 3 months. https://amzn.to/4eIlj47

Today’s wonderful reading distraction: “So Far Gone” (2025) by Jess Walter @jesswalter.bsky.social https://amzn.to/4lbvv7R

Today’s reading distraction: “Back Roads and Better Angels: A Journey into the Heart of American Democracy” (2024) by Francis S. Barry. https://amzn.to/4etQPmt

Today’s reading distraction: “The Dream Hotel” (2025) by Laila Lalami @lailalalami.com

Today’s reading distraction: “Failure to Appear” (1993, #11 in the J.P. Beaumont mystery series) by J. A. Jance. https://amzn.to/463QTqA

Today’s reading distraction: “The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want” (2025) by Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna. https://amzn.to/3FPz1VV

Today’s reading distraction: “The Seep” (2020) by Chana Porter. https://amzn.to/4kYYmvA

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