Laurie J @lmjake.bsky.social · 5hYes, GNs mostly fill that gap and there are a ton of good ones (my 10yo used to read some series that the whole family really loved), but for kids who don't want that format it would be really good to have more options in the 100-150 page range. 000
Laurie J @lmjake.bsky.social · 5hIf espionage instead of fantasy might work, City Spies is solid. 000
Laurie J @lmjake.bsky.social · 18hIn a world where I keep thinking I can’t get any more angry there’s always something that proves me wrong. We (scientists) have mandatory ethics courses that are supposed to prevent this kind of thing. 010
Laurie J @lmjake.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I got excited about Dressmaker when I learned @kerstinhall.bsky.social was involved. Have bought it but not started playing yet. 020
Laurie J @lmjake.bsky.social · 04/10/2026As a parent I have had many opportunities to reflect on the “don’t put salt in your eye” sketch. 020
Laurie J @lmjake.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I am reading this right now and it has been fantastic from page one. Spyjinx in a delightfully eldritch city. 2133
Reposted by Laurie JMarty Cahill @mcflycahill90.bsky.social · 18/09/2026What's a book you love with all your goddamn heart that you believe did NOT get the love and attention it's due? I'll go first, and it's abso-LUT-ely THE CITY IN GLASS by Nghi Vo. There are moments from that book that live in my blood and wake me from the dark. 8138052
Laurie J @lmjake.bsky.social · 19/09/2026We use Masterchef Australia as our between GBBO seasons filler. Available on Tubi for free with ads. We were told to start with season 7, which was a particularly good one. 010
Laurie J @lmjake.bsky.social · 15/09/2026During the pandemic, she did a youtube reading of P&P, which starts here: youtu.be/cVbLdOWjfhg?...youtu.beReading Pride and Prejudice Part 1YouTube video by Jennifer Ehle, Reading From My Car etc 1111
Laurie J @lmjake.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I always love these columns. And having also read Mary Stewart young, I can say that The Moon-Spinners remains one of my comfort reads. 010
Laurie J @lmjake.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Beverly Cleary even wrote a couple in the 50s and 60s, good grief. 000
Laurie J @lmjake.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Personally I am excited about how much fun Fiona Shaw will have as Lady Catherine. The entire older generation (her, Colman, Sewell) is going to be fab. 050
Reposted by Laurie JScott Fitzgerald Gray @scottfgray.bsky.social · 07/09/2026The number of people still seemingly unaware that Substack has a Nazi problem means it’s apparently worth mentioning yet again that Substack has a fucking Nazi problem.theguardian.comRevealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newslettersExclusive: Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism 2319251221
Laurie J @lmjake.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Joan Osborne did Son of a Preacher Man on an early album but it wasn’t in her fall 2000 set. The crowd asked for it, she protested that they hadn’t rehearsed it, but the band started the intro anyway. She gave in and sang. I sprained my ankle on the way to the show, it was still worth standing for. 110
Reposted by Laurie JJames Davis Nicoll @jdnicoll.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Bundle of Holding: Kage Baker This all-new Kage Baker Bundle presents ePub books of historical time-travel science fiction novels and stories in the "Company" series by Kage Baker (1952-2010) published by Simon & Schuster. bundleofholding.com/presents/Kag...bundleofholding.comKage Baker BundleThis all-new Kage Baker Bundle presents ePub books of historical time-travel science fiction novels and stories in the "Company" series by Kage Baker (1952-2010) published by Simon & Schuster. The Com... 32011
Laurie J @lmjake.bsky.social · 25/08/2026One of her many good deeds, in addition to being one of the greatest songwriters of the 20th and 21st centuries. The world is richer for her having been in it and poorer for her being gone. 010
Reposted by Laurie JAda Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 18/08/2026In the Renaissance people theorized, since the Aeneid is great, if you wrote poems made only of words & phrases from the Aeneid rearranged they should be great too, since a great source regurgitated should yield greatness. They produced NOTHING we still read. Thinking about that a lot lately. 542971825
Laurie J @lmjake.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Also the music people involved know their way around a needle drop. There’s a use of Super Bon Bon in one prior season that still makes me happy. 000
Laurie J @lmjake.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Thread. Reacher (TV, have not tried books yet) has been one of my happy places the last couple of years. In a world where so many people who deserve consequences don't face them, it's pretty satisfying to see fictional people who deserve punching get punched (a lot). 100
Laurie J @lmjake.bsky.social · 09/08/2026People: You can't just post one line from a song and expect everyone to know the song ME: Birthday party, cheesecake, jellybean boom 010
Laurie J @lmjake.bsky.social · 06/08/2026We've been having a lot of fun with Hot Streak lately. www.cmyk.games/products/hot...cmyk.gamesHot StreakHot Streak is a game about betting and racing and SCREAMING!!!!!!! You’re all hard luck gamblers betting on the world’s most off-brand mascots. And unlike most racing games, the races never stops for ... 060
Laurie J @lmjake.bsky.social · 04/08/2026That's so cool! You can consider this a nudge to get back to the other half of it, then. 000
Laurie J @lmjake.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Currently only 2/3 of the trilogy is out, but I really enjoyed Kate Elliott's Unconquerable Sun and its sequel. Gender-flipped Alexander the Great and companions in space. 150
Laurie J @lmjake.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Then I'll also throw in Murder by Memory, which I haven't seen mentioned yet and which was great. It's hard to go wrong in the novella category as a whole this year. 010
Laurie J @lmjake.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Only one*? Since you've covered Raven Scholar, my choice would be the Samantha Mills short story, which is both emotionally impactful and really good. (Is it cheating* if I add to others' comments on The River Has Roots and say there are murder ballads in its DNA, which may be a selling point?) 131
Laurie J @lmjake.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Excited about both of these books. Carrick’s Rook and Rose trilogy was great and Wiswell’s Wearing the Lion was among my favorites last year. 000
Laurie J @lmjake.bsky.social · 29/06/2026So excited that it's out tomorrow! Also, hey @crossandcrowsbooks.bsky.social, look who's the narrator for the audio on this... 120
Reposted by Laurie JAAMC @aamc.org · 29/06/2026Our federal grantmaking system has supported American innovation and medical breakthroughs for decades. Now, it’s at risk — and there's a narrow window to do something about it. axios.comGrantmaking overhaul threatens U.S. researchA seismic shift has been proposed for federal grantmaking that would fundamentally alter how billions of dollars in federal funding are awarded. 1138
Laurie J @lmjake.bsky.social · 29/06/2026If you don’t need books right now but want to help there’s cute new merch! 000
Laurie J @lmjake.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Just finished the newest James SA Corey, currently reading Chakraborty's Tapestry of Fate (Amina Al-Sirafi book 2!), eagerly awaiting the new CL Polk this week and MA Carrick's new series starter The Eye of Leviathan in two weeks. 171
Laurie J @lmjake.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Oh and Megan Bannen's Hart and Mercy trilogy which are weird west romantasy. Sarah Gailey's Upright Women Wanted is also weird west, now that I'm thinking of that particular genre mashup. 000
Laurie J @lmjake.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Not mentioned yet: Jenn Lyons' The Sky on Fire (heist novel with dragons), Paul Cornell's Shadow Police (mystery-fantasy), Genevieve Cogman's Invisible Library (hops genre across dimensions), Greg van Eekhout's California Bones (fantasy heist), Adam Christopher's Ray Electromatic series (robot noir) 100
Reposted by Laurie JPaul Cornell @paulcornell.bsky.social · 22/06/2026The Kickstarter for Last One Out in Lychford, the final book in the series, is live! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sim...kickstarter.comLast One Out in Lychford - a Paul Cornell NovellaLychford attempts to make peace with the surrounding Fae lands via a game of cricket - but someone isn't intending on playing fair. 76851
Laurie J @lmjake.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Like much of Samantha Mills' work, this one took a wrecking ball to my emotions. Absolutely worth the read. 001
Laurie J @lmjake.bsky.social · 05/06/2026And lastly, this hairy little weirdo makes me laugh every day. 110
Laurie J @lmjake.bsky.social · 05/06/2026The dogs were good again this week. 11/?.youtube.comTop 10 Dogs of the Week! - YouTubea weekly countdown of the most notable dog stories of the week! formally Top 5 but the dogs were too good 100
Laurie J @lmjake.bsky.social · 05/06/2026There's a new MA Carrick coming next month. 10/?macarrick.comThe Eye of Leviathan - M.A. CarrickIn an alternate Spanish Golden Age, where the map becomes the territory and mapmakers are the architects of reality, the Council of the Sea Beyond has risen to unrivaled power, exploiting the world’s ... 100
Laurie J @lmjake.bsky.social · 05/06/2026There's a new CL Polk coming this month. 9/?penguinrandomhouse.comThe Feywild Job by C. L. Polk: 9780593599792 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: BooksSparks fly when bitter exes are forced to team up for an elaborate Feywild heist, in this cozy fantasy romance by the bestselling author of the Kingston Cycle and Even Though I Knew the End. Named on... 100
Laurie J @lmjake.bsky.social · 05/06/2026This just got announced. I really dug Upright Women Wanted. 8/?reactormag.comAnnouncing Downright Scoundrels Needed by Sarah Gailey - ReactorReturn to the world of Upright Women Wanted for an explosive train heist! 100
Laurie J @lmjake.bsky.social · 05/06/2026There's a new Allison Russell album coming soon. 7/?allisonrussellmusic.comAllison Russell | Official SiteNew Album - The Hour of Chaos Out July 10th 100
Laurie J @lmjake.bsky.social · 05/06/2026The current Broadway version of Chess is decidedly imperfect, but it contains several things that have continued to provide me with happy thoughts in the months since I saw it. This is one of them 6/?youtu.beExclusive Performance Of 'The Arbiter' From CHESS Broadway Revival | Kelly Clarkson ShowYouTube video by The Kelly Clarkson Show 100
Laurie J @lmjake.bsky.social · 05/06/2026I watched the Apple original movie Fountain of Youth recently, which was not good, but I didn't care at the time. What did make me happy was the existence of this Thai cover of "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" 5/?youtu.beBang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) – Thai VersionYouTube video by Jayce - Topic 100
Laurie J @lmjake.bsky.social · 05/06/2026I've also been rationing out the Slough House novels, which are different enough from the show and entertainingly written enough that I think if you like one you should try the other. I think we're due for another season of Slow Horses later this year. 4/?en.wikipedia.orgSlow Horses - Wikipedia 100
Laurie J @lmjake.bsky.social · 05/06/2026My husband blew through the Victoria Goddard backlist about a year ago, and I'm rationing out my catching-up. The Hands of the Emperor focuses on a character who's quietly, determinedly, persistently working to make the world a better place and succeeding, often because he speaks truth to power. 3/?victoriagoddard.caReading Order for Victoria Goddard's NovelsInterwoven series and standalone fantasy stories set in the Nine Worlds. Stories of friendship, fealty, adventure, and occasionally good government. For those who like a little philosophy with their s... 200
Laurie J @lmjake.bsky.social · 05/06/2026This book is the best I've read this year. It's the award-nominated SFF debut of a mystery author. Great characters, intricate plotting. I saw just enough of the twists coming to feel smart but not so many that the book felt too easy. First in a trilogy continued next year. 2/?hachettebookgroup.comThe Raven ScholarFinalist for the Hugo Award for Best Novel • Finalist for the Goodreads Best Fantasy Choice Award • Finalist for the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel... 140
Laurie J @lmjake.bsky.social · 05/06/2026I am feeling mad at the world for a variety of reasons, so I am going to do a thread of things that have made me unreservedly happy recently. 1/? 110
