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 I've never really thought of TV shows like books until more recently, but I probably should. Especially since, these days, I can read them like texts, go back, rewind, repeat, stop there and think. I can stop a screen, and start writing how I'm feeling and reacting to characters and plot and setting on screen. I can return to favorite scenes again and again. And I can always compare the show and the book(s) because for some reason, a lot of my favorite shows are based on books--can't imagine why. Happy Top Ten Tuesday! Some of My Favorite TV Shows 1. All of the Star Treks, but right now, I'm enjoying Star Trek: Picard (The TNG cast especially my favorite Geordie!!!) and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (love the episodic nature and modern sensibility and LOVE Anson Mount's Captain Pike). 2. Gilmore Girls--ultimate comfort TV, love that weird quirky impossible town.  3. New Girl--came to this a bit late, but I love how it's a wackier, quirkier spin on the sitcom wi...

What a fun unique challenge this week for Top Ten Tuesday ! I suspect most of the ones I find will be of dogs, especially corgis (for no particular reason 😎) but we shall see! I will try to include at least some books I have actually read but I may also look into some titles that I haven't read but just have an especially fun animal in the book or on the cover (although I imagine most cover art of animals would mean that animal is in the book?) Top Ten Books with Animals in Them and/or Covers with Animals on Them 1. Pax by Sara Pennypacker--Foxes, and a cute cover! I found the story sad, but do know, the fox lives. 2. Seasparrow by Kristin Cashore--Named after a bird but actually features a ton of blue foxes (I sense a theme!) And you can see a fox on the cover. 3. The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler--Cannot forget the corgi in this one--he completely drives the plot. 4. Temeraire series by Naomi Novik--Dragons on all the covers! Often, Temeraire himself. 5.Heartstopper series b...

March has been my best reading month so far this year. I'm proud of myself for reading and reviewing a pretty long but enjoyable fantasy novel at the author's request (it's been a while). It's also been a while since I just browsed in the library and brought home a book--and I'm so glad that The Library at the Edge of the World caught my eye. I read a book off my TBR,  Station Eternity, and this was the fortuitous month when my book clubs overlapped and picked the same book! (They both read a lot of historical fiction, so it was bound to happen sometime.) Books Read in March 2023 The Shadow of Theron by Kathryn Troy--Beautifully written fantasy romance. See my review here . The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict (BOTH book clubs)--Interesting if you want to learn more about Heddy Lamarr. Easy read. Station Eternity by Mur Lafferty--I got strong Babylon 5 vibes the whole time (there's a quote in the epilogue), and the subtitle is "Midsolar Mysteries....