We’ve got a nor’easter headed our way so I have big book plans, possibly by flashlight if we lose power again.  (If you don’t hear from me for a while, assume loss of power, not loss of life.)  

So tell us about some good books, please . . .

I haven’t read a damn thing all week, lots of stress, anesthetizing myself with reruns of The Mentalist, for what reason I do not know.  I started with The Closer which at least is a little more complex, but now it’s Simon Baker.  My internet has been spotty, which is chilling, and the mini-split is being snitty, which is even more chilling.  I think I need to go to bed with a space heater, an electric blanket, and a good book.

Got any ideas for a good book?

I’m looking for funny stories where the dastardly villains get their comeuppance: Hello, Pratchett.  Also Good Omens, the previews for which look stellar.  How can you go wrong with Sheen and Tennant?

So what’s on your TBR list?

Last week I read the news and screamed.  This week I’m reading the book I’m writing along with the book that the Girls are tugging me toward next.  Also a book on Disney’s Haunted Mansion since there’s a Haunted House in Nita’s book and it’s the setting for three important scenes.  Fortunately, Krissie is an expert on Disney, so I have a great source there, too.  And then I’m going through a stack of bartending books and drinking posts from the AV Club.  Did you know there’s a thing called Stout Muffins?  That you make with stout?  I did not.  Reading expands your world, people.

So how did you expand your world this week?