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Roy’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Roy’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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I write all over the block.
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Patches of Grey
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Ménage à 20, Tales with a hook
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Matters of Convenience
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Some Stuff I made
I keep finding stuff to make. From the laborious - like writing a novel. To the mindless - like using Grok's AI tech to animate a bunch of pictures. I highly recommend that you do some making of your own. The stuff you can generate with a few pushes and swipes on your phone is increasingly impressive, but that which comes from artistic minds will forever be the gold standard. While you're thin Read more of this blog post »
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The Secret of Secrets (Robert Langdon, #6)
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| King of Ashes is chock full of action. A dangerous, high stakes situation is established with the plot and S.A. Cosby grabs readers' curiosity to learn how it will play out - and who will survive to the book's final page. The quality of prose is suff ...more | |
“All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken, The crownless again shall be king.” J.R.R. Tolkien |
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King of Ashes
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| This is a solid 4-1/2 star book but goodreads still hasn't seen fit to give us half stars, so I'll round up to exclusive 5 star territory. I read Brit Bennet's first novel The Mothers a while back, so knew coming in to her latest effort that she is a ...more | |
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Drafted: An Illustrated Memoir of a Veteran’s Service During the War in Vietnam
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"they say if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all.
but i am not nice and i don't like to follow rules. i spend most of my life complaining and i'm certainly not going to stop now. i do, however, want to stop thinking about this" Read more of this review » |
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“My talent is looking into a woman's eyes and instinctively knowing what I need to. If she's lonely or bored; neglected or abused; timid or adventurous; satisfied or confused; looking to recapture the past or re-invent the present; making plans for tomorrow or merely concerned about tonight. I discover what a woman is looking for and promise it to her. If all she wants is a good time, she gets everything. If she wants more, I lie and take what she has to give. Then I move on.
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“My travels have been numerous, though no topographer could chart the shores I have landed upon. For it is not places that have been my destination, but women. I am drawn to them by a force I have never questioned. To their infinite variety of charms I am helpless. But the hold of none has been strong enough to keep me from wandering aimlessly to others.”
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“Life, like love, holds many secrets for us to discover. Some we unearth early on. Others take us most of our days to stumble upon, even though they are hidden in plain sight.”
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“A tightrope walker uncertain if he could make it to the other side probably would not. A race car driver wondering if he was taking a turn too fast was likely to lose control. If a man feared death, whether his own or the taking of another's, death would surely come calling.”
― Patches of Grey
― Patches of Grey
“My talent is looking into a woman's eyes and instinctively knowing what I need to. If she's lonely or bored; neglected or abused; timid or adventurous; satisfied or confused; looking to recapture the past or re-invent the present; making plans for tomorrow or merely concerned about tonight. I discover what a woman is looking for and promise it to her. If all she wants is a good time, she gets everything. If she wants more, I lie and take what she has to give. Then I move on.
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Anybody here love books? Just testing to see if this thing is on.
Matters of Convenience
PSA - The Kindle edition of Matters of Convenience will be FREE at Amazon from 12/18 to 12/22. If you're looking for digital stocking stuffers, or budget conscious reading material for yourself, I've got you covered. Happy Holidaze!
fyi - I did a thing for ShepherdDOTcom (my 3 favorite reads of the year) that is due to be published on 11/1.
Goodreads doesn't let you post links to other sites anymore, but if you search for "Roy's Book Reviews" when next on YouTube, my booktube channel will come up. My 5 most recent videos were reviews for the following books:Killers of the Flower Moon (David Grann)
Timeline (Michael Crichton)
Crook Manifesto (Colson Whitehead)
A Gentleman in Moscow (Amor Towles)
The Plot (Jean Hanff Korelitz)
I'm on Threads so if you are as well and care to discuss book stuff and all that jazz, my profile name is roylpickering_authorLet me know that you followed and I'll happily follow right back.
Be sure to check out IndieBookVaultDOTcom for more great indie finds
myindiebookshelfDOTcom is chock full of indie book recommendations if that's your flavor.
The audio book version of MATTERS OF CONVENIECE is now available at Amazon / Audible. I have some promo codes for free downloads so if you happen to review audio books, drop me a line and I'll hook you up.
Matters of Convenience
Wishing everyone who happens upon these words a joyous, blessed 2023...and beyond. And as always - Happy Reading! Or listening, if audio books (perhaps my own which is coming out later this month) are your thing.
Matters of Convenience
Stay tuned (literally) audio book fans. Production of the audio book edition of Matters of Convenience is underway. Publication at Amazon will be early 2023. So regardless of whether your preference of presentation is print, e-book, or audio book - I've got you covered.
Matters of Convenience
Roy wrote: "I've been fiddling around on TikTok, have made a few book'ish posts so as to be part of Generation TikTok. My account name there for anyone interested in checking it out is @mudhousebooks"Still fiddling around. :-)
I've been fiddling around on TikTok, have made a few book'ish posts so as to be part of Generation TikTok. My account name there for anyone interested in checking it out is @mudhousebooks
Reminder: The Kindle edition of Patches of Grey will be free at Amazon Jan. 17 to Jan. 22.
Patches Of Grey
My first public comments about my novel in progress (#3) can be found in the interview I did for an Author Spotlight at drkwaitingroomDOTcom - along with thoughts on the books of mine that are already in publication.
Matters of Convenience
Patches Of Grey
The Absolutely Amazing Adventures of Ava Appelsawse
Feeding the Squirrels: A Novella
#Kindle edition of Matters of Convenience will be free at #Amazon Jan 10 to Jan 14. Kindle edition of Patches of Grey will be free Jan 17 to Jan 22. If one of your resolutions was to read more books in 2022, I've got you covered.
Patches Of Grey
Matters of Convenience
For fans of books about detectives where the fictional case revolves around books. For fans of The Three Musketeers and all things Alexandre Dumas. For fans of old, rare books and the search to find them. For fans of Satan related fiction. For fans of books that ended up being made into movies starring Johnny Depp (if that's a thing). In my latest video for Roy's Book Reviews I discuss The Club Dumas by Arturo Pérez-Reverte.https://youtu.be/oh1IWNHApkE
In my latest booktube video for Roy's Book Reviews I discuss a little book that many of you are likely to have read. But do we share similar opinions of it? Despite its brevity and seeming simplicity, Shel Silverstein manage to craft quite the polarizing tale with his story - The Giving Tree.https://youtu.be/HN8PKuZeI8Q
https://youtu.be/Rp9dPmceh0k - My latest for Roy's Book ReviewsSatire? Maybe. Earnest? Admittedly per the author. Enjoyable? I think so. A must read? Listen up and decide for yourself.
I discuss three pre-Pulitzer Prize winning novels by Colson Whitehead in my latest video for Roy's Book Reviews. Please stop by to check it out and let me know what you think.https://youtu.be/6FhmyfuaSOU
I did a Fab 4 booktube video at my YT channel Roy's Book Reviews. Hope you check it out, share your own thoughts in the comments, perhaps subscribe.https://youtu.be/6Yu9ihP4X0o
https://youtu.be/jeP3UwRuwwYIn my latest video for Roy's Book Reviews I discuss The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson.
https://youtu.be/Mm7seeZu6QQIn my latest for my booktube channel Roy's Book Reviews I discuss Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer Prize winning novel (his 2nd one for those keeping count) - The Nickel Boys
https://youtu.be/qFB9xRgBirYIn my latest video for Roy's Book Reviews I discuss The White Woman on the Green Bicycle by Monique Roffey. The setting of this novel is the beautiful island of Trinidad.
My latest #booktube video at #RoysBookReviews is for a tale nearly as old as time.The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
https://youtu.be/5ZstXjSbP4o
In my latest for Roy's Book Reviews I discuss the novel FOOL ME ONCE by Harlan Cobenhttps://youtu.be/QetKrGwWDuM
In my latest for Roy's Book Reviews I discuss the novel BROOKLYN by Colm Tóibín https://youtu.be/A08ocOSpQnc
BOOK GIVEAWAYS (Kindle editions at Amazon) are coming up - March 14th to March 23rd 2021. http://lineaday.blogspot.com/2021/02/...
Patches Of Grey
Matters of Convenience
Where did we come from? Where are we going? Does it really matter? Or should we just enjoy the ride?My booktube review of ORIGINS by Dan Brown at Roy's Book Reviews
https://youtu.be/rRfHQC6wHOs
My latest for Roy's Book Reviews. How does he make her levitate? How does he saw her in half and then seamlessly put her together again? Who is this beautiful distraction from the sleight of hand taking place on stage? How does she go on without him?https://youtu.be/Swvc4UR0dA4
A Line A Day: ALL THINGS AVA APPELSAWSE https://lineaday.blogspot.com/2021/01...
The Absolutely Amazing Adventures of Ava Appelsawse
Two classics: Middle Passage & Things Fall Apart - Gifted to us by Charles R. Johnson & Chinua AchebeDiscussed in my latest booktube video for Roy's Book Reviews - https://youtu.be/8Sb5Ueu7Z0g
https://youtu.be/0I7MWcLXkiY The Castle in the Forest by Norman Mailer - Discussed at Roy's Book Reviews
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDy-_...I discuss The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova at Roy's Book Reviews
He was an expert at hurting women who loved him, not understanding them.ALTERED LIVES - a short story http://lineaday.blogspot.com/2020/12/...
https://youtu.be/6ybIpAPwLVYIn my latest video for Roy's Book Reviews I discuss Freedom by Jonathan Franzen
A reading (by me) from chapter one of THE ABSOLUTELY AMAZING ADVENTURES OF AVA APPELSAWSE. Accompanying performance art courtesy of my fish - Joe and Kamala.https://youtu.be/a5OmIebPf7k
The Absolutely Amazing Adventures of Ava Appelsawse
It's pub day!!! The Absolutely Amazing Adventures of Ava Appelsawse is now available for purchase at Amazon.https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08HV8HTPK/...
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The Absolutely Amazing Adventures of Ava Appelsawse
https://www.instagram.com/p/CHlhcF9ABFS/The Kindle edition of MATTERS OF CONVENIENCE, to coincide with the book birthday of THE ABSOLUTELY AMAZING ADVENTURES OF AVA APPELSAWSE, will be free at Amazon on 11/15/20 as well as 11/16. And don't forget that coloring pages based on the Ava Appelsawse Adventures will be emailed to anyone who requests them before December 25th. To do so, simply save a screen grab of your proof of book purchase at Amazon and email it to MUDHouseBooks@gmailcom. In return, a PDF for the set of free coloring pages will be emailed to you.
Matters of Convenience
The Absolutely Amazing Adventures of Ava Appelsawse
While you're waiting for the Amazon page for THE ABSOLUTELY AMAZING ADVENTURES OF AVA APPELSAWSE to go live tomorrow, I invite you to check out my latest booktube video for Roy's Book Reviews where I discuss Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat.https://youtu.be/23RhMPpbVtw
What time is it? Time for my latest booktube video for Roy's Book Reviews where I discuss Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem.https://youtu.be/Q6cvjvIHyMk
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