Saturday, August 1, 2026

August 2nd's Sunday/Monday Post

Welcome to this week's Sunday/Monday Post, where I will be linking up to:

Sunday Post
Sunday Salon
Stacking the Shelves
It's Monday, What Are You Reading?

It's been a fairly quiet week.  Heck, my car hasn't been out of the garage most of the week.  The advantage of working from home, especially with gas prices what they are.  I ran some errands one day, and I went paddle boarding Friday night.  That's about it.

It's also been hot!  We've been in the upper 90's most of the week, reaching triple digits this weekend.  That's summer weather, I don't care what you have to say about it.  (Yes, I know lots of people who complain about summer weather, but I love it!)

Saturday morning, I was able to go to a book launch party for Ellen Byron.  Really, a double launch party since she has books coming out just a week apart.  (Two different series with two different publishers.)  Then, I went to the game group I've been to a few other times about half an hour from me.  It was a good day, but a day that involved lots of driving in the hot weather.  Fortunately, that's why we have AC, right?

Joke of the Week:


How did one tectonic plate apologize to the other?
“My fault.”

This Past Week on the Blog:


This Coming Week on the Blog:


Sunday - Sunday/Monday Post
Monday - Book Review: Talking God by Tony Hillerman
Tuesday - Book Review: A Taste for Murder by Matt Baker
Wednesday - Movie Review: A Prince in Paradise - A Royal Wedding
Thursday - Book Review: Hell Hath No Fury by Annette Dashofy
Friday - Friday Post featuring A Murderer's Guide to Mardi Gras
Saturday - Weekly TV Thoughts

Book Haul:

I said last week I'd have one book to talk about for sure this week.  And, I have...one book to talk about this week.  I managed to avoid any impulse purchases, so the only book is the preorder that came out on Tuesday.

And that book?  City of Promises by Victoria Thompson with Ellen Thompson.  I am extremely excited about this book.  I've been a fan of both of Victoria's series for years, and this book is a crossover between the two.  She had just started it when she passed away a couple of years ago, and her daughter, Ellen, has picked up the reigns and is going to continue both series.  She's started out by completing this crossover.  I will be reading it soon.



What I'm Currently Reading:

But not quite yet.

Over the weekend, I finished A Murderer's Guide to Mardi Gras, the newest Vintage Cookbook Mystery from Ellen Byron.  Yes, this is one of the two books she's launching right now.  I enjoyed it as always.  My review will be up on the 11th.

Which means I'll be starting this week with Two Truths and a Murder, the fifth Phyllida Bright Mystery from Colleen Cambridge.  This will get me current with the series...until book six comes out at the end of October.

That's it for me.  Have a great week!

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