Obviously, they don’t have to slide into the cozy genre. But what books do you cuddle up with during a thunderstorm, or your variable weather of choice? Personally, Becky Chambers has become one of my favorites. I also read LOTR when I need a “good guys doing the right thing just because it’s the right thing to do”.

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      Has there been hints of any new Becky Chambers book that you’ve heard of? The news section of otherscribbles.com doesn’t have anything since nearly a year ago.

      When I was deep in the sleep deprived zone of new parenthood, listening & readying to Beckychambers books on audio book was just perfect. I was too fragile to deal with any horribly dark or dense sci-fi books (that so many seem to be) and her books always felt like a nice cup of tea (pretty appropriate considering psalm for the wild-built!)

      We are expecting our second and I’d love to have a new Becky chambers book to read or listen to when we restart the new born saga!

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      I totally just saw the headline and missed your comment that included Becky Chambers. I’m still getting used to Lemmy/Beehaw. Sorry for the reading comprehension fail!

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      No that’s totally reasonable because A Psalm for the Wild Built is such a great book. I need to read A Prayer for the Crown Shy though. That one I’m waiting for my turn for the copy on Libby

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        I went ahead and bought all of the Long Way series from my local bookstore. I broke down and bought the audio books from Apple for the monk and robot series. I’ll buy them in paperback too when I can get to the bookstore and order them.

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    Just about anything from the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett. Clever, insightful, delightfully sarcastic, but never mean-spirited.

    And no matter how many times you re-read them, you always find something new.

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    right now, it’s ‘Ascendance of a Bookworm’

    It used to be Percy Jackson when I was a kid, but I think the re-reads have numbed it a bit. I also like to read ‘Never Let Me Go’ whenever I wanna get grounded and appreciate the simple joys of life