Here’s what I read, listened to, and watched in February 2024!
BOOKS
I read 9 books in February: 5 in print, 2 in e-book format, and 2 in audio format. They were:
1. Never Have Your Dog Stuffed: And Other Things I've Learned by Alan Alda. (AUDIOBOOK, 2024 TBR CHALLENGE, NON-FICTION CHALLENGE)
2. The History of Sketch Comedy: A Journey Through the Art and Craft of Humor by Keegan Michael Key and Elle Key (PRINT, NON-FICTION CHALLENGE)
3. Aftermarket Afterlife (InCryptid #13) by Seanan McGuire (E-BOOK, ARC (publishes March 2024)) Read my review HERE
4. Batman: Wayne Family Adventures #1 by CRC Payne, Starbite, Maria Li, Lan Ma and Suzie Blake. (PRINT, GRAPHIC NOVEL)
5. A Feast for Starving Stone (Chefs of the Five Gods #2) by Beth Cato. (PRINT)
6. Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself by Alan Alda. (AUDIOBOOK, NON-FICTION CHALLENGE)
7. Santa Claus and His Works by George P. Brewster and Thomas Nast (PRINT)
8. New Super-Man Vol 1: Made in China by Gene Luen Yang, Victor Bognanovic, Richards Friends, David Sharpe and others. (PRINT, GRAPHIC NOVEL)
9. Korak at the Earth’s Core (Dead Moon Super-Arc #1) by Win Scott Eckert. (E-BOOK, ARC (publishes March 2024, PREORDER HERE) Read My Review HERE
STORIES
I have a goal of reading 366 short stories (1 per day, essentially, although it doesn’t always work out that way) this leap year. Here’s what I read this month and where you can find them if you’re interested in reading them too. If no source is noted, the story is from the same magazine or book as the story(ies) that precede(s) it.
1. “Companion Animals in Maho Shojo Kira Kira Sunlight” by Stewart C. Baker, in Lightspeed Magazine #165, edited by John Joseph Adams
2. “Scarlett” by Everdeen Mason.
3. “The Pearl Captain” by Christopher Rowe
4. “But From Thine Eyes My Knowledge I Derive” by Phoebe Barton
5. “A Sojourn in the Fifth City” by P H Lee
6. “Further Examination and Capture of Candle Skulls Associated with the Baba Yaga” by Mari Ness
7. “What Becomes of Curious Minds” by Wen-yi Lee
8. “An Elegy for the Former Things” by KT Bryski
9. “Not A Drop to Drink” by Seanan McGuire, on the Author’s Patreon
10. “Valentine's Dave” by ‘Nathan Burgoine, Candy Hearts Charity Anthology, edited by Lee Blair
11. “Bee My Valentine” by Beck Grey
12. “Dreaming of you in Freefall” by Seanan McGuire, novella included with the novel Aftermarket Afterlife (InCryptid #13)
13. “The Cut Cares Not for the Flesh” by George Sandison, from Nightmare Magazine #157, edited by Wendy N. Wagner
14. “Dusk” by Angela Slatter, from The Dark #105, edited by Sean Wallace
15. “The Interspatial Accessibility Compact's Guidelines for Cross-Cultural Engagement” by Dane Kuttler, from the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Winter 2024, edited by Sheree Renee Thomas
16. “Off The Map” by Dane Kuttler, from the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Jan-Feb 2023, edited by Sheree Renee Thomas (REREAD)
17. “Dawn of the Deathslayer” by Christopher Paul Carey, novella included with the novel Korak at the Earth’s Core
18. “The Fallen: A Tale of Pellucidar” by Mercedes Lackey, from the Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc. website
19. “Jason Gridley of Earth: Across the Moons of Mars” by Geary Gravel, novella included with the novel Red Axe of Pellucidar
So that’s 19 short stories in February. Far less than “1 per day” for the month, and way off pace for the year so far. (February 29th was the 60th day of 2024.)
MOVIES
I somehow managed to watch zero movies in February, thanks largely to work travel taking me to cities where I had friends to hang out with and to a bit of a head-cold. However, I did manage to watch some television:
TELEVISION
· Doctor Who Season 4, Episode 7 (1 episode, REWATCH)
· Love, Death & Robots Season 1, episodes 1 – 18 (18 episodes)
That’s 19 episodes of television, again not quite the “1 per day” I was shooting for.
LIVE THEATER
No live theater in February, either.
Summary of Challenges:
“To Be Read” Challenge: This month: 1 read; YTD: 1 of 14 read.
366 Short Stories Challenge: This month: 19 read; YTD: 45 of 366 read.
Goodreads Challenge: This month: 9 read; YTD: 19 of 120 read.
Graphic Novels Challenge: This month: 2 read; YTD: 6 of 52 read.
Non-Fiction Challenge: This month: 3 read; YTD: 3 of 12 read.
Read the Book / Watch the Movie Challenge: This month: 0 read/watched; YTD: 1 read/watched.
Movie Challenge: This month: 0 watched; YTD: 4 of 52 watched.
TV Shows Challenge: This month: 19 episodes watched; YTD: 40 of 366 watched
Live Theater Challenge: This month: 0 show attended; YTD: 1 of 12 attended.