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We’ve reached what is often Southern Ontario’s snowiest and iciest portion of the year.
This is when I often get a disproportionate amount of reading done due to how cold, slippery and dark it is outside.
(We have about 9 hours of daylight per day now. It’s nothing at all like how things are way up north where they have months of darkness, but it’s quite cloudy most days and I do definitely miss the feeling of sun of my skin right about now).
I’m writing this post in advance beginning in November. As I only had three titles to add in when I began, I am hoping that by the time this is published that number will have grown a little.
Let’s see what future Lydia can do!
1. Phases: A Memoir by Brandy
Publication Date: March 31
Why I’m Interested: Yes, I have mentioned this book a few times lately, including the most recent Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge post. I’m too excited about it not to talk about it again today. I loved Brandy’s music growing up and am curious to learn more about her life.
2. What We Are Seeking by Cameron Reed
Publication Date: April 7
Why I’m Interested: The alien planet described in this novel sounds so creative albeit dangerous.
3. Canon by Paige Lewis
Publication Date: May 19
Why I’m Interested: Weird fiction is alluring to me, and this was so odd I’m struggling to condense the plot into one sentence.
A few days ago I blogged about all of the books I read 2025.
Here are ten books with long waitlists that I hope to request from the library once the demand for them isn’t quite so high. Yes, I know I did this same topic a while ago, but might as well recycle it every now and again.
Happy belated Winter Solstice to everyone who celebrated it a few days ago!
Just so you all know, I’ve been having trouble leaving comments on some WordPress blogs recently. They ask me to log in even though I’m already logged in, and then when I leave my comment it never appears on the post. If I don’t comment on your post, I am not ignoring you.
I’ve read the first eight of these, and the rest are still on my TBR list. Snowy settings can be so interesting to read about, although I only enjoy heavy snowfalls in real life when I can stay home and don’t have to shovel snow or drive in it.
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that happens during the same season of the year every year. The winter blues are a milder condition similar to this one that has some of the same symptoms and many of the same treatment options, although some people also use that term colloquially to refer to SAD.
“Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude.”
It’s hard to tell which books will become classics. Not every bestseller is actually well written or will continue to affect readers in twenty or fifty years. Likewise, I have no doubt there are some true gems out there that may have had middling to poor sales but will eventually be rediscovered and taught in classrooms all across the world.
War isn’t something I like to read about, so this still fits the original “books outside of my comfort zone” theme as well!