#Jens Beckert

[intellectures]

Preis der Leipziger Buchmesse: Von Comic bis Hörbuch

Die Jury für den Preis der Leipziger Buchmesse unter dem Vorsitz von Insa Wilke versteht es einmal mehr zu überraschen. Unter den 15 nominierten Titeln sind auch ein Comic und ein Hörbuch. Die Frühjahrsprogramme fielen bei der Jury weitestgehend durch. Continue reading Preis der Leipziger Buchmesse: Von Comic bis Hörbuch

[zwischenstadt]

Now, the question is at what level does the profit motive enter the economic system.  On the one hand, Luhmann (1988a:56) talks of profit in terms of self-control and the delineation of the economic system from private motives, which assumes a function mechanism inherent in the system to be inferred; on the other hand, the profit motive is introduced as a *reason* for payments and is thus on the level of programs in the economic system.  If profit is a program, then it is established firmly in the environment of the system, requires and extraeconomic legitimation, and is an element of the external referentiality of the system.  Thus, the self-motivating function of money is questioned: striving for more money is not determined as inherent to the system, but is rather an external contingency.  An economic system could also be functionally differentiated without being oriented to profit.  Unlike neoclassical economics, which establishes profit or utility maximization of the actors as an axiom, Luhmann's theory is open with regard to the action motives of actors, which must be proved merely with respect tot he autopoiesis of the system.  It still requires the mutual reference of self- and external referntiality, because this is the only way motives and expectations can be introduced. The construction of the system as closed and open at the same time refers to the radical contingency of economic payment decisions that rest on the basis of perception of price information controlled by programs.  Only because the economic system refers to needs and expectations that find entry as programs can the lack of motive of the medium of money be overcome.  The medium of money itself can induce no payment decisions.  Price information says nothing about the results of the selective observation of the market or about the concrete payment decisions to be made on the basis of price observation.  If it is irrelevant to the system why payments are made (as long as the capacity to pay is maintained), the interest of economic sociology shifts to the structures, expectations, and needs that decide about the allocation of code values.  Therefore, the theory has the potential for an openness limited initially only by the criterion of survival, in which the essential advantage vis-a-vis economic theory is for understanding action under conditions of uncertainty.  With his statements about the overcomplexity of the market, Luhmann emphatically objects to ration-actor models of utility maximizing.  Evidently, the concept of the theory is not only able to integrate uncertainty theoretically but also recognizes uncertainty as a prerequisite for the functioning of the economic system.  The 'situative determinism' (Latsis 1972) of neoclassical theory is eliminated for the explanation of allocation decisions.  Decisions always remain risky because expected consequences need not appear.  The mathematical calculations of economic models of action under conditions of uncertainty cannot achieve in principle what they claim to carry out: to produce decisions that guarantee optimal results.  Rejecting the normative action models of economic theory as a starting point for a theoretical conceptualization of economic processes- is the central gain knowledge of Luhmann's new systems theory for economic sociology.

Jens Beckert, “Niklas Luhmann: The Economy as an Autopoietic System” in Beyond the Market

[clarislam]

Reading List as of Mar. 2nd, 2021:

Book Reviews to be posted:

“Cheshire Crossing” by Andy Weir and Sarah Andersen

“Wings Of Fire: Moon Rising” by Tui T. Sutherland

“Blackberry Pie Murder” by Joanne Fluke

“The Devil Is A Part-Timer! Volume 18″ by Satoshi Wagahara

“The Demon Lover” by Juliet Dark

“Black” from “The Circle” series by Ted Dekker

“Red” from “The Circle” series by Ted Dekker

“White” from “The Circle” series by Ted Dekker

“Green” from “The Circle” series by Ted Dekker

“Where The Wild Ladies Are” by Aoko Matsuda

“Poisoned Apples” by Christine Heppermann

“Milk And Honey” by Rupi Kaur

Books I’m currently reading:

??? (Currently looking for more poetry books and short story collections in particular to read. Feel free to send me suggestions!)

Books I will read eventually:

???

Books I’ve dropped (a.k.a did not finish (DNF) and will not be reviewing):

None

Books I hope to get my hands on soon so I can read them eventually:

“Out of the Shadows” by Ashlee Nicole Bye

“Queens of Geek” by Jen Wilde

“Dead Air: A Glenn Beckert Mystery” by Cliff Protzman

[econsociology]

BITS & BRIEFS: Jens Beckert // Humanities and finance // Globalization as an idea // Black Neoliberalism // Bridging Comparative Political Economy and Economic Sociology

> Congratulations to Jens Beckert on being awarded Germany’s highest scientific award Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize (€2.5 million in research funds) for his work in reinvigorating the social sciences with an interdisciplinary perspective, especially in the intersection of sociology and economics. Beckert, the director at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies in Cologne and a leading economic sociologist, is one of the few social scientists to receive this honor which historically favors natural sciences.

> Humanities have a sound expertise to understand finance because it is entangled with narrative and realism — by Michelle Chihara

> Capturing ideas, capturing economists: Globalization and Free Trade’s rise and fall — by Nikil Saval

> The distance between Comparative Political Economy and Economic Sociology should be bridged — urges Sascha Münnich in the Economic Sociology European Newsletter devoted to this topic

> The genealogy of Black Neoliberalism and “progressive conservatism”: From Ed Brooke to Barack Obama —  by Leah Wright Rigueur

> The Millennial housing trend of communal living is a return to the Middle Ages common practice — by Ilana E. Strauss

[micaramel]

Artists: Jay Chung & Q Takeki Maeda

Venue: Koelnischer Kunstverein, Cologne

Exhibition Title: The Auratic Narrative

Date: April 12 – June 23, 2019

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Full gallery of images, press release, and link available after the jump.

Images:

Images courtesy of Koelnischer Kunstverein, Cologne

Press Release:

When organizing an exhibition surveying an artist’s body of work, the convention is to frame it as a story. Usually this story includes the artist’s birth (“Born in rural Romania”), a pivotal moment in their career (“She then moved to Paris, where she continued her philosophical pursuits at the Sorbonne”), and a period of striving towards artistic, cultural or political achievements (“these identities have informed his work for more than 30 years”i). These accounts of individual development, despite being factually accurate, are constructed, which is to say generated and maintained, by arts professionals. In an interview about the societal effects of quantitative metrics, sociologist Steffen Mau alludes to this practice, stating that “fictional expectations” for an artist are established “by means of a story, in the style of an auratic success story that will be realized in the future.” He continues:

[In] the present-day artistic personality one looks for something that is still quite vague and speculative, but which in the future can determine whether he or she will attain a particular market position […] It’s a matter of the dynamic upward movement of a reputation, a positive vision. As always, telling this story requires the culture of experts, and thus professional critics, art marketers, or art educators and advisors.ii

Mau’s assessment echoes the work of sociologist Olav Velthuis, whose book Talking Prices is a study of the principles used to set prices for contemporary art. According to Velthuis, narratives of an archetypal nature (e.g. tragedy, success story, Bildungsroman)—as opposed to economic laws such as supply and demand—determine art market prices, the subject of these stories being both individuals and developments occurring in the field as a whole. Like Mau, Velthuis emphasizes that these narratives are collectively told and reiterated by those working with art, while also stressing their imaginary character. He writes: “The issue here is not whether this narrative, or, for that matter, the ones that will follow, is true to historical reality or not. In fact, its truth content is questionable to say the least.”iii

Such narratives contribute to the intangible quality of uniqueness and authenticity perceived in both artworks and artistic personalities, or “aura,” as literary critic Walter Benjamin termed it. The experience of this phenomenon, abstract and impalpable by definition, is laden with contradiction and ambiguity. For instance, it is commonly accepted, on one hand, that contemporary art is an entirely professionalized field in which the creation of art, as well as a wide scope of related occupational activities, is undertaken for the sake of achieving specific attendant outcomes. On the other, it is equally assumed, though rarely stated outright, that visions of an artist’s current or future significance may not yet, or ever be, realized (as indicated by the phrasing “fictional expectations”iv). Likewise, the distinctive qualities of an artist’s work and biography are referred to as the product of only a single individual, while it is seldom acknowledged that they are in fact bestowed upon the object or individual and as such are the collective expression of the shared beliefs, values, and lived experiences of art’s discursive community.

i All parenthetical quotations from exhibition descriptions as of March 2019 on the website of MoMA, Museum of Modern Art, New York, https://mo.ma/2kGEzGF ii Steffen Mau and Uwe Vormbusch, “Likes and Performance / A conversation between Uwe Vormbusch and Steffen Mau on the quantification of the social.” Texte zur Kunst 110 (June 2018), http://bit.ly/2NqX2qd iii Olav Velthuis, Talking Prices, Symbolic Meanings of Prices on the Market for Contemporary Art (Princeton University Press, 2005), 145. iv See also Jens Beckert, Imagined Futures: Fictional Expectations and Capitalist Dynamics (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2016), 93: “The fictionality of literary texts, furthermore, is openly communicated, whereas it is hidden in the case of fictional expectations.”

Link: Jay Chung & Q Takeki Maeda at Koelnischer Kunstverein

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Nouvelles lectures en BSPO (09/10/17)

À la une : Théorie des jeux : conflit, négociation, coopération et pouvoir / Pierre Dehez

Cote de rangement : HB 144 D 254519 / Domaine : Sciences économiques

« La théorie des jeux a pour objet la décision interactive. Elle est née dans les années 1940 avec le livre fondateur de John von Neumann et Oskar Morgenstern Theory of games and economic behavior. Cet ouvrage est une introduction, écrite de manière à être accessible à un large public, au-delà de l économie. Il s adresse aussi aux étudiants en science politique et en droit et, de manière plus générale, à l ensemble des étudiants en sciences sociales. À cette fin, l usage de l outil mathématique y est volontairement limité et certains développements conceptuels difficiles ne sont pas couverts, comme l information incomplète ou l utilité non transférable. Le texte suit un chemin allant du non coopératif au coopératif. Une de ses originalités est de faire la part belle aux jeux coopératifs et à leurs applications normatives.

Pierre Dehez est professeur d'économie à l'Université de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve. Ses domaines de recherche couvrent la théorie de l'équilibre général et la théorie des jeux. Il a enseigné aux États-Unis (Université d'Illinois), en Italie (Institut Universitaire Européen, Florence, et Université de Pise), en France (Université de Strasbourg, Université de Lorraine et Université de Cergy-Pontoise) ainsi qu'en Allemagne (Université de Bonn) » - Quatrième  de couverture

Communication

Social media and crisis communication / edited by Lucinda L. Austin and Yan Jin

Cote de rangement : HD 49 .3 S 254535

Sciences économiques

Neoliberalism / Damien Cahill, Martijn Konings

Cote de rangement : HB 95 C 254532

Post Keynesian theory and policy : a realistic analysis of the market oriented capitalist economy / Paul Davidson

Cote de rangement : HB 99 .7 D 254526

A modern guide to rethinking economics / edited by Louis-Philippe Rochon, Sergio Rossi

Cote de rangement : HB 171 M 254525

Macroéconomie / Olivier Blanchard, Daniel Cohen ; avec la collaboration de Cyril Nouveau

Cote de rangement : HB 172 .5 B 254523

Crisis and the failure of economic theory : the responsibility of economists for the Great Recession / Giancarlo Bertocco

Cote de rangement : HB 3722 B 254527

Sharing : crime against capitalism / Matthew David

Cote de rangement : HC 79 D 254533

Inequality, growth and 'hot' money / Pablo G. Bortz

Cote de rangement : HD 82 B 254528

International economics : a heterodox approach / Hendrik van den Berg

Cote de rangement : HF 1379 V 254531

The architecture of illegal markets : towards an economic sociology of illegality in the economy / edited by Jens Beckert and Matías Dewey

Cote de rangement : HM 548 A 254534

Sciences politiques

The great regression / edited by Heinrich Geiselberger

Cote de rangement : D 863 G 254530

Un chant d'amour : Israël-Palestine, une histoire française / Alain Gresh et Hélène Aldeguer

Cote de rangement : DS 119 .8 G 254517

European civil service in (times of) crisis : a political sociology of the changing power of Eurocrats / Didier Georgakakis

Cote de rangement : JN 35 G 254524

Sciences sociales

Evidence / Howard S. Becker

Cote de rangement : H 61 B 254529

La société autophage : capitalisme, démesure et autodestruction / Anselm Jappe

Cote de rangement : CB 428 J 254515

Médias

Décoder les séries télévisées / sous la direction de Sarah Sepulchre

Cote de rangement : PN 1992 .8 D 254522

La liminalité du personnage documentaire / Hyun Jung Choi

Cote de rangement : PN 1995 .9 C 254514

Gestion

Stratégique / Gerry Johnson, Richard Whittington, Kevan Scholes e.a.

Cote de rangement : HD 30 .28 J 254521

Un monde sans travail ? / Tiffany Blandin

Cote de rangement : HD 6331 B 254516

Commerce

E-commerce : vers le commerce connecté / Henri Isaac

Cote de rangement : HF 5548 .32 E 254518

Tous ces  ouvrages sont exposés sur le présentoir des nouveautés de la BSPO. Ceux-ci pourront être  empruntés à domicile à partir du 23 octobre 2017.

[zwischenstadt]

Because the observations and the subsequent descriptions must correspond to the logic of the observing (!) system and its cognitive structure and not that of the observed system, the perceived communication is reduced to the guiding difference appropriate to the system.  In observation, the observing system constructs the observed object from the perspective of its own semantics.  Information therefore is the self-product of the system and not a fact of the environment, which exists independent of observations. The ability of the economic system to resonate is thus extremely restricted.  Through payments, the economy keeps reproducing only the ability to pay and thus refers to connecting payments.  Only on condition that any external influence complies with the 'language of prices' can the economic system derive information from it that can be introduced into the payment operation.  Thus, a compatibility with the internal economic operations that does not rely on any code of environmental systems but rather shows an economic motive for consideration must be achieved.  'The economy cannot react to disturbances that are not expressed in this language" (Luhmann 1989:62); they merely produce noise that may have dysfunctional consequences.  Thus, in connection with ecological communication, Luhmann (20-21) states that an appeal to more environmental awareness in the economic subsystem can lead to an "effect explosion" that influences society in uncontrollable ways.  A dysfunction process of mutual build-up can occur in the reactions of the subsystems: systems react to disturbances of their autopoiesis with noise by building structures that enable their further autopoiesis.  This process includes a thoroughly ironic dialectic: That is, systems also influence their environment and can change it so that they can no longer exist in this environment (14).  The logic of this systemic self-endangerment resides in the systemic functioning itself: the next step is more important 'than concern for the future, which indeed is not attainable if autopoiesis is not continued' (14).  Luhmann thus thoroughly acknowledges the socially problematic nature of this model of selection: 'In the price information supplied to the economy, information about the effects of the economic operations in the social environment [are] systematically overlooked' (Luhmann 1988:a:blurb).  Yet this does not change anything about the analysis itself.  External noise can lead to 'effect explosions' which cannot be controlled and thus whose consequences are unpredictable. This discrepancy is intensified by the specific time horizon created in the economic system, which corresponds to its operational logic and is not coordinated with the social or natural environment (Luhmann 1989:57).  Despite the increasing scarcity of fossil fuels, the price of crude oil can go down.  The time horizon of the economy system is direct at the present, whereas environmental groups may be concerned for the life of future generations.  The summary is laconic: 'Society [is] not informed by its economy about environmental problems triggered there' (Luhmann 1988a:35).

Jens Beckert, “Niklas Luhmann: The Economy as Autopoietic System” in Beyond the Market

[zwischenstadt]

This nexus of increased efficiency and exclusion of certain communications results from the central assertion of the new systems theory that a system increases its efficiency by merely selective perception of its environment.  This assumption contains the functional (not genetic!) cause for differentiating society into functional subsystems, whose distinguishing feature is that the range of meaningful possibilities of communication is reduced in them.  By differentiating the economic system, a boundary is drawn that establishes a difference between system and environment, which reduces the complexity of the environment in the system.  Systems then perceive the environment "in a categorically performed way" (Luhmann 1989:12), and through their selection mechanisms, they determine which aspects of the environment are relevant for their operations.  By observing it, the system "invents" (von Foerster 1985) its environment, which is not given a priori.

Jens Beckert, “Niklas Luhmann: The Economy as an Autopoietic System” in Beyond the Market

[clarislam]

Reading List as of October 16th, 2020:

Book Reviews to be posted:

“One Of Us Is Lying” by Karen M. McManus

“The Voynich Hotel, Volume 1″ by Douman Seiman

“One Of Us Is Next” by Karen M. McManus

“Wings Of Fire: The Hidden Kingdom” by Tui T. Sutherland

“Wings Of Fire: The Dark Secret” by Tui T. Sutherland

“Vicious” by V.E. Schwab

“Wings Of Fire: The Brightest Night” by Tui T. Sutherland 

“Vengeful” by V.E. Schwab

Books I’m currently reading:

“A Psalm For Lost Girls” by Katie Bayerl

“Gingerbread Cookie Murder” by Joanne Fluke

Books I will read eventually:

“Black” from “The Circle” series by Ted Dekker

“The Con Artists” by Fred Van Lente

Books I’ve dropped (a.k.a did not finish (DNF) and will not be reviewing):

None

Books I hope to get my hands on soon so I can read them eventually:

“The Journey of Inspiration” by My Cosmic Backyard

“Out of the Shadows” by Ashlee Nicole Bye

“Queens of Geek” by Jen Wilde

“Dead Air: A Glenn Beckert Mystery” by Cliff Protzman

“Pulse Point” by Colleen Nelson and Nancy Chappell-Pollack

“A Totally Awkward Love Story” by Tom Ellen and Lucy Ivison

[clarislam]

Reading List As Of June 23rd, 2020:

Book Reviews to be posted:

“Girls With Sharp Sticks” by Suzanne Young (posted today - click here!)

“Let’s Dance A Waltz, Vol. 2″ by Natsumi Ando

“Let’s Dance A Waltz, Vol. 3″ by Natsumi Ando

“Ender’s Game” by Orson Scott Card

“In Real Life” by Cory Doctorow & Jen Wang

“Sweet” by Emily Laybourne

“My Room Is A Dungeon Rest Stop, Vol. 1″ by Tougoku Hudou

“The Queen Of Swords” by R.S. Belcher

“You Are Alice In Wonderland’s Mum!” by Sherwin Tjia

“The Devil Is A Part-Timer! Vol. 15″ by Satoshi Wagahara

Books I’m currently reading:

“The Devil Is A Part-Timer! Vol. 16″ by Satoshi Wagahara

“Spymaster” by Margaret Weis and Robert Krammes

“The Clockwrok Scarab” by Colleen Gleason

Books I will read eventually:

“Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: Vol. 1″ by Coolkyoushinja

“I Married My Best Friend to Shut My Parents Up” by Kodama Naoko

“The Case Of The Love Spell: A Hillcrest Witch Mystery” by Amorette Anderson

“The Traveler” by Lovelyn Bettison

“Grimm Tidings” by J.C. Gilbert

“The Journey of Inspiration” by My Cosmic Backyard

“Black” from “The Circle” series by Ted Dekker

“Intangible” by C.A. Gray

“The Crimson Inkwell” by Kenneth A. Baldwin

“The Zombie Apocalypse Convenience Store” by Taylor A. Ellwood.

Books I’ve dropped (a.k.a did not finish (DNF) and will not be reviewing):

“Running Haunted” by Effrosyni Moschoudi  (DNF at 21%)

Books I hope to get my hands on soon so I can read them eventually:

“Out of the Shadows” by Ashlee Nicole Bye

“Queens of Geek” by Jen Wilde

“Dead Air: A Glenn Beckert Mystery” by Cliff Protzman

“Pulse Point” by Colleen Nelson and Nancy Chappell-Pollack

“A Totally Awkward Love Story” by Tom Ellen and Lucy Ivison

[clarislam]

Reading List As Of April 15th, 2020:

Book Reviews to be posted:

“Coffee and Faerie Cakes” by Laura Simons

“The Wicked King” by Holly Black

“Chaos” by Demelza Carlton

“Kitra” by Gideon Marcus

“Sweet Damage” by Rebecca James

“The Starless Sea” by Erin Morgenstern

Books I’m currently reading:

“The Lovers Grim” by Olivie Blake

“Dear Midnight” by Zack Grey

“Teller Of Tails and the Will-O-Wisp” by Shawnna Lea

“The Black Hussars” by Mitchell Luthi

Books I will read eventually:

“The Case Of The Love Spell: A Hillcrest Witch Mystery” by Amorette Anderson

“The Traveler” by Lovelyn Bettison

“Grimm Tidings” by J.C. Gilbert

“Demon Isle Witches, Books 1-2″ by Humphrey Quinn and Ruby Raine

“Sweet” by Emily Laybourne

“Debutantes & Daggers” by Rachel Hawkins

“The Game Masters Of Garden Place” by Denis Markell

“Shopkeep” by D.H. Dunn

“Running Haunted” by Effrosyni Moschoudi

“Spymaster” by Margaret Weis and Robert Krammes

“The Journey of Inspiration” by My Cosmic Backyard

“Black” from “The Circle” series by Ted Dekker

“Intangible” by C.A. Gray

Books I’ve dropped (a.k.a did not finish (DNF) and will not be reviewing):

None

Books I hope to get my hands on soon so I can read them eventually:

“Out of the Shadows” by Ashlee Nicole Bye

“Queens of Geek” by Jen Wilde

“Dead Air: A Glenn Beckert Mystery” by Cliff Protzman

“Pulse Point” by Colleen Nelson and Nancy Chappell-Pollack

“A Totally Awkward Love Story” by Tom Ellen and Lucy Ivison

[clarislam]

Reading List As Of March 13th, 2020:

Book Reviews to be posted:

“Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins ” by Matthew Mercer, Matthew Colville, Olivia Samson and Chris Northrop

“Don’t Cosplay With My Heart” by Cecil Castellucci

“Crime And Poetry” by Amanda Flower

“The Six-Gun Tarot” by R. S. Belcher

“The Devil Is A Part-Timer! Volume 14″ by Satoshi Wagahara

“Longarm And The Diamondback Widow” by Tabor Evans

“Coffee and Faerie Cakes” by Laura Simons

Books I’m currently reading:

“The Wicked King” by Holly Black

“Teller Of Tails and the Will-O-Wisp” by Shawnna Lea

“Chaos” by Demelza Carlton

“The Black Hussars” by Mitchell Luthi

Books I will read eventually:

“The Princess Plot” by Kirsten Boie

“Plus” by Veronica Chambers

“Spymaster” by Margaret Weis and Robert Krammes

“The Journey of Inspiration” by My Cosmic Backyard

“Black” from “The Circle” series by Ted Dekker

“Intangible” by C.A. Gray

Books I’ve dropped (a.k.a did not finish (DNF) and will not be reviewing):

None

Books I hope to get my hands on soon so I can read them eventually:

“Out of the Shadows” by Ashlee Nicole Bye

“Queens of Geek” by Jen Wilde

“Dead Air: A Glenn Beckert Mystery” by Cliff Protzman

“Pulse Point” by Colleen Nelson and Nancy Chappell-Pollack

“A Totally Awkward Love Story” by Tom Ellen and Lucy Ivison

[clarislam]

Reading List As Of April 26th, 2020:

Book Reviews to be posted:

“The Wicked King” by Holly Black (Coming this Tuesday, April 28th!)

“Chaos” by Demelza Carlton

“Kitra” by Gideon Marcus

“Sweet Damage” by Rebecca James

“The Starless Sea” by Erin Morgenstern

“Dear Midnight” by Zack Grey

“The Lovers Grim” by Olivie Blake

Books I’m currently reading:

“The Game Masters Of Garden Place” by Denis Markell 

“Sweet” by Emily Laybourne

“Demon Isle Witches, Books 1-2″ by Humphrey Quinn and Ruby Raine

Books I will read eventually:

“Debutantes & Daggers” by Rachel Hawkins

“The Case Of The Love Spell: A Hillcrest Witch Mystery” by Amorette Anderson

“The Traveler” by Lovelyn Bettison

“Grimm Tidings” by J.C. Gilbert

“Running Haunted” by Effrosyni Moschoudi

“Spymaster” by Margaret Weis and Robert Krammes

“The Journey of Inspiration” by My Cosmic Backyard

“Black” from “The Circle” series by Ted Dekker

“Intangible” by C.A. Gray

Books I’ve dropped (a.k.a did not finish (DNF) and will not be reviewing):

“The Black Hussars” by Mitchell Luthi  (DNF at 38%)

“Teller Of Tails and the Will-O-Wisp” by Shawnna Lea  (DNF at 10%)

Books I hope to get my hands on soon so I can read them eventually:

“Out of the Shadows” by Ashlee Nicole Bye

“Queens of Geek” by Jen Wilde

“Dead Air: A Glenn Beckert Mystery” by Cliff Protzman

“Pulse Point” by Colleen Nelson and Nancy Chappell-Pollack

“A Totally Awkward Love Story” by Tom Ellen and Lucy Ivison

[clarislam]

Reading List As Of Dec. 2nd, 2019:

Book Reviews to be posted:

“Dragon’s Blood” by Jane Yolen (Dec. 17, 2019)

I’ll have other fun posts happening during this month in place of usual book reviews! See my update post for more details.

Book Reviews to be posted (starting in Jan. 2020):

“The Cruel Prince” by Holly Black 

“Justichar Jhee And The Cursed Abbey” by Trevol Swift

Books I’m currently reading:

“Robert & Cybil: The Winning Hand\The Perfect Neighbor” by Nora Roberts

“The Lover’s Knot” by Clare O’Donohue

Books I will read eventually:

“Christmas Cake Murder” by Joanne Fluke

“A Tropical Fish Yearns For Snow, Vol. 1″ by Makoto Hagino

“The Six-Gun Tarot” by R. S. Belcher

“Plus” by Veronica Chambers

“Echoes in Death” by J.D. Robb

“The Princess Plot” by Kirsten Boie

“Spymaster” by Margaret Weis and Robert Krammes

“The Journey of Inspiration” by My Cosmic Backyard

“Black” from “The Circle” series by Ted Dekker

“Intangible” by C.A. Gray

Books I’ve dropped (a.k.a did not finish (DNF) and will not be reviewing):

“The Secret Shopper Unwrapped” by Kate Harrison (DNF at 10%)

Books I hope to get my hands on soon so I can read them eventually:

“Out of the Shadows” by Ashlee Nicole Bye

“Queens of Geek” by Jen Wilde

“Dead Air: A Glenn Beckert Mystery” by Cliff Protzman

“Pulse Point” by Colleen Nelson and Nancy Chappell-Pollack

“A Totally Awkward Love Story” by Tom Ellen and Lucy Ivison

[clarislam]

Reading List As Of September 14th, 2019:

Book Reviews to be posted:

"Is It Wrong To Try To Pick Up Girls In A Dungeon, Volume 9” by Fujino Omori

“The Secret Keepers” by Trenton Lee Stewart

“Dreamfall” by Amy Plum

“Neverwake” by Amy Plum

“Memnoch The Devil” by Anne Rice

“Dark Witch” by Nora Roberts

“Goldeline” by Jimmy Cajoleas

Books I’m currently reading:

“The Vampire Armand” by Anne Rice

Books I will read eventually:

“Plus” by Veronica Chambers

“Robert & Cybil: The Winning Hand\The Perfect Neighbor” by Nora Roberts

“Echoes in Death” by J.D. Robb

“The Princess Plot” by Kirsten Boie

“The Secret Shopper Unwrapped” by Kate Harrison

“The Lover’s Knot” by Clare O’Donohue

“Spymaster” by Margaret Weis and Robert Krammes

“The Journey of Inspiration” by My Cosmic Backyard

“Black” from “The Circle” series by Ted Dekker

“Intangible” by C.A. Gray

Books I’ve dropped (a.k.a did not finish (DNF) and will not be reviewing):

“The Murderstone Trilogy” by Mal Peet  (DNF at 20%)

Books I hope to get my hands on soon so I can read them eventually:

“Out of the Shadows” by Ashlee Nicole Bye

“Queens of Geek” by Jen Wilde

“Dead Air: A Glenn Beckert Mystery” by Cliff Protzman

“Pulse Point” by Colleen Nelson and Nancy Chappell-Pollack

“A Totally Awkward Love Story” by Tom Ellen and Lucy Ivison

[clarislam]

Reading List As Of August 12th, 2019:

Book Reviews to be posted:

“Bread of the Dead: A Santa Fe Cafe Mystery” by Ann Myers (Coming tomorrow!)

“Shades of Darkness” by A.R. Kahler

“The Potion Diaries” by Amy Alward

“The Travelling Tea Shop” by Belinda Jones

“Wings Of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy” by Tui T. Sutherland

“Wings Of Fire: The Lost Heir” by Tui T. Sutherland

“Dreamfall” by Amy Plum

“Neverwake” by Amy Plum

Books I’m currently reading:

“The Murderstone Trilogy” by Mal Peet

“Memnoch The Devil” by Anne Rice

Books I will read eventually:

“Plus” by Veronica Chambers

“Robert & Cybil: The Winning Hand\The Perfect Neighbor” by Nora Roberts

“Dark Witch” by Nora Roberts

“Echoes in Death” by J.D. Robb

“The Princess Plot” by Kirsten Boie

“The Secret Shopper Unwrapped” by Kate Harrison

“The Lover’s Knot” by Clare O’Donohue

“Spymaster” by Margaret Weis and Robert Krammes

“The Journey of Inspiration” by My Cosmic Backyard

“Black” from “The Circle” series by Ted Dekker

“Intangible” by C.A. Gray

Books I’ve dropped (a.k.a did not finish (DNF) and will not be reviewing):

“Long May She Reign” by Rhiannon Thomas  (DNF at 25%)

Books I hope to get my hands on soon so I can read them eventually:

“Out of the Shadows” by Ashlee Nicole Bye

“Queens of Geek” by Jen Wilde

“Dead Air: A Glenn Beckert Mystery” by Cliff Protzman

“Pulse Point” by Colleen Nelson and Nancy Chappell-Pollack

“A Totally Awkward Love Story” by Tom Ellen and Lucy Ivison