Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

“And in taking on the subject of themselves-making themselves vulnerable to the unseen reader-they have exchanged powerlessness for the power that comes with self-awareness.” (CBR11 Bingo)

Couldn’t Keep it to Myself: Testimonies from Our Imprisoned Sisters by Wally Lamb and the Women of the York Correctional Institution

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The task list for one of my challenges strikes again. Book Riot’s Read Harder Challenge includes a book written in prison. I was struggling to decide what to read for this one, I wasn’t particularly interested in reading a book by the type of criminal who would be the type to get a book deal in the first place. Then a bit of internet research led me to this collection edited by Wally Lamb of the work the women of the writing group he co-facilitates […]

“Well-behaved women seldom make history”

Cranky Ladies of History by Tehani Croft Wessely, Tansy Rayner Roberts (editors)

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Cranky Ladies of History is an anthology containing 22 fictional snapshots of the lives and deeds of exactly what it says on the cover – ladies who refused, whether for good or ill, to conform and live within the confines of the roles set for them by society and found their names echoing through the ages for it. Inside we have women from around the world: royalty, criminals, nuns, spies, warriors and more – some I’d heard of but many of whom were entirely new […]

Pounded in the Butt by Cannonball Bingo: The Collection

Not Pounded By Anything: Six Tales of Non-Sexual Encounters by Chuck Tingle

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All right Buckaroos. This was my first Tingler ever. Chuck Tingle is a GodDamned National Treasure. Fight me.  

What Rose Marshall Is Up to When She’s Not Playing a Price Aunt

Sparrow Hill Road by Seanan McGuire

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While I was introduced to Rose as one of the ghost aunts to the Price family in the InCryptid series, based on the introduction and afterword of this collection, Seanan McGuire has been writing about Rose Marshall, a hitchhiker ghost, for much longer, and only later decided to include her in as part of the extended family. Rose slipped into InCryptid so seamlessly that I didn’t even realize until reading this that she wasn’t added until later since her and Mary aren’t exactly friendly initially. […]

Still Want More of This World

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms by George R.R. Martin

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After the end of the Game of Thrones show, I found myself in a bit of a withdrawal, which meant it seemed like the perfect time to read A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.  Part of me would love to do a reread of the series thus far, but it’s a big commitment, and I think I keep hoping for a real release date for The Winds of Winter to coincide with the reread – assuming that book is ever released (as far as the […]

I’m gonna need more musicians to write children’s stories

Stories for Ways and Means by Jeff Antebi (creator)

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From the Waxploitation label comes Stories for Ways and Means, a gorgeous collaboration of artists and musicians that feature ‘grown up’ children’s stories with the majority of the proceeds going to organisations promoting children’s literacy.  Featuring lots of musicians I like as well as others I’ve never heard of, the 29 collaborations in this book range from the whimsical to the weird, with my particular highlight (coming as no surprise to anyone who knows me) being Nick Cave’s The Lonely Giant. Other stories that also […]



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