What I’ve Read
Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison – finished this re-read literally today! I had actually re-read this earlier this year, when my book club had finished The Goblin Emperor and I needed more. You can find that review from July 2025 here (https://kitewithfish.dreamwidth.org/486536.html), but what stuck with me was this line “Both books are from the perspective of a person who wants to make the world better and kinder, and is actively working to do that, to the extent of their means.” I stand by that – this is a world with problems recognizable to us and likewise, full of people trying to help make life better. It’s also got a fascinatingly beautiful subtle romance that starts with our main character looking at the second cup for his tea that the waiter brought him and wishing he could share the honeyed spoon with someone -it’s such a sweet longing and it runs thru the book so softly that I only noticed it when I re-read it properly.

Alien Clay – Adrian Tchaikovsky -Oh, I loved this! It’s very alien, and very weird, and yet Tchaikovsky builds the story like an argument, point by point until you’re nodding along and like, oh, of course, what else could this have ended as. It’s weirdly inspiring and wonderful and also could be a body horror movie with great ease. It’s quite decent!

What I’m Reading

Guillermo del Toro Cabinet of Curiosities – with Marc Scott Zicree. I am enjoy this, as it mostly appears to be a person writing with breathless adulation about how much he enjoys being in Guillermo del Toro’s house and looking at the weird stuff he’s got. I’m here for it, mostly!
The Artists Way – Week 6 – Sense of abundance – eh.


What I’ll Read Next
The Fortunate Fall by Cameron Reed - xing book club
Next Earthsea book?
No clear idea, honestly, I would take a suggestion!