Read 'em and Weep

Light fiction list

1. The Case of the Gypsy Goodbye

by Nancy Springer

2. Enola Holmes and the Boy in Buttons

by Nancy Springer

3. The Demigod Files

by Rick Riordan

4. The Son of Neptune

by Rick Riordan

5. The Mark of Athena

by Rick Riordan

6. The House of Hades

by Rick Riordan

7. The Blood of Olympus

by Rick Riordan

8. The Unicorn Rescue Society: The Madre de Aguas of Cuba

by Adam Gidwitz and Emma Otheguy

9. The Unicorn Rescue Society: The Secret of the Himalayas

by Adam Gidwitz and Hena Khan

10. Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche

by Nancy Springer

Dreams in Digital

Almost no Fiction! 

1. The Hope We Hold

by Jeremy Vuolo and Jinger Vuolo

2. Becoming Free Indeed

Jinger Duggar Vuolo

3. Change Your Schedule, Change Your Life

by Dr. Suhas Kshirsagar

4. The Duggars

by Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar

5. Killers of the Flower Moon

by David Grann

6. I'm Talking as Fast as I Can

by Lauren Graham

7. Have I Told You This Already?

by Lauren Graham

8. The Demigod Diaries

by Rick Riordan

9. The Storyteller

by Dave Grohl

10. Fatty Fatty Boom Boom

by Rabia Chaudry

Dreaming of Spring

Mostly continuations of book series that I enjoy. But some biographies too. I started down a reality tv rabbit hole that will continue on the next list. 🙈

1.  The Man Who Died Twice

by Richard Osman

2.  Battle Ground 

by Jim Butcher

3.  The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets

by Nancy Springer 

4.  The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan

by Nancy Springer

5.  Trick Mirror

by Jia Tolentino

6. The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline

by Nancy Springer

7. The Bullet That Missed

by Richard Osman

8. Counting the Cost

by Jill Duggar 

9. The Last Devil to Die

by Richard Osman

10. Truly, Madly: Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, and the Romance of the Century

by Stephen Galloway

Oscar Predictions 2024

Oscar Predictions

Actor in a Supporting Role

Sterling K. Brown — American Fiction
Robert De Niro — Killers of the Flower Moon
Robert Downey Jr. — Oppenheimer
Ryan Gosling — Barbie

Mark Ruffalo — Poor Things

Costume Design

Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

Makeup and Hairstyling

Golda
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Society of the Snow

Live Action Short Film

The After
Invincible
Night of Fortune
Red, White and Blue
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

Animated Short Film

Letter to a Pig
Ninety-Five Senses
Our Uniform
Pachyderme
War is Over

Adapted Screenplay

American Fiction — Cord Jefferson
Barbie — Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach
Oppenheimer — Christopher Nolan
Poor Things — Tony McNamara
The Zone of Interest — Jonathan Glazer

Original Screenplay

Anatomy of a Fall — Justine Triet and Arthur Harari
The Holdovers — David Hemingson
Maestro — Bradley Cooper and Josh Singer
May December — Sammy Birch and Alex Mechanik
Past Lives — Celine Song

Actress in a Supporting Role

Emily Blunt — Oppenheimer

Danielle Brooks — The Color Purple
America Ferrera — Barbie
Jodie Foster — Nyad
Da’Vine Joy Randolph — The Holdovers

Original Song

“The Fire Inside” — Flamin’ Hot
“I’m Just Ken” — Barbie
“It Never Went Away” — American Symphony
“Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People)” — Killers of the Flower Moon

"What Was I Made For?” — Barbie

Original Score

Jerskin Fendrix — Poor Things
Ludwig Göransson — Oppenheimer

Laura Karpman — American Fiction

Robbie Robertson — Killers of the Flower Moon

John Williams — Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Documentary Feature Film

Bobi Wine: The People’s President
The Eternal Memory
Four Daughters
To Kill a Tiger
20 Days in Mariupol

Documentary Short Film

The ABCs of Book Banning
The Barber of Little Rock
Island in Between
The Last Repair Shop
Nǎi Nai and Wài Pó

International Feature Film

Io Capitano — Italy

Perfect Days — Japan

Society of the Snow — Spain
The Teachers’ Lounge — Germany
The Zone of Interest — United Kingdom

Animated Feature Film

The Boy and the Heron

Elemental

Nimona
Robot Dreams
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Production Design

Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

Film Editing

Anatomy of a Fall
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

Sound
The Creator
Maestro
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Oppenheimer
The Zone of Interest

Visual Effects

The Creator
Godzilla Minus One
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One
Napoleon

Cinematography

El Conde
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

Actor in a leading role

Bradley Cooper — Maestro

Colman Domingo — Rustin

Paul Giamatti — The Holdovers
Cillian Murphy — Oppenheimer
Jeffrey Wright — American Fiction

Actress in a Leading Role

Annette Bening — Nyad
Lily Gladstone — Killers of the Flower Moon
Sandra Hüller — Anatomy of a Fall

Carey Mulligan — Maestro
Emma Stone — Poor Things

Directing

Jonathan Glazer — The Zone of Interest
Yorgos Lanthimos — Poor Things

Christopher Nolan — Oppenheimer
Martin Scorsese — Killers of the Flower Moon

Justine Triet — Anatomy of a Fall

Best Picture

American Fiction

Anatomy of a Fall

Barbie
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro

Oppenheimer
Past Lives

Poor Things
The Zone of Interest

Fall into Winter

I listened to one book that lead to listening to app-recommended books of a similar theme. Maybe it had something to do with my milestone birthday?

1. What Fresh Hell is This?

by Heather Corinna

2. I'm So Effing Tired

by Amy Shah

3. The Galveston Diet

by Mary Claire Haver, MD

4. Skin Game

by Jim Butcher

5. Peace Talks

by Jim Butcher

6. All Your Worth

by Elizabeth Warren & Amelia Warren Tyagi

7. Wonton Terror
by Vivien Chien 

8. Enola Holmes: The Case of the Missing Marquess

by Nancy Springer

9. Enola Holmes: The Case of the Left-Handed Lady

By Nancy Springer

10. Why We Sleep

by Matthew Walker, PhD

Summer Reading

Get ready for back to back posts since I forgot to update this at the end of the summer!

1. High School
by Sara Quin & Tegan Quin

2. Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellion
by Gloria Steinem

2. Spare
by Prince Harry

3. Witchy Whiskers
by Danielle Garrett

4. Hexed Hiss-tory
by Danielle Garrett

5. Cursed Claws
by Danielle Garrett

6. Purr-fect Potions
by Danielle Garrett

7. Furry Fortunes
by Danielle Garrett

8. The Princess Bride -S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure (The "Good Parts" Version) (Abridged)

by William Goldman

9. Talisman Tails

by Danielle Garrett

10. Hangry

by Sarah Fragoso and Brooke Kalanick

Nook friendly finds

All listens this time but the next update might have an ebook or two!

1. Dim Sum of All Fears
by Vivien Chien

2. Inheriting Clutter

by Julie Hall

3. Changes

by Jim Butcher

4. Ghost Story

by Jim Butcher

5. Cold Days

by Jim Butcher

6. Dear Girls

by Ali Wong

7. My Life on the Road

by Gloria Steinem

8. Persist

by Elizabeth Warren

9. Murder Lo Mein

by Vivien Chien 

10. The Innocence of Father Brown

by G.K. Chesterton