Here’s what I’ve been reading, listening to, and watching in March 2024!
BOOKS
I read 8 books in March: 4 in print, 3 in e-book format, and 1 in audio format. They were:
1. Something is Killing the Children Volume 7 by James Tynion IV, Werner Dell’Edera, Miguel Muerto and others. (PRINT, GRAPHIC NOVEL CHALLENGE)
2. Death Comes Too Late by Charles Ardai (E-BOOK, ARC) REVIEW LINK
3. Crone Unleashed (Crone Wars #4) by Lydia M. Hawke (PRINT)
4. Chita: A Memoir by Chita Rivera (AUDIO, NON-FICTION CHALLENGE)
5. The Vineyard Remains by Addison McKnight (E-BOOK, ARC) REVIEW LINK
6. A Voice Calling by Christopher Barzak (E-BOOK)
7. Mammoths at the Gates (Singing Hills Cycle #4) by Nghi Vo (PRINT, REREAD) REVIEW LINK
8. Seven Swords by Evan Daugherty, Frederico Dallochio, Riccardo Latina, Valentina Bianconi, and Dave Sharpe (PRINT, GRAPHIC NOVEL CHALLENGE)
STORIES
Here’s what I read this month and where you can find them if you’re interested in reading them too. If no source is noted, the story is from the same magazine or book as the story(ies) that precede(s) it.
1. “Let the Star Explode” by Shingai Njeri Kagunda, in Lightspeed Magazine #166, edited by John Joseph Adams
2. “An Incomplete Body Has No Answers” by Angela Liu
3. “The Three Thousand, Four Hundred Twenty-First Law of Robotics” by Adam-Troy Castro
4. “Islands of Stability” by Marissa Lingen
5. “Fragments of a Symbiotic Life” by Will McMahon
6. “Kopki and the Fish” by Alex Levine
7. “Only Some of True Love's Miracles” by P H Lee
8. “Season of Weddings” by Sharang Biswas REVIEW LINK
9. “The Home Front” by Charles Ardai, in Death Comes Too Late
10. “Game Over” by Charles Ardai
11. “The Day After Tomorrow” by Charles Ardai
12. “The Case” by Charles Ardai
13. “Goin' West” by Charles Ardai
14. “The Shadow Line” by Charles Ardai
15. “Nobody Wins” by Charles Ardai
16. “Jonas and the Frail” by Charles Ardai
17. “The Deadly Embrace” by Charles Ardai
18. “Don't Be Cruel” by Charles Ardai
19. “Mother of Pearl” by Charles Ardai
20. “The Fall of Man” by Charles Ardai
21. “Fathers and Sons” by Charles Ardai
22. “Sleep! Sleep! Beauty Bright” by Charles Ardai
23. “Masks” by Charles Ardai
24. “My Husband's Wife” by Charles Ardai
25. “Secret Service” by Charles Ardai
26. “A Bar Called Charley's” by Charles Ardai
27. “A Free Man” by Charles Ardai
28. “The Investigation of Things” by Charles Ardai
29. “Hello! Hello! Hello!” by Fiona Jones, in Clarkesworld #210, edited by Neil Clarke
30. “Big Bad” by Chandler Baker, from Amazon’s Creature Feature collection
31. “Best of Luck” by Jason Mott
32. “The Pram” by Joe Hill
33. “Ankle Snatcher” by Grady Hendrix
34. “It Waits in the Woods” by Josh Malerman
So that’s 34 short stories in March. More than “1 per day” for the first time this year, which catches me up a little bit but still behind pace for the year so far. (March 31st was the 91st day of 2024.)
MOVIES
March was an improvement over February because I managed to watch one movie in March:
1. Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967)
TELEVISION
· Slow Horses Season 2, Episodes 2-6 (5 episodes) REVIEW LINK
· Love, Death & Robots Season 2, Episodes 1 – 8 (8 episodes)
· Love, Death & Robots Season 3, Episodes 1 – 9 (9 episodes)
· Star Trek: Discovery Inside the Final Season (1 episode)
That’s 23 episodes of television, again not the “1 per day” I was shooting for, but slightly better than February’s total.
LIVE THEATER
It was a good month for live theater:
· Drunk Shakespeare, Ruby Theater, NYC (for goddaughter’s 21st birthday) REVIEW LINK
· Alan Cumming Is Not Acting His Age, Studio 54, NYC (cabaret-style show)
· All The Devils Are Here, DR2 Theater, NYC (2nd time seeing Patrick Page’s 1-man show about Shakespeare’s villains) REVIEW LINK (from the first time I saw the show; 2nd time was as great)
Summary of Challenges:
“To Be Read” Challenge: This month: 0 read; YTD: 1 of 14 read.
366 Short Stories Challenge: This month: 34 read; YTD: 79 of 366 read.
Goodreads Challenge: This month: 8 read; YTD: 27 of 120 read.
Graphic Novels Challenge: This month: 2 read; YTD: 8 of 52 read.
Non-Fiction Challenge: This month: 1 read; YTD: 4 of 12 read.
Read the Book / Watch the Movie Challenge: This month: 0 read/watched; YTD: 1 read/watched.
Movie Challenge: This month: 1 watched; YTD: 5 of 52 watched.
TV Shows Challenge: This month: 23 episodes watched; YTD: 63 of 366 watched.
Live Theater Challenge: This month: 3 shows attended; YTD: 4 of 12 attended.