Closeup of young soay domestic sheep livestock ovis aries in field
For no reason at all I got curious about Soay sheep, a small breed the originated in the British Isles (Scotland?). This is a commercial site that sells them, but it still has nice information about these tiny, “thrifty” grazers.
Continuing the sheep theme, here is an article about the Welsh shearing cake, and a recipe.
WorldCon 2024 is accepting registrations.
Tor.com shares five SF stories that work “better” as audio books. Kat, take note!
Mabon or the autumnal equinox happened on September 23, so we missed the holiday, but these recipes look like they transit smoothly into the season. While steeped in pagan vocabulary, they aren’t too “witchy.”
Let me follow that with a chocolate review.
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx landed and brought back bits from an asteroid.
Writer Beware lists two scams that invoke Barnes and Noble, and one area of concern, a translation outfit called Babelcube. (Thanks to File 770.)
I think Bored Panda really does include 105 photos of brilliant cosplay costumes. I didn’t go all the way through. What I saw was amazing though.
Nerds of a Feather reviews Lavender House, and reminds me that I want to read it.
Pardon me while I indulge in a moment of patronage. I’m including this Publishers Weekly story about bookstores stocking up on genre titles because The Word Horde Emporium of the Weird and Fantastic is noted, and they’re one of my favorite locals.
Marion, thanks for the audiobook article! Interestingly, they list All Systems Red by Martha Wells. Here’s part of my review of that audiobook:
“The audiobook version is produced by Recorded Books. I’m not convinced that the narrator, Kevin R. Free, got Murderbot’s voice right and I think I could have created a better voice in my head. He made Murderbot sound nice and bland, but I think Martha Wells was going for snarky, as Tadiana mentioned above. There was a touch of snark to Free’s performance, but not enough, I think. Wil Wheaton would have been a great (but probably too expensive) choice for this story. Still, Free’s version was okay and I’ll probably choose to read the sequels in audio format.
Update: I’ve continued to read the audio editions and Free’s interpretation of Murderbot has me convinced after all. I’m not sure if it’s me or him who has come to understand Murderbot better over time. Whatever, I can now heartily recommend the audio version!”
Thanks, Kat, great input!