The Joy of Anticipation Weekly Link Round-Up

 

Mother Nature can be exceedingly cruel. Phoenix is already in the triple digits heat wise... just in time for my nieces to arrive from the UK next Tuesday. Daisy is a bit like me. The two of us sat out in the pool one afternoon reading our books when it was 120°F/49°C. Her mother, Suzanne is the opposite, so I'm really hoping Mother Nature reins it in during the time they are here.

Am I anticipating their visit? Not at all!

They're coming! They're coming!

I don't think you'll be surprised when I say that I doubt that I'll be posting much while they're here. In fact, there are still a few things I need to do, so I'm going to shut up and head on out to the corral. I have some rounding up to do. Enjoy the links!

►Books & Other Interesting Tidbits◄

• The nationwide book ban bill has moved to the House. Learn how to take action.
• Jane Fonda is set to star in a movie adaptation of The Correspondent.
• Elle Cosimano's Finlay Donovan Is Killing It is being adapted for TV.
• Typos have plagued us for centuries.
• Around 10,000 authors protested the AI commercial research exception with the publication of an empty book.
• Knit one, bomb two: A primer on yarn bombing.

►Channeling My Inner Indiana Jones◄

• The brilliant blue paint covering this lavish room in ancient Pompeii may have cost more than half the annual salary of a Roman foot soldier.
• A dark message warning the enemy to "learn your lesson" was found inscribed on a 2,000-year-old sling bullet from the ancient Holy Land.
• Divers found marble treasure from Athens' Acropolis in Lord Elgin's shipwrecked brig at the bottom of the Aegean Sea.
• A Roman military fort has been discovered in Scotland far north of Hadrian's Wall.
• The Egyptians used an ancient version of Wite-Out to correct their mistakes on this papyrus scroll 3,300 years ago.
• The trouble with authentic ancient statues.

►Channeling My Inner Elly May Clampett◄

• Meet the "firefighting" donkeys of Spain.
• These charcoal-eating fungi flourish after fires. Uncovering their genetic secrets could help rebuild burned ecosystems.
• These koalas bounced back from the brink of local extinction extremely fast. Surprisingly, so did their genetic resilience.
• Why has Punch, an adorable baby monkey, struggled to fit in with his troop? Scientists explain the lives of Japanese macaques.
• Learning to live beside endangered tigers may be the key to saving them.
• These California condors might be tending to the species' first egg in the state's northern region in more than a century.

►The Wanderer◄

• Inside the tiny bookshop where Oscar winners shop.
• UNESCO designates Medellín, Colombia, as the World Book Capital for 2027.
• Central Park could have been filled with fussy, fancy gardens.
• Frank Lloyd Wright's vision for the Martin House included everything inside it. See how experts recovered furniture, artworks, and decorative glass.
• A Chicago true crime reading list.
• From sprites to schnapps, take a spirited trip through Germany's Black Forest.

►Fascinating Folk◄

• The real Count of Monte Cristo was Alexandre Dumas' father, a trailblazing Black general.
• Sujata Massey on Indian mysteries, Saradindu Bandyopadhyay, and South Asian cinema.
• High schooler Selina Zhang invented an AI-powered trap that zaps invasive lanternflies.
• America's Christie: How Mignon G. Eberhart helped shape the modern female sleuth.
• Russia's centuries-old bride-shows were the original version of The Bachelor.
• Four forgotten female authors who inspired Jane Austen.

►I ♥ Lists◄

• Modern-day Thelmas and Louises: 10 crime novels featuring female duos.
• Five true crime books featuring forgers, fraudsters, and con artists.
• Six mansion cozy mysteries.
• Five common fears that only made sense hundreds of years ago.
• NPR's Books We Love in 2025.
• Eight mysteries and thrillers set in Florida.

That's all for this week! No matter how busy you may be, don't forget that quality Me Time curled up with a good book!