A Literary Escape

WWW Wednesday: May 6, 2026

Published on May 6, 2026May 5, 2026 by Celeste7 Comments

Surprisingly, the flooring install upstairs (including the stairs) is done! They finished it in two days when we were told it’d take 4-5 days. So that’s awesome. We can only walk on the stairs with socks for the next week or so, though, while the seal and polyurethane coating over the stain cures. It’s a win since we thought we’d have to do some sink bathing after sports this week! Anyway, on with WWW Wednesday!

WWW Wednesday was revived and hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. The idea is to answer the three questions below and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. No blog? No problem! Just leave a comment with your responses.

What are you currently reading?

What have you just finished reading?

What are you going to read next?

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May 2026 Book Releases

Published on May 5, 2026May 3, 2026 by Celeste4 Comments

For my list of anticipated May 2026 book releases I have 10 books to share, just like my April 2026 book releases list. Once again, this list of May 2026 book releases focuses on speculative fiction. This shouldn’t come as a surprise since my long-time followers know I read mostly fantasy! But I threw in a nonfiction book in this month’s list for fun, one I wish I’d had a year ago before my trip to southwestern England. Anyway, enjoy this roundup!

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The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances by Glenn Dixon

Published on May 4, 2026May 3, 2026 by Celeste8 Comments

Today’s review is about THE INFINITE SADNESS OF SMALL APPLIANCES by Glenn Dixon. It’s a standalone short novel in which appliances are sentient in the near future. Here, a Roomba embarks on a mission to keep her humans from being kicked out of their house by the omnipresent Grid.

Author: Glenn Dixon
Series: None
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Atria Books
Publish Date: April 07, 2026
Print Length: 224

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May 2026 TBR

Published on May 2, 2026April 30, 2026 by Celeste16 Comments

I didn’t do nearly as well with my April 2026 TBR as I did on my March TBR. I finished three priority reads. For my May 2026 TBR I really want to make more of a dent in my ARCs. I’m behind on nearly all of them. As I mentioned in my last WWW Wednesday, I’m really more in the mood to read from the pile of books I purchased myself. So I want to finish my ARCs so I can feel more free to read from my physical book backlog. With that said, here’s my May 2026 TBR.

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April 2026 Book Blog Wrap-Up

Published on May 1, 2026April 30, 2026 by Celeste19 Comments

This month was a bit of a whirlwind. My husband and I both celebrated our birthdays. My husband’s family visited us during their spring break. We ran a 5k. And we’re currently moving most of our items upstairs to our downstairs in preparation to finally replace old carpet (that we inherited when we bought our house) with hardwood flooring. It’s going to be a mess for the next couple of weeks while we get everything back in order. But, in the meantime, I’ve somehow scrounged up an April 2026 book blog wrap-up post. As you can see, I didn’t post as many reviews this month, but I was busy!

I’m also behind on replying to comments on my blog. So I just want to say thank you to all who visited and left a comment. They didn’t go unnoticed and I will reply to them once I have a little more time on my hands, hopefully this weekend. Anyway, read on for my April 2026 book blog wrap-up!

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