Rich Rennicks
@richrennicks.bsky.social
"All I want to do is just sit here and write it all down and rest for a while" Writer/Screenwriter | Runner | Star Wars Collector | Disney Adult | Swiftie | Getting into vinyl records | Recovering Bookseller
Happy pub day to Sarah Beth Durst's fabulous Sea of Charms, another cup of comfort in a heartless world: wordhoarder.wordpress.com/2026/06/14/r...
Randomly came across an episode of the Leonard & Hungry Paul adaptation channel surfing, and had to check out the book. Guess I missed it at the time because of some pandemic of other... Loved it! My review: wordhoarder.wordpress.com/2026/07/17/r...
Sara Baume: ‘You realise who you actually want to have around as you age’
Sara Baume: ‘You realise who you actually want to have around as you age’
The author’s new book centres on her friendship with the artist Mollie Douthit, which became central to her life in an unexpected way
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Sara Baume's Opening Night is a fascinating piece of reportage/memoir/meditation about the life choices of an artist and the messy nature of friendship. I find all her books fascinating, and this was no exception. Review: wordhoarder.wordpress.com/2026/07/09/r...
Review: Opening Night by Sara Baume
(L: US cover (FSG, Dec. 2026) R: UK cover (Granta, July 2026)) There’s a particular genre of books I adore: books about art, making it, living it, pursuing it, struggling to define it in a particul…
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Just got a copy of the new Sara Baume book, Opening Night, and can already tell I'm going to love it. Which his no real surprise, as I've enjoyed all her previous books. She writes so well about art, life, and the mundane rituals and joys of both.
Were I still a frontline bookseller, I'd be hand-selling the heck out of Sarah Beth Durst's SPELLSHOP series, including the fabulous latest installment, Sea of Charms. My review: wordhoarder.wordpress.com/2026/06/14/r... #books #fantasy #cozyfantasy
Lindz McLeod's two sapphic sequels to Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice are among the best books I've read in the last couple years! wordhoarder.wordpress.com/2026/05/29/r... Happy Pride Month!
Plans for Spring 2027 just got changed on us, so now it looks like we'll be in LA during Star Wars Celebration. But, tix sold out already... Dank Farrik! Don't suppose they'll release more nearer the time?
I loved @rebeccathorne.bsky.social's upcoming MOSS'D IN SPACE! "...a delicious universe with ancient civilizations, mysterious alien species, recognizable human flaws, and some delightful, quirky, and relatable characters." wordhoarder.wordpress.com/2026/05/24/r... #scifi #cozy #books #fantasy
Review: Moss’d in Space by Rebecca Thorne
Rebecca Thorne’s first foray into science fiction, Moss’d in Space, takes place in a cold, heartless future where humans have colonized space, but only succeeded in terraforming one planet. T…
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Went to a packed theater to see Mando & Grogu with a bunch of friends and we loved it, diehard and casual fans alike. Was exactly what you expect: just with a bigger screen and more/better CGI. Lot of laughter in the theater (at the right places), which isn't always the case for Star Wars films.
Baby Yoda Enjoying a Cookie
ALT: Baby Yoda Enjoying a Cookie
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Interesting that people (incl. me) would rather think "Maybe this was written by AI?" than admit it's just bad writing. Don't want to hurt somebody's feelings.
Be careful what you wish for: I found some of my teenage vinyl records, and discovered how much less cool my teenage self was than I like to remember: wordhoarder.wordpress.com/2026/05/18/b... #music #vinyl #turntables
The ideal Sunday afternoon: drinking coffee while listening to some records I scored at a yard sale yesterday. #vinyljunkie #Sting #TheWho
A USPS horror story: May 4: order an item from UT May 6: arrives in Memphis, TN May 7: arrives Asheville, NC—Where I live! May 8: leaves AVL? May 11: (early) arrives Charlotte, NC May 11: (late) arrives Greenville, SC May 12: ?? What took 3 days to get to my city, is now circling the southeast
In celebration of the ROGUE TROOPER PREMIER being announced at the magnificent ANNECY INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL & MARKET this June, (that was a mouthful,) clamp your sensors on these POSTERS from Paolo Rivera and Chris Weston respectively-
Book review: An Arcane Study of Stars by Sydney J. Shields "an old-fashioned epic fantasy set in a magical university where ancient gods commune with reckless students and secrets abound! Nothing cozy here: potential death awaits around every corner…" wordhoarder.wordpress.com/2026/04/28/r...
Review: An Arcane Study of Stars by Sydney J. Shields
I read Sydney J. Shields’ debut novel, the cozy-fantasy The Honey Witch, after being hand-sold it by a bookseller. While it was fine, it didn’t grab me as much as some other cozy fantasies I read l…
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The first teaser trailer for Rogue Trooper has landed! From visionary filmmaker Duncan Jones, Rogue Trooper follows the ‘Genetic Infantryman’ who finds himself the sole-survivor of an invasion force on Nu-Earth. Mission Briefing: bit.ly/4vKLIGI
The Rogue Trooper Teaser Trailer Is Here! | 2000 AD
The first teaser trailer for the forthcoming Rogue Trooper movie was revealed today as part of a Deadline interview with filmmaker Duncan Jones (Moon, Source Code, Mute, Warcraft).
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I played so much Chuckie Egg! Great game!
Keith Stuart@keefstuart.bsky.social · 4mo agoHi I wrote about the making of classic platformerChuckie Egg and talked to its creator Nigel Alderton. Please give it a read as I want to show there’s an audience for this gaming history stuff 🙏 www.theguardian.com/games/2026/a...
If you need some enjoyable escapism, check out Sarah Beth Durst's "The Faraway Inn," a slow-burn romantic-fantasy that intrigues and charms. wordhoarder.wordpress.com/2026/03/31/r... #fantasy #fiction #cozyfantasy
Review: The Faraway Inn by Sarah Beth Durst
A high school rising-senior catches her boyfriend cheating and resolves to leave Brooklyn for the summer in order to forget all about him. A summer working at her great-aunt’s remote Vermont …
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Gouge Away live from Newport Festival "Live in Newport" will be available for the first time on vinyl, exclusively for this year’s Record Store Day on April 18th.
Interesting that Hachette has scrubbed the book from its website and Mia Ballard has deleted her socials, but all the bookstagramers breathlessly praising the AI slop book are still there. Guess now we know who doesn’t read the books they hype?
Yesterday, I read an article on a sports-betting website about which vinyl records to buy as investments. Today, seeing another article declaring half of record buyers don't own turntables. This is not the future punk rock had in mind...
Asheville, NC: couple days left to give feedback on the various proposals to rebuild the riverfront post-hurricane. publicinput.com/e74366?lang=en
French Broad Riverfront Parks Recovery: Phase 2 Survey - PublicInput
The City of Asheville is rebuilding and strengthening riverfront parks along the French Broad River following damage from Tropical Storm Helene. This survey is open until March 16 and focuses on early...
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The second section of the special issue of LIT: Literature, Interpretation, Theory on 'Irish Women's Genre Fiction' has been published! www.tandfonline.com/toc/glit20/c...
Lit: Literature Interpretation Theory
Volume 36, Issue 4 of Lit: Literature Interpretation Theory
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Taking a trip down memory lane with the Velvet Underground's Loaded this afternoon. Not their best, but unfairly maligned album, IMHO.
Saw that Utah banned Jessie Ann Foley's book THE CARNIVAL AT BRAY yesterday. Here's my review from back when it was published: wordhoarder.wordpress.com/2026/03/04/r... Warning: contains excessive praise of Nirvana, teenage rebellion, and women thinking for themselves!
Tickets available for the upcoming California Book Fair (Feb. 27-Mar. 1, 2026) Pier 27, The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA Get your tickets now: www.abaa.org/event/buy-ti... #CABookFair2026 #RareBooks #Ephemera