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Alex Ellermann

@alexellermann.bsky.social

How’s your evening going, Bluesky?
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Still life of book, tea, candle, and glasses.

November 29, 2025 at 9:33 PM

Alex Ellermann

@alexellermann.bsky.social

Goddamnit, @mattdinniman.bsky.social. Uzi Jesus? I put down the book and laughed for a solid 5 minutes. “I am the way, Mother****er.” Aaahahahhahahah!

November 29, 2025 at 4:14 PM

Alex Ellermann

@alexellermann.bsky.social

Can you imagine being the FBI agent sent to interview @captmarkkelly.bsky.social?

"Senator, as you know, I've been sent here to discuss allegations that you encouraged service members to obey the law."

"That is correct."

"Thank you for your time, Senator."

November 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM

Alex Ellermann

@alexellermann.bsky.social

'Vitalerium: Descent into the Void' is like a time-lapse of a new writer's development. You can see him getting better with every page.
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Alex's review of Vitalerium

2/5: Reading 'Vitalerium' was an experience like no other. With each chapter, I could see first-time novelist Nicholas Casburro grow as a writer. What began as a near-unreadable mess developed, over t...

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November 27, 2025 at 11:30 PM

Alex Ellermann

@alexellermann.bsky.social

My fellow snobs will gasp in horror, but it is what it is. I should have read an abridgment.
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Alex's review of An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations

2/5: This book got me past my anti-abridgment snobbery. Look, I get it. 'The Wealth of Nations' is one of the most influential books written in the last 500 years. Glaswegian professor Adam Smith, wa...

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November 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM

Alex Ellermann

@alexellermann.bsky.social

I had fun with ‘Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit.’ Recommended for Rhode Islanders who are willing to roll with a developing writer’s growing pains.
#BookSky
@authorchad.bsky.social

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Alex's review of Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit

3/5: ‘Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit,’ a self-published book from an enthusiastic amateur, lacks the polish one expects from a pro. However, what it lacks in polish it makes up for in gusto. Well...

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November 21, 2025 at 5:57 PM

Alex Ellermann

@alexellermann.bsky.social

I just finished 'Leviathan Falls,' the concluding novel of the series 'The Expanse.' And oh, oh, my heart. This is how you do it. 'The Expanse' belongs in any conversation about the great epics of science fiction history.
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#TheExpanse
@abraham.bsky.social

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Alex's review of Leviathan Falls (The Expanse, #9)

5/5: This is how you land the plane. With this, the ninth and final 'Expanse' novel, the writing team calling itself James S.A. Cory ends on the highest of notes. Exciting, surprising, and heartbreak...

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November 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM

Alex Ellermann

@alexellermann.bsky.social

I feel awful when I one-star someone's first novel. It's hard to write a novel! Respect!

But I think more aspiring writers would benefit from the adage, "Your first novel is for your drawer. Your second is for an agent. Your third is for publication."
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November 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM

Alex Ellermann

@alexellermann.bsky.social

If you haven't read a 'Reckless' book before, 'Follow Me Down' is a great place to start. And trust me: you really want to start.
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#Reckless
@seanphillips.bsky.social
@thatjacobphillips.bsky.social

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Alex's review of Follow Me Down (Reckless, #5)

5/5: 'Follow Me Down' ranks among the best in the series. The fifth Ethan Reckless adventure, this volume reads like a terrific ne0-noir film. Reading it even takes roughly the same amount of time i...

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November 15, 2025 at 2:54 PM

Alex Ellermann

@alexellermann.bsky.social

@adamgrant.bsky.social's 'Think Again' presents a clear and compelling argument for intellectual flexibility. This is a worthwhile book.
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Alex's review of Think Again

3/5: With 'Think Again,' Wharton organizational psychologist Adam Grant argues for the value of mental flexibility. Prof. Grant isn't saying that we'd be better off if we turned into wafflers, but he ...

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November 14, 2025 at 11:29 PM

Alex Ellermann

@alexellermann.bsky.social

Spending a chilly Veterans Day curled up with a Harry Bosch novel? That's my kind of holiday.
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#Bosch
@michaelconnelly.bsky.social

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Alex's review of A Darkness More Than Night (Harry Bosch, #7; Harry Bosch Universe, #10)

4/5: 'A Darkness More Than Night' delivers everything I'm looking for when I crack open a Harry Bosch novel. This contemporary L.A. noir features an evil plot, a little Hollywood glamour, a little Ho...

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November 11, 2025 at 11:46 PM

Alex Ellermann

@alexellermann.bsky.social

They call it Rhode Island Comic Con. I call it RI Indie Fiction Con.

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November 8, 2025 at 9:48 PM

Alex Ellermann

@alexellermann.bsky.social

If you haven't read any books in the series "Dungeon Crawler Carl," don't start here. If you're caught up, you'll find that "The Butcher's Masquerade" ranks among the series's best outings.
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#DCC
#DungeonCrawlerCarl
#PrincessPosse
@mattdinniman.bsky.social

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Alex's review of The Butcher's Masquerade (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #5)

5/5: Oh, man. I tore through this 700-page book in just four days. I couldn't put it down. Good thing I have the week off! This is the fifth book of the 'Dungeon Crawler Carl' series. Unlike many boo...

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November 8, 2025 at 12:03 AM

Alex Ellermann

@alexellermann.bsky.social

Happy N7 Day, BlueSky!
#FemShep
#MassEffect

November 7, 2025 at 7:33 PM

Alex Ellermann

@alexellermann.bsky.social

I plodded through much of 'Song of Solomon,' only to be dazzled by the brilliance of some of its passages.
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Alex's review of Song of Solomon

3/5: It's hard to slap a star rating on a book like 'Song of Solomon.' There I'd be, trudging along and eyeing the page number, when one of Toni Morrison's paragraphs would strike like a thunderbolt. ...

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November 4, 2025 at 7:17 PM

Alex Ellermann

@alexellermann.bsky.social

Here's something neat: I'm in my town's Library Building Plan! The planners included a snippet from a letter to the editor I wrote a couple of years ago. I feel honored.

(Snippet in reply)
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#Libraries

November 1, 2025 at 2:24 PM

Alex Ellermann

@alexellermann.bsky.social

October was a great month for reading. The best of the bunch? Heat 2.

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@meggardiner.bsky.social

November 1, 2025 at 12:28 PM

Alex Ellermann

@alexellermann.bsky.social

Me: Sometimes, when I'm alone in a hotel room late at night, I get on the internet and surf the ads for used Lincoln Continentals.

Her: That confession did not go where I thought it was going to go.

October 30, 2025 at 8:07 PM

Alex Ellermann

@alexellermann.bsky.social

When two of your library holds show up on the same day, and they're both enormous. That's November sorted.

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@mattdinniman.bsky.social

Photo of two books, "The Wealth of Nations" and "The Butcher's Masquerade." Both are very thick.

October 30, 2025 at 7:39 PM

Alex Ellermann

@alexellermann.bsky.social

I didn't choose this as a Halloween read, but 'Make Me' happens to be the scariest book I've read this year. Lee Child could have made it as a horror writer.

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#Reacher

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