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'Queen of Shadows' by Sarah J. Maas I'm surprised I continued with this series, as I found the earlier books were okay but not great. I only kept reading due to the encouragement of a friend. I'm glad I did continue, as book 4 of Sara J. Ma… https://bookrecs.org//posts/2023-04-27-queen-of-shadows
'Red Team Blues' by Cory Doctorow I've been a fan of Cory Doctorow for a long time, so Kickstarting Red Team Blues was an easy decision. I don't even think I looked at the description. That's why I was surprised that the novel's protagonist i… https://bookrecs.org//posts/2023-05-03-red-team-blues
'Babel: An Arcane History' by R. F. Kuang This is an impressive book, 4.5 out of 5 stars from me. One would think a book about academics at Oxford wouldn't be so gripping, but the author R.F. Kuang paints an incredible picture. The b… https://bookrecs.org//posts/2023-05-14-babel-an-arcane-history
'Outlive' by Peter Attia I thought this was a pretty good book about getting and staying healthy. Perhaps this is confirmation bias since I've been trying to follow these guidelines for approximately half my life. Back when I was 23 my mom died sudd… https://bookrecs.org//posts/2023-09-06-outlive
'Moonflower Murders' by Anthony Horowitz I enjoyed the second Susan Ryeland book quite a bit. The quirk about these novels is that our "detective" is a book editor. Her biggest client writes mystery novels. Each book is like two mysteries… https://bookrecs.org//posts/2023-04-21-moonflower-murders
'The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires' by Grady Hendrix I'm not a big horror fan, but I was intrigued by the premise of The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires. Set in Charleston, So… https://bookrecs.org//posts/2023-05-01-the-southern-book-clubs-guide-to-slaying-vampires
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Introducing a new plugin for Architect and Enhance projects to block AI crawler bots.
I'm speaking at Web Unleashed 2024 this Fall. webunleashed.ca Save 20% off an in-person OR online ticket with coupon code WEBU24BEGIN
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Upcoming Conferences this Fall Fall conference season is once again upon us and I'll speaking at a bunch over the next few months. https://simonmacdonald.com/blog/posts/2024-07-19-upcoming-conferences-this-fall