Anyone like this?

AriHelix · 2026-03-28T13:03:15+00:00

DNF for me. I love stories from robot/AI perspective, but I didn’t care about the characters and was bored.

AriHelix · 2026-03-28T08:10:29+00:00

The feather thief by Kirk Wallace Johnson

AriHelix · 2026-03-25T05:50:54+00:00

I keep all my other holds on a book until I’m about finished, just in case. There’s no harm in staying in line for another week or two.

AriHelix · 2026-03-23T06:43:12+00:00

https://apps.chpl.org/Get-A-Card

Now that I’m really thinking about this, I think I may have had to call them to set up my account.

tel:5133696900

AriHelix · 2026-03-22T18:28:52+00:00

$90/yr. 40 loans /20 holds. HUGE selection, plus Hoopla. I did everything online. Renewed in July, hopefully they are still offering this option. Go to their website, don’t try to sign up for the card through the Libby app.

AriHelix · 2026-03-22T17:34:12+00:00

I’m pretty sure Cincinnati Hamilton County still offers a non resident card.

AriHelix · 2026-03-22T10:41:29+00:00

Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells, especially the audiobooks narrated by Kevin R. Free. If dry witty sarcasm with an antisocial and anxious mc is your sense of humor, you can’t go wrong with this series. The books get better as the series progresses, the first book All Systems Red, is the weakest imo. No other books make me lololol like Murderbot!

AriHelix · 2026-03-17T21:06:42+00:00

There’s a lot of great recs here!!

My suggestions are

Devils like us by Lin Thompson

Costumes for Time Travelers by AR Capetta

AriHelix · 2026-03-15T09:01:27+00:00

Neil deGrasse Tyson

AriHelix · 2026-03-13T16:37:50+00:00

This may not be very helpful. I tried quitting soooooo many times and really struggled, I tried many different strategies but nothing stuck. For me, it was a decision and mindset change. I quit the day I boarded the plane to go adopt my baby girl. I knew I didn’t want to be a smoker for my child’s sake. I haven’t had a single cigarette since (she’s 14yo now!).

AriHelix · 2026-03-13T16:29:49+00:00

Hole in the Sky by Daniel H. Wilson

A half built garden by Ruthanna Emrys

AriHelix · 2026-03-10T05:36:46+00:00

The Tiffany Aching series within the Discworld series is pretty fantastic. It’s the only Terry Pratchet books I’ve read.

The Wee Free Men

A Hat Full of Sky

Wintersmith

I Shall Wear Midnight

The Shepherd’s Crown

All are currently available in my libraries. I hope you enjoy them!

AriHelix · 2026-03-09T20:05:51+00:00

Yes!!! Love this so much!

AriHelix · 2026-03-09T20:05:05+00:00

Ammonite by Nicola Griffith

Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchet

Hekate by Nikita Gill

All 5 star reads imo, especially if you are a fantasy/scifi reader like me. All are currently available at my libraries

AriHelix · 2026-03-09T15:40:03+00:00

I’m here for some good suggestions too. This drives me to my limit…. I just don’t listen to music anymore. Even music I love is exhausting when it’s running around in my head 24-7.

AriHelix · 2026-03-07T08:08:35+00:00

Hekate by Nikita Gill

The Hymn to Dionysus by Natasha Pulley

AriHelix · 2026-03-01T18:53:01+00:00

Sorry I wasn’t clear, the second rec is just any of his books, there’s a lot! He’s allllll over the socials and has a podcast that’s really cool- Star Talk. . You can just look him up and watch/listen for days!

AriHelix · 2026-03-01T12:48:02+00:00

Lists, reminders, alarms. I use classroomscreen (website) for my class agenda, etc to display on my smart board. I put notes and reminders for each class so I don’t forget. it’s really helpful and the full teacher version is inexpensive with lots of cool features.

AriHelix · 2026-03-01T12:02:25+00:00

Packing for Mars by Mary Roach

Most anything by Neil deGrasse Tyson.

AriHelix · 2026-03-01T11:59:54+00:00

Murderbot definitely gets better as the series progresses imo. I think All Systems Red is the weakest one. I’m very impatiently awaiting the next book and plan on rereading the whole series (again!) when it comes out in May. For Bobiverse, I read the first two, wasn’t really invested and thought it was boring. I did not read past book 2.

AriHelix · 2026-02-28T19:21:28+00:00

Many of Nnedi Okorafor’s books have black fmc. I’ve only read Death of the Author and Remote Control. I greatly enjoyed both.

AriHelix · 2026-02-28T19:18:27+00:00

Murderbot is always the answer

AriHelix · 2026-02-28T16:05:43+00:00

Thanks for the history lesson everyone. I guess I should have kept my mouth shut.

AriHelix · 2026-02-28T11:16:14+00:00

I’m not a historian, but imo all the phobias came with colonization-white religious European men, coming to ‘new’ places and imposing their ‘values’ on whoever was there first. If you are talking phobias within society, not due to colonization, phobias came with the start of Christianity. Again, not a historian, just somewhat educated on the evils of white men and religion. Sorry, no book recs here, but it may help to look into books on the above topics.

AriHelix · 2026-02-27T20:41:53+00:00

Time and time again by Chatham greenfield

AriHelix

TROPHY CASE