Melody’s September 2016 Wrap Up

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Book Reviews
*** The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh
*** The Weight of Memories by Cixin Liu, translated by Ken Liu
*** Gates of Thread and Stone by Lori M. Lee
*** The Silence of Six by E.C. Myers
*** My Body, Herself by Carmen Maria Machado
*** Among The Shadows: 13 Stories of Darkness & Light edited by Kate Karyus Quinn, Mindy McGinnis, & Demitria Lunetta
*** Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
*** The Infinite by Lori M. Lee
*** Written in the Stars by Aisha Saeed
*** Wonder Women: 25 Innovators, Inventors, and Trailblazers Who Changed History by Sam Maggs
Anchored: Finding Hope in the Unexpected by Kayla Aimee

E-book/Book/ARC/Audiobook Haul
Thinking Like Your Editor: How to Write Great Serious Nonfiction and Get It Published by Susan Rabiner & Alfred Fortunato

Movie, Blu-ray, DVD, & TV Reviews
* DVD: All Things Must Pass
* DVD: All the Way
* TV: The Good Place (NBC) Series Premiere
* TV: This Is Us (NBC) Series Premiere
* TV: Blackish (ABC) Season 3 Premiere
* TV: Designated Survivor (ABC) Series Premiere
* TV: Rosewood (Fox) Season 2 Premiere
* TV: Pitch (Fox) Series Premiere
* TV: Quantico (ABC) Season 2 Premiere
* TV: The Last Man On Earth (Fox) Season 3 Premiere
* TV Week in Review #1 and #2

THIS IS US -- Pictured: "This Is Us" Key Art -- (Photo by: NBCUniversal)
THIS IS US — Pictured: “This Is Us” Key Art — (Photo by: NBCUniversal)

September Notes
* The Summer Reading Diversity Spotlight concluded! In the last month, I was a day late with one review but otherwise, was on track! What a summer! I am very much looking forward to doing this again next year!
* Here’s all of the News, Features, & More You May Have Missed This Spring & Summer! Woo!
Buy Indie Press continues! I put the spotlight on Diversion Books, Medallion Press, and Sourcebooks.
* What I thought was my final Loot Crate haul came and it was the best one of them all! Stay tuned for my surprise haul!
* Here are all of the TV shows that I’ve ever seen since 1990 and all of the shows I have yet to watch but plan to. *collapses*

Books I Read

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Physical Books I Read From My Shelf:
1. Among The Shadows: 13 Stories of Darkness & Light edited by Kate Karyus Quinn, Mindy McGinnis, & Demitria Lunetta
2. Anchored: Finding Hope in the Unexpected by Kayla Aimee
3. Cruel Crown by Victoria Aveyard

E-Books I Read on My Kindle:
1. The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh
2. Gates of Thread and Stone by Lori M. Lee
3. The Silence of Six by E.C. Myers
4. The Infinite by Lori M. Lee
5. Wonder Women: 25 Innovators, Inventors, and Trailblazers Who Changed History by Sam Maggs

Graphic Novels I Read:
1. East of West, Vol. 1: The Promise by Jonathan Hickman, Nick Dragotta, & Frank Martin
2. Stumptown, Vol. 1 by Greg Rucka, Matthew Southworth, & Lee Loughridge

Library Books That I Read:
1. Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
2. Written in the Stars by Aisha Saeed

Short Stories & Novellas That I Read:
1. The Weight of Memories by Cixin Liu, translated by Ken Liu
2. The Crown & the Arrow by Renee Ahdieh
3. The Mirror & the Maze by Renee Ahdieh
4. My Body, Herself by Carmen Maria Machado

My favorite book this month: Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon

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Movies & Documentaries I Watched

Watched in September 2016
Hillsong: Let Hope Rise (Movie Theaters)
London Has Fallen (Netflix Streaming)
ARQ (Netflix Streaming)

My favorite movie this month: Hillsong: Let Hope Rise

Until next month, happy reading and viewing!