{"id":23038,"date":"2026-05-01T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/?p=23038"},"modified":"2026-04-29T07:46:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T13:46:28","slug":"april-reading-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/april-reading-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"April Reading Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Books That I Finished<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4u9L43V\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41JeA1msTjL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4u9L43V\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4u9L43V\"><em>Trouble Shooter<\/em> by Louis L&#8217;Amour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4tsRXgB\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41YnVQTA51L._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4tsRXgB\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4tsRXgB\"><em>The Irrational Decision<\/em> by Benjamin Recht<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4txwymr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41xR3aYRCpL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4txwymr\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4txwymr\"><em>On Writing &amp; Failure<\/em> by Stephen Marche<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/49aZ7ho\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51EbiJPRaxL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/49aZ7ho\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/49aZ7ho\"><em>The Coming Wave<\/em> by Mustafa Suleyman<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4mQQ5f3\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/31fiP+vzJiL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4mQQ5f3\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4mQQ5f3\"><em>The Fellowship of the Rings<\/em> by J.R.R. Tolkien<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4d9KcFJ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41x5+bvpxDL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4d9KcFJ\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4d9KcFJ\"><em>The Seven Mountains Mandate<\/em> by Matthew Boedy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4cMbGAT\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41LF++mD+kL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4cMbGAT\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4cMbGAT\"><em>Rivers West<\/em> by Louis L&#8217;Amour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4ueOEdb\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/31lAayxUeAL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4ueOEdb\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4ueOEdb\"><em>Anna Karenina<\/em> by Leo Tolstoy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3QtaPh3\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41-RnMdr3xL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3QtaPh3\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3QtaPh3\"><em>Moroni&#8217;s America<\/em> by Jonathan Neville<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/418G2KNWe0L._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4ttIZjb\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4ttIZjb\"><em>The AI-Driven Leader<\/em> by Geoff Woods<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/42Aa6xd\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41Yeq8ARDzL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/42Aa6xd\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/42Aa6xd\"><em>The Lost Gems of Genesis<\/em> by Jonah R. Barnes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/424eiVP\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51gRt8yluKL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/424eiVP\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/424eiVP\"><em>Twelve Months<\/em> by Jim Butcher<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/42o1iux\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41l8+oTEuAL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/42o1iux\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/42o1iux\"><em>The Man From the Broken Hills<\/em> by Louis L&#8217;Amour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Books That I DNFed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>The Riddle-Master of Hed<\/em> by Patricia A. McKillip<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The Anatomy of Genres<\/em> by John Truby<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Boneshaker<\/em> by Cherie Priest<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Strata<\/em> by Laura Poppick<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Salt Lakes<\/em> by Caroline Tracey<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Blindsight<\/em> by Peter Watts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Books That I Finished Trouble Shooter by Louis L&#8217;Amour The Irrational Decision by Benjamin Recht On Writing &amp; Failure by Stephen Marche The Coming Wave by Mustafa Suleyman The Fellowship of the Rings by J.R.R. 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