Magonia (#1) by Maria Dahvana Headley. Let me just take a minute to point out that gorgeous cover. Beautiful, no? And a good reminder on the importance of cover design. I had never heard of this book or author, but came across this cover on Pinterest or somewhere, and...
Uber's Phantom Cabs. I wondered about this, when I used Uber for the first time. It showed a lot of cars near me in Round Rock, which didn't seem right. Scientists have synthesized a new compound that ‘mimics’ exercise. Sign me up. 7 Muslim-American Actors on...
We Never Asked for Wings by Vanessa Diffenbaugh. Longtime readers may remember my review of Diffenbaugh's other novel, which netted a rare 4.5/5 star review. So it should come as no surprise that I jumped on the chance to read an advanced copy of her new book, out...
Exploding The Nuclear Family. “Artificially conceived children do absolutely fine; the absence of a father or a mother doesn’t spell disaster for the children; the kids of gay and lesbian parents do no worse than those from more traditional families.” These...
Fool's Quest (The Fitz & The Fool Trilogy #2) by Robin Hobb. First things first, if you are new to Robin Hobb's Realms of the Elderlings books, stop reading this blog post immediately and go pick up Assassin's Apprentice. Then make your way through the rest of the...
Video of the week: The Moment A Colorblind Guy Sees Purple For The First Time. His friends gave him glasses that correct color blindness, but didn't tell him what they were/did. The Myth of the Ethical Shopper. A really good, in-depth read. “In the past 25 years, the...
Video of the week: What It’s Like to Face a 150 M.P.H. Tennis Serve. I would just be a giant bruise. Pens Are Making a High-Tech Comeback. How Did the Practice of Women Jumping Out of Giant Cakes Start? The Unfollow Cleanse. “I made a rule for myself: If I didn’t want...
Cool thing of the week: Rethinking the Way Storage Furniture Opens and Closes. The Startup That Designed Its Office to Confuse Workers. Interesting, but seems like unnecessary anxiety. The best sales advice I ever got was from a surfer dude. Why Advertising Is so...
Awesome of the week: A wedding photographer responds to comments complaining about his support for gay marriage. Funny of the week: Instagram Death Match: Rosé vs. Avocado Toast. I vote for eating avocado toast while drinking rosé personally. 🙂 The most annoying...
A Darker Shade of Magic (#1) by V.E. Schwab. A Darker Shade of Magic is the tale of many Londons. In each of several parallel universes, there exists a version of the city of London. Travel and commerce and magic used to flow between them unhindered. Now Gray London...
Hi, I’m Amanda!
I’m a self-employed graphic designer by day, and a crafty hungry bookworm by night. Dragonflight Dreams is where I write about books, recipes, internet goodies, life things, crafty projects, Austin happenings, and more.
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