https://www.qr-writes.com/quips daily 0.75 2026-07-30 https://www.qr-writes.com/quips/a-classics-calendar-part-ii monthly 0.5 2026-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6794f804590a086202d51e92/6d01efcf-8e05-4075-bc77-9c45869d0366/One_Flew_Over_the_Cuckoo%27s_Nest_%281962%29_front_cover%2C_first_edition.jpg Quips With Q - A Classics Calendar: Part II - Please, no one come for me, when I state that summer is the worst season. Everything is hot and sticky and buggy. You cannot convince me that the best day in July is better than an average day in January. You just can’t. The summer drives me crazy, so why not spend some time with other “crazy” folks in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6794f804590a086202d51e92/6cb2dd69-1def-495e-9310-d7dd003a2cd4/images.jfif Quips With Q - A Classics Calendar: Part II - Unfortunately, August is another one of those darn summer months that I have little patience for. It can be the last hoorah of the season before school starts up again or festivities of the fall ramp up, though, so I’ve picked a book that could serve as a little getaway. You may want an adventure as you read at the beach, or you may just be like me and want an escape that is going to, mentally, get you as far from miserable weather as possible. Go ahead and travel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Verne) then. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6794f804590a086202d51e92/efef808b-70db-4205-b003-c97f3a258465/o-pioneers-37.jpg Quips With Q - A Classics Calendar: Part II - The first of the ‘ber months! The start to what is the best time of the year! Summer’s still trying to hang on just a wee longer, but the wind tells me of the change right around the corner. I swear, I can smell October and lovely autumn in the air the minute we slip over into September 1st. It’s the change, though, that marks this month. Here, in the second half of the year, there’s fresh starts. In the new school year beginning. In gardens, fields, being harvested and, thus, the soil entering a period of rest and renewal. Change, not at the end of a year that’s seen all the seasons and traditions, which feels most natural, but in the midst of things. May I suggest, for this mood, O Pioneers! by Willa Cather? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6794f804590a086202d51e92/7ad0fcd9-53ee-4f00-a0f0-d23612911fa9/81Y9w3D1MgL._AC_UF1000%2C1000_QL80_.jpg Quips With Q - A Classics Calendar: Part II - I’m going to deviate from my format with this month because, in a way, October is similar to January. Meaning: this month is often received in two ways. For January, I could recommend one book that reached both mindsets; however, for October, I’m not doing that. So, the cozy, warm, feel-good vibes will be attended to, as will the spooky and eerie and dreary. We’ll start with the latter, and here’s I’m suggesting my first nonfiction for the calendar—In Cold Blood by Truman Capote. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6794f804590a086202d51e92/ca39039d-cce7-40a0-95f9-955fae67b81e/9780241972038.jpg Quips With Q - A Classics Calendar: Part II - Now, on the flip side of the vibes, I’ve got just the recommendation for those readers who look at October as a very homey month, perhaps a month of nostalgia. It is A Month in the Country by J.L. Carr, and what a slim, quick, yet poignant story. This novel was put on my radar by a book titled A Thousand Books to Read Before You Die (Mustich), and it is unexpected in all that it’s packing into its pages. We follow along as Tom, a Great War veteran, spends the summer in the small English village of Oxgodby. He’s been hired to restore a medieval mural in a local church. What happens that summer is written about as Tom’s an old man, reflecting back on it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6794f804590a086202d51e92/146048db-205e-44b0-8175-3ee060e5caf5/9780316575201.webp Quips With Q - A Classics Calendar: Part II - We’re carrying on with a month that, though we may look forward to the warm gathering of Thanksgiving traditions, can be grey and somber. Vibrant colors have been shed from tree limbs, and the cold snaps at our ears. We dig out our sweaters, and we put on brave faces because winter’s just beginning and we can’t let it defeat us so soon. Though, if you recall my rant about July and August, you’ll know you’ll find me happily embracing the layering up and the crisp notes on the wind. It can be the perfect time to indulge in the dark ambiance of a Gothic tale, which is why I’ve queued up Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier for you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6794f804590a086202d51e92/e5bb5c8d-359a-4c72-ad17-5b5bd637dbb6/81O9q7DBcAL._AC_UF1000%2C1000_QL80_.jpg Quips With Q - A Classics Calendar: Part II - Full transparency here: the first book that comes to mind for what you should read during the cozy, feel-good, festive month of December is Little Women by Louisa May Alcott; however, that one strikes me as too well-known and too well-championed to totally fit this list. I’ll still plug it for this month because it is a perfect read for this time of year, but let me also suggest picking up Letters from Father Christmas by J.R.R. Tolkien. Does Tolkien need an introduction or context regarding who he was and what he contributed to the tradition of literature, specifically the fantasy genre? Just how many thousands of people are glad to exist in the same time as The Lord of the Rings? https://www.qr-writes.com/quips/a-classics-calendar-part-i monthly 0.5 2026-07-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6794f804590a086202d51e92/0f3035a6-c7ab-4ea1-9579-d90b5b2586ca/91xOqMcnAtL._AC_UF1000%2C1000_QL80_.jpg Quips With Q - A Classics Calendar: Part I - The first month of the year is often received in two, general ways. You’re either invigorated by the fresh start and the new goals you’re excited to give your energy to, or it feels like the longest, coldest, darkest month ever. What you read, then, is a Classic that won’t be too much to commit to (and, therefore, won’t kill your momentum) and will offer you an easy escape into an entertaining plot (so you can forget, for a spell, that January does, in fact, have 31 days). That Classic is The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6794f804590a086202d51e92/cd845c52-7665-47eb-8d58-3fe98ea2605e/81poJnMHtYL._UF1000%2C1000_QL80_.jpg Quips With Q - A Classics Calendar: Part I - The month of love deserves a timeless tale of romance, does it not? What better to pick up than North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell? Published in 1855, this story of enemies-to-lovers takes clear inspiration from Pride and Prejudice, and there are similarities between Margaret Hale, a young woman who moves with her parents from the south of England to a northern mill town, and Elizabeth Bennet, just as John Thornton, a mill owner, resembles Mr. Darcy. The plot, however, is where things diverge—so much for the better. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6794f804590a086202d51e92/3a392120-66d4-4695-bca2-da3236cc05a5/9781847492227.jpg Quips With Q - A Classics Calendar: Part I - March is an in-between to me. Where I’ve lived, it’s not quite winter still, yet we’re not into spring. One day could be climbing towards warmth and the next the wind is sharp and chilly. In-between also means travels, as it’s spring break month for people with school-aged children or those in college F. Scott Fitzgerald, in his book This Side of Paradise, seems to get the in-between. Gatsby is Fitzgerald’s most famous piece, but this one was his debut in 1920. He examines morality and the carefree youth of 1910s America through the character of Amory Blaine, a student at Princeton University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6794f804590a086202d51e92/0c1e3c6e-92df-492a-b523-00e2663d224b/81PvdrKD%2B6L._AC_UF1000%2C1000_QL80_.jpg Quips With Q - A Classics Calendar: Part I - When the world is thawing and blooming, we—or maybe just me—think of books that are like a window opening in the mind, admitting fresh air and clearing out the hunker-down-days. To me, this is a great time for a coming-of-age story, which Betty Smith gives us in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Francie Nolan, our protagonist, is eleven years old, when we meet her, and we get to see her grow up, by the time her tale draws to a close. What happens in between those points is slice-of-life, family-oriented, and endearing. We spend time with all the Nolans, plus the aunts who are so influential to Francie. It’s the highs and the lows, the ebbs and the flows, of existence that could be boring and uneventful, yet Ms. Smith has written them in such a compelling voice that it’s got you engaged the whole way through. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6794f804590a086202d51e92/66505571-52d5-4d29-8d65-925e315da695/images.jfif Quips With Q - A Classics Calendar: Part I - What days of bubbling, busy joy and the earth coming all the way back to life. It is spring and sunshine and refreshing rain and warmth. In essence, May is a giggle of a month, which is why it’s the perfect time to pick up The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. In this riotously hilarious play, two young men are trying to woo the women they love by pretending to be the same man, some guy named Ernest. It’s not that the ladies are enamored with a different individual by that name; they’ve been led to believe that that’s the name of their respective suitor. So, things get confused and tangled up, and you’ve got to reach the end to see if the couples get it all sorted out for their happily-ever-afters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6794f804590a086202d51e92/33662042-fe9a-41d0-9157-ec94db7c3d23/662+%281%29.jpg Quips With Q - A Classics Calendar: Part I - How I chose this month’s Classic has less to do about ambiance (sorry) and more to do with time. Specifically, how much is left in the year. When you reach the six month mark, you go, “How is half the year gone already?” and maybe you’re like me and evaluate where you’re at with those goals you set back in January. You check-in on your progress and what you’ve tackled thus far. If one of your goals is to prioritize a chunky Classic, you don’t have a moment to lose. June still gives you plenty of time, but only if you want to be guaranteed that you can take your time. So, go ahead and pick up Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. https://www.qr-writes.com/quips/classic-literature-as-social-currency monthly 0.5 2026-07-19 https://www.qr-writes.com/quips/the-news-on-whats-new-2026-publications monthly 0.5 2026-07-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6794f804590a086202d51e92/c955b9b4-9c87-4606-a603-3b32b0b72378/15zzwj9uuk0c2cvnhl243pxzofss.png Quips With Q - The News on What’s New: 2026 Publications - Why Readers Might Enjoy: What this book has in store for readers is a fast-paced, emotional live-wire of a friendship between two high school seniors—Dan and Tamma—who are obsessed with rock climbing. All they want to do with their young lives is rock climb. Obviously, life gets in the way of that. Not only do they have school, but their home lives are two very different dynamics that weigh on each of them in different ways. Tamma’s development is most interesting and compelling to follow, though, in general, the various facets of friendship are also enough to be invested in. Why Readers Might Dislike: Character dialogue was a clear weakness here, and Tamma’s language, specifically, was often crass and crude—unnecessarily so. The other sticky point is that, if you’re not into rock climbing and/or are familiar with the sport, some of the terminology and descriptions are going to be lost on you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6794f804590a086202d51e92/49b65581-b086-46f1-8873-fdd0bcee9f0b/alzjto9y3z9dl5zui3oj7s8ch6yr.png Quips With Q - The News on What’s New: 2026 Publications - Why Readers Might Enjoy: For those folks who like a dash of the supernatural, the seemingly unexplainable little twists and quirks fiction can get away with because it’s fiction, this may be up your alley. A representative from the afterlife is sent to Earth to ferry a dying man into what comes next, all the while nudging him to grapple with the ethics (or lack thereof) attached to his legacy and the choices he made with his life. Relatively short and could make for an interesting Book Club read, as good discussion could come out of this. Why Readers Might Dislike: There’s not good worldbuilding to offer anchors of logic regarding how or why there are afterlife representatives. An off-kilter, kooky, abstract note is definitely being struck here, which not everyone is a good audience for. Saunders, in all his work, seems to have a particular flare, when it comes to voice and how he has characters interact with one another. Peculiar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6794f804590a086202d51e92/8ab15334-8740-4fc0-a4ad-4c9fc9255347/an2mofkrriifmw8glvc1llm6fs7h.jpg Quips With Q - The News on What’s New: 2026 Publications - Why Readers Might Enjoy: Taking history and facts and bringing an actual human being alongside them, which offers a sort of life to the narrative that may otherwise keep it from coming across as dry. One man is on the hunt for the shipwreck of an old Spanish galleon off the coast of South America, so it’s the story of that ship and the path of that man’s life that got him to this quest. The thrill, adventure, of a treasure hunt is absolutely felt here. Why Writers Might Dislike: Niche history is not for everyone, I understand. Digging into such a specific glimpse of history doesn’t have a general appeal. Some readers may simply find this the documenting of one man’s particular obsession that has no real impact on history/life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6794f804590a086202d51e92/618998bb-abbb-4935-9bed-8167b7c8f349/l6yys0k2gcgo22r9b3uiwv3k2q06.jpg Quips With Q - The News on What’s New: 2026 Publications - Why Readers Might Enjoy: The ambiance, rhythm, and pacing related to the ins and outs of a restaurant are well-done here. It’s also a very contained story: the plot spans one full day, and everything revolves around the establishment that is Aunt Orsa’s, where a bunch of ribeyes have been reported missing on what is supposed to be a very big day. There’s a big cast of characters, little dips into each of their backstories, and enough drama revealed to get you piecing together whodunit. Why Readers Might Dislike: So. Many. Characters. Were there possibly too many of them? Yes. The drama, the tension, the intrigue was built up and up and up—and then the theft’s explanation plays out with great anti-climacticness. The ending rolls around and it doesn’t matter how snappy the pacing or crisp the writing at the sentence level; you’re just left wondering, “Is that it?” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6794f804590a086202d51e92/da215aa0-b208-4e1c-a9b2-bf8d97a6d060/hq2htpixt07lh58qmc8hbbnryhwc.jpg Quips With Q - The News on What’s New: 2026 Publications - Why Readers Might Enjoy: Each story is a simple dip into the life or the moment of a character or two. You get a taste, not a whole meal, and some readers like that lightness. They like that brevity and plugging in answers to the questions that remain open-ended. Many of these stories explore relationship dynamics, too, so there are a few different perspectives on the complexity of being human. Why Readers Might Dislike: The short story does not always include every detail that may be desired for a full, satisfying, logic-making tale. The short story cannot be a novel, though we may want it to be. If you’re not okay with so much being left out, if you’re not okay with what may feel like an abbreviated, underdeveloped story, this might not work for you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6794f804590a086202d51e92/eb0bb25c-2885-4274-98c5-c8dd6c9af1f2/and05y5nx0biipv3oa9e3jbfflxc.jpg Quips With Q - The News on What’s New: 2026 Publications - Why Readers May Enjoy: This story reads fairly quickly, which seems to stem from how the voice is crafted and how the author lightly touches on this plot point then the next and doesn’t dwell too long on any one piece. Though all readers may not be a sixth grader like the MC, they may find enough to relate to about her experiences trying to fit in with her peers, developing a first real crush, and doing necessary maturing. Why Readers May Dislike: At times, this story came across as an after-school special for middle-schoolers, trying to bring up specific topics that such a youthful demographic may feel embarrassed to bring up or not know how to talk about. It struck a note of inauthentic to fiction, more self-help book via imaginative prose. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6794f804590a086202d51e92/a0a00eaf-acfc-480d-95e7-66e0990744a8/dvmyl4gbybogkhjcf3v5u79f62dc.jpg Quips With Q - The News on What’s New: 2026 Publications - Why Readers Might Enjoy: Sports-lit mixed with romance is popular right now, and this is for anyone whose preference is for the baseball angle. Throw in there some nods for the theater kids, as well as those who enjoy enemies-to-lovers. This reads very quickly; speaking from experience, you can absolutely sit down with this on a Friday night and finish it before bed. Why Readers Might Dislike: Aspects of this story and the romantic relationship came across as a little too convenient and easy. Eliza and Reed are supposed to be pitted against each other in this small, North Carolinian town over the summer season, but their dynamic veers into insta-love too quickly. It almost feels like this story got tired way too quickly with trying to write the enemies-to-lovers so gave it a cursory attempt before just bringing the couple together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6794f804590a086202d51e92/21d6bf6d-8289-4459-b6bb-2501ee1a78ae/bgqgkcc5pes55lby6j53b4p63n13.jpg Quips With Q - The News on What’s New: 2026 Publications - Why Readers Might Enjoy: Another very fast read that you can, literally, get through in one evening. There’s not much that bogs this narrative down, though there are plot events, of course. Everything’s told from the POV of one high-schooler living in British Columbia in the 90s with her fisherman father. It’s a mix between the MC’s choices and what the universe throws her way that provide the twists and turns. Why Readers Might Dislike: Perhaps this may be a touch too surface-level. Rather than being perceived as an intentional lightness, it may be felt that all the moving pieces within the MC’s life are glossed over. It may be, too, that readers find this MC insufferably YA rather than relatable and compelling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6794f804590a086202d51e92/6a775bc7-dad3-478e-b7de-d42f5afb4595/2qysgqpx4t5nyw114krmere7p8w3.png Quips With Q - The News on What’s New: 2026 Publications - Why Readers Might Enjoy: The narrative is propulsive and alive. A story’s energy needs to ebb and flow, and you get that here without it ever coming to a standstill or dying out. The Newman family, whose TV show is at risk of being cancelled after this current season finishes, are front and center and easy to invest in. Switching POVs provide insight on this story from a few different angles, and character choices/plot events aren’t predictable, though you’ll have guesses as to what will happen with this family. Why Readers Might Dislike: What this book lacks is subtlety, when it comes to the themes it’s exploring. There are times when you may feel hit over the head with the messaging the author wants to get across. Some readers may find this an intensely feminist read while others may feel it’s exactly right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6794f804590a086202d51e92/d8c6cca6-3485-441a-a1f0-fd29403720d8/3shy1t0ios1ilap6x97j4zlthtk8.png Quips With Q - The News on What’s New: 2026 Publications - Why Readers Might Enjoy: This author, as they did with their previous story, Water Moon, really leans into the fantastical whimsy. Much like that other title, this story is also being referred to as Ghibli-esque, which certainly has an appeal to a certain demographic of readers. That sort of aesthetic reminded me of The Night Circus (Morgenstern), and the messages about life being explored reminded me of My Friends (Backman). Why Readers Might Dislike: The logic of this world—and this “Elsewhere Express” train the two main characters find themselves on and trying to save—is mostly nonexistent. Suspending your disbelief is not necessarily a simple task with this read, especially in the last quarter. The strange, dream-like reasoning this author relies on is not going to work for everyone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6794f804590a086202d51e92/0c9b1f26-047d-4c58-b83f-ccee4278a8f3/240019948.jpg Quips With Q - The News on What’s New: 2026 Publications - Why Readers Might Enjoy: This is a melding of the supernatural with what turns out to be a family saga from Hong Kong during the WWII years. If you love to see different ways authors play around with the use of ghosts and hauntings, this may be for you. It’s also lighter on the gothic/horror than I was braced for, which is a bonus for anyone who has a low threshold for being frightened. Why Readers Might Dislike: If you’re like me, you’ll go into this expecting a certain type of story—a historical mystery, heavy on the gothic vibes—and then suddenly the switch is flipped on you and it turns into a totally different tale. Where the beginning with the start of a mystery is snappy enough with potentially exciting pieces lining up, that momentum is totally taken away as the tale that’s being told becomes more plodding and relational. https://www.qr-writes.com/quips/the-great-unfinished-symphony monthly 0.5 2026-07-05 https://www.qr-writes.com/quips/creativity-the-infinite-resource monthly 0.5 2026-06-28 https://www.qr-writes.com/quips/graveyard-more-like-name-yard monthly 0.5 2026-06-21 https://www.qr-writes.com/quips/dear-professor monthly 0.5 2026-06-14 https://www.qr-writes.com/quips/the-machines-vs-magnificence monthly 0.5 2026-06-07 https://www.qr-writes.com/quips/see-the-reading-matrix-for-yourself monthly 0.5 2026-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6794f804590a086202d51e92/e13536f1-e4f9-4ab0-9ff5-298d2c7c9be0/reading+matrix.png Quips With Q - See the (Reading) Matrix for Yourself - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6794f804590a086202d51e92/c32704c8-8603-4339-bac5-9c072e5d0dab/page+2.png Quips With Q - See the (Reading) Matrix for Yourself - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6794f804590a086202d51e92/23f195ac-a585-4a5c-8716-5e864a8375fa/page+3.png Quips With Q - See the (Reading) Matrix for Yourself - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6794f804590a086202d51e92/e73b0387-8f7e-4b93-973a-103b702d1f91/page+4.png Quips With Q - See the (Reading) Matrix for Yourself - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6794f804590a086202d51e92/18a85b3d-b7c5-4a9e-8e7b-7110325392c1/page+5.png Quips With Q - See the (Reading) Matrix for Yourself - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.qr-writes.com/quips/a-trip-down-memory-lane-amp-the-rhine-river monthly 0.5 2026-05-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6794f804590a086202d51e92/1777924846100-AHRGC64NAF424R35VVVJ/Screenshot+2026-05-04+145928.png Quips With Q - A Trip Down Memory Lane (& the Rhine River) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6794f804590a086202d51e92/1777924844879-00B4LGBJN5AG1DQ3MLXZ/Screenshot+2026-05-04+145950.png Quips With Q - A Trip Down Memory Lane (& the Rhine River) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6794f804590a086202d51e92/fc6de3ff-70cc-482c-aed2-f7f503ee12ba/Screenshot+2026-05-04+150311.png Quips With Q - A Trip Down Memory Lane (& the Rhine River) - Mom, in her blue rain coat, and Mo, in her bright red one, huddled near each other on one side of the table, chilled and hoods up—but smiling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6794f804590a086202d51e92/5917fcf6-5b5c-47e6-859b-c2d0ce7035e0/Screenshot+2026-05-04+151144.png Quips With Q - A Trip Down Memory Lane (& the Rhine River) - After dessert, we needed to walk around and start seeing some things before we ran out of time before we needed to catch the boat back down-river (and before a nap found us). Another Rick Steves suggestion was a shop not far from the cafe. Both places were in a pedestrian area with lots of places to get food and do some shopping. This next destination was Montag Steins and Clocks. It’s a family-owned and run establishment, and their claim to fame is the huge piece of decor hanging out front. 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We were fortunate to get such a clear day, so we could actually see other islands and up toward the summit and all around. I enjoyed getting glimpses of goats every so often, and Arianna was delighted to see cows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6794f804590a086202d51e92/29e02851-dc82-4244-9643-b5f6ad5df898/1000002906.JPG Quips With Q - Saying “HI”: Looking Back on a Hawaiian Hike - Something I’d asked to see ahead of time was [Charles] Lindbergh’s grave. I’d completely forgotten he was buried here until I was looking at the map and saw it marked. Of course, I had to send a picture to mother. She said it was a full circle moment. Boyhood to burial. It’s had me thinking just how much time I spent at the Lindbergh house/museum. I think, as a man and historical figure, Charles is an interesting character and I don’t really care for him much. 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For naming purposes, it is what it is. 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