Favorites from around the web this week.

The Sunday Best {17} & A September Library Loot

Favorites from Elsewhere on the Net

• FEATURE: I Will Cast a Spell on You! @ Reading in Winter - a day in the life of someone with magical abilities!
• 2012 Hugo Award Winners announced - Among Others by Jo Walton won for best novel. I read it when I was reading the Nebula Award Nominees, and can't say I loved it (see Weekly Reading With Everybody Sees the Ants Among Others)
• Reading Suggestions: A More Diverse Universe @ Book Lust ... move beyond vanilla ice-cream :-)

Parable of the Sower, Octavia Butler. In a time of urban squalor, rampant violence, and deadly decay, anarchy rules. But for Lauren Olamina, a new hope is dawning when she leaves the chaos of L.A. and flees north with a tiny band of followers. (Amazon| Goodreads)

The Killing Moon (Dreamblood #1), NK Jemisin. In the ancient city-state of Gujaareh, peace is the only law, and the Gatherers, the keepers of this peace. Priests of the dream-goddess, their duty is to harvest the magic of the sleeping mind and use it to heal, soothe ... and kill those judged corrupt. (Amazon| Goodreads)