NAME: Christine D. Baker
SECRET UNDISCLOSED LOCATION: Vancouver, B.C. (Oops, I disclosed my location. Feel free to say hi if you’re local!)
NERD SPECIALIZATION(S): History
over all other things, especially ancient and medieval history. Memes and Early
Internet culture. SFF books and short stories. Working to develop a
specialization in Canadian SFF.
MY PET PEEVES IN NERD-DOM ARE:
Plots that are entirely based on two characters failing to have a normal
conversation.
VAMPIRES, WEREWOLVES, ZOMBIES, ALIENS
OR ROBOTS: Definitely vampires.
RIGHT NOW I'M READING: I am
almost always reading 6-10 books at a time (have I mentioned the ADHD?). These
are the books I am actively reading at the moment:
- How
to Love a Forest: The Bittersweet Work of Tending a Changing World
(2024) by Ethan Tapper.
- The
Raven Tower (2019) by Ann Leckie.
- The
Tapestry of Time (2024) by Kate Heartfield.
- Dreams
Underfoot (1993), Newford #1, by Charles de Lint.
- Scattered
Minds: The Origins and Healing of ADD (1999) by Gabor Mate, MD.
- Between
Two Rivers: Ancient Mesopotamia and the Birth of History (2025) by Moudhy
Al-Rashid.
...AND A COUPLE BOOKS I RECENTLY FINISHED ARE:
- Bog
Queen (2025) by Anna North.
- The
Way We Never Were: American Families and the Nostalgia Trap, 2nd ed
(2016) by Stephanie Coontz.
- The
Siege of Burning Grass (2024) by Premee Mohamed.
NEXT TWO ON QUEUE ARE: Honestly, I never know. It
could be one of the books on my massive TBR list, the next book I have on
reserve to pop up from the library, or something I hear about on social media
and then immediately buy and devour.
WHEN THE WEATHER SUCKS OUTSIDE I'M MOST LIKELY TO BE... Hiding
in my bed, under several cats, listening to an audiobook.
MY FAVORITE SUPERHERO AND SUPER-VILLAIN ARE: Favorite villain is Ivan/Fornax from Drew Hayes’ Villain’s Code series. I avoid heroes.
IF I WERE A SUPERHERO/VILLAIN, MY
POWER WOULD BE: Reading. Is there a book that the team needs to get through
to save the world/destroy the world, I will be the one who can skim-read it
quickly.
THE BEST/WORST COMIC FILM OF THE PAST 5 YEARS IS: I
have no idea, as this is not my area of nerdery.
I JUST WATCHED XXXX AND
IT WAS AWESOME/TERRIBLE: The secret truth about me is that I do not
actually watch things. My ADHD does not allow it.
NAME A BOOK YOU *NEED* A MOVIE OF (OR VICE VERSA): I think that Peter Clines’ 14 (in the Threshold series) would make a fun movie!
Welcome Christine!
