I know this one sounds a little stereotypical, but bear with me, squiders. Somewhere in my early teens I received a box set of the Lord of the Rings trilogy (and The Hobbit). I still have the books, though not
Foundational Books: Winnie the Pooh
This one works somewhat backwards from normal because I, like many people in my generation, came into Winnie the Pooh through the Disney movies/TV shows. We had a VHS of the Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh that I watched
Foundational Books: Everything by Louis Sachar
I was originally just going to talk about the Wayside School series, but here we are. Did you guys read those? They’re each a collection of short stories that take place at Wayside school, a school that, instead of being
Foundational Books: Alien Secrets by Annette Curtis Klause
Woo, squiders, it took me a while to figure out what this book was. I mean, I remembered the book itself–I read it probably a dozen times as a kid. I remembered the main character’s name. I did not, apparently,
Foundational Books Intro
Good morning, squiders! I wanted to introduce a series I’m going to be doing over the next few weeks (and then on and off afterwards) where I go back and look at books that have been meaningful to me throughout
Good Omens
Maybe it’s just my corner of the Internet, but Good Omens is everywhere. My entire tumblr feed–normally a mixture of Star Trek, Lord of the Rings, Doctor Who, silly cat videos, and other assorted nerdy things–went COMPLETELY Good Omens. This
Promo: The Mercenary Code by Emmet Moss
Good morning, squiders! Today I have a promo and excerpt for you for Emmet Moss’s new epic fantasy novel, The Mercenary Code, which is book 1 of the Shattering of Kingdoms series. Epic Fantasy Date Published: May 2019 The Shattering
Free Comic Book Day Round-up
The small, mobile ones and I had a full day on Saturday, but managed to get to Free Comic Book Day at our local coffee shop/comic shop/game shop around 9 am, meaning we beat most everyone and still had a
Library Book Sale Finds: The Glimpses of the Moon
Howdy, squiders! I dug back into my collection of library book sale books and came out with The Glimpses of the Moon by Edith Wharton, circa 1922. This is another one of those books where I try to imagine what
2018 Books in Review
So, if you’ve been around for a while, squiders, you know it’s time for me to do my nerdy reading stats for the year before. This year I barely eked out my 50 books on the last day, whoops. Books
