As we discussed last September when I was doing my foundational book series, Wait Till Helen Comes was a formulative book for me when I was a child, one that is still creepy to this day. So when I spied
Foundational Books: The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
So, if you remember, oh, last summer, I went through some of the books that have made me who I am today, as a writer, but also in general. (Apologies for being late AGAIN, I can’t even blame the quarantine
Library Book Sale Finds: Twelve Angry Librarians by Miranda James
Well, squiders. We were supposed to be on a cruise tomorrow. But, alas, that’s not happening, for obvious reasons. Sad times. So, a little over a month and a half ago, I went to another library book sale. Cuz I
Used Book Store Finds: A Different Light by Elizabeth A. Lynn
Hey-o, squiders! I thought this was one of my library book sale books, but it had a bookmark in it, so it turns out that it was one of the books my spouse bought me on my birthday when he
Library Book Sale Finds: The Ipcress File by Len Deighton
Heyo, squiders. It’s that time again. And once again, I try to recapture what I was thinking when I stuck a particular book into my bag. Not sure. Maybe I just thought it would be cool? Title: The Ipcress FileAuthor: Len DeightonGenre: Spy/ThrillerPublication
The Good Thing About Going Through the Detritus of Your Life…
..is that sometimes you find things you really should use. Like gift cards you’ve apparently been hoarding. Gift cards to Barnes and Noble. Gift cards that will allow you to…buy new books. In case you missed my post a few
2019 Reading in Review
It’s that time, squiders! Every year, I round up the books I read the year before and run statistics, because I am a nerd and I like them. (As always, if you’d read something really great recently that you think
Announcing Of Metal and Magic, Compendium One
First, in terms of logistics, I wanted to let you know that I’m taking next week off (I mean, there is the off chance I will draw a landsquid and post it, but I’m not making any promises). Anyway, I
Library Book Sale Finds: Barbary by Vonda N. McIntyre
Good morning, squiders! I finally stopped checking a million books out from the library, so I’m getting back to reading books I actually own. And, as such, I dug into my big pile of library book sale books from a
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