PSST! … Tales From My Spinner Rack fans, I’ve been keeping a secret from you. Before I got my comic book spinner rack, I had another, “secret” spinner rack, this one dedicated to paperback books. Episode 28 reveals the story behind that other rack, the one devoted to my James Bond vintage paperback collection! Welcome... Continue Reading →
New year, new books! Well … a few of them, at least. January was a bit of a lost month for me, with a bout of the flu and preparation for a major event in my life (more on that on this here blog in the near future). Here are the three books I did... Continue Reading →
Finishing off the year strong and making my Goodreads goal of 75 books a reality. Here are the final books I read in December that put me over the top for 2025. The Red Shore by William Shaw • 5 Stars on GoodreadsA new book by William Shaw is a cause for celebration any year,... Continue Reading →
The year is closing in on us! Read like your life depends on it … and it probably does, if you feel the need to escape as much as I do these days or if you’re trying to reach your Goodreads goal, like I am. The Proving Ground by Michael Connelly • 5 Stars on... Continue Reading →
Back to form this month with a half-dozen novels, both regular and graphic, as I slide out of vacation mode and into a cozy reading one. Believe: The Untold Story Behind Ted Lasso, The Show That Kicked Its Way Into Our Hearts by Jeremy Egner • 5 Stars on GoodreadsThis book presents an oral history... Continue Reading →
A bit of an abbreviated list this time around, since I took a trip in the second half of the month, back to Old Blighty for a couple weeks. Many books were had, some of which will soon appear on here, I’m sure. In the meantime, here’s what I read before I joined the jet... Continue Reading →
Busy month of reading for me, post-Comic-Con. Here’s what I read in the overheated month of August … Physics for Cats: Science Cartoons by Tom Gauld • 5 Stars on GoodreadsThe latest in Drawn & Quarterly’s series of reprint volumes by British cartoonist Tom Gauld was released in advance by the publisher at San Diego... Continue Reading →
A bit of a slowdown in my reading as I prep for TWO panels at Comic-Con this year. Here’s what I read before and after the big event. The Avengers in the Veracity Trap by Chip Kidd and Michael Cho • 5 Stars on GoodreadsI have more than a vested interest in this new MarvelArts... Continue Reading →
Normally at this time of year, I do a blog post chronicling my Comic-Con experience. Well, vlogging is the new blogging, so here’s a visual essay of “Everything I Got at Comic-Con!” including comic books, graphic novels, magazines, and even a Wookie! This is a different kind of Tales From My Spinner Rack! video, focusing... Continue Reading →
Watchlist is an irregularly scheduled series of posts featuring reviews and observations on streaming TV series I’m watching. Well, Harry Bosch has finally wrapped it all up—in a not so neat little bow—with the third and final season of Bosch: Legacy on Prime. I was pretty much disappointed in this one; it was 10 pounds... Continue Reading →
The first month of summer started with the usual graphic novels and comic book collections, plus two of my favorite authors’ new books; one of them great, the other … well, not so great. Nightshade by Michael Connelly • 5 Stars on GoodreadsWhat a great beginning for a new character by Michael Connelly! Nightshade introduces... Continue Reading →
Oh, May … we hardly knew ye. The month passed in a blur and I’m pretty sure a day or two after I realized it was May, it was May 31. Still, books were read, and they were all pretty good. Here’s what I read in the merry, merry month of May. Crumb: A Cartoonist’s... Continue Reading →
Bit of a slow reading month for me … I think I’m in a bit of a slump, but May brings a new Susan Ryeland mystery by Anthony Horowitz (Marble Hall Murders), a new LASD detective character by Michael Connelly (Nightshade), and a new Holly Gibney tale by Stephen King (Never Flinch), not to mention... Continue Reading →
A bit of a light reading month, dominated by a big biography on Lorne Michaels, a graphic novel on Hitchcock, and the return of one of my favorite UK mystery writers and his signature chatacter, plus other stuff to do and deal with … like WonderCon! The Wild Swimmers by William Shaw • 5 Stars... Continue Reading →
Lots and lots of graphic novels and otherwise comics-related books in February, which has always seemed like the darkest, dreariest of each and every year to me, even here in sunny San Diego. But I also managed to fit in two mystery/thriller novels somehow. The Mail Man by Andrew Welsh-Huggins • 3.5 Stars on GoodreadsBoy,... Continue Reading →
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