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 →
New year, new books! I made my 2024 Goodreads goal of 75 books (even surpassed it a bit with 78 books read), but being the shy, retiring type that I am, I decided to just up my 2025 goal by a reasonable 5 books, to 80. Let’s begin the year at the starting point for... Continue Reading →
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