I was away for about a third of November, so I didn’t get as much reading done as I would have liked … but I still got six more books closer to my GoodReads goal of 75 this year. Only four more to go at this point! Here’s is what I read in November …... Continue Reading →

Ah, Fall … how do we love you? Let me count the ways! Pumpkin spice? NO. Sweater weather? YES with an * … *I live in San Diego, so winter is more sweater weather time, if winter ever actually arrives. Lots of new books? YES, YES, and YES, gloriously YES! Here’s what I read in... Continue Reading →

A busy month of reading, for me at least, while the days get shorter (did you know we lose 41 minutes of daylight in Southern California from September 1 through 30?) and the nights get longer, cooler, and quieter. Here's what I read last month: Malibu Burning by Lee GoldbergI started reading author Lee Goldberg’s... Continue Reading →

After the insanity of Comic-Con last month, August was a relatively quiet month with just two “real” books and three graphic novels read by yours truly. I’m slowin’ down in my old age, folks, but I'm still on track to hit my GoodReads goal of 75 ... I hope! Bogie and Bacall: The Surprising True... Continue Reading →

A bit of a strange month for me … I was so busy with my Comic-Con panel presentation that I didn’t have a lot of time for reading, so I’m falling a bit behind on my goal of 75 books this year. The bulk of this month’s reading is graphic novels … well, more like... Continue Reading →

YIKES! I read a lot of books in June, at least for me ... and for once they're more book-books and less comics-oriented (not that that's a bad thing). Let's dive in, shall we? The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece by Tom Hanks I loved this first novel by that guy named Tom... Continue Reading →

Four graphic novels and two mysteries in May’s thoroughly enjoyable (for the most part) reading stack. Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters Vol. 3 by Chris Samnee, Laura Samnee, and Matt Wilson This concluding book in the series collects issues #9 through 12 published by Oni Press. Written and drawn by husband and wife team Chris... Continue Reading →

Seven books this month, not bad considering I spent a lot of time working on a presentation for WonderCon. Between holiday gifts, my UK trip last year, and just a bad case of “Oh, this book looks good!”, I am overwhelmed right now with stacks and stacks of books and books. But don’t worry, I’m... Continue Reading →

WHEW! February blew by with a series of storms and not as much reading as I'd like, but at least one of the book-books (as opposed to graphic novels I read) was a really dense 500-pager. Here's what I read in this stormy, wintery month ... Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz I watched the Masterpiece... Continue Reading →

Remember when 2023 sounded so far in the future we’d all be flying around in jetpacks and reading would be automatically inserted in your brain, no page-turning necessary? Well, here we are and I’m still buying books. I’ve upped my GoodReads Challenge to 75 books this year, after reading 76 in 2022 (with an original... Continue Reading →

Kind of a mixed bag of books for November ... but I enjoyed all of them. August 1961 and June 1962 Marvel Omnibuses These Marvel Omnibus editions reprint the entirety of a month’s worth of Marvel Comics in the historic months of August 1961—when Fantastic Four #1 debuted—and June 1962—when Amazing Fantasy #15 (the first... Continue Reading →

A shortened reading month, as I took a long trip and left the iPad (and Kindle) at home, but I did buy a ton of books in the UK (okay … 15 or so, plus 8 vintage paperbacks in lovely Hay-on-Wye), so there's much more to come. The Church of Baseball by Ron Shelton If... Continue Reading →