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 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
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
Guest Post: The Sea of Distant Stars by Francesca G. Varela
Good morning, squiders! Happy Thursday! Today I have a guest post about writing process for you from Francesca G. Varela, who is currently doing a virtual tour for her science fiction book, The Seas of Distant Stars. Literary Science-Fiction Date Published:
Mars Trilogy Readalong: Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
Ugh, guys, I’m sorry this took me so long to get through. I don’t really have any good excuses, except I should have started more than a week before we were supposed to be talking about it, especially since it’s
October!
It’s that time of year again. October! Best month of the year! You guys are probably sick of me saying that every year, but it continues to be true. The temperature is finally dropping enough to wear, you know, pants. And
