Category: Books
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It began with a podcast. Specifically, an episode of Reading Writers in which guest Nicholas Russell discussed several authors of uncanny fiction whose work he admired. One of them was… more ›
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I can’t say precisely why, but I’ve been on a short story collection kick lately. Maybe it’s been Aaron Burch’s story-centric newsletter; maybe it’s because I’m looking to write more… more ›
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On Thursday, the National Book Critics Circle Awards for publishing year 2025 took place. Publishers Weekly has an excellent write-up of the event, which I highly recommend checking out. I… more ›
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I’m back from this year’s AWP, which was an excellent time. And I have brief thoughts on three books with one big element in common. William Melvin Kelley, A Drop… more ›
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tk I heard you like capsule reviews? Here are some capsule reviews. The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett Years ago, I picked up an early novel by Robert Jackson… more ›
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Since 2011, I’ve had a tradition of reading a book by a single author on Christmas Eve. Initially, that was John Steinbeck; now, it’s Muriel Spark. In 2025, that reading… more ›
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Spend much of the weekend in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania at the third installment of VoidCon. I had very little sense of what to expect going in, other than the involvement of… more ›
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thoughts on two very unsettling books featuring many, many bugs Joe Koch, Invaginies Some years ago, during a point in time when I was listening to a lot of The… more ›
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Trying to write a bit more about older books I read, so: quick thoughts on two SF novels that could be described as cult classics that I finally got around… more ›
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I took a cue from Maris Kreizman and Drew Broussard earlier today and offered one book recommendation per “like” on a Bluesky thread. For posterity, here are the 50 books… more ›
Notes, thoughts, & miscellany 