Book Review: That Ain’t Right edited by Jeremy Zimmerman & Dawn Vogel Disclaimer: I received this book in a Goodreads giveaway on the premise that I would review it. Howard Phillips “H.P.” Lovecraft (1890-1937) was a minor writer of horror fiction in the early 20th Century. But thanks to a gift for purple prose, a… Continue reading Book Review: That Ain’t Right
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Open Thread: Judging by the Covers 10/18/14
Time for another open thread! Since this went over so well last time, I’m going to post another six book covers from my more obscure posts. Let me know which ones you like, and what you think the cover tells you about the contents. Or tell me what kind of cover makes you want to… Continue reading Open Thread: Judging by the Covers 10/18/14
Open Thread: Top Ten Books So Far
Things are still difficult here, though I have another job interview tomorrow to start off October. I haven’t had an open thread in a bit, so I’m going to do a Top Ten list. These are the books that the review posts of have gotten the most views over the life of this blog. This… Continue reading Open Thread: Top Ten Books So Far
Book Review: Insurrections of the Mind
Book Review: Insurrections of the Mind edited by Franklin Foer Disclaimer: I received this book through a Goodreads giveaway on the premise that I would review it. The copy I read was an uncorrected proof, and changes will be made in the final edition. (Specifically, a second introduction by Leon Wieseltier–an index may also be forthcoming.)… Continue reading Book Review: Insurrections of the Mind
Open Thread: Judging by the Covers
I haven’t had an open thread in a while, so here we go. One of the things readers do a lot at bookstores, libraries and online is judge books by their covers. Yes, despite the old saying. What I am going to do is post six covers of books I’ve reviewed, choosing them from the… Continue reading Open Thread: Judging by the Covers
Open Thread: Inspired Blog Challenge Wrap-Up
Today is the last day of the Inspired Blog Challenge, so it’s time for a wrap-up post. The main objective was to post twenty times during the month, and that was accomplished. While joining the challenge did not greatly increase the number of pageviews (other things I did during the month were more effective), I… Continue reading Open Thread: Inspired Blog Challenge Wrap-Up
Open Thread: Inspired Blog Challenge Day One
I am participating in the Inspired Blog Challenge running from 5/1/14-5/31/14, in which I will attempt to post at least twenty times, among other goals. I have turned off moderation of the comments–please don’t make me regret this. For those of you reading this blog for the first time, I’m Scott K. Jamison, SKJAM! on… Continue reading Open Thread: Inspired Blog Challenge Day One
Open Thread: Minicon 49
This past weekend, I went to Minicon 49 at the RadiShTree Hotel in Bloomington. It’s a book-oriented science fiction convention with an older-skewing crowd, running around 500 people. So it’s not overcrowded and a good place to talk to your once a year friends. This year’s theme was “Pirates and Airships” largely because the… Continue reading Open Thread: Minicon 49
Open Post: Top Ten as of Right Now
I’ll be away from my computer for the next little while, so let’s have a Top Ten list post! These are the top ten content posts for the last year. Anime Review: Labyrinth of Magic Manga Review: Vagabond Volume 1 Book Review: Good Advice from Bad People (really rocketed up the charts!) Manga Review: Ayako… Continue reading Open Post: Top Ten as of Right Now
Open Thread: 2013 Roundup
Haven’t finished reading the next book in my pile yet, so let’s have a generic year’s roundup post! People from around the globe have looked at this blog. The top ten countries for 2013 are: United States (way out in front, no surprise there), Canada, United Kingdom, France, Australia, Phillipines, Germany, Spain, Brazil and India.… Continue reading Open Thread: 2013 Roundup