Books read in December of 2025:
"The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico" (Various/Edited by Miguel León-Portilla) 12-1-25
"The Oblate" (J.-K. Huysmans/Translated by Brendan King) 12-5-25 +
"Like you have a choice" (Ivan Niccolai) 12-7-25
"Consciousness: A Neo-Decadent Manifesto" (
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2025 Reading List Total:
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1. "The Medieval Scriptorium: Making Books in the Middle Ages" (Sara J. Charles) 1-5-25
2. "Strange Pictures" (Uketsu) 1-10-25
3. "Jollof Rice and Other Revolutions" (Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi) 1-11-25
4. "The Violin with Human Strings and Other Tales of Musical Madness" (Antonio Ghislanzoni) 1-14-25
5. "Anuarí" (Teresa Wilms Montt) 1-16-25
6. "Voices of the Fallen Heroes and Other Stories" (Yukio Mishima) 1-20-25
7. "When I Think of My Missing Head" (Adolfo Couve) 1-20-25
8. "Medieval Woodcut Illustrations: City Views and Decorations from the Nuremberg Chronicle" (Carol Belanger Grafton) 1-20-25
9. "Alright, Alright, Alright: The Oral History of Richard Linklater's Dazed & Confused" (Melissa Maerz) 1-22-25
10. "The Song of Roland and Other Poems of Charlemagne" (Anonymous) 1-29-25
11. "The Illustrated History of the Popes" (Charles Phillips) 2-7-25
12. "The Prince" (Niccolo Machiavelli) 2-16-25
13. "The Complete Canterbury Tales" (Geoffrey Chaucer) 2-17-25
14. "A Perfect Day to Be Alone" (Nanae Aoyama) 2-20-25
15. "Upuaut" (Brendan Connell) 2-23-25
16. "The Aristocracy of Nerves (and One Other)" (Justin Isis) 2-24-25
17. "Goodbye 20th Century: A Biography of Sonic Youth" (David Browne) 2-24-25
18. "El Cid: The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval Mercenary" (Nora Berend) 2-28-25
19. "The Big Lebowski: The Making of a Coen Brothers Film" (William Preston Robertson + Tricia Cooke) 3-4-25
20. "Six Histories: King John, Richard II, King Henry IV Pts. 1 & 2, Henry V, Richard III" (William Shakespeare) 3-14-25
21. "Medieval Cats: Claws, Paws, and Kitties of Yore" (Catherine Nappington) 3-16-25
22. "Orbital" (Samantha Harvey) 3-19-25
23. "The Liminal Zone 2" (Junji Ito) 3-20-25
24. "Spectacular Visual Guides: A Shakespearean Theatre" (Jacqueline Morley/John James) 3-21-25
25. "Vladivostok Circus" (Elisa Shua Dusapin) 3-27-25
26. "Seinfeldia: How a Show About Nothing Changed Everything" (Jennifer Keishin Armstrong) 3-29-25
27. "En Route" (J.-K. Huysmans/Brendan King translation) 4-6-25 +
28. "10,000 Light-Years From Home" (James Tiptree Jr.) 4-15-25
29. "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (J.R.R. Tolkien) 4-25-25
30. "The Rainbow" (Yasunari Kawabata) 4-30-25
31. "Turning to Birds: The Power and Beauty of Noticing" (Lili Taylor) 5-5-25
32. "Touching from a Distance: Ian Curtis and Joy Division" (Deborah Curtis) 5-8-25
33. "Six Tragedies: Macbeth, Hamlet, Othello, Romeo and Juliet, King Lear, Julius Caesar" (William Shakespeare)" 5-16-25 +
34. "Holding Pattern" (Jenny Xie) 5-21-25
35. "Art and Beauty in the Middle Ages" (Umberto Eco) 5-28-25
36. "The True History of the Black Adder" (J.F. Roberts) 5-28-25
37. "The Tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra" (William Shakespeare) 5-29-25
38. "All's Well That Ends Well" (William Shakespeare) 5-30-25
39. "The Merchant of Venice" (William Shakespeare) 5-31-25
40. "Thought Forms" (Annie Besant + C.W. Leadbeater) 6-10-25
41. "Shark Girl" (Kate Beaton) 6-11-25
42. "Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung: A Companion" (Richard Wagner/translated by Stewart Spencer) 6-12-25
43. "The Madman's Library" (Edward Brooke-Hitching) 6-12-25
44. "The Wholeness of Nature" (Moina MacGregor) 6-13-25
45. "Black Altars" (Mark Samuels) 6-19-25
46. "Midnight in Chernobyl" (Adam Higginbotham) 6-24-25
47. "Cataclysm Moves Me I Regret To Say" (Stephanie Yue Duhem) 6-26-25
48. "A Locket of Jade and Silver" (Tom Champagne) 6-27-25
49. "The Pepsi-Cola Addict" (June-Alison Gibbons) 7-5-25
50. "The Worm Ouroboros" (E. R. Eddison) 7-10-25
51. "Eye Contact Chimera" (Fergus Nm) 7-11-25
52. "Out There" (Quentin S. Crisp) 7-14-25
53. "The Ideal Candidate" (Damian Murphy) 7-20-25
54. "Riddley Walker" (Russell Hoban) 7-24-25
55. "Secrets of the Force: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Star Wars" (Edward Gross + Mark A. Altman) 7-28-25
56. "Tyger" (SF Said + Dave McKean: Illustrator) 7-31-25
57. "No Moon" (Colby Smith) 8-2-25
58. "Nutt #1" (Dan Heyer) 8-3-25
59. "The Spice Must Flow: The Story of DUNE, from Cult Novels to Visionary Sci-Fi Movies" (Ryan Britt) 8-3-25
60. "Chappell Roan: A Little Golden Book Biography" (Cat Reynolds/Illustrated by Maria Lia Malandrino) 8-10-25
61. "Fear and Trembling" (Søren Kierkegaard/Translator: Alastair Hannay) 8-12-25
62. "The King of Elfland's Daughter" (Lord Dunsany/Illustrated by K.L. Turner) 8-13-25
63. "The Waning of the Middle Ages" (Johan Huizinga) 8-27-25
64. "The Cathedral" (J.-K. Huysmans) 8-28-25 +
65. "Jump Tribe" (Clive Barker) 8-29-25
2025 Reading List Total:
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1. "The Medieval Scriptorium: Making Books in the Middle Ages" (Sara J. Charles) 1-5-25
2. "Strange Pictures" (Uketsu) 1-10-25
3. "Jollof Rice and Other Revolutions" (Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi) 1-11-25
4. "The Violin with Human Strings and Other Tales of Musical Madness" (Antonio Ghislanzoni) 1-14-25
5. "Anuarí" (Teresa Wilms Montt) 1-16-25
6. "Voices of the Fallen Heroes and Other Stories" (Yukio Mishima) 1-20-25
7. "When I Think of My Missing Head" (Adolfo Couve) 1-20-25
8. "Medieval Woodcut Illustrations: City Views and Decorations from the Nuremberg Chronicle" (Carol Belanger Grafton) 1-20-25
9. "Alright, Alright, Alright: The Oral History of Richard Linklater's Dazed & Confused" (Melissa Maerz) 1-22-25
10. "The Song of Roland and Other Poems of Charlemagne" (Anonymous) 1-29-25
11. "The Illustrated History of the Popes" (Charles Phillips) 2-7-25
12. "The Prince" (Niccolo Machiavelli) 2-16-25
13. "The Complete Canterbury Tales" (Geoffrey Chaucer) 2-17-25
14. "A Perfect Day to Be Alone" (Nanae Aoyama) 2-20-25
15. "Upuaut" (Brendan Connell) 2-23-25
16. "The Aristocracy of Nerves (and One Other)" (Justin Isis) 2-24-25
17. "Goodbye 20th Century: A Biography of Sonic Youth" (David Browne) 2-24-25
18. "El Cid: The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval Mercenary" (Nora Berend) 2-28-25
19. "The Big Lebowski: The Making of a Coen Brothers Film" (William Preston Robertson + Tricia Cooke) 3-4-25
20. "Six Histories: King John, Richard II, King Henry IV Pts. 1 & 2, Henry V, Richard III" (William Shakespeare) 3-14-25
21. "Medieval Cats: Claws, Paws, and Kitties of Yore" (Catherine Nappington) 3-16-25
22. "Orbital" (Samantha Harvey) 3-19-25
23. "The Liminal Zone 2" (Junji Ito) 3-20-25
24. "Spectacular Visual Guides: A Shakespearean Theatre" (Jacqueline Morley/John James) 3-21-25
25. "Vladivostok Circus" (Elisa Shua Dusapin) 3-27-25
26. "Seinfeldia: How a Show About Nothing Changed Everything" (Jennifer Keishin Armstrong) 3-29-25
27. "En Route" (J.-K. Huysmans/Brendan King translation) 4-6-25 +
28. "10,000 Light-Years From Home" (James Tiptree Jr.) 4-15-25
29. "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (J.R.R. Tolkien) 4-25-25
30. "The Rainbow" (Yasunari Kawabata) 4-30-25
31. "Turning to Birds: The Power and Beauty of Noticing" (Lili Taylor) 5-5-25
32. "Touching from a Distance: Ian Curtis and Joy Division" (Deborah Curtis) 5-8-25
33. "Six Tragedies: Macbeth, Hamlet, Othello, Romeo and Juliet, King Lear, Julius Caesar" (William Shakespeare)" 5-16-25 +
34. "Holding Pattern" (Jenny Xie) 5-21-25
35. "Art and Beauty in the Middle Ages" (Umberto Eco) 5-28-25
36. "The True History of the Black Adder" (J.F. Roberts) 5-28-25
37. "The Tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra" (William Shakespeare) 5-29-25
38. "All's Well That Ends Well" (William Shakespeare) 5-30-25
39. "The Merchant of Venice" (William Shakespeare) 5-31-25
40. "Thought Forms" (Annie Besant + C.W. Leadbeater) 6-10-25
41. "Shark Girl" (Kate Beaton) 6-11-25
42. "Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung: A Companion" (Richard Wagner/translated by Stewart Spencer) 6-12-25
43. "The Madman's Library" (Edward Brooke-Hitching) 6-12-25
44. "The Wholeness of Nature" (Moina MacGregor) 6-13-25
45. "Black Altars" (Mark Samuels) 6-19-25
46. "Midnight in Chernobyl" (Adam Higginbotham) 6-24-25
47. "Cataclysm Moves Me I Regret To Say" (Stephanie Yue Duhem) 6-26-25
48. "A Locket of Jade and Silver" (Tom Champagne) 6-27-25
49. "The Pepsi-Cola Addict" (June-Alison Gibbons) 7-5-25
50. "The Worm Ouroboros" (E. R. Eddison) 7-10-25
51. "Eye Contact Chimera" (Fergus Nm) 7-11-25
52. "Out There" (Quentin S. Crisp) 7-14-25
53. "The Ideal Candidate" (Damian Murphy) 7-20-25
54. "Riddley Walker" (Russell Hoban) 7-24-25
55. "Secrets of the Force: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Star Wars" (Edward Gross + Mark A. Altman) 7-28-25
56. "Tyger" (SF Said + Dave McKean: Illustrator) 7-31-25
57. "No Moon" (Colby Smith) 8-2-25
58. "Nutt #1" (Dan Heyer) 8-3-25
59. "The Spice Must Flow: The Story of DUNE, from Cult Novels to Visionary Sci-Fi Movies" (Ryan Britt) 8-3-25
60. "Chappell Roan: A Little Golden Book Biography" (Cat Reynolds/Illustrated by Maria Lia Malandrino) 8-10-25
61. "Fear and Trembling" (Søren Kierkegaard/Translator: Alastair Hannay) 8-12-25
62. "The King of Elfland's Daughter" (Lord Dunsany/Illustrated by K.L. Turner) 8-13-25
63. "The Waning of the Middle Ages" (Johan Huizinga) 8-27-25
64. "The Cathedral" (J.-K. Huysmans) 8-28-25 +
65. "Jump Tribe" (Clive Barker) 8-29-25
66. "Lud-in-the-Mist" (Hope Mirrlees) 9-9-25
67. "The Selling of the Green: The Financial Rise and Moral Decline of the Boston Celtics" (Harvey Araton + Filip Bondy) 9-11-25
68. "The Cloud of Unknowing and Other Works" (Anonymous/Translated by Clifton Wolters) 9-12-25
69. "The Summer House" (Masashi Matsuie) 9-22-25
70. "Top of the World: The Inside Story of the Boston Celtics' Amazing One-Year Turnaround to Become NBA Champions" (Peter May) 9-23-25
71. "Alchemy: An Illustrated History of the Elixirs, Experiments, and the Birth of Modern Science" (Philip Ball) 9-26-25
72. "Red and Me: My Coach, my Lifelong Friend" (Bill Russell + Alan Steinberg) 9-29-25
73. "Moan" (Junji Ito) 10-6-25
74. "Conquistador: Hernán Cortés, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs" (Buddy Levy) 10-10-25
75. "My Friend Hitler and Other Plays of Yukio Mishima" (Yukio Mishima) 10-13-25
76. "Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs" (Camilla Townsend) 10-24-25
77. "Shadow Ticket" (Thomas Pynchon) 10-26-25
78. "Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow" (Tom King + Illustrator: Bilquis Evely) 10-28-25
79. "The Decadent Bestiary: Fin-de-Siècle Poetry & Prose" (Various Authors/Edited by Sam Kunkel + Jessica Gossling) 11-6-25
80. "Pulp fin de Siècle" (James Champagne) 11-14-25
81. "The Absence: Memoirs of a Banshee Drummer" (Budgie) 11-19-25
82. "The History of the Conquest of New Spain" (Bernal Díaz del Castillo/Edited by David Carrasco) 11-21-25
83. "The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico" (Various/Edited by Miguel León-Portilla) 12-1-25
84. "The Oblate" (J.-K. Huysmans/Translated by Brendan King) 12-5-25 +
85. "Like you have a choice" (Ivan Niccolai) 12-7-25
86. "Consciousness: A Neo-Decadent Manifesto" (
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