After thinking it over for a few days, I've decided to keep my previously published books as canon after all. Partly because, knowing myself as well as I do, I realized that (being a perfectionist with impossible standards) any hypothetical idealized work I do in the future I'll probably ALSO be less than impressed by after some time has passed anyway, and also because I think one can get too obsessed as to what constitutes the notion of a "first novel"; like in my case, is it HARLEM SMOKE (the first novel published by a legit publisher)? CONFUSION (my first published book, but self-published)? PUNKMODERNIST (my first typed book, though never published)? Any of the handwritten books I did in college or high school? THE HOLE OF DOOM (written in a blank journal in 1993, when I was still 13)? Who's to say? My bibliography is chaotic and less than ideal, but I suppose you could say that about a lot of writers . . . we can't all be Bret Easton Ellis! What I CAN control is what I do in the future going forward. As the Manic Street Preachers said in "Archives of Pain," "Any fool can regret yesterday."
Sunday, February 1, 2026
The Alabaster Addendum
Having said that, I do still intend to go forth with my idea of using James G. Champagne as my new author name, and I do plan to start a new blog (perhaps on Substack), if only to make the division between my older works and my future works clearer.
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
End of an Apprenticeship
"ABRAHADABRA.
I entered in with woe; with mirth
I now go forth, and with thanksgiving,
To do my pleasure on the earth
Among the legions of the living."
-Aleister Crowley, "The Mass of the Phoenix"
In David Keenan’s book England’s Hidden Reverse, there’s a section where David Tibet (of Current 93 fame), in regards to the dissatisfaction he felt towards almost the entire first decade of Current 93’s output, stated that at the time of the release of his Thunder Perfect Mind album (in 1992) that he intended it to possibly be the final Current 93 album: “I had decided I was going to give it up and start another project. I was just unhappy with everything that I had done.” And (in regards to his discovery of the work of Pascal and Kierkegaard), “After reading them things couldn’t be the same again, everything took on a new light, so I’d look at my early material and though I’d be proud of it as experiments in sound and form, I didn’t want to be involved in anything that wasn’t specifically dealing with one’s own soul. The state of the soul became of paramount importance.”
Although Tibet did (mostly) carry on with the Current 93 name, I mention all this as a prelude to what I have to say next, because in recent years I’ve begun to feel much the same way about the books that have been published under my name over the last twenty years or so. It’s not so much I’m unhappy in an artistic sense with my previous published works, as there are things about them I like a great deal, and things in them I can point to as to what I think is at times good writing; indeed, my concerns are more personal and metaphysical in nature. I guess maybe what I'm trying to say is, ever since I first got the ambition to one day be a professional writer (roughly around the end of my middle school era and the start of high school), I can’t say that what I’ve actually had published has matched up with my original ambitions. I feel that I've veered wildly off-course and drifted away from my initial artistic intentions and innermost concerns over the last 25 years, and part of that was due, I suppose, to peer pressure and the overbearing influences of some of the social circles I used to frequent online.
I know it must sound crazy, but there are days where I almost wish I could wipe the slate clean and start my career over from scratch, where I’m not burdened by this previous body of work that I now feel follows me around like a decaying corpse, or a malignant shadow. I hate the idea of people reading my old books and mistaking the warped simulacrum I presented to the world then as a reflection of my actual self. That’s one of the problems, I suppose, with being a published author: the work is often the legacy, and I’m not sure that what I’ve produced thus far is what I want my legacy to be. This does not mean that my old body of work is no longer a part of my legacy entirely . . . it just instead will be a very small part, an extravagant footnote. Because perhaps I can will it to be so.
With that being said, I have thus made the decision that, much like a snake shedding off an old skin, the time has come to discard “James Champagne” as my author name and adopt a new, slightly modified one: henceforth, I will now be using the name “James G. Champagne” as my professional author name, and everything I write going forward will be published under that name (the G, by the way, stands for Gerald, my middle initial). While I do not formally disown my old work (indeed, I’m grateful to the people who took a chance on publishing them, and to the small amount of people who actually read them), I will no longer be publishing anything under my old moniker, and I have now relegated everything published under that name (roughly from the period of 2006-2025) as non-canon apprentice work, or “juvenilia that just happened to get published.” In computing terms, you could consider the books released under the “James Champagne” name as demo products, or v1.0 objects.
What does this mean in practical terms? Well, for starters, I’ve decided to move on from the Onyx Glossary blog (a blog I began in 2010) and start fresh on a new platform elsewhere. This will thus be the last entry I post in it. I will not, however, delete this blog, but instead let it remain standing as an archive of “historical interest” (tongue being firmly inserted in cheek here). In regards to my old published books and stories, that is a Pandora’s box that has been opened and there’s nothing I can do about that now, other than to just let the books quietly go out-of-print (indeed, my first novel, Confusion, which I self-published through iUniverse in 2006, has been off the market since 2011). Thusly, the first published novel I produce under the name James G. Champagne I will personally consider my first official published novel (the same goes for short stories, poetry, and any other form of fictional expression). In effect, I am making of my career a tabula rasa.
Put another way, in the form of an analogy, my chief desire is for my old body of work to be the roots hidden beneath the surface, out of sight, and my new body of work to be the tree that everyone sees. I’m not sure if an author can decanonize their own work, but I’m not afraid to give it a shot!
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Reoccurring Elements + In-Jokes in my Fictions
A list of some of the more commonly encountered reoccurring elements + in-jokes that oft appear in my fictions (as taken from my Substack page):
https://jameschampagne1.substack.com/p/a-list-of-commonly-reoccurring-elementsin
Wednesday, December 31, 2025
2025 Reading List Monthly Update: December (Finale)
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" (
*= book I have read at least once in the past
+= book I have read before, but not this reprint/edition/translation
Currently Reading:
Tuesday, December 30, 2025
2025 Creative Writing Productivity Report
Writing-wise, 2025 was a very productive year (especially in contrast to 2024, where I did almost no creative writing to speak of at all). Aside from finishing off my French-Decadent short novel PULP FIN DE SIÈCLE (which would later on in the year be published by Purple Bearded Uncle, and thus making my first truly substantial publication since 2019), I also wrote two short stories, one for PLEASANT TALES III entitled "The False Pomp of Quantum Physics" and one for COMETH DARKNESS entitled "Last Dark Ride." In September I also began work on a college basketball novel, of which I've thus far written around 30 pages (so, assuming the book will be 300 pages, it's around 10% done). I also wrote over 50 pages of content for the Neo-Passéism Substack. I also had a poem published in a Danish Neo-Decadent magazine. If you add all that up, I probably wrote close to 150 pages of material combined this year.
My writing plans for 2026 are primarily: try to finish the college basketball novel (which is really just practice for when I'm ready to begin the long-gestating medieval fantasy project), and continue seeking out a publisher for COMETH DARKNESS and PLEASANT TALES III. I don't really see myself working on many more short stories for the foreseeable future, as I try to shift my focus back to novel mode: as it is, over a period of 18 years I've written well over 50 short stories and 4 short story collections, which is more than enough.
Sunday, November 30, 2025
2025 Reading List Monthly Update: November
Books read in November of 2025:
"The Decadent Bestiary: Fin-de-Siècle Poetry & Prose" (Various Authors/Edited by Sam Kunkel + Jessica Gossling) 11-6-25
"Pulp fin de Siècle" (James Champagne) 11-14-25
"The Absence: Memoirs of a Banshee Drummer" (Budgie) 11-19-25
"The History of the Conquest of New Spain" (Bernal Díaz del Castillo/Edited by David Carrasco) 11-21-25
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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
*= book I have read at least once in the past
+= book I have read before, but not this reprint/edition/translation
Currently Reading:
"The Oblate" (J.-K. Huysmans/Translated by Brendan King)
"The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico" (Various/Edited by Miguel León-Portilla)
"The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico" (Various/Edited by Miguel León-Portilla)
Friday, October 31, 2025
2025 Reading List Monthly Update: October
Books read in October of 2025:
"Moan" (Junji Ito) 10-6-25
"Conquistador: Hernán Cortés, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs" (Buddy Levy) 10-10-25
"My Friend Hitler and Other Plays of Yukio Mishima" (Yukio Mishima) 10-13-25
"Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs" (Camilla Townsend) 10-24-25
"Shadow Ticket" (Thomas Pynchon) 10-26-25
"Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow" (Tom King + Illustrator: Bilquis Evely) 10-28-25
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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
*= book I have read at least once in the past
+= book I have read before, but not this reprint/edition/translation
Currently Reading:
"The Decadent Bestiary: Fin-de-siècle Animal Poems & Prose" (Various Authors/Edited by Sam Kunkel + Jessica Gossling)
"The History of the Conquest of New Spain" (Bernal Díaz del Castillo/Edited by David Carrasco)
Friday, October 17, 2025
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
2025 Reading List Monthly Update: September
Books read in September of 2025:
"Lud-in-the-Mist" (Hope Mirrlees) 9-9-25
"The Selling of the Green: The Financial Rise and Moral Decline of the Boston Celtics" (Harvey Araton + Filip Bondy) 9-11-25
"The Cloud of Unknowing and Other Works" (Anonymous/Translated by Clifton Wolters) 9-12-25
"The Summer House" (Masashi Matsuie) 9-22-25
"Top of the World: The Inside Story of the Boston Celtics' Amazing One-Year Turnaround to Become NBA Champions" (Peter May) 9-23-25
"Alchemy: An Illustrated History of the Elixirs, Experiments, and the Birth of Modern Science" (Philip Ball) 9-26-25
"Red and Me: My Coach, my Lifelong Friend" (Bill Russell + Alan Steinberg) 9-29-25
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2025 Reading List Total:
-
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
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2025 Reading List Total:
-
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
*= book I have read at least once in the past
+= book I have read before, but not this reprint/edition/translation
Currently Reading:
"Conquistador: Hernán Cortés, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs" (Buddy Levy)
"My Friend Hitler and Other Plays of Yukio Mishima" (Yukio Mishima)
Saturday, August 30, 2025
2025 Reading List Monthly Update: August
Books read in August of 2025:
"No Moon" (Colby Smith) 8-2-25
"Nutt #1" (Dan Heyer) 8-3-25
"The Spice Must Flow: The Story of DUNE, from Cult Novels to Visionary Sci-Fi Movies" (Ryan Britt) 8-3-25
"Chappell Roan: A Little Golden Book Biography" (Cat Reynolds/Illustrated by Maria Lia Malandrino) 8-10-25
"Fear and Trembling" (Søren Kierkegaard/Translator: Alastair Hannay) 8-12-25
"The King of Elfland's Daughter" (Lord Dunsany/Illustrated by K.L. Turner) 8-13-25
"The Waning of the Middle Ages" (Johan Huizinga) 8-27-25
"The Cathedral" (J.-K. Huysmans) 8-28-25 +
"Jump Tribe" (Clive Barker) 8-29-25
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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
*= book I have read at least once in the past
+= book I have read before, but not this reprint/edition/translation
Currently Reading:
"Conquistador: Hernán Cortés, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs" (Buddy Levy)
"Lud-In-The-Mist" (Hope Mirrlees)
"No Moon" (Colby Smith) 8-2-25
"Nutt #1" (Dan Heyer) 8-3-25
"The Spice Must Flow: The Story of DUNE, from Cult Novels to Visionary Sci-Fi Movies" (Ryan Britt) 8-3-25
"Chappell Roan: A Little Golden Book Biography" (Cat Reynolds/Illustrated by Maria Lia Malandrino) 8-10-25
"Fear and Trembling" (Søren Kierkegaard/Translator: Alastair Hannay) 8-12-25
"The King of Elfland's Daughter" (Lord Dunsany/Illustrated by K.L. Turner) 8-13-25
"The Waning of the Middle Ages" (Johan Huizinga) 8-27-25
"The Cathedral" (J.-K. Huysmans) 8-28-25 +
"Jump Tribe" (Clive Barker) 8-29-25
-
2025 Reading List Total:
-
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
*= book I have read at least once in the past
+= book I have read before, but not this reprint/edition/translation
Currently Reading:
"Conquistador: Hernán Cortés, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs" (Buddy Levy)
"Lud-In-The-Mist" (Hope Mirrlees)
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