I don’t know about you, but the inherent voyeuristic pleasure in observing others’ bookshelves is one of life’s gentlest joys. You can find common ground in shared reads, new titles for your TBR, question their taste, and so much more. Plus, in the years since social media has pushed the ‘reader aesthetic’, the organization… Continue reading Shelfie Update 2022
We can generally agree that it’s all well and good to provide “best of”, “top”, and “authors you should know” lists whenever we’re trying to draw attention to a particular group of writers. Often, these lists are fairly inclusive and, as time goes on, more names get added and people come more in the… Continue reading From the Shelves: Women in Horror 2021
I didn’t read many books in 2020. Some of this may be because of post-MFA burnout, and some of it may be due to the mental fatigue of dealing with a pandemic. I started a lot of books—didn’t finish them. I read plenty of fan fiction; it is easier to delve into familiar worlds… Continue reading My Favorite Books of 2020
A great piece of advice I learned early in my college career was that “every –ism is not a noun but a verb, and we are either constantly doing or undoing that action.” Feminism is an active verb. Classism is too. Most of all, so is racism. In this way, the beliefs and thoughts that… Continue reading Black Literature Matters
I read 40 books of various sizes, shapes, and genres, but, for the sake of brevity, I’m only going to pick my favorites for this end of year recap. To keep it simple, I’ve come up with some rules: One book per genre. The book need not be published in 2018, but did… Continue reading My Favorite Books of 2019
In case you probably didn’t know, February is Women in Horror Month and 2019 happens to be the tenth annual celebration of women’s contributions to the scariest genre around. Generally purported to be a man’s world because ladies shouldn’t play with dead things, there’s a general lack of publicity and knowledge about what women… Continue reading Happy Women in Horror Month 2019
While I did succeed in my goal to read over forty books this year, I’ve decided to keep it simple for my favorites list. So, I’ve come up with some rules: A) One book per genre. B) The book need not be published in 2018, but did need to be read by me this… Continue reading My Favorite Books of 2018
I was born as the paperback horror industry died. Thus, of course, I missed out on the heyday of my favorite genre and was left with the survivors of the great purge, the big names who survived: Stephen King, Anne Rice, Clive Barker, Ramsey Campbell, Dean Koontz, V.C. Andrews. Everyone else was fodder for the… Continue reading “Always Be Interesting”: Paperbacks From Hell by Grady Hendrix
When The Captain and I first moved into the Haus in October 2014, I was limited to a single bookshelf. Having to choose between my books and decide which ones would stay at my Mom’s and which ones would go with was the hardest part of the entire move. Luckily, two years later, The Captain… Continue reading Reading Malone Shelfie Update: January 2017
War memoirs hold a special place in American literature. They tell a story about an important aspect of our culture, give perspective on significant historical events, and allow those who have never seen war in person to get a glimpse of what it’s like for our soldiers and veterans. There have been a lot of… Continue reading “I Was a Good Witness”: A Rumor of War by Philip Caputo
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