Monday, April 01, 2024

March Books: 16-23

1950s - A Decade of Serial Killers: The Most Evil Serial Killers of the 1950s by: Jack Smith
Non-fiction: True Crime, History, E-book

The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Scroll of the Dead By: David Stuart Davies
Fiction: Mystery, Classics, History, 172 pages

Man-Monkey: In Search of the British Bigfoot By: Nick Redfern
Non-fiction: History, Mystery, Paranormal, Biology, Horror, 164 pages

Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories, Vol. 2: Scum and Villainy By: Amanda Deibert, Cecil Castelucci, Michael Moreci, et al.
Fiction: Pop Culture, Graphic Novel, Sci-Fi, 96 pages

I Am Not Starfire By: Mariko Tamaki Art by: Yoshi Yoshitani
Fiction: Pop Culture, Sci-Fi, Graphic Novel, 166 pages

Star Wars: Tales from the Death Star by: Cavan Scott Art By: Soo Lee et al
Fiction: Pop Culture, Sci-Fi, Graphic Novel, 96 pages

Star Trek: Year Five - Deluxe Edition, Vol. 1 By: Jackson Lanzing, Art By: Ángel Hernández, Stephen Thompson et al
Fiction: Pop Culture, Sci-Fi, Graphic Novel 320 pages

Invisible By: Lorena McCourtney
Fiction: Mystery, E-book





Tuesday, March 05, 2024

February Books: 8-15

Smoked Mullet By: Margaret Lashley
Fiction: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Paranormal, 282 pages

Mortuary Confidential: Undertakers Spill the Dirt By: Todd Harra & Ken McKenzie
Non-fiction: Memoir, Humor, Short Stories, Science, E-book

The Secret History of Christmas Baking: Recipes & Stories from Tomb Offerings to Gingerbread Boys By: Linda Raedisch
Non-Fiction: History, Cooking, 320 Pages

Black History is More Than Harriet Tubman: 16 More Uncommon Biographies from America and the World By: Aaron Brachfeld Ed. By: Brandy Combs
Non-fiction: History, Biography, E-book

The Princess Bride Cookbook: The Official Cookbook By: Jenn Fujikawa
Non-fiction: Cooking, Pop Culture, 192 pages

The Mysterious Mrs. White: The True Story of Four Michigan Murders and the People Who Got Away With Them By: Allie Seibert
Non-fiction: History, Mystery, True Crime, Local Interests, 184 pages

Haunts of the Upper Great Lakes By: Dixie Franklin
Non-fiction: History, Paranormal, 108 pages

The Best of Gordon R. Dickson: Volume 1 By: Gordon R. Dickson Ed By: Hank Davis
Fiction: Sci- Fi, Fantasy, Short Stories, 272 pages


 





Monday, January 29, 2024

January Books: 1-7

 Once again starting with a 52 book reading goal. No set amount to be e-books, but will likely be a larger amount of e-books to physical ones due to work.  Also have a few set books on my list but not as many as last year's read all the main American Girl books goal. 

A Spot of Earl Slay by: Aubrey Elle
Fiction: Mystery, E-book

Shadows in the Glasshouse by: Megan McDonald
Fiction: Children's, Mystery, History, 131 pages

You Died: An Anthology of the Afterlife Ed by: Kel McDonald
Fiction: Graphic Novel, Anthology, Short Stories, Religion, Fantasy, 270 pages

What the Dead Know By: Nghi Vo
Fiction: Short Story, Mystery, Paranormal, History, E-book

Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving By: Mo Rocca
Non-fiction: Biography, History, Humor, 384 pages

Gastronogeek: Recipes to Die For: 40 Dishes Inspired by the World's Greatest Fictional Detectives By: Thibaud Villanova
Non-fiction: Food, Pop Culture, Classics, 120 pages

Roswell: History, Haunts and Legends By: Dianna Avena
Non-fiction: Paranormal, History, 128 pages
Note: this is about Roswell Georgia and not New Mexico. 

Books 367-368 of 2023

 Klaus By: Grant Morrison Ill by: Dan Mora
Fiction: Graphic Novel, Paranormal, Pop Culture  208 pages

A Taste Of Cowboy: Ranch Recipes and Tales from the Trail By: Kent Rollins & Shannon Rollins
Non-fiction: Cooking, 256 pages

Thursday, December 28, 2023

Books 326-366

As the title shows I have completed my reading goal for the year. 

Meet Kit: An American Girl : 1934 by: Valerie Tripp
Fiction: Children's, History, 68 pages

Kit Learns a Lesson: A School Story  by: Valerie Tripp
Fiction: Children's, History, 61 pages

Kit's Surprise: A Christmas Story by: Valerie Tripp
Fiction: Children's, History, 71 pages

Kit Saves the Day  by: Valerie Tripp
Fiction: Children's, History, 68 pages

Happy Birthday, Kit! by: Valerie Tripp
Fiction: Children's, History, 67 pages

Changes for Kit by: Valerie Tripp
Fiction: Children's, History, 75 pages 

Really Truly Ruthie by: Valerie Tripp
Fiction: Children's, History, 75 pages

Kit's Tree House by: Valerie Tripp
Fiction: Children's, History, short story 56 pages

Kit's Home Run By: Valerie Tripp
Fiction: Children's, History, short story 46 pages

Midnight in Lonesome Hollow: A Kit Mystery by: Kathleen Ernst
Fiction: Mystery, History, Children's 181 pages

A Thief in the Theater: A Kit Mystery by: Sarah Masters Buckey
Fiction: Mystery, History, Children's 192 pages

Vern, Custodian of the Universe By: Tyrell Waiters
Fiction: Graphic Novel, Sci-Fi, Humor, YA 168 pages

Twistwood Tales By: A.C. Macdonald
Fiction: Graphic Novel, Humor, YA, 160 pages

Surprise Island By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Fiction: Classic, Children's Mystery 192 pages

Squire & Knight By: Scott Chantler
Fiction: Graphic Novel, Fantasy, 176 pages

The Yellow House Mystery By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Fiction: Classic, Children's Mystery 192 pages

Accidental Magic By: Iris Beaglehole
Fiction: Mystery, Paranormal, E-book

Absolutely No Thoughts Of Pounding During My Fun Day With This Kind T-Rex Because I'm Aromantic And Asexual And That's A Wonderfully Valid Way Of Proving Love Is Real By: Chuck Tingle
Fiction: Short Story, Humor, E-book

The Black Bestiary: A Phantasmagoria of Monsters and Myths from the Philippines By: Budjette Tan
Fiction: Graphic Novel 128 pages

Forgotten Drinks of Colonial New England: From Flips & Rattle-Skulls to Switchel & Spruce Beer By: Corin Hirsch
Non-fiction: Cooking, History, 128 pages

The Magician By: Rebecca Serle
Fiction: Short Story, E-book

Molly Learns a Lesson: A School Story by: Valerie Tripp
Fiction: Children's, History, 88 pages


Molly's Surprise: A Christmas Story by: Valerie Tripp
Fiction: Children's, History, 64 pages

Happy Birthday, Molly: A Springtime Story by: Valerie Tripp
Fiction: Children's, History, 65 pages

Molly Saves the Day: A Summer Story by: Valerie Tripp
Fiction: Children's, History, 69 pages

Changes for Molly: A Winter Story by: Valerie Tripp
Fiction: Children's, History, 80 pages

Brave Emily  by: Valerie Tripp
Fiction: Children's, History, 76 pages

Molly's Route 66 Adventure By: Dottie Raymer
Fiction: Children's, History, 32 pages

Cowboys and Aliens By: Scott Mitchell Rosenberg
Fiction: Sci-Fi, History, Graphic Novel 103 pages

Molly's A+ Partner By: Valerie Tripp
Fiction: Children's, History, short story 48 pages

Molly Takes Flight By: Valerie Tripp
Fiction: Children's, History, short story 40 pages

Molly and the Movie Star By: Valerie Tripp
Fiction: Children's, History, short story 40 pages

Molly's Puppy Tale By: Valerie Tripp
Fiction: Children's, History, short story 48 pages

Molly Marches On By: Valerie Tripp
Fiction: Children's, History, short story 40 pages

American Ghost Stories: True Tales from All 50 States By: Michael A. Kozlowski
Non-fiction: Paranormal, History, 272 pages

The Prophet: A Graphic Novel By: Pete Katz & Kahlil Gibran
Fiction: Graphic Novel, Classic, Religion, Poetry 128 pages

Oyster War By: Ben Towle
Fiction: Graphic Novel, History, Paranormal, Mystery 168 pages

Julie: The Big Break By: Megan McDonald
Fiction: Children's, History, 120 pages

Julie Takes a Stand By: Megan McDonald
Fiction: Children's, History, 128 pages

Happy New Year, Julie 1974 By: Megan McDonald
Fiction: Children's, History, 88 pages

Julie and the Eagles By: Megan McDonald
Fiction: Children's, History, 88 pages















Friday, December 01, 2023

Books 301-325:

Coraline Adapted/illustrated by: P. Craig Russell, by: Neil Gaiman
Fiction: Paranormal, Horror, Children's, Graphic Novel, 192 pages

Haunted Detroit by: Nicole Beauchamp
Non-fiction: Paranormal, 128 pages

Secrets at Camp Nokomis: A Rebecca Mystery by: Jacqueline Dembar Greene
Fiction: Children's, Mystery, 192 pages

Bookshop Witch by: T. Thorn Coyle
Fiction: Mystery, Fantasy, Paranormal, E-book

A Growing Suspicion: A Rebecca Mystery by: Jacqueline Dembar Greene
Fiction: Children's, Mystery, 192 pages

The Crystal Ball: A Rebecca Mystery by: Jacqueline Dembar Greene
Fiction: Children's, Mystery, 151 pages

The Man on the Stairs and More Strange Stories By: Edward B. Farber
Fiction: Horror, Short Story, E-book

The Montauk Project: Experiments in Time By: Preston B. Nichols, Peter Moon
"Non-fiction": "History", Paranormal, Pop Culture, 156 pages

It Waits in the Woods By: Josh Malerman
Fiction: Short Story, Horror, Fantasy, E-book

In Bloom By: Paul Tremblay
Fiction: Short Story, Horror, Fantasy, Sci-fi, E-book

Big Bad By: Chandler Baker
Fiction: Short Story, Horror, Fantasy, E-book

Best of Luck by: Jason Mott
Fiction: Short Story, Horror, Fantasy, E-book

Ankle Snatcher By: Grady Hendrix
Fiction: Short Story, Horror, Fantasy, E-book

the things unseen: a short story By: Adam Archer
Fiction: Short Story, "Horror", E-book

Dr. Horrible and Other Horrible Stories By: Zack Whedon Ill By: Joëlle Jones, Jim Rugg
Fiction: Graphic Novel, Pop Culture, Sci- Fi, 80 pages

Who Let the Ghosts Out? By: R.L. Stine
Fiction: Paranormal, Children's, 144 pages

My Cat Hates Me By: Bai Cha
Non-fiction: Graphic Novel 

My Cat Really Hates Me By: Bai Cha
Non-fiction: Graphic Novel 153 pages

Monster Maelstrom: A Flash Fiction Halloween Anthology Ed. By: George Donnelly
Fiction: Short Story, Fantasy, Horror, E-book

The Empty Man By: Cullen Bunn
Fiction: Sci-fi, Graphic Novel, Pop Culture

Rock Candy Mountain, Vol. 1 By: Kyle Starks
Fiction: Graphic Novel, Mystery, Fantasy, History, Humor 104 pages

Rock Candy Mountain, Vol. 2 By: Kyle Starks
Fiction: Graphic Novel, Mystery, Fantasy, History, Humor 112 pages

Shaken: Drinking with James Bond and Ian Fleming, the Official Cocktail Book By: Ian Fleming
Non-fiction: Cooking, Classics, 224 pages

Junji Ito's Cat Diary: Yon & Mu Collector's Edition By: Junji Ito
Non-fiction: Graphic Novel, Horror, Pop Culture, 128 pages 

The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror By: David J. Skal
Non-fiction: History, Horror, Pop Culture, 448 pages

Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Books 276-300:

Science Fair Sabotage by: Brandon Terrell
Fiction: Mystery, Children's 112 pages

The Undercover Cheerleader by: Brandon Terrell
Fiction: Mystery, Children's 104 pages

The 13: Tales of Macabre By: Stephanie Ayers
Fiction: Paranormal, Horror, E-book

Phantom of the Library by: Brandon Terrell
Fiction: Mystery, Children's 104 pages

Woolbuddies: 20 Irresistibly Simple Needle Felting Projects By: Jackie Huang
Non-fiction: Arts & Crafts, 112 pages

The Pram By: Joe Hill
Fiction: Short Story, Paranormal, Horror, E-book

Cycles of Darkness: Tales from the cosmic abyss Volume 2: A dizzying walk beyond the veil of terror, through the labyrinth of time and the perversion of space By: Icarus Blackwood
Fiction: Short Stories, Paranormal, Horror, E-book

The Scariest Halloween Attraction Ever by: Drac Von Stoller
Fiction: Short Story, Horror, E-book

Ghost Ships: Are Ships Really Haunted? by: Megan Cooley Peterson
Non-fiction: History, Paranormal, Children's 32 pages

Searching for Atlantis By: World Book, Inc.
Non-fiction: History, Children's 48 pages

Vampires By: John Hamilton
Non-fiction: History, Paranormal, Children's 32 pages

The Gruesome Guide to World Monsters By: Judy Sierra
Non-fiction: History, 64 pages

Bill & Ted's Most Triumphant Return By: Brian Lynch, Ill By: Jerry Gaylord et al
Fiction: Graphic Novel, Pop Culture, Sci-fi160 pages

Gris Grimly's Frankenstein, Or, The Modern Prometheus By: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Ill By: Gris Grimly
Fiction: Graphic Novel, Classics, Sci-fi 195 pages

Flint Coney: A Savory History By: Dave Liske
Non-fiction: History, 178 pages

Going to Church in Medieval England By: Nicholas Orme
Non-fiction: History, Religion, 496 pages

Apparent Danger: The Pastor of America's First Megachurch and the Texas Murder Trial of the Decade in the 1920s By: David R. Stokes
Non-fiction: History, True Crime, E-book

Dracula, Motherf**ker! By: Alex de Campi, art by: Erica Henderson
Fiction: Graphic Novel, Pop Culture, 72 pages

Meet Rebecca By: Jacqueline Dembar Greene
Fiction: History, Children's 78 pages

Rebecca and Ana By: Jacqueline Dembar Greene
Fiction: History, Children's 78 page

Candlelight for Rebecca By: Jacqueline Dembar Greene
Fiction: History, Children's 77 page

Rebecca and the Movies  By: Jacqueline Dembar Greene
Fiction: History, Children's 78 page

Rebecca to the Rescue  By: Jacqueline Dembar Greene
Fiction: History, Children's 88 page

Changes for Rebecca By: Jacqueline Dembar Greene
Fiction: History, Children's 78 page

Wednesday, October 04, 2023

Books 251-275:

Meet Samantha: An American Girl By: Susan S. Adler
Fiction: History, Children's 64 pages

Samantha Learns a Lesson: A School StoryBy: Susan S. Adler
Fiction: History, Children's 80 pages

Samantha's Surprise: A Christmas Story By: Susan S. Adler
Fiction: History, Children's 66 pages

Happy Birthday Samantha!: A Springtime Story By: Valerie Tripp et al
Fiction: History, Children's 62 pages

Samantha Saves the Day: A Summer Story By: Valerie Tripp et al
Fiction: History, Children's 65 pages

Changes for Samantha: A Winter Story By: Valerie Tripp
Fiction: History, Children's 66 pages

Samantha's Winter Party by: Valerie Tripp
Fiction: History, Children's 47 pages

The Stolen Sapphire: A Samantha Mystery by: Sarah Masters Buckey
Fiction: History, Mystery, Children's 181 pages

Clue in the Castle Tower: A Samantha Mystery by: Sarah Masters Buckey
Fiction: History, Mystery, Children's 172 pages

Samantha's Ocean Liner Adventure by: Dottie Raymer
Fiction: History, Children's 32 pages

Samantha's Special Talent by: Sarah Masters Buckey et al
Fiction: History,  Children's 48 pages

Samantha's Blue Bicycle by: Valerie Tripp
Fiction: History,  Short Story, Children's 39 pages

Samantha Saves the Wedding by: Valerie Tripp
Fiction: History,  Short Story, Children's 41 pages

Samantha and the Missing Pearls by: Valerie Tripp et al 
Fiction: History,  Short Story, Children's 31 pages

The Strange Year of Vanessa M. by: Filipa Fonseca Silva
Fiction: E-book, 224 pages

Camp Damascus by: Chuck Tingle
Fiction: Paranormal, Mystery, Horror, 256 pages

The disappearance and death of Treva Throneberry: True crime abductions By: Mitchel Felix
Non-fiction: True Crime, E-book 

A House With Good Bones By: T. Kingfisher
Fiction: Mystery, Horror, Paranormal, Fantasy, 256 pages

Tracking Champ By: Brandon Terrell
Fiction: Mystery, Children's 112 pages

If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe By: Jason Pargin
Fiction: Mystery, Sci-fi, Fantasy, Paranormal, Horror, Humor, 432 pages

The Undertaker's Assistant by: Amanda Skenandore
Fiction: History, Mystery, E-book 338 pages

Spells Like Teen Spirit: A Suburban Witches Short Story by: Ruby Blaylock
Fiction: Paranormal, Short Story, E-book

Thunder From the Sea: The Adventures of Jack Hoyton and the H.M.S. Defender by: Jeff Weigel
Fiction: Graphic Novel, History, YA 48 pages

Tavern of Terror Vol. 1: Short Horror Stories Anthology By: Scare Street et al
Fiction: Horror, Short Story, Paranormal, E-book 207 pages

Relic of the Damned! by: C.T. Liotta
Fiction: Mystery, History, Short Story, E-book 29 pages