Well hello there my lovely nerds! As some of you many know, and the rest of you are about to find out, I adore collecting things. Some of the collections I’ve already referred to are Peter Pan and all things… Read More ›
book review
Greatest Mysteries of the Unexplained, Lucy Doncaster and Andrew Holland
Hello my lovely nerds! I’m going to be honest with you, Greatest Mysteries of the Unexplained was an impulse buy and mostly because I thought it would be worth a laugh! And it was, so it was money well spent…. Read More ›
The Celtic Twilight: Faerie and Folklore, W.B. Yeats
Well hello there! First things first: I read this book on an app. Next things second: this is not a sponsored post. I wish! I read The Celtic Twilight as a series of issues through the Serial Reader app; basically,… Read More ›
I Am Spock, Leonard Nimoy
Hello my loves! This was a recent find of mine, a bit of buried treasure in a local second-hand store that I was more than willing to rescue! While I was never a huge fan of Star Trek TOS or… Read More ›
His Finest Hour: A Brief Life of Winston Churchill, Christopher Catherwood
What’s up my lovely nerds? The book review I have here today is for an awesome wee bio of one of my favourite politicians: His Finest Hour – A Brief Life of Winston Churchill by Christopher Catherwood. Brilliantly, I did… Read More ›
The Magical Worlds of the Lord of the Rings: The Amazing Myths, Legends, and Facts Behind the Masterpiece, David Colbert
Alright y’all, let me get one thing out there because it makes me stupidly happy: I share my birthday with the Professor. That’s right: I was born on what would have been J.R.R. Tolkien’s 100th birthday. So, for my 27th… Read More ›
Dogs of War, Adrian Tchaikovsky
Well, friends. Clearly, that hope for a more regular upload schedule over the last few months of the year worked out well. Hah. Honestly, I just got busy and had to prioritize: unfortunately, teaching; my PhD; other research; and family/work… Read More ›
Climate Justice: Hope, Resilience, and the Fight for a Sustainable Future, Mary Robinson
Hello my lovelies, I’m back! It’s been a couple of weeks since I posted a book review and I am sorry for that, but PhD requirements and both academic and work commitments crept up on me: something had to give!… Read More ›
Dispatches from Planet 3: Thirty-Two (Brief) Tales on the Solar System, the Milky Way, and Beyond, Marcia Bartusiak
“To the stars, Bowen. To the stars.” Ok, that isn’t a quote from Dispatches from Planet 3, it’s actually a quote from a film called Dragonheart (which is amazing and you should watch it), but I thought it suited the… Read More ›
The Perfect Weapon: War, Sabotage and Fear in the Cyber Age, David E. Sanger
Hello wonderful nerds, I have another nonfiction review for you! The Perfect Weapon was written by veteran New York Times security and technology reporter David E. Sanger. I’ve read a number of his articles over the years (NYT is one… Read More ›
Printed Pages and Coffee 