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 ›
Reading Challenges
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 ›
Binti, Nnedi Okorafor
Well. Well. Despite the best efforts of Ekho over at @_hex_libris, my introduction to Nnedi Okorafor’s work was not Akata Witch, though I do in fact have that book on my shelf to be read at some point in the… Read More ›
The Atlantis Cipher, David Leadbeater
What’s up, my darling nerds? I have finally (finally!) read a book not only with the word “Atlantis” in the title, but actually about Atlantis!! Unbelievably, it isn’t even part of my Instagram #PPCAtlantis series which is both unfortunate and… Read More ›
The Graveyard Book, Neil Gaiman
My FIRST EVER GAIMAN!! I went into this book blind, knowing nothing more than what was on the blurb of the book and wanting to start reading Neil Gaiman’s works on one of the less-intimidating texts! Because lets be real,… Read More ›
Dead Until Dark, Charlaine Harris
Oh my god, dudes, how many years have I been meaning to read this book?! For longer than the TV show has existed, that’s how long. When did I finally get around to it? This year. 2018. Jesus. Nevertheless, I… Read More ›
Saga Land: The island of stories at the edge of the world, Richard Fidler and Kári Gíslason
I have a confession to make: I started this right after Christmas 2017 and only made it a few pages in before getting distracted and laying it aside. I read a few pages here and there over the next couple… Read More ›
The Secret World: A History of Intelligence, Christopher Andrew
Ok so, I was scrolling through Netgalley with keyword searches to see if anything was available that would be both fun for me to read, and actually relevant to what I do. Despite cyber being all the rage right now,… Read More ›
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
I originally picked up this book because it was part of the Penguin Classics miniseries called Legends from the Ancient North, curated because each of the five volumes contributed to J.R.R. Tolkien’s creation of Middle Earth. You may or may… Read More ›
