Showing posts with label Humor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Humor. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 02, 2025

August 2025 Book Count:

 A Generation of Vipers By: Sarah Yarwood-Lovett
Fiction: Mystery, E-book

The Studebaker Brothers: The Lives and Legacy of the Family Behind the Famous Automobile Company by: Charles River Editors
Non-fiction: History, Biography, E-book

1001 Cranes By: Naomi Hirahara
Fiction: Children, 240 pages
(Note: this is not the story of the girl who made 1001 cranes while dying from the effects of the atom bomb dropping.) 

Ungrateful Mammals By: Dave Eggers
Non-fiction: Art, Humor, 144 pages

Murder Your Employer by: Rupert Holmes
Fiction: Mystery, Humor 400 pages
(Read largely at work)

Artful Halloween: 31 Frightfully Elegant Projects By: Susan Wasinger
Non-fiction: Arts & Crafts, Holidays 128 pages

Vintage 5-Ingredient Recipes of the 1980s: A Retro Cookbook That Will Revive the Flavors and Sparkle of a Highly Memorable Era By: Kevin Palmer McDermott
Non-fiction: Cooking, History, E-book

Serial Killers Unmasked: A Chilling Account of 10 Serial Killers Hidden in the Shadows of History By: Ethan Wright
Non-fiction: History, True Crime, E-book

The Mystery Boxes By: Kazu Kibuishi et al.
Fiction: Graphic Novel, Mystery, Short Stories128 pages

The Girl in the Walls By: Meg Eden Kuyatt
Fiction: Children, Mystery, Paranormal, Poetry, 288 pages

The Hidden Doors By: Kazu Kibuishi et al.
Fiction: Graphic Novel, Mystery, Short Stories, 128 pages

The Lost Islands By: Kazu Kibuishi
Fiction: Graphic Novel, Mystery, Short Stories, 128 pages

Starvation Heights: A True Story of Murder and Malice in the Woods of the Pacific Northwest By: Gregg Olsen
Non-fiction: True Crime, 432 pages







Tuesday, August 05, 2025

July 2025 Book Count:

 Uncle John's Greatest Know on Earth Bathroom Reader: Curiosities, Rarities & Amazing Oddities By: Bathroom Readers' Institute
Non-fiction: History, Pop Culture, Short Story, 408 pages

Cthulhu Cat By: Pandania et al
Fiction: Graphic Novel, Classic, Sci-Fi, 136 pages

Tombs: Junji Ito Story Collection By: Junji Ito
Fiction: Graphic Novel, Horror, Paranormal, Short Story, 344 pages

The Middle Ages: A Graphic History By: Eleanor Janega, Ill By: Neil Max Emmanuel
Non-fiction: History, 176 pages

The Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum By: Kirsten Weiss
Fiction: Mystery, Paranormal, E-book

Disney Manga: Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas - Mirror Moon by: Mallory Reaves et al
Fiction: Graphic novel, Pop Culture, YA, Fantasy, 128 pages

Star Wars: C-3PO Does NOT Like Sand! by: Caitlin Kennedy ill by: Brian Kesinger
Fiction: Children, Sci-fi, Graphic Novel 64 pages

Pugs of the Frozen North by: Philip Reeve
Fiction: Children, Humor, Sci-fi, Fantasy, 224 pages

The Accursed Vampire by: Madeline McGrane
Fiction: Graphic Novel, Fantasy, Children, 176 pages

Over My Dead Body: Unearthing the Hidden History of America’s Cemeteries by: Greg Melville
Non-fiction: History, 272 pages

Monstress, Volume 1: Awakening By: Marjorie M. Liu Ill by: Sana Takeda
Fiction: Graphic Novel, Fantasy, Horror, 192 pages

Monstress, Volume 2: The Blood by: Marjorie M. Liu, ill by: Sana Takeda
Fiction: Graphic Novel, Fantasy, Horror, 152 pages

Scooby-Doo Team-Up Vol. 3 by: Various

Fiction: Pop Culture, Sci-fi, Graphic Novel, 128 pages






Monday, June 30, 2025

June 2025 Book Count

Ako and Bambi, Vol. 1by: Hero
Fiction: Manga, Fantasy, Paranormal, 152 pages

Ako and Bambi, Vol. 2 by: Hero
Fiction: Manga, Fantasy, Paranormal, 144 pages

Ako and Bambi, Vol. 3 by: Hero
Fiction: Manga, Fantasy, Paranormal, 144 pages

Haunted Histories in America: True Stories behind the Nation's Most Feared Places By: Nancy Hendricks
Non-Fiction: History, Paranormal, 368 pages

German Recipes to Excite Your Taste Buds: The Only German Cookbook You'll Ever Need to Create Authentic, Delicious Dishes By: Rola Oliver
Non-fiction: Cooking, E-book

Makhno: Ukrainian Freedom Fighter by: Philippe Thirault, Roberto Zaghi, translated By: Nanette McGuinness
 Non-fiction: Manga, Biography, History, 120 pages

Barely Functional Adult: It’ll All Make Sense Eventually by: Meichi Ng
Non-fiction: Graphic Novel, Memoir, Humor, 401 pages

Nordic Tales: Folktales from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and Denmark Ill By: Ulla Thynell, by: Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Parker Fillmore, Jón Árnason
Fiction: Folklore, Classics, Children, Short Story, Fantasy, 160 pages
 


Friday, April 04, 2025

March 2025 Book Count:

 Horror Movie by: Paul Tremblay
Fiction: Horror, 453 pages 

Cemetery Kids Don't Die Vol. 1 by: Zac Thompson
Fiction: Graphic Novel, YA, Paranormal 112 pages

Teen Titans: Starfire by: Kami Garcia
Fiction: Graphic Novel, YA, Pop Culture, 208 pages

The Mysteries by: Bill Watterson
Fiction: Graphic Novel, Fantasy, 72 pages

Caring for Creation: Inspiring Words from Pope Francis By: Pope Francis
Non-fiction: Religion, 192 pages

Rick and Morty: Go to Hell by: Ryan Ferrier, Sarah Stern
Fiction: Graphic Novel, Pop Culture, 128 pages

God is Young by: Pope Francis
Non-fiction: Religion, 128 pages

Fall of Cthulhu, Vol. 1: The Fugue by: Michael Alan Nelson
Fiction: Graphic Novel, Horror, Classic, 132 pages

Squee by: Jhonen Vásquez
Fiction: Graphic Novel, Humor, 144 pages

The Lost Girl By: R.L. Stine
Fiction: Horror, Paranormal, YA, Mystery, 261 pages

The Lost Boy by: Greg Ruth
Fiction: Graphic Novel, Mystery, Paranormal, Fantasy, YA, 190 pages

The Riddler: Year One by: Paul Dano
Fiction: Graphic Novel, Pop Culture, 232 pages

Space Dumplins by: Craig Thompson
Fiction: Graphic Novel, Sci-Fi, Children's, 316 pages

Godzilla's 70th Anniversary By: James Stokoe
Fiction: Graphic Novel, Pop Culture, Sci-fi, 200 pages

Supernatural Creatures: Mythical and Sacred Creatures from Around the World By: D.K. Publishing
Non-Fiction: Religion, Pop Culture, Paranormal, 192 pages
 


Monday, March 03, 2025

February 2025 Book Count:

Frog Day: A Story of 24 Hours and 24 Amphibian Lives By: Marty Crump, Ill By: Tony Angell
Non-fiction: Science, 200 pages

Hamstersaurus Rex By: Tom O'Donnell, Ill By: Tim Miller
Fiction: Kids, Sci- Fi, Mystery, Humor, 272 pages

The Secret, Book, & Scone Society By: Ellery Adams
Fiction: Mystery, E- book

Guts & Glory: The Vikings By: Ben Thompson
Non-fiction: YA, History, Biography 320 pages

Coral's Reef Vol. 1 By: David Lumsdon, Ill By: Shiei
Fiction: Manga, Fantasy, YA, 256 pages

Antiques, Artifacts & Alibis by: Sally Bayless
Fiction: Mystery, E-book

Twelve Ordinary Men: How the Master Shaped His Disciples for Greatness, and What He Wants to Do with You by: John F. MacArthur Jr.
"Non-Fiction": Religion, "History", 201 pages
HERETICAL NONSENSE FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY
Note: I only read this book to point out all the many, many flaws in it on my YouTube channel.  Besides theological issues & historical issues, this book also has psychological errors and the author insists that the moral short fallings of a political leader of when this was written (early 2000's)  was causing the downfall of America while he currently considers a person who has committed all the same sins & many, many, many more "a step in the right direction" now.  In short, I am 100% NOT recommending this book. 






Tuesday, February 04, 2025

January 2025 Books:

This year my starting goal is to read 52 books. i.e. a book a week.

Eight Very Bad Nights: A Collection of Hanukkah Noir By: Tod Goldberg
Fiction: Short Stories, Mystery, Holiday, Religion, 304 pages

The World of Lore: Dreadful Places By: Aaron Mahnke
Non-fiction: History, Horror, Pop Culture, paranormal, 352 pages

Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas: The Film, the Art, the Vision By: Frank T. Thompson
Non-Fiction: History, Holiday, Science, 192 pages

Freaky Folklore: Terrifying Tales of the World's Most Elusive Monsters and Enigmatic Cryptids By: Darkness Prevails, Carman Carrion
Non-Fiction: Paranormal, History, Pop Culture, Short Stories, 256 pages

The Epidemics of the Middle Ages: The Black Death, The Dancing Mania & The Sweating Sickness By: Justus Friedrich Karl Hecker
Non-Fiction: History, E-book

Woe: A Housecat's Story of Despair By: Lucy Knisley
Non-Fiction: Graphic Novel, Humor, Memoir, 208 pages



Monday, November 04, 2024

October 2024 Books:

 Cosmic Ghost Rider: Baby Thanos Must Die By: Donny Cates et al.
Fiction: Graphic Novel, Paranormal, Pop Culture, 136 pages


More Haunted Michigan: New Encounters with Ghosts of the Great Lakes State By: Gerald S. Hunter
Non-fiction: Paranormal, History, 230 pages

Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by: M.R. James
Fiction: Fantasy, Paranormal, Classic, E-book 

History's Greatest Mysteries Unsolved Secrets of the Past By:Vivek Singh
Non-fiction: History, E-book

Terror in Brief: Volume IV: 200 Two-Sentence Horror Stories by: D. T. Adams
Fiction: Short Stories, Horror, E-book

Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins Volume II By: Matthew Mercer, Jody Houser et al
Fiction: Graphic Novel, Fantasy, Pop Culture, 152 pages

The Game Master’s Book of Villains, Minions and Their Tactics: By: Aaron Hübrich, Dan Dillon, Jim Pinto, Vall Syrene, Alexander Lafort, Hunter Henrickson et al
Non-fiction: Pop Culture, 256 pages

The Most Gruesome Hauntings of the Midwest By: Chad Lewis
Non-fiction: History, Paranormal, 250 pages

Bram Stoker's Dracula Starring Bela Lugosi By: Robert Place Napton et al
Fiction: Graphic Novel, Pop Culture, Classics, Paranormal, 200 pages

Over My Dead Body: A Witchy Graphic Novel By: Sweeney Boo
Fiction: Graphic Novel, Mystery, Fantasy, Paranormal, YA, 240 pages

The Harrowing of Hell by: Evan Dahm
Fiction: Graphic Novel, Religion, 128 pages

Ghost Hunting in Haunted Cemeteries: A How-To Guide by: Fiona Broome
Non-Fiction: History, Paranormal, 199 pages

The Holy Ghost: A Spirited Comic By: John Hendrix Ill. By: Patrick McDonnell
 Fiction: Graphic Novel, Religion, Humor, 128 pages

A Ghoulish Midlife By: Lia Davis, L.A. Boruff
Fiction: Mystery, Paranormal, E-book 

The Doll's House By: Lisa Unger
Fiction: Mystery, Fantasy, Paranormal, Short Story, E-book

Slade House By: David Mitchell
Fiction: Mystery, Paranormal, Horror, 238 pages

101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered by: Sadie Hartmann
Non-fiction: Horror, Books, 168 pages

My Evil Mother by: Margaret Atwood
Fiction: Short Story, Paranormal, E-book

Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 1 By: James Tynion IV Ill. By:Werther Dell'Edera
Fiction: Mystery, Paranormal, 128 pages

A Welcome Reunion By: Lucinda Berry
Fiction: Mystery, Short Story, E-book

There's a Giant Trapdoor Spider Under Your Bed by: Edgar Cantero
Fiction: Short Story, Paranormal, E-book


10-31: The All Hallows' Eve Horror: A 5-minute short story By: Max Joseph Hetcher
Fiction: Short Story, Paranormal, Horror, E-book

A Murder of Crows by: Reed W. Huston
Fiction: Short Story, Paranormal, Horror, E-book

The Ninth Skeleton by: Clark Ashton Smith
Fiction: Short Story, Paranormal, Horror, E-book

The Dead of Stanley Brook: A True Ghost Story By: Edwin Brightwater
Fiction: Short Story, Paranormal, E-book

Slash Forward: A Short Horror Story by: Grant Fieldgrove
Fiction: Short Story, Paranormal, Horror, E-book

When Night Falls By: John Lugo-Trebble
Fiction: Short Story, E-book

True Scary Stories: Volume One - The Shadow Man: Real Horror Mystery With A Twist By: Dark Mistress Aurora
Fiction: Short Story, Paranormal, Horror, E-book

Twice the Chill: Two SHORT Horror Stories By: Rachel A Olson
Fiction: Short Story, Paranormal, Horror, E-book

Bloody Mary: A Short Story By: Alexis Tiger
Fiction: Short Story, Paranormal, Horror, E-book

Attack of the Crawling Hand By: Nicole Prestin
Fiction: Short Story, Paranormal, Horror, E-book

Night for the Gargoyles by: M.K. Theodoratus
Fiction: Short Story, Paranormal, E-book

The Haunting of Jezebeth: A Short Story by: Paula Cappa
Fiction: Short Story, Paranormal, E-book

Rag Doll by: Rebecca Scarberry
Fiction: Short Story, Paranormal, Horror, E-book

Monday, August 05, 2024

July 2024 Books:

 A Thousand Recipes for Revenge By: Beth Cato
Fiction: Fantasy, Mystery, E-book

Under the Sea: A Short Story Anthology, Vol. 1 By: D.M. Million, R.M. Carpus, C.C. Givans
Fiction: Fantasy, Paranormal, Short Stories, E-book

The Shepherd of Hermas By: Hermas
Non-fiction: Religion, E-book

Kosher USA: How Coke Became Kosher and Other Tales of Modern Food By: Roger Horowitz
Non-fiction: Religion, History, Food, 320 pages

Nettle & Bone By: T. Kingfisher
Fiction: Fantasy, Horror, Classics 243 pages

The Ghost Writer By: Loreth Anne White
Fiction: Short Story, Horror, Mystery, E-book

Simon's Cat: It's a Dog's Life By: Simon Tofield
Fiction: Graphic Novel, Humor, 128 pages

Fever Year: The Killer Flu of 1918 By: Don Brown
Non-fiction: Graphic Novel, History, Science, 96 pages

Herding Cats By: Sarah Andersen
Fiction: Graphic Novel, Humor, 112 pages

The Philosophy of Snoopy By: Charles M. Schulz
Fiction: Graphic Novel, Humor 80 pages

Monday, July 08, 2024

June 2024 Books:

 This One Summer By: Mariko Tamaki,  Ill By: Jillian Tamaki
Fiction: YA, Graphic Novel 324 pages

Ava's Demon, Book One: Reborn by: Michelle Fus
Fiction: Paranormal, Sci-Fi, Graphic Novel, 324 pages

A Haunted Road Atlas: Sinister Stops and Dangerous Destinations, and True Crime Tales By: Christine Schiefer, & Em Schulz
Non-fiction: History, Travel, Paranormal, True Crime, 304 pages

The History of Science Fiction: A Graphic Novel Adventure By: Xavier Dollo, Ill By: Djibril Morissette-Phan
Non-Fiction: History, Biography, Graphic Novel, 216 pages

Beware of Chicken By: CasualFarmer
Fiction: Sci-fi, Fantasy, E-book

Slaughterhouse-Five, or the Children's Crusade by: Kurt Vonnegut Jr. adapted by: Ryan North Ill. By: Albert Monteys
Fiction: Classic, Graphic Novel, Sci-fi, 192 pages

Lore Olympus, Vol. 1 By: Rachel Smythe
Fiction: Graphic Novel, Fantasy, 384 pages

Lore Olympus: Volume Two  By: Rachel Smythe
Fiction: Graphic Novel, Fantasy, 368 pages

American Cults: Cabals, Corruption, and Charismatic Leaders By: Jim Willis
Non-fiction: Religion, True Crime, History, 368 pages

Thornhedge By: T. Kingfisher
Fiction: Fantasy, Classic Humor, 116 pages

 


Friday, May 31, 2024

May 2024 Books

 I got tired of doing the math for the book count.

Surely You Can't Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane! By: David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, Jerry Zucker
Non-fiction: Humor, Pop Culture, History, Memoir, 352 pages

Poorly Drawn Lines: Good Ideas and Amazing Stories by: Reza Farazmand
Fiction: Graphic Novel, Humor, 199 pages

Poorlier Drawn Lines by: Reza Farazmand
Fiction: Graphic Novel, Humor, 168 pages

The Fourth Closet: Five Nights at Freddy’s (Five Nights at Freddy’s Graphic Novel #3) by: Scott Cawthon, Kira Breed-Wrisley, Diana Camero
Fiction: Graphic Novel, Mystery, Pop Culture, Paranormal 192 pages

What Feasts at Night by: T. Kingfisher
Fiction: Mystery, Paranormal, Fantasy, 151 pages

Unfuck Your Eating: Using Science to Build a Better Relationship with Food, Health, and Body Image by: Faith G. Harper
Non-fiction: 192 pages

BuzzFeed Unsolved Supernatural: 101 True Tales of Hauntings, Demons, and the Paranormal By: Ryan Bergara, Shane Madej
Non-fiction: History, Paranormal, Humor, 234 pages

The Scary Book of Christmas Lore: 50 Terrifying Yuletide Tales from Around the World by: Tim Rayborn
Non-fiction: History, Short Story, Holidays 144 pages

The Shadows by: Vincent Zabus Art by: Hippolyte
 Fiction: Graphic Novel, Fantasy, Politics 199 pages

Monday, May 06, 2024

April- Books 24-37

 Drinking in Victorian and Edwardian Britain: Beyond the Spectre of the Drunkard by: Thora Hands
Non-fiction: History, E-book

Pretty Deadly, Vol. 1: The Shrike By: Kelly Sue DeConnick Ill. By: Emma Ríos
Fiction: Fantasy, Paranormal, Graphic Novel, 120 pages

The Ultimate Deviled Egg Cookbook: Creative and Crowning Deviled Egg Recipes to Relish By: Pierre Gardner
Non-fiction: Cooking, E-book

The Top 5 Most Haunted Places in America By: John Morrison
Non-fiction: E-book
(Note: E-book was actually a different book by the author that was a bonus that should have been after the book missing in the e-book.) 

The Doctors Are In: The Essential and Unofficial Guide to Doctor Who's Greatest Time Lord By: Graeme Burk, Stacey Smith?
Non-fiction: Pop Culture, History, 275 pages

Battle Pope, Volume 1: Genesis By: Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, Art By: Val Staples
Fiction: Paranormal, Fantasy, Humor, Graphic Novel, 120 pages

Battle Pope, Volume 2: Mayhem By: Robert Kirkman Art By: Matthew Roberts, Tony Moore
Fiction: Paranormal, Fantasy, Humor, Graphic Novel, 120 pages

Battle Pope, Volume 3: Pillow Talk By: Robert Kirkman Art By: Tony Moore, Cory Walker, et al
Fiction: Paranormal, Fantasy, Humor, Graphic Novel, 128 pages

Battle Pope, Volume 4: Wrath Of God  By: Robert Kirkman, Art by: Tony Moore, Val Staples
Fiction: Paranormal, Fantasy, Humor, Graphic Novel, 128 pages

Chivalry By: Neil Gaiman Art By: Colleen Doran
Fiction: Short Story, Fantasy, Humor, Graphic Novel 72 pages

Godzilla: The Half Century War By: James Stokoe
Fiction: Sci-fi, Graphic Novel, Pop Culture, 124 pages

Twenty Five Mystery Science Theater 3000 Films That Changed My Life In No Way Whatsoever By: Frank Conniff Ill. By: Len Peralta
Non-fiction: Memoir, Pop Culture, Humor 104 pages

Ghostbusters: Displaced Aggression By: Scott Lobdell Art By: Ilias Kyriazis
Fiction: Sci-fi, Fantasy, Paranormal, Pop Culture, Graphic Novel, 104 pages

Death Behind the Dumpster By: K.B. Blake
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. 

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, October 03, 2023

Books 226-250

For the time being I am mostly not including info on each book I have read, but only the list of the books & their basic info. 

Meet Addy By: Connie Rose Porter,  Ill By: Dahl Taylor
Fiction: History, Children's 88 Pages

Addy Learns a Lesson: A School Story By: Connie Rose Porter,  Ill By: Dahl Taylor
Fiction: History, Children's 88 Pages

Addy's Surprise: A Christmas Story By: Connie Rose Porter,  Ill By: Dahl Taylor
Fiction: History, Children's 88 Pages

Happy Birthday, Addy!: A Springtime Story By: Connie Rose Porter,  Ill By: Dahl Taylor
Fiction: History, Children's 80 Pages

Addy Saves the Day: A Summer Story By: Connie Rose Porter,  Ill By: Dahl Taylor
Fiction: History, Children's 67 Pages

Changes for Addy: A Winter Story By: Connie Rose Porter
Fiction: History, Children's 72 Pages

Addy's Little Brother By: Connie Rose Porter
Fiction: History, Children's 42 Pages

High Hopes for Addy by:Connie Rose Porter
Fiction: History, Children's 39 Pages

Addy's Summer Place by: Connie Rose Porter
Fiction: History, Children's 56 Pages

Addy Studies Freedom  by: Connie Rose Porter et al
Fiction: History, Children's 47 Pages

Addy's Wedding Quilt by: Connie Rose Porter et al
Fiction: History, Children's 47 Pages

Shadows on Society Hill: An Addy Mystery by: Evelyn Coleman
Fiction: History, Mystery, Children's 200 Pages

The Underground Railroad (American Girl: Real Stories From My Time) by: Bonnie Bader
Non-fiction: History, Biography, Children's, 112 pages

A New Beginning: My Journey with Addy by: Denise Lewis Patrick
Fiction: History, Children's 200 Pages

The Fairy Universe by: Olivier Ledroit, Laurent Souillé, Olivier Souillé
Fiction: Fantasy, Art, 136 pages

The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen by: Rudolf Erich Raspe
Fiction: Classic, Humor, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, E-book, 204 pages

This Is Not a Book about Benedict Cumberbatch by: Tabitha Carvan
Non-fiction: Memoir, Pop Culture, Humor, Self-Help, 288 pages

Prunella and the Cursed Skull Ring by: Matthew Loux
Fiction: Graphic Novel, Fantasy, Children's 160 pages

Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper By: J.L. Bryan
Fiction: Mystery, Paranormal, E-book 233 pages

Brody's Ghost, Volume 1 by: Mark Crilley
Fiction: Paranormal, Graphic Novel, YA, 96 pages

Brody's Ghost, Volume 2 by: Mark Crilley
Fiction: Paranormal, Graphic Novel, YA, 96 pages

Brody's Ghost, Volume 3 by: Mark Crilley
Fiction: Paranormal, Graphic Novel, YA, 96 pages

Brody's Ghost, Volume 4 by: Mark Crilley
Fiction: Paranormal, Graphic Novel, YA, 96 pages

The Boy Who Lived With the Bears: And Other Iroquois Stories By: Joseph Bruchac, Ill By: Murv Jacob
Non-fiction: Folklore, Short Stories, Children's 63 pages

Tommysaurus Rex by: Doug TenNapel
Fiction: Graphic Novel, Sci-fi, YA, 112 pages


 











Sunday, August 06, 2023

Books 201-225

Meet Kirsten: An American Girl by: Janet Beeler Shaw
Fiction: History, Children's, 59 pages
Kirsten Learns a Lesson: A School Story by: Janet Beeler Shaw
Fiction: History, Children's, 69 pages
Kirsten's Surprise: A Christmas Story by: Janet Beeler Shaw
Fiction: History, Children's, 62 pages
Happy Birthday, Kirsten: A Springtime Story by: Janet Beeler Shaw
Fiction: History, Children's, 58 pages
Kirsten Saves the Day by: Janet Beeler Shaw
Fiction: History, Children's, 88 pages
Changes for Kirsten: A Winter Story by: Janet Beeler Shaw
Fiction: History, Children's, 64 pages
These are the main stories of the American Girl books about Kirsten, an immigrant from Sweden who moves to Minnesota in 1854.  

Kirsten's Promise by: Janet Beeler Shaw
Fiction: History, Children's, 56 pages
Kirsten on the Trail by: Janet Beeler Shaw
Fiction: History, Children's, 39 pages
Kirsten Snowbound by: Janet Beeler Shaw
Fiction: History, Children's, 39 pages
These are all additional short stories about the American Girl Kirsten.  In these ones she helps an boy who's mother died, finds her lost brother with the help of Singing Bird,  & survives a snowstorm with no adults. 

Deadpool: Samurai, Vol. 1 by: Sanshiro Kasama illustrated by: Hikaru Uesugi
Fiction: Manga, Pop Culture, YA, Humor, 224 pages
Deadpool: Samurai, Vol. 2 by: Sanshiro Kasama illustrated by: Hikaru Uesugi
Fiction: Manga, Pop Culture, YA, Humor, 224 pages
Deadpool goes to Japan to join the Samurai Squad (because its sort of part of the Avengers & he is getting paid a lot to do it.)  There he & other heroes (that have powers that are vaguely similar to some A list heroes) fight bad guys and other superhero things.

Her Royal Highness Seems to Be Angry Manga, Volume 1 By: Neko Yotsuba(Illustrator)Kou Yatsuhashi (Original Creator)Mito Nagishiro (Character Design) 
Fiction: Manga, Mystery, Fantasy, 176 pages
Her Royal Highness Seems to Be Angry Manga, Volume 2 By: Neko Yotsuba(Illustrator)Kou Yatsuhashi (Original Creator)Mito Nagishiro (Character Design) 
Fiction: Manga, Mystery, Fantasy, 176 pages
Her Royal Highness Seems to Be Angry Manga, Volume 3 By: Neko Yotsuba(Illustrator)Kou Yatsuhashi (Original Creator)Mito Nagishiro (Character Design) 
Fiction: Manga, Mystery, Fantasy, 176 pages
A warrior, sorceress  princess's kingdom falls to the enemy and she see everyone one she loves die.  She kills herself rather then fall into enemy hands, only to wake up a thousand years later in the body of another teen.  

The Woman in the Woods and Other North American Stories Ed. By:Kate Ashwin, Kel McDonald, Alina Pete
Fiction: Graphic Novel, Short Stories, Folklore, 135 pages
This book is a collection of traditional Native American stories told in a graphic novel format.

The Night Marchers and Other Oceanian Stories Ed. By: Kel McDonald, Sloane Leong, Kate Ashwin
Fiction: Graphic Novel, Short Stories, Folklore, 256  pages
This book is a collection of traditional stories from various groups of peoples of Oceanian, from Hawaii to the Philippians told in a graphic novel format.

The Girl Who Married a Skull and Other African Stories Ed. By: Kate Ashwin, Kel McDonald, C. Spike Trotman
Fiction: Graphic Novel, Short Stories, Folklore, 208  pages
This book is a collection of traditional stories from Africa told in a graphic novel format.

The Nixie of the Mill-Pond and Other European Stories
Fiction: Graphic Novel, Short Stories, Folklore, 216  pages
This book is a collection of traditional stories from Europe told in a graphic novel format.

 And Then You're Dead: What Really Happens If You Get Swallowed by a Whale, Are Shot from a Cannon, or Go Barreling over Niagara by: Cody Cassidy, Paul Doherty
Non-fiction: Science, Humor, 256 pages
A book that goes over exactly how one would die (and occasionally survive) various rare to impossible situations, with the details of how and what would actually happen (according to what we currently know about X.) 

The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia by: Candace Fleming
Non-Fiction: History, Biography, YA, 304 pages
A look at that last Tzar & his family from his young life to finding his and his family & servants remains & where they are now.  Besides the history of their lives there are sections about the lives of the people of Russia at the same times so one can compare the lives of the average Russian and the rulers. 

The Jonah Complex: Rediscovering the Outrageous Grace of God by: Greg Haslam
Non-fiction: Religion: E-book
I am not having a good time picking religious books, this one was written by a fundamentist, reformed preacher. So they felt it was important to randomly argue for fundamentist creationism, but then went on about things that the Bible did not say happen, but it was very important that the reader 100% sees how this thing the Bible never said was an important part of the story of Jonah. (And it wasn't just something that many Bible scholars agree on that could be implied, especially if one did not see the story as having symbolic or poetic meanings.)

The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Deathly Relics by: Sam Siciliano
Fiction: Mystery, History, Classics, 272 pages
Sherlock is in Rome and get's asked to solve a mystery for the Pope.

The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity by: Carlo M. Cipolla
Non-fiction: 96 pages
An attempt to explain stupidity, including charts.

The Singing Bones by: Shaun Tan
Fiction: Folklore, Poetry, Art, 185 pages
A collection of short poems on the stories of the Brothers Grim with art for each story.  I would suggest reading the short retelling of the stories at the end if you are not familiar with most of the stories. 

How to Make Friends and Oppress People: Classic Travel Advice for the Gentleman Adventurer by: Vic Darkwood
Non-fiction: History, Travel, Humor, 256 pages
A classic travel guide that includes advice actually given in historic travel guides from the 1800's to early 1900's. 

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Books 151-175

Minnesota Mall Mannequins by: Johnathan Rand
Fiction: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Paranormal, Children's 224 pages
A school trip to the Mall of America ends up leading to being kidnapped by living mannequins, and from there things get weird.

Althea Rose Mystery #1
One Tequila- Althea Rose Mystery #1 By: Tricia O'Malley
Fiction: Mystery, Paranormal, E-book
Althea is a physic that lives on one of the smaller Florida keys.  She ends up having to solve a murder when she happens on the body scuba diving, and she can tell the police what to pin it on the 1st person that might have a motive to kill them, and that person is her best friend & co owner of their shop.  

Making Pentecost Your Story: 50 Days of Reflection and Prayer: A Devotional Companion for Pentecost: This Story is Our Story Inspired by the Church in China by: Robert P. Menzies
Non-fiction: Religion, E-book
A book on the Pentecostal/Charismatic unofficial churches in China.

North Dakota Night Dragons by: Johnathan Rand
Fiction: Mystery, Fantasy, Paranormal, Children's 208 pages
A group of kids end up being sucked into the war between dragons, a war that could end the dragon's & human's worlds.

Creepy Condors of California by: Johnathan Rand
Fiction: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Children's 207 pages
A sister & brother are out camping in the California wilderness when they are attacked by condors; however, these condors are robots.

Meet Marie-Grace by: Sarah Masters Buckey
Fiction: History, Children's 120 pages
Meet Cécile by: Denise Lewis Patrick
Fiction: History, Children's 120 pages
Marie-Grace and the Orphans by: Sarah Masters Buckey
Fiction: History, Children's 91 pages
Troubles for Cécile by: Denise Lewis Patrick
Fiction: History, Children's 104 pages
Marie-Grace Makes a Difference by: Sarah Masters Buckey
Fiction: History, Children's 104 pages
Cécile's Gift by: Denise Lewis Patrick
Fiction: History, Children's 96 pages
These American girl books take place is 1853 in New Orleans.  Unlike other years these books go over, this story is told by 2 different girls, both of which are friends in the story & are happening at the same time.  Marie-Grace was born in New Orleans, but had been traveling with her doctor father for years, ever since her mother & baby brother died.  Cecile's family has lived in New Orleans for generations & they were well respected craftsmen who were free people of color.  This group of books cover the year that was an especially bad year for yellow fever so the last books in the group deal with that.

Mutant Mammoths of Montana by: Johnathan Rand
Fiction: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Children's 208 pages
Imagine mammoths, but they leave underground and can move like moles.

The Resurrectionist by: Paul T. Scheuring
Fiction: History, E-book
This book takes place in 1820's London and involves the interconnected stories of many people connected with the resurrectionist trade: resurrectionists, doctors, killers & the bodies of the dead. 
This book reads like a collection of high school essays.

101 Ways To Know If Your Cat Is Italian: How To Talk To Your Cat About Its Secret Life And Learn The Essence Of Being Italian, A Funny Cat Book And Perfect ... Who Love Italy By: Seamus Mullarkey
Non-fiction: Humor, Pop Culture, E-book
A short book on how cats are Italian.

Tasting History: Explore the Past through 4,000 Years of Recipes by: Max Miller
Non-fiction: Cooking, History, 256 pages
This book is the book version of the Tasting History YouTube channel.  It has the recipes divided up from where they are from. 

Always October by: Bruce Coville
Fiction: Fantasy, Mystery, Humor, Children's 384 pages
Always October is a location of Jake's grandfather's books, but after a baby is left on his doorstep, he, his best friend Lily, Lily's grandfather, & baby LD end up in Always October with the monsters from the books, needing to save both worlds.

The Men of Letters Bestiary: Winchester Family Edition By: Tim Waggoner
Fiction: Horror, Paranormal, Pop Culture, 112 pages
A book on all the creatures from the show Supernatural, as written by Sam & Dean.

Walking Your Octopus: A Guidebook to the Domesticated Cephalopod by:Brian Kesinger
Fiction: Graphic Novel, Art, History, Pop Culture, 64 pages
A book on the care of pet octopuses. (That being the plural that the book uses as the main octopus in the book prefers that one.) 

Traveling With Your Octopus by: Brian Kesinger
Fiction: Graphic Novel, Art, History, Pop Culture, 64 pages
A guide on how to travel with a pet octopus including the worldwide adventures the octopus went on. 

Rat Queens, Vol. 1: Sass & Sorcery by: Kurtis J. Wiebe art by: Roc Upchurch
Fiction: Graphic Novel, Fantasy, Paranormal, Pop Culture, Humor, 128 pages
This series of books are much like if one was writing a dungeons and dragons game as a book.  There is the elven mage, dwarf fighter (who shaves her beard), halfling thief, & atheist cleric, who drink the tavern dry & then go on adventures for more gold.

 Hi book, I'm dad by: Brian Russel
Fiction: Humor, Graphic novel, 140 pages 
A book on the life of a dad.

 Klaw Vol. 1: The First Cycle by: Antoine Ozanam art by: Joël Jurion, Yoann Guillé
Fiction: Graphic Novel, YA, 144 pages
Angel was a normal teenaged boy, until he found out his dad was a mob boss, and he can turn into a tiger.

Klaw: The Second Cycle  by: Antoine Ozanam art by: Joël Jurion
Fiction: Graphic Novel, YA, 144 pages
The fight between people that turn into the animals of the Chinese zodiac is heating up.  As is the danger from outside forces in book 2.

Eat, Drink, and Be Scary by: Olivia Jaymes
Fiction: Mystery, Paranormal, E-book
This story that takes place in a sleepy town at Halloween.  Well it was sleepy before the murder, the ghosts acting up, finding out you know the grim reaper & the new cop in town.

 
 



Friday, June 09, 2023

Books 126-150

Who's Haunting the White House?: The President's Mansion and the Ghosts Who Live There By: Jeff Belanger
Non-fiction: History, Paranormal, Biography, Children's 64 pages
A short book on the different people that are thought to haunt the White House, details of their haunting and background info about their lives. 

Richard Revisited by: Els Launspach,  Translated by: Laura Vroomen
Fiction: History, Biography, E-book
A pro Richard III novel told with fictionized accounts of people relating to the original telling of his story & a present day person.

Long Live the Pumpkin Queen: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas by: Shea Ernshaw
Fiction: Pop Culture, Fantasy, Paranormal, YA
I read this having already seen a review of the book, so it wasn't a surprise what happened in it, but having seen the review I wanted to see if it was as crazy as the review said.

Red Sauce: How Italian Food Became American by: Ian MacAllen
Non-fiction: History, Food, Pop Culture, 248 pages
A look into how a certain subset of Italian food became "Italian Food" in America.  It includes the history that caused it, things that were done to change it, and that Olive Garden doesn't salt their pasta water! (And why Americans know that is wrong.)

Marvel Masterworks: The Sub-Mariner, Vol. 1 by: Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, Illustrated By: Gene Colan, Dean White, Wallace Wood, Jack Kirby, Bill Everett, Jerry Grandenetti
Fiction: Pop Culture, Sci-Fi, Comic Book 279 pages
A collection of classic Sub-Mariner comic books.

Aztec Gods: Powerful Gods In Aztec Mythology Such Tonatiuh, Tlaloc, Huitzilopochtli And Many Others By: Trident Books
Non-Fiction: History, Religion, E-book
A book of the gods of the Aztecs with what info we know about each one.

Alexander the Great: A Captivating Guide to the King Who Conquered the Persian Empire and Babylon, Including His Impact on Ancient Greece and Rome by: Captivating History
Non-fiction: History, Biography, E-book
A quick history of the life and legacy of Alexander the Great. 

Minoans: A Captivating Guide to an Essential Bronze Age Society in Ancient Greece Called the Minoan Civilization by: Captivating History
Non-fiction: History, E-book
A book on the history of the Minoan civilization.

A Mischief of Rats by: Sarah Yarwood-Lovett
Fiction: Mystery, E-book
This is book 3 in the Nell Ward Mystery series. In this book a race car driver in the event Nell's family is hosting is found in a car crash in a pond in a nature preserve that a friend of hers is working at.  But it wasn't an accident, it was murder.  Also her boyfriend's sister is missing and was the last person to see him alive, and of course her ex is a detective on the case.  

The Peloponnesian War: A Captivating Guide to the Ancient Greek War Between the Two Leading City-States in Ancient Greece — Athens and Sparta by: Captivating History
Non-fiction: History, E-book
A short history of the Peloponnesian War.

Vincent van Gogh: A Life From Beginning to End by: Hourly History
Non-fiction: Biography, History, E-book
A short biography on Vincent van Gogh.

Leonardo da Vinci: A Life From Beginning to End by: Hourly History
Non-fiction: Biography, History, E-book
A short biography on Leonardo da Vinci.

The Girl Who Drank the Moon by: Kelly Barnhill
Fiction: Fantasy, YA, 388 pages
Each year the towns people of a town sacrifice the youngest baby to the witch in the woods.  And every year she takes the baby to a better life in the towns on the other side of the woods.  But one year she accidently feeds the baby moon light instead of star light on the trip, so the baby is full of magic & ends up living with the witch in the woods along with a very small dragon & a being that might be the Poet.

Next-Day Job Interview: Prepare Tonight and Get the Job Tomorrow by: Michael Farr & Dick Gaither
Non-fiction: business, 178 pages
A book of hints on job interviews.

Andy Warhol: A Life from Beginning to End by: Hourly History
Non-fiction: Biography, History, E-book
A short biography on Andy Warhol.

Pablo Picasso: A Life from Beginning to End by: Hourly History
Non-fiction: Biography, History, E-book
A short biography on Pablo Picasso

Frightmares: A Creepy Collection of Scary Stories by: Michael Dahl
Fiction: Horror, Paranormal, Short Stories, Children's, 224 pages
A collection of short scarry stories for kids.  At the end includes notes from the author about what inspired them to write the story.

Recipes of The Roaring Twenties: A Vintage Cookbook Taking You Back in Time to the 1920s by: Steven Masters
Non-fiction, Cooking, E-book
A collection of recipes that were popular in the 1920's.

The Boxcar Children: The Ghost-Hunting Special created by: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Fiction: Mystery, Children's, 352 pages
A collection of 3 books of the Boxcar Children that all do with mysteries that involve what people think was ghosts.

The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets by: Simon Singh
Non-fiction: Science, Math, Pop Culture, 253 pages
A book on all the unexpected math and math jokes/ Easter eggs in the show The Simpsons (with some on Futurama as well.)

Freaky Florida Mystery Adventures #6 : Scatman Dues by: Margaret Lashley
Fiction: Mystery, Paranormal, 316 pages
In book 6 Bobbie and Grayson deal with a doughnut cult/MLM that might involve a wormhole & aliens.

Frightmares 2: More Scary Stories for the Fearless Reader by: Michael Dahl
Fiction: Horror, Paranormal, Short Stories, Children's, 224 pages
A collection of short scarry stories for kids.  At the end includes notes from the author about what inspired them to write the story.

Frightmares 3: Even More Scary Stories to Read - If You Dare by: Michael Dahl
Fiction: Horror, Paranormal, Short Stories, Children's, 224 pages
A collection of short scarry stories for kids.  At the end includes notes from the author about what inspired them to write the story.

Catastrophe in Caseville (Michigan Chillers) by: Johnathan Rand
Fiction: Mystery, Paranormal, Children's, 204 pages
A family takes a trip to Caseville, for the Cheeseburger in Caseville festival & there is a giant evil cheeseburger attacking the city.

American Chillers #6 Invisible Iguanas of Illinois by: Johnathan Rand
Fiction: Mystery, Paranormal, Children's, 208 pages
Two iguanas get into some invisibility powder, from an ad at the back of a comic book, and not only does it work, but it causes them to become giant invisible monsters. 

Thursday, June 01, 2023

Books 101-125

OLD FASHIONED COOKING WITH MISS PIGG: RECIPES FROM 1858-1922, A COOKBOOK  By: Charlene Pigg
Non-fiction: Cooking, History, E-book
This book had recipes from 1858 to 1922 that takes advantage of the fact that recipes can not be copyrighted.  Basicly its an old time collection of recipes cut out of the newspaper & magazines.   

Bob Hope: A Life from Beginning to End by: Hourly History
Non-fiction: Biography, E-book
A short biography on the life of Bob Hope.

Ernest Shackleton: A Life from Beginning to End By: Hourly History
Non-fiction: Biography, E-book
A short biography on the life of Ernest Shackleton

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by:Mark Manson
Non-Fiction: Memoir, Self-Help, Pop Culture, E-book
A self-help book on not giving a F, by only giving a F on the really important things.

Blood Countess: The Unspeakable Crimes of Elizabeth Báthory By: Trident Books
Non-fiction: Biography, E-book
A short biography on the life Elizabeth Bathory, that includes the crimes she was accused of and thoughts on how likely/provable they were.

God Came In Power: International Revivals by: Bennie Mostert
Non-fiction: Religion, E-book
On one hand I should have expected a book on revivals from a South African to be about Reformed theology, on the other hand Reformed revivals sounds like an oxymoron given the 5 points of Calvinism. 

 Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come: One Introvert's Year of Saying Yes by: Jessica Pan
Non-fiction: Memoir, humor, 238 pages
A story of a person's year of stepping out of their comfort zone, and what they liked, didn't like and learned along the way. 

Loch Ness Monster: Scotland's Sea Serpent by: Elizabeth Andrews
Non-Fiction: History, Pop Culture, Science, Children's, 32 pages
A short book about the history,& legends relating to the Loch Ness Monster.

Meet Josefina: An American Girl by: Valerie Tripp
Fiction: History, Children's, 85 pages
Josefina Learns a Lesson: A School Story by: Valerie Tripp
Fiction: History, Children's, 70 pages
Josefina's Surprise: A Christmas Story by: Valerie Tripp
Fiction: History, Children's, 88 pages
Happy Birthday, Josefina!: A Springtime Story by: Valerie Tripp
Fiction: History, Children's, 88 pages
Josefina Saves the Day: A Summer Story by: Valerie Tripp
Fiction: History, Children's, 88 pages
Changes for Josefina: A Winter Story by: Valerie Tripp
Fiction: History, Children's, 70 pages
The main books in the Josefina American Girl Series. 

Egyptian Gods: The Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt by: Patrick Auerbach
Non-fiction: History, Religion, E-book
A short book on the major gods & goddesses of ancient Egypt

Cleopatra's Nose: Randomness in History by: Jakob Sjolander
Non-fiction: History, Science, Math, E-book
A book on the randomness of history, that deals more with explaining how history is random than interesting cases of randomness. 

Cecil & Bubba meet a Succubus By: Terry M. West
Fiction: Horror, Humor, Paranormal, Short Story, E-book
Two guys that do odd jobs end up dealing with a succubus in a haunted house the day before Halloween.

Stairway to Heaven: Chinese Alchemists, Jewish Kabbalists, and the Art of Spiritual Transformation by: Peter Levenda
Non-Fiction: Religion, Philosophy, 272 pages
A book on similar ideas and concepts around the world in various religions and philosophies. 

Josefina's Song By: Valerie Tripp 
Fiction: History, Children's, Short Story, 45 pages
Josefina goes with her Papa to see their shepherd up in the mountains.

Again, Josefina! by: Valerie Tripp
Fiction: History, Children's, Short Story, 39 pages
Josefina wants to learn to play the piano, but it is harder than she expects. 

Thanks to Josefina by: Valerie Tripp
Fiction: History, Children's, Short Story, 48 pages
A book on Josefina & her sister's weaving of the blankets.

A Reward for Josefina by: Valerie Tripp
Fiction: History, Children's, Short Story, 39 pages
The family is collecting pine nuts, but Josefina has to watch her nephew.

Just Josefina by: Valerie Tripp
Fiction: History, Children's, Short Story, 56 pages
Josefina wants to make her grandmother proud, but she is not just like her mother, even if her grandmother thinks she is.

What Moves the Dead by: T. Kingfisher
Fiction: Horror, Paranormal, Mystery, Classic (retelling), 165 pages
This book is a retelling of Poe's "Fall of the House of Usher" with more fungus.  I would have liked it even if the dedication wasn't pandering to a group I am a member of. (But that didn't hurt.) 

Scooby-Doo and the Aliens of Area 49 by: Scott Gross
Fiction: Graphic Novel, Children's,  24 pages
Scooby-Doo runs into some "aliens" when out camping.