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Cover Reveal: Bounty Inc by Adam Holcombe - The Irresponsible Reader
I'm very pleased today to welcome the Cover Reveals for Adam Holcombe's upcoming Bounty Inc! Because SF about intergalactic bounty hunters is just what you expect after couple of books about a grandmotherly necromancer, right? Eh, maybe not...but I'm game for pretty much anything he puts out. I'll show you this cover below, but first
Saturday Miscellany—9/13/25 - The Irresponsible Reader
This lil' feature is getting harder to find material for—hard to take a quick spin through my social media feeds for things without being distracted by/inundated with/overwhelmed by politics, events, news, etc. and really awful takes on politics, events, news, etc. You've probably all encountered similar things in your day-to-day websurfing/social media scrolling. As the
When Archie Met Lily - The Irresponsible Reader
“I'll show you the phone.” It was a voice behind me, and I turned. The girl in yellow slacks was there close. I realized with surprise that her head came clear to my chin or above, and she was blonde but not at all faded, and her dark blue eyes were not quite open, and
You’ll Never Walk Alone by Troy Lambert: An Espresso Shot of Literary Caffeine - The Irresponsible Reader
You'll Never Walk Alone by Troy Lambert DETAILS: Publication Date: July 25, 2025 Format: e-Book Length: 26 pg. Read Date: September 1, 2025 Panic wouldn’t help. The hospital had trained her for high-pressure situations, teaching her to compartmentalize fear and act decisively. But this—this was different. The darkness wasn’t a patient to be stabilized or
WWW Wednesday—September 10, 2025 - The Irresponsible Reader
It's been a strange few weeks here--some adjustments with the Day Job (aka "The Thing that Pays for This"), including a much shorter commute--I've lost at least 5 hours for audiobooks a week. That's going to come back to bite me. But I think I can cope with that. Now I've just got to get
Top 5 Tuesday – Top 5 Classics I Meant to Read (but never got around to) - The Irresponsible Reader
Yes, two in one day, I have to do some catch up. This week's Top 5 topic is Top 5 Tuesday: Top 5 Classics I Meant to Read (but never got around to). This list could've been a lot longer. It should've been--thankfully, we're limited to 5 (although I push that a bit). As I
Top 5 Tuesday – Top 5 Classics I Love - The Irresponsible Reader
Last week's topic was, "Top 5 Classics I Love. I'd been tossing around ideas for September's lists of classics, and then didn't really notice that I was supposed to start this last week. As I did a few months ago, in lieu of spending time formatting a post and hemming and hawing about this and
Pub Day Post—Grandpappy’s Corner: My Grandma and Grandpa Rock! by Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, Tiffany Everett (Illustrator): Awwww. It’s Sweet and Fun. - The Irresponsible Reader
My Grandma and Grandpa Rock! by Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, Tiffany Everett (Illustrator) DETAILS: Publisher: SOURCEBOOKS Kids Publication Date: September 9, 2025 Format: eARC Length: 40 pg. Read Date: September 1, 2025 What's My Grandma and Grandpa Rock! About? This is a very sweet tribute to grandparents—not just your traditional older adult being kind
Maria’s Shadow by D.L. Cary: An Ambitious Debut Thriller - The Irresponsible Reader
Maria's Shadow by D.L. Cary DETAILS: Series: The Veil Chronicles, Book One Publication Date: April 19, 2025 Format: Paperback Length: 241 pg. Read Date: September 1-2, 2025 What's Maria's Shadow About? A young El Salvadoran woman takes a big risk and hires a coyote to bring her to L.A. so she can try at Hollywood
BOOK SPOTLIGHT: Maria’s Shadow by D.L. Cary - The Irresponsible Reader
I'm very pleased today to welcome The Write Reads Blog Tour for the first volume of D.L. Cary's The Veil Chronicles series Maria's Shadow! I'm less-than-pleased to mention that the tour ended yesterday, and this post was supposed to go up on the fifth of the month. My apologies to Mr. Cary and The Write
Saturday Miscellany—9/6/25 - The Irresponsible Reader
Yes, I am still blogging, not that you can prove that lately. I have 5 draft posts that were supposed to go up this week (including a book tour!!). But energy/initiative didn't seem to be my thing this week. Let's see if things improve over the next 7, shall we? Odds 'n ends about books
20 Books of Summer 2025: Wrap-Up - The Irresponsible Reader
A quick check-in for this Reading Challenge hosted by Emma of Words and Peace and Annabel from AnnaBookBel (you can read more about it here). With four substitutions (ugh), I can count this as complete...The four substitutions cams from my Books on My Summer 2025 to-Read List (That Aren't on My 20 Books Challenge)--which I
BOOK SPOTLIGHT: How to Survive in a Scale-up Business by Vidya Murali - The Irresponsible Reader
I'm pleased to host this spotlight for Vidya Murali's recent release, How to Survive in a Scale-up Business. From what I can tell, I wouldn't understand most of the book, but their publicist asked nicely. So why not help bring this to the attention of someone who is interested in business writing? Book Details: Title:
Saturday Miscellany—8/30/25 - The Irresponsible Reader
Running late (again), a lot of people-ing. Started with the Boise Library's Comic Arts Fest (more about that later), and then ran into some family time. Sorry about that. Odds 'n ends about books and reading that caught my eye this week. You've probably seen some/most/all of them, but just in case: My students resisted
WWW Wednesday—August 27, 2025 - The Irresponsible Reader
With August winding down, I'm scurrying to finish some books by Saturday. I probably won't get all of my 20 Books of Summer done, but I'm going to be close. And...eh. I've read so many good things that I really don't care. For example: This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm
Book Blogger Hop: Finding Your Literary Namesake - The Irresponsible Reader
Book Blogger Hop This prompt was submitted by Snapdragon @ Snapdragon Alcove: Have you ever read a book with a character with the same name as you? Yes. Which isn't easy. I grew up as one of those kids who never found their name on the license plate souvenir, bracelet, Coke bottle, etc., etc.
These Dog Days Aren’t Over - The Irresponsible Reader
(Updated and Revised 8/26/25) It's National Dog Day, the annual celebration of "all dogs, mixed breed and pure. Our mission is to help galvanize the public to recognize the number of dogs that need to be rescued each year and acknowledges family dogs and dogs that work selflessly each day to save lives, keep us
A Few Quick Questions With…Adam Holcombe - The Irresponsible Reader
Okay, we're wrapping up my Tour Spot for A Necromancer Called Gam Gam with some actual new content! (gasp!!) Holcombe was gracious enough to take some time out from camping to answer a few quick questions for me...I hope you enjoy these answers! Why don’t you take a moment to introduce yourself to the readers,
Saturday Miscellany—8/23/25 - The Irresponsible Reader
I really should've saved a couple of things from last week's list for today...oh well, it'll be faster for both of us this way. Odds 'n ends about books and reading that caught my eye this week. You've probably seen some/most/all of them, but just in case: ChatGPT Shaming Is Making Our Writing So Much
(belated) Saturday Miscellany—8/16/25 - The Irresponsible Reader
Hate to let the streak end (although it was for a worthy cause), especially because I had the biggest list I'd come up with in a few weeks. Odds 'n ends about books and reading that caught my eye this week. You've probably seen some/most/all of them, but just in case: The authors who make
REPOST: A Necromancer Called Gam Gam by Adam Holcombe: Knitting, Skeletal Cats, and Other Kinds of Magic - The Irresponsible Reader
A Necromancer Called Gam Gam by Adam Holcombe DETAILS: Series: Chronicles of Gam Gam, Book One Publisher: Bounty Ink Press Publication Date: May 30, 2023 Format: eBook Length: 110 Read Date: June 3-5, 2023 A cat, free from the restraints of flesh, muscle, and organ, stretched on the edge of the wagon, as if that
WWW Wednesday—August 19, 2025 - The Irresponsible Reader
This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived on Taking on a World of Words—and shown to me by Aurore-Anne-Chehoke at Diary-of-a-black-city-girl. The Three Ws are: What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you’ll read next? Seems easy enough, right? Let's take
The World’s Last Night by C.S. Lewis: An Interesting (if Somewhat Scattered) Collection that Starts Off With a Banger - The Irresponsible Reader
The World's Last Night And Other Essays by C. S. Lewis DETAILS: Publisher: HarperOne Publication Date: February 14, 2017 Format: Paperback Length: 122 pg. Read Date: August 3-10, 2025 What's The World's Last Night About? This is a collection of essays by Lewis, quite simply. I don't know that they belong together more than that.
REPOST: Nugget’s Tenth Life by Adam Holcombe: The Backstory I Didn’t Need, But Am So Glad I Got - The Irresponsible Reader
Nugget’s Tenth Life by Adam Holcombe, DETAILS: Series: Chronicles of Gam Gam Publisher: Bounty Ink Press Format: eBook Length: 32 pgs. Read Date: September 23, 2024 There is a saying among humans that a cat has nine lives, but this is not entirely accurate. See, it is simply that cats are notoriously skilled at almost
Leveled Up Love by Tao Wong & A. G. Marshall: Your Typical RomCom featuring a Waitress, a Bikini Model, and a lot of Space Battles (like I said, typical) - The Irresponsible Reader
Leveled Up Love by Tao Wong & A. G. Marshall DETAILS: Publisher: Starlit Publishing Publication Date: June 20, 2021 Format: e-Book Length: 604 pg. Read Date: August 18-19, 2025 What's Leveled Up Love About? Zack Moore is living off the generous inheritance he received from his parents, occasionally (when forced) looking in on the charitable
The Knight Revenant by Adam Holcombe: You Do NOT Mess Around with This Old Lady - The Irresponsible Reader
The Knight Revenant by Adam Holcombe DETAILS: Series: Chronicles of Gam Gam Publisher: Bounty Ink Press Publication Date: May 30, 2023 Format: eBook Length: 29 pg. Read Date: June 10, 2023 What's The Knight Revenant About? Gam Gam had been at this (this being necromancy in an official capacity) for twenty-two days, four hours, and
Guard in the Garden by Z. S. Diamanti: The Difficulty of Finding a New Path - The Irresponsible Reader
Guard in the Garden by Z. S. Diamanti DETAILS: Series: A Fable of Finlestia Publisher: Golden Griffin Press Publication Date: March 4, 2025 Format: eBook Length: 294 pg. Read Date: July 30-31, 2025 What's Guard in the Garden About? After a lifetime of effort and service, Felton Holdum is admitted to an elite group of
MUSIC MONDAY: “One More Minute” by “Weird Al” Yankovic - The Irresponsible Reader
Music Monday's originated at The Tattooed Book Geek's fantastic blog and has shown up hither, thither, and yon since then. Yes, I'm one of those people that takes videos when they go to a concert and makes people watch them (this was the only complete song from this concert). And yes, I'm being even more
Samurai! by Saburo Sakai with Martin Caidin and Fred Saito: The War in the Pacific from the View of a Japanese Cockpit - The Irresponsible Reader
Samurai! by Saburo Sakai with Martin Caidin and Fred Saito DETAILS: Publisher: Bantam Books, Inc. Publication Date: May 1978 Format: Paperback Length: 315 pg. Read Date: July 17-22, 2025 In the Imperial Japanese Navy I learned only one trade—how to man a fighter plane and how to kill enemies of my country. This I did
Books about Books and the People Who Love Them - The Irresponsible Reader
Updated 8/9/2025 Saturday was National Book Lovers Day (yes, around here, that's just another way of saying it's a day that ends in "ay," except it's a National thing). I'm not sure that "Lover" is the best way to describe me—buying, reading, and surrounding myself with books is just who I am. "One does not
Grandpappy’s Corner: Martin Luther by Simonetta Carr, Troy Howell (Illustrator): A Brief and Compelling Look at the German Reformer’s Life - The Irresponsible Reader
Yes, this is going to sound a lot like last week's post about Patrick of Ireland—hard not to when you have a good, consistent writer∞you're going to think similar things. Martin Luther by Simonetta Carr, Troy Howell (Illustrator) DETAILS: Christian Biographies for Young Readers Publisher: Reformation Heritage Books Publication Date: October 25, 2020 Format: Hardcover
Saturday Miscellany—8/9/25 - The Irresponsible Reader
Happy Book Lover's Day, everyone! Got a short list this week--I don't know if I'm just missing posts (very likely), or if everyone's got the August blahs (even liklier), or a societal collapse ennui (incredibly understandable)--but I did find a few things that I wanted to be sure to share. Odds 'n ends about books
Algospeak by Adam Aleksic: A Simply Fascinating Look at Language’s Next Phases - The Irresponsible Reader
I don't know if my spellchecks have featured so many red-squiggly lines before (well, ones that I'm keeping anyway). You'd think they'd be closer to the cutting-edge, no? Algospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language by Adam Aleksic DETAILS: Publisher: Knopf Publication Date: July 15, 2025 Format: eARC Length: 256 Read Date:
2025 WWW Wednesday—August 6, 2025 - The Irresponsible Reader
This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived on Taking on a World of Words—and shown to me by Aurore-Anne-Chehoke at Diary-of-a-black-city-girl. The Three Ws are: What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you’ll read next? Seems easy enough, right? Let's take
PUB DAY SPOTLIGHT: War Song by Michael Michel - The Irresponsible Reader
I'm excited to help Michael Michel spread the word about today's publication of the relaunched prequel novella in his Dreams of Dust and Steel series, War Song. A sequel novella is due in a couple of months, and what better way to tide yourself over until Book Three than by reading a couple of novellas