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Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett: “The air smelled of a limited life expectancy.” - The Irresponsible Reader
I think this is coherent, there are five different attempts at writing something represented below. I finally filled out my outline, but I've spent so much time on the post, I'm not sure how much it makes sense. Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett DETAILS: Series: Discworld, #15; City Watch, #2 Publisher: HarperPrism Publication Date:
MUSIC MONDAY: “Head Over Feet” (Live from London’s O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020) by Alanis Morissette - 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. It's that time of year when I get a little sappy (well, one of them, probably). Mrs. Irresponsible and I said our "I do"s 29 years ago this week, so...why not play the closest thing
Saturday Miscellany—10/4/25 - The Irresponsible Reader
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: This has been covered by everyone and their brother, but it's so fun: Reading Rainbow is Coming Back, with the best host (short of bringing back Burton) Merriam-Webster's NEW Large Language Model
The Mailman by Stephen Starring Grant: Fun Stories, Hard Work, and Some Things to Chew On - The Irresponsible Reader
The Mailman: My Wild Ride Delivering the Mail in Appalachia and Finally Finding Home by Stephen Starring Grant DETAILS: Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Publication Date: July 8, 2025 Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hrs., 37 min. Read Date: September 29-30, 2025 What's The Mailman About? Steve Grant was a marketing consultant and behavioral economist
WWW Wednesday—October 1, 2025 - The Irresponsible Reader
Part of being AFK last week meant that there was no WWW Wednesday, and I'm sure you all missed it. I heard the wails, "What's HC reading??" Sorry about that. It must've been hard on you all. Never fear, it's back. This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived on
Top 5 Tuesday – Top 5 classics I didn’t like - The Irresponsible Reader
Yes, two in one day, I have to do some catch up. This week's Top 5 topic is Top 5 classics I didn’t like. I resist cheating twice in this video to come up with my five, part of me wishes I didn't, just for my own amusement. Instead I settled on an honest list.
Top 5 Tuesday – Top 5 classic retellings - The Irresponsible Reader
Yes, two in one day, I have to do some catch up. This week's Top 5 topic is Top 5 classic retellings. I honestly could only think of six retellings at all--which annoys me, and makes me pretty sure that I forgot about a dozen that I'll regret in a day or two. But I
REPOSTING JUST CUZ: An Inheritance of Magic by Benedict Jacka: I Cannot Recall the Last Time I was This Excited about a New UF Series - The Irresponsible Reader
An Inheritance of Magic by Benedict Jacka DETAILS: Series: Stephen Oakwood, #1 Publisher: Ace Books Publication Date: October 10, 2023 Format: eARC Length: 384 pg. Read Date: September 22-26, 2023 This is Hard I want to limit my comparisons between this new series and Jacka's previous series to just one section—but that's not going to
REPOSTING JUST ‘CUZ: Instruction in Shadow by Benedict Jacka: Second Verse, Same as the First (in a good way) - The Irresponsible Reader
An Instruction in Shadow by Benedict Jacka DETAILS: Series: Stephen Oakwood, #2 Publisher: Ace Books Publication Date: October 15, 2024 Format: Paperback Length: 310 pg. Read Date: December 9-11, 2024 What's An Instruction in Shadow About? This picks up mere hours after An Inheritance of Magic, and Stephen is feeling pretty good about himself. His
Saturday Miscellany—9/27/25 - The Irresponsible Reader
Well, I've been silent this week...it's been one of those. All is good (now), but I haven't had the energy to produce anything. Hopefully next week will allow me to play catchup (or at least to do stuff). But I did get to do some halfhearted scrolling on the socials, so at least I can
Saturday Miscellany—9/20/25 - The Irresponsible Reader
Just for funzies, I included one blatant lie in my comments below. Let me know if you can spot it! Meanwhile, John Scalzi will be giving a talk at a local library. In case anyone wondered what I was going to be up to tonight. Odds 'n ends about books and reading that caught my
Catching Up with Toby Daye - The Irresponsible Reader
I've been thinking about this post since September of 2022, I just knew I couldn't write about Be the Serpent without seeing what McGuire did next—my mind wouldn't let me decide what I thought about it until then. And then after Sleep No More, I had to tackle The Innocent Sleep, and then...well, I kept
WWW Wednesday—September 17, 2025 - The Irresponsible Reader
I've got nothing to use as an intro today...so let's just get into it, okay? 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
Top 5 Tuesday – Top 5 classics I’m not interested in reading - The Irresponsible Reader
Yes, two in one day, I have to do some catch up. This week's Top 5 topic is Top 5 classics I’m not interested in reading. As I say in the video--this list was hard to come up with! I don't spend a lot of time thinking about books I'm not terribly interested in reading.
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 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
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
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
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
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:
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.
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
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,
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