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The Killer’s Christmas List by Chris Frost: There’s Nothing Holly and Jolly About This Christmas - The Irresponsible Reader
The Killer’s Christmas List by Chris Frost DETAILS: Series: DI Tom Stonem, Book 1 Publisher: Harpernorth Publication Date: October 29, 2024 Format: eBook Length: 320 pg. Read Date: December 11, 2024 A Quick Note For reasons he's probably detailed somewhere (and I likely read/heard and forgotten), Chris McDonald wrote this under the pen name Chris
The Real Festivus by Dan O’Keefe: An Explanation for the Rest of Us! - The Irresponsible Reader
I typically do a Festivus post on December 23, but I couldn't come up with anything to do this year. However, I did finally get a copy of this book The Real Festivus: The True Story Behind America's Favorite Made-up Holiday by Dan O'Keefe DETAILS: Publisher: Tarcherperigree Publication Date: January 1, 2005 Format: Paperback Length:
Grandpappy’s Corner: How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (Audiobook) by Dr. Seuss, read by Walter Matthau: A Great Read by One of the Greats - The Irresponsible Reader
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss, read by Walter Matthau DETAILS: Publisher: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group Publication Date: June 27, 2006 Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 minutes Read Date: December 13, 2024 An Audiobook of Seuss? I repeatedly saw an advertisement on some social media site from Penguin Random House for
The Fundamentals of Sacred Theology by Campegius Vitringa, Sr., Levi Berntson (Translator) ★ ★ ★ 1/2 A Thousand Points of Light - The Irresponsible Reader
The Fundamentals of Sacred Theology by Campegius Vitringa, Sr., Levi Berntson (Translator) DETAILS: Publisher: Reformation Heritage Books Publication Date: September 2, 2024 Format: Paperback Length: 235 pg. Read Date: December 1-8, 2024 What's The Fundamentals of Sacred Theology About? The original (Latin) title of this is Aphorisms which Comprehend the Fundamentals of Sound Theology—and that's
Saturday Miscellany—12/21/24 - The Irresponsible Reader
No trip down memory lane this week—I posted nothing 10 years ago. A move I can appreciate (and almost replicated). The first link I have to share has nothing to do with books or reading, but was so interesting that I'm sharing it anway: A List of 1,065 Medieval Dog Names: Nosewise, Garlik, Havegoodday &
The Ballad of Bonaduke—Episode 64: Mourning Meeting by R. T. Slaywood: Looking Back and Looking Forward - The Irresponsible Reader
The Ballad of Bonaduke— Episode 64: Mourning Meeting l by R.T. Slaywood DETAILS: Series: Mourning Meeting , #64 Format: Kindle Vella Story Read Date: Decemeber 20, 2024 The Story So Far... A drunken Michael Bonaduke decides to use a grift (with maybe some sort of magic/magic-like "help") to win on a scratch-off lottery ticket so
REPOST: The Legendary Mo Seto by A. Y. Chan: And Though She Be But Little, She Is Fierce - The Irresponsible Reader
The Legendary Mo Seto by A. Y. Chan DETAILS: Series: The Legendary Mo Seto, #1 Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks Publication Date: June 4, 2024 Format: Hardcover Length: 309 pg. Read Date: August 8-10, 2024 What's The Legendary Mo Seto About? This is one of those books that I could easily tell you everything in my enthusiasm,
REPOST: BOOK SPOTLIGHT: The Legendary Mo Seto by A. Y. Chan - The Irresponsible Reader
I'm very pleased today to again welcome The Write Reads Book Tour for this MG novel by A. Y. Chan, The Legendary Mo Seto! I'm very glad that Mo Seto decided to do another Tour, so I can talk about this book again. My take on the novel will be posted here a little later
WWW Wednesday—December 18, 2024 - The Irresponsible Reader
Running late with this again. I'm still trying to shake the COVID symptoms and life's been busier than I'm used to--I've fallen asleep with my leptop open and a post in the works for four nights in a row. I'm trying to focus on just getting something up for the next couple of days without
What Were You Expecting? by Cameron Spires, Grace Cho (Illustrator): A Grown-Up Board Book - The Irresponsible Reader
What Were You Expecting?: First Words for New Parents by Cameron Spires, Grace Cho (Illustrator) DETAILS: Publisher: Kids Can Press Publication Date: May 2. 2023 Format: Board Book Length: 44 pg. What's What Were You Expecting? About? This is not really a board book parody, it's more like a book for grown-ups disguised as a
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
REPOSTING JUST CUZ: The Holy Spirit: An Introduction by Fred Sanders: A Vital and Needed Work - The Irresponsible Reader
The Holy Spirit: An Introduction by Fred Sanders DETAILS: Series: Short Studies in Systematic Theology Publisher: Crossway Publication Date: October 3, 2023 Format: Paperback Length: 157 pg. Read Date: October 15-November 12, 2023 This book introduces Christians to the Holy Spirit, which is a cheeky thing to do. By definition, every Christian must already know
Saturday Miscellany—12/14/24 - The Irresponsible Reader
So I can be afk for a couple of days, I'm putting this together a couple of days early, so if you're wondering why I skipped over the tremendous/scandalous/tremdendously scandalous/scandaldoulys tremendos bookish news that came out over the previous 48 hours...well, I'll cover it next week (assuming we all remember). But for now, let's move
The Ballad of Bonaduke—Episode 63: The Wall by R. T. Slaywood: We Don’t Need No Plot Advancement (apparently) - The Irresponsible Reader
The Ballad of Bonaduke— Episode 63: The Wall by R.T. Slaywood DETAILS: Series: The Ballad of Bonaduke, #63 Format: Kindle Vella Story Read Date: Decemeber 12, 2024 The Story So Far... A drunken Michael Bonaduke decides to use a grift (with maybe some sort of magic/magic-like "help") to win on a scratch-off lottery ticket so
The Ballad of Bonaduke—Episode 62: Contract by R. T. Slaywood: After All That? - The Irresponsible Reader
The Ballad of Bonaduke— Episode 62: Contract by R.T. Slaywood DETAILS: Series: The Ballad of Bonaduke, #62 Format: Kindle Vella Story Read Date: Decemeber 12, 2024 The Story So Far... A drunken Michael Bonaduke decides to use a grift (with maybe some sort of magic/magic-like "help") to win on a scratch-off lottery ticket so he
Enough Rope by Dorothy Parker: Songs in a Minor Key - The Irresponsible Reader
Enough Rope by Dorothy Parker DETAILS: Publisher: Boni & Liveright Publication Date: December 1926 Format: eBook Length: 86 Read Date: December 2-3, 2024 What's Enough Rope? It's Dorothy Parker's debut collection of poems, I think ninety of them--but I ran out of fingers and toes and had to make a guess. Some are flat out
WWW Wednesday—December 11, 2024 - The Irresponsible Reader
It's Wednesday. Might as well do this, eh? 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
The Ballad of Bonaduke—Episode 61: Chains by R. T. Slaywood: A Negotiation - The Irresponsible Reader
The Ballad of Bonaduke— Episode 61: Chains by R.T. Slaywood DETAILS: Series: The Ballad of Bonaduke, #61 Format: Kindle Vella Story Read Date: Decemeber 6 2024 The Story So Far... A drunken Michael Bonaduke decides to use a grift (with maybe some sort of magic/magic-like "help") to win on a scratch-off lottery ticket so he
November 2024 in Retrospect: What I Read/Listened to/Wrote About - The Irresponsible Reader
I don't know if any of ya'll have heard of this COVID-19 thing, but I'm on day 2 or 3 of it, and I have to say that I'm not a fan. 0/5 Stars, for sure. Anway, coming up with a post that requires thought seemed like a lot to ask of myself. But hey,
PUB DAY SPOTLIGHT: Sizar by Susan Grossey - The Irresponsible Reader
So I didn't have time to get a full post up about this book (it will be positive!), but I didn't want to let Publication Day go by without saying something. So here's a little spotlight about this second in the cambridge Hardiman Mysteries. Book Details: Title: Sizar by Susan Grossey Format: Kindle/Paperback Length: 291
Sizar by Susan Grossey: Another Trip through Cambridge’s Underbelly - The Irresponsible Reader
Sizar by Susan Grossey DETAILS: Series: Cambridge Hardiman Mysteries, #2 Publication Date: December 5, 2024 Format: eARC Length: 292 pg. Read Date: December 2-3, 2024 What's Sizar About? A Cambridge student is found hanged, presumably by his own hand. But Master Vaughan calls on Hardiman to look into the circumstances of the suicide—what was it
The Marrow of Modern Divinity by Edward Fisher: The Core of the Gospel - The Irresponsible Reader
The Marrow of Modern Divinity by Edward Fisher, Thomas Boston DETAILS: Publisher: Christian Heritage Publication Date: November 1, 2009 Format: Hardcover Length: 343 pg. Read Date: November 10-December 1, 2024 The gospel method of sanctification, as well as of justification, lies so far out of the ken of natural reason, that if all the rationalists
Saturday Miscellany—12/7/24 - The Irresponsible Reader
This week's offering seems a bit more hodge-podgey than the last few, which I appreciate. It also feels a little LitHub heavy, but, eh. I'm not sure I care. Also, I'm not going to bother talking about the Goodreads Reader's Choice results...I can't bother finding the energy (if I stumble on something interesting by someone
PUB DAY SPOTLIGHT: Sizar by Susan Grossey - The Irresponsible Reader
So I didn't have time to get a full post up about this book (it will be positive!), but I didn't want to let Publication Day go by without saying something. So here's a little spotlight about this second in the cambridge Hardiman Mysteries. Book Details: Title: Sizar by Susan Grossey Format: Kindle/Paperback Length: 291
WWW Wednesday—December 3, 2024 - The Irresponsible Reader
It's time for... 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,
PUB DAY REPOST: Nobody’s Hero by MW Craven: More Shockingly Violent Events in Koenig’s Increasingly Violent Life - The Irresponsible Reader
Nobody's Hero by M.W. Craven DETAILS: Series: Ben Koenig, #2 Publisher: Flatiron Books Publication Date: December 3, 2024 Format: eARC Length: 416 pg. Read Date: November 1-4, 2024 What's Nobody's Hero About? A decade ago, Ben Koenig helped a woman disappear—and to do so in a way that even he (who knew more than anyone
Running and Jumping by Steven Kedie: The Problem with Flying - The Irresponsible Reader
Running and Jumping by Steven Kedie DETAILS: Publisher: Wire Books Publication Date: July 17, 2024 Format: eBook Length: 352 pg. Read Date: November 14-20, 2024 What's Running and Jumping About? For a brief time, Adam Lowe was going to get the bronze in the Long Jump at his first Olympic Games—the 2008 Games in Beijing.
We Solve Murders by Richard Osman: Money Does the Funniest Things to People - The Irresponsible Reader
We Solve Murders by Richard Osman DETAILS: Series: We Solve Murders, #1 Publisher: Pamela Dorman Books Publication Date: September 17, 2024 Format: Hardcover Length: 381 Read Date: November 29-30, 2024 “If someone does try to shoot me this week, do you have to dive in front of the bullet?” “That's the idea,” says Amy, without
MUSIC MONDAY: “Nobody’s Hero” by Stiff Little Fingers - 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. I speculated a little in last week's post about MW craven's Nobody's Hero (out tomorrow, in the US--out weeks ago on other places) about the title, and Craven corrected me. The title came from this
Word and Spirit: Selected Writings in Biblical and Systematic Theology by Richard B. Gaffin, Jr.:Righteous Gems - The Irresponsible Reader
I can't put this one off any longer—if I could, I promise you I would (I've delayed it a few weeks already). I'm out of my league here, but I've got nothing else to write about. And I really need to write something about this. Word and Spirit: Selected Writings in Biblical and Systematic Theology
Saturday Miscellany—11/30/24 - 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: Forget drop-shipping—America’s new favorite side hustle is … republishing classic literature? Murderbot, She Wrote—Wired's got a great feature on Martha Wells The Power of Your Words: Leaving a Review Matters How Can
Tooth and Claw by Craig Johnson: Even in The Arctic, Nature’s Red - The Irresponsible Reader
Tooth and Claw by Craig Johnson DETAILS: Series: Walt Longmire, #.5 Publisher: Viking Publication Date: November 19, 2024 Format: Hardcover Length: 189 pg. Read Date: November 28, 2024 What's Tooth and Claw About? After his time with the Marines is over, Walt needs to get away from people, society, anything that makes him think of
Bullet Points about Spook Street by Mick Herron: All the Exciting Stuff Happens Around River - The Irresponsible Reader
Spook Street by Mick Herron DETAILS: Series: Slough House, #4 Publisher: Soho Crime Publication Date: December 12, 2017 Format: Paperback Length: 307 pg. Read Date: October 18-29, 2024 “You want me to issue a shoot-to-kill order.” “Well there’s no point shooting to wound. People would only get hurt.” What's the Back Cover of Spook Street
Thanksgiving 2024 - The Irresponsible Reader
Happy Thanksgiving/Turkey Day/Thursday (depending on your practice/preference/location) On this day that has been set aside these U.S. for expressions of gratitude, it's been my custom to take a moment or two and mention a few of the things that The Irresponsible Reader is thankful for. This is just about my favorite of my annual posts
Reposting in Lieu of Revising: Thanksgiving Book Tag - The Irresponsible Reader
I had in mind putting up a new version of this with new answers, because 2024 me is different than 2021 me, right? But I really like these answers (although I might switch out Lethal White for a different Galbraith), so...holidays are for laid back approaches to things, right? What's more laid back than a
WWW Wednesday—November 27, 2024 - 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
Nobody’s Hero by MW Craven: More Shockingly Violent Events in Koenig’s Increasingly Violent Life - The Irresponsible Reader
Nobody's Hero by M.W. Craven DETAILS: Series: Ben Koenig, #2 Publisher: Flatiron Books Publication Date: December 3, 2024 Format: eARC Length: 416 pg. Read Date: November 1-4, 2024 What's Nobody's Hero About? A decade ago, Ben Koenig helped a woman disappear—and to do so in a way that even he (who knew more than anyone