Category Archives: Books

Books I’ve read lately, in the past or about the authors.

Idiot America by Charles P. Pierce

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Steve

I was motivated to read this book thanks to two different references for the author. The first was Eric Alterman who would often let Pierce participate on his Friday column/blog. The other was Idiot‘s opening about the creationist museum based … Continue reading →

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The Time Machine Did It by John Swartzwelder

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Steve

Book number four on my iPad but I read it a while back, forgot to write about it, got sucked into reading others, namely the Simon Pegg bio and Idiot America (next up for review!). Since Machine was a quick, … Continue reading →

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A list of Star Trek novels

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Steve

With everybody drooling, speculating and waiting in anticipation over Abrams’ next Star Trek movie courtesy of a trailer containing numerous explosions, the io9 people cranked out an interesting list. It was rather incomplete but then again, their editorial board is … Continue reading →

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Nerd do Well by Simon Pegg

Posted on November 3, 2012 by Steve

Finally! Another book completed on my iPad, something I totally failed to do during our recent vacation to Las Vegas. Plus I’ve been slogging through Nerd for about a year. This doesn’t mean it’s a hard read, far from it. … Continue reading →

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The Tenth Good Thing About Barney by Judith Viorst

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Steve

This is a little kid book my friend Helen recommended for me to help with grieving over the loss of Molly. I was really touched by the preview on Amazon so I bought two copies, one for me and the … Continue reading →

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Super belated RIP for Ray Bradbury

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Steve

It was sad to hear about the passing of Ray last Wednesday. He was a terrific author whose stories have permeated the West (I need to make a Picayune glossary to save everyone the trouble) long before I was born. … Continue reading →

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RIP: Maurice Sendak

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Steve

Where The Wild Things Are was one of the first books I remember my mother giving me when I was learning to read. Sendak’s visual style, namely the monsters left an impression on me. The changed connotation of the term … Continue reading →

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John Hodgman

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Steve

You probably don’t know John’s name but the role he did for Apple Computers during the mid- to late Aughts. Other times, he is a senior correspondent on The Daily Show when he is in New York. Last night he … Continue reading →

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Italian #16: Carlo Collodi (Lorenzini)

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Steve

Many people today probably think Pinocchio was a Walt Disney creation thanks to the well-loved cartoon but the Italian people know better. The wooden boy who wanted to become a real-live child was penned by ex-soldier/text-book writer/satirist Carlo Lorenzini. He … Continue reading →

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Courtney E. Smith

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Steve

All roads lead to Austin, what can I say, I live at the center of the cool universe is my conclusion after telling our Maggiano’s waiter about this city’s numerous attractions. Last evening’s book signing continued to strengthen the point … Continue reading →

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