Reading Report Extra: August 6^th, 2025

I’m posting this extra because two extraordinary reading events are going on right now. Two fine writers are posting serials that show them at the top of their craft in making entertaining works for readers. I reference them in every monthly Reading Report but I wish to give them special attention.

J. Scott Coatsworth’s monthly serialized novel “Down The River” is drawing to a close. He has announced that he finished writing the last chapter which should be posted on his blog in September of this year.

It’s a follow up to his earlier serialized novel “The River City Chronicles,” set in Scott’s adopted home town of Sacramento, California. It is a work which the local paper compared to “Tales Of the City” for both it’s serialized format and LGBT characters.

The story is fun, sweet and compelling as well as entertaining. I’ll be sad to see it go.

Kaje Harper is an author of a lot of novels, mostly LGBT romance mixed with fantasy, mystery and science-fiction. She posts a weekly story on her Facebook page “Kaje’s Conversation Corner,” and for the last few weeks the offerings have been something different than a standalone story: a continuing serial featuring alien prince Bex and his human consort Troy. Two men in an arranged relationship for diplomatic purposes. Plenty of romance, wonder and palace intrigue which I won’t spoil here.

Anything Kaje writes is wonderful, and well worth the reader’s time, and her regular readers are hoping this is the beginning of a new book.

Here’s a link to “Down The River” on J. Scott Coatsworth’s blog: https://www.jscottcoatsworth.com/category/features/serial/

Here’s a link to “The River City Chronicles:” https://www.jscottcoatsworth.com/book/the-river-city-chronicles/

Here’s Kaje Harper’s Facebook where she posts weekly stories: https://www.facebook.com/groups/208207893795147

Here’s Kaje’s blog site: https://www.kajeharper.com/