Category Archives: Books

Rainbow Snippet from Cait Gordon’s “Selected Shorts.”

Posted on January 24, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Every Week at Rainbow Snippets https://www.facebook.com/groups/RainbowSnippets participants post six lines of a work of theirs, a work-in-progress or a work by someone else that has LGBT characters. My snippets this week come from “Selected Shorts,” Cait Gordon’s fine anthology of … Continue reading →

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Reading Report, December2025/January2026 from Jeff Baker. January 20, 2026

Posted on January 20, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Beta read another of J. Scott Coatsworth’s fine stories. Doubtless it will be published soon. Read Jeffrey Marks’ story “The Fall Of the House Of Fresher” in the LGBT-themed mystery anthology “Crime Ink: Iconic.” An homage to Dupin and Ellery … Continue reading →

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Cait Gordon’s “Speculative Shorts.” New Collection Reviewed by Jeff Baker. (January 15, 2026)

Posted on January 15, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Characters who sign. Accessibility. Ableism. This book deals with issues of… No. Wait… Two Opera divas in an otherworldly rivalry, complete with tentacles. Love stories across every gender spectrum. A non-binary Alice meets a different kind of Cheshire Cat. People … Continue reading →

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Reading Report from Jeff Baker. “Day Million” and Others November/December 2025

Posted on December 21, 2025 by jeffbaker307

Reading Report, November/December 2025 Listened to a recording of Frederik Pohl’s “Day Million.” I’d never read it before. Read Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpekis’ story “Oil On Water” online. It’s in the magazine LOLWE. A well-done horror story that doesn’t pull its … Continue reading →

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J. Scott Coatsworth’s New Book: “Down The River.” Available November 30, 2025

Posted on November 26, 2025 by jeffbaker307

My friend J. Scott Coatsworth is releasing his latest book, “Down The River” on November 30, 2025 But I’ll let him tell it… Nine years have passed since a group of strangers first met at a magical little restaurant in … Continue reading →

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Reading Report, August/September 2025 from Jeff Baker

Posted on September 21, 2025 by jeffbaker307

Image courtesy of J. Scott Coatsworth Read Joe R. Lansdale’s “The Shadows In the Rock,” in the anthology “Scaring and Daring.” A fine homage to Mark Twain and Huckleberry Finn. The dialogue is perfect. (“You listen right smart, that river … Continue reading →

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The Kuttners “Portal In the Picture.” Reviewed by Jeff Baker. (September 19, 2025)

Posted on September 19, 2025 by jeffbaker307

Kuttner And Moore’s “Portal In The Picture” review by Jeff Baker A Reading Report Addenda. (September 19th, 2025) There’s a land that I’ve heard of, once in a lullaby—–”Over The Rainbow.” Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore’s novella “The Portal … Continue reading →

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“Dogs Don’t Break Hearts.” ‘Nathan Burgoine’s New YA Book Reviewed by Jeff Baker. (August 29, 2025)

Posted on August 29, 2025 by jeffbaker307

“Dogs Don’t Break Hearts” is ‘Nathan Burgoine’s second YA book under Lorimer’s “Real Love” imprint since his fun “Stuck With You” two years ago. Like the earlier book, it is a “Hi/Lo,” a “high interest, low reading complexity book” meant … Continue reading →

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Harper and Coatsworth Works Worth Noting—And Available Online Jeff Baker, August 6th, 2025

Posted on August 7, 2025 by jeffbaker307

Reading Report Extra: August 6th, 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 … Continue reading →

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Reading Report for June/July 2025 from Jeff Baker. July 20, 2025

Posted on July 20, 2025 by jeffbaker307

Reading Report June/July 2025 Read Robert Bloch’s “Hungarian Rhapsody.” A jawdrop moment midway through involving gold coins. Didn’t see the ending coming (but should have!) Started reading some James Schmitz with “The Second Night Of Summer” from “The Best Of … Continue reading →

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