Category Archives: Books

“Not Not Normal” by Peter E. Fenton. Reviewed by Jeff Baker. (August 4th, 2026.)

Posted on August 4, 2026 by jeffbaker307

“Not Not Normal” by Peter E. Fenton Reviewed by Jeff Baker Peter E. Fenton’s YA novel “Not Not Normal” features relationships, bullying, loss and self-doubt with realistically drawn characters and situations. Oh yeah, and books. Lots of books. “Not Not … Continue reading →

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Rocket Summer 2026! A Reading Report Extra, from Jeff Baker. Blast-off! (July 31, 2026)

Posted on August 1, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Rocket Summer 2026 a Reading Report Extra from Jeff Baker The cover depicts “Git Along” by De Camp. The lizard on top is wearing a cowboy hat… “Rocket Summer” is being done by a lot of Book Tubers on You … Continue reading →

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Reading Report; June/July 2026 from Jeff Baker. Of River City and Flying Graveyards (July 20, 2026.)

Posted on July 20, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Just under the wire for Julian Hawthorne’s June 22nd birthday I read a chapter in his novella “Kildhurm’s Oak,” which I left off reading a while back. I need to get back into reading him. Read the monthly offerings by … Continue reading →

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Reading Report May/June 2026 from Jeff Baker. (June 21, 2026)

Posted on June 21, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Again, I probably did more writing than reading this period, and my notes are spread over two (or three!) spiral bound notebooks so I can’t vouch for the 100% accuracy this month. But hey, I’m probably reading more than the … Continue reading →

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Reading Report for April/May 2026, from Jeff Baker (May 21, 2026)

Posted on May 21, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Reading Report April/May 2026 Got a lot more writing than reading done this period (see my April/May Progress Report) but I did manage to read through a few things. Read “A Night In King’s College Chapel” by M. R. James. … Continue reading →

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“Cardula And the Locked Rooms.” Jack Ritchie Mysteries Reviewed by Jeff Baker. (May 4, 2026)

Posted on May 4, 2026 by jeffbaker307

“Cardula and the Locked Rooms,” the fine collection of Jack Ritchie’s crime and mystery stories featuring his private eye character Cardula is out now from Crippen & Landru and it is well worth the wait. Featuring all of Ritchie’s stories … Continue reading →

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“River Road” by John M. Floyd. Reviewed by Jeff Baker. (May 3, 2026)

Posted on May 3, 2026 by jeffbaker307

John M. Floyd’s mystery short-story collection “River Road And Other Mystery Stories” (Crippen and Landru, 2025) features seventeen enthralling mysteries, mostly of the Ellery Queen/Edward D. Hoch variety, meaning fairly-clued whodunit puzzle stories, more often than not featuring Southern settings … Continue reading →

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Reading Report, February/March 2026, from Jeff Baker. Christmas In March and More (March 21, 2026)

Posted on March 21, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Reading Report February/March 2026 Finished Bruce Campbell’s “Secret of Skeleton Island.” It’s fun and is worth a blog post in itself. Maybe paired with the similarly-titled Robert Arthur book. Likable characters, action and mystery with characters who seem just a … Continue reading →

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Rainbow Snippet from Cait Gordon’s “Speculative 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 “Speculative 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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