Category Archives: Books

Reading Report, September/October 2026 from Jeff Baker. (October 19, 2026)

Posted on October 19, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Reading Report September/October 2026 (NOTE: Unless otherwise noted, all of these works are short-stories.) Got the first issue of “Otherside Magazine. Read the poem “Blessing For Mary Grue” by Elisheva Fox. Read the story “This Is Not Your Extinction Event” … Continue reading →

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The Screaming Skull: Horror (and laughs!) In Paperback. A Reading Report Extra From Jeff Baker, October 8, 2026.

Posted on October 8, 2026 by jeffbaker307

The Screaming Skull a Reading Report Extra by Jeff Baker For this month’s Reading Report I’m mentioning several stories I’ve read out of the same anthology: “The Screaming Skull, and Other Great American Ghost Stories.” Edited by the late David … Continue reading →

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“Search For The Lost.” J. Scott Coatsworth and Kim Fielding’s New Book Is Out!!! (October 7, 2026)

Posted on October 7, 2026 by jeffbaker307

J. Scott Cotsworth and Kim Fielding’s new novel “Search For the Lost” is out!!! It’s a sequel to last year’s fun “Office Of the Lost.” It picks up where…but I’ll let Scott and Kim tell it! —-jeff SOMETIMES ORDER BECOMES … Continue reading →

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Reading Report August/September 2026 from Jeff Baker. “Bond…Nelson Bond…” and Others! (September 20, 2026.)

Posted on September 20, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Just before bedtime one night I stumbled across an audiobook of Nelson S. Bond’s stories about “Horse-Sense Hank.” Hank is an illiterate turnip farmer who is a inuitive scientific genius. Show Hank part of something and he’ll figure the rest … Continue reading →

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Mark McCormick Speaks At Left On Read Books. (September 19, 2026.)

Posted on September 19, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Author Mark McCormick speaking at Left On Read by Jeff Baker (September 19, 2026) Writer and columnist Mark McCormick spoke at Left On Read Bookstore in Wichita, KS Saturday September 19, 2026. Speaking to an appreciative standing-room only crowd, McCormick … Continue reading →

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“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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