Reading anything?

[BoyScoutKevin]

Ye-es!

6 of 1
Priscilla Royal
ex-pat Canadian
Wild Justice
14th in the Medieval series
Hero: Brit
Place: U.K.
Time: 1280s


Stella Connolly
American
Many a Twist
6th in the County Cork series
26 more fiction in 4 more series + 2 stand alones
Heroine: Irish-American
Place: Ireland
Time: Present


Michael Gregorio
(husband and wife writing team of Michael Jacob and Daniela DeGregorio. He an ex-pat Brit. She an Italian national.)
Lone Wolf
3rd in the Sebastiano Cangio series
4 more fiction in 1 more series + 1 stand alone
Hero: Italian
Place: Italy and the U.K.
Time: Present


Bill Pronzini
American
award winner
The Bag of Tricks Affair
6th in the Carpenter and Quincannon series
And the 1st written without his wife, and it shows.
Heroes: Americans
Place: California
Time: last decade of the 19th century
And I must mention, not in this one, but earlier in the series, Sherlock Holmes appears. Not Sherlock Holmes, but someone who thinks he's Sherlock Holmes, but--still--one of the greatest characters I have ever seen outside of Sherlock Holmes.


Gregory Dowling
ex-pat Brit
The Four Horsemen
2nd in the Alvise Marangon series
Hero: Italian
Place: Venice (Italy)
Time: 1st half of the 18th century


Rosemary Rowe
(i.e. Rosemary Aitkens)
Brit
The Price of Freedom
11th in the Libertus series
Hero: Romanized Celt
Place: U.K.
Time: 2nd century A.D.


and 1 other
Star Wars : Canto Bight
4 different writers writing 4 different stories about 4 residents of Canto Bight.


And next time: a half dozen of various others

[BoyScoutKevin]

Ye-es!
and a half dozen of the other

Dr. Patrick Johnson
1st book
The Physics of Star Wars :
the science behind a galaxy, far, far away


graphic novel
Ian Fleming's James Bond 007 :
Felix Leiter
collecting isssues #4 - #6


The Annotated Night Before Christmas :
a collection of [76] sequels, parodies, and imitations of Clement Moore's immortal ballad about Santa Claus
edited by . . . Martin Gardner
who has 6 more annotations to his name
and which I always recommend as they always add so much more to the story.

Dates
original 1822
earliest 1850
latest 1990
published 1991


McKenna and Perez
Jane :
inspired by Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre
Heroine: American
Places: Massachusetts and New York (New York)
Time: the Present


Anthony Horowitz
Brit
award winner
Alex Rider :
never say die
11th in the Alex Rider series and 1st published in hardback
the 1st 3 in the series also published as graphic novels
If you want to see it and not read it, then the 1st in the series was made into a film.
Hero: Brit
Places: United States, United Kingdom, France, and Egypt
Time: the Present


graphic novel
Clue
an adaptation of the classic whodunit board game
collecting issues #1-6
If you want to see it and not read it, then there is the 1985 film version.
And while it faired poorly with both critics and audiences, there is talk of doing another film version of the game.


Next time: 6 of 1 of various types and formats

[BoyScoutKevin]

Ye-es!
Robert McParland's
American
A Century of America's Favorite books
6 more non-fiction

Top 10
From 1899 to 2018
Both fiction and non-fiction

Not all bestsellers are created equal. Some are of a higher quality than others, but, what they are, even if not taking place in the U.S. nor in the present time that they were published, they are a product of that time and this place.

Of all the best sellers listed, he has read no more than 3 dozen of them. Yet, he has lived over half the time covered in the book, thus, the book is like having one's own time machine to the past. Surprisingly, not unpleasant, but a bit odd.

Some 250 of them were made into a theatrical film or a best seller was made from a film. Of that number, if I have not read the book, I have seen the film 47% of the time and liked 76% of the films I saw. Both numbers being acceptable.

I don't know what they are basing films on now, but, there does seem to be a decline in basing a film on best sellers.

We also know that a "good" book can make a "bad" film, but, can a "bad" book make a "good film?" That is another question for which I have no answer.

Next time: a delayed 6 of 1 of various types and formats.

[BoyScoutKevin]

Ye-es!
6 of 1 in various formats

the graphic version of . . .
Sax Rohmer's Dope
which was 1st published in 1919
with this being published in 2017
If his name sounds a bit familiar, then think Dr. Fu Manchu


Steven Saylor
American
The Throne of Caesar
16th in the Roma Sub Rosa series + 4 more fiction
Hero: Roman
Place: Rome (Italy)
Time: 1st century B.C.
And the best book, either fiction or non-fiction, I have seen yet on Julius Caesar.


Jean Luc Picard
The Autobiography of Jean Luc Picard :
the story of one of Star Fleet's most important captains
edited by David A. Goodman
Hero: French
Place: the galaxy
Time: 24th century
The library where I go identifies books 2 ways: by the birth year of the author and by the year that the book is published. Thus, here we have a book published--2018--with a date of birth--almost 300 years later--2305. Maybe there is such a thing as time travel.


Tori Telfer
1st book
Lady Killers :
deadly women throughout history


Candice Fox
Aussie
Crimson Lake
6 more fiction
Hero: Aussie
Place: Australia
Time: Present


graphic novel
Penny Dreadful :
the ongoing series
v.1. The awakening
collecting issues #1-4
a continuation and sequel to the Showtime TV series


Next time: and a half dozen more in various formats

[Rev. Powell]

Because I'm cited in it (and I'm interested in what the author has to say about the movie, too).

[BoyScoutKevin]

And a half dozen more in various formats.

Dee Gordon
Bad Girls from History :
Wicked or Misunderstood
14 more non-fiction


Rhys Bowen
Brit ex-pat
award winner
The Ghost of Christmas Past
17th in the Molly Murphy series
10 more fiction in 1 more series
Heroine: Irish ex-pat
Place: New York State
Time: 1st decade of the 20th century


Ruth Downie
Brit
Memento Mori
Hero: Roman
Place: U.K.
Time: 2nd century A.D.


Sujata Massey
ex-pat Eurasian
award winner
The Widows of Malabar Hill
1st in the Perveen Mistry series
11 more fiction in 1 more series + 2 non-fiction
Hero: Indian
Place: India
Time: 1910s and 1920s


Edward Marston
Brit
The Circus Train Conspiracy
15th in the Railroad Detective series
+37 more fiction in 5 more series
Hero: Brit
Place: U.K.
Time: 1860s


Amy Kaufman
Bachelor Nation :
Inside the World of America's Favorite Guilty Pleasure
1st book


Next time: a finishing up with 5 more in various formats

[Alex]

Badmovies.org.

[BoyScoutKevin]

Ye-es!

graphic novel
Doctor Strange :
Lords of Fear

it took . . .
13 inkers -- 11 letterers -- 10 artists -- 9 writers -- 8 colorists -- 7 editors + 1 more -- and 2 assistant editors
. . . to create these . . .
14 stories,
which were published between 1966 and 1992.


graphic novel
Doctor Strange :
v.5. Secret Empire
collecting issues 21-26.


Wolf Haas
Austrian
award winner
Brenner and God
translater, Annie Janusch
7th in the Detective Brenner series,
but, the 1st translated into English
Hero: Austrian
Place: Austria and Germany
Time: 2000s
If you'd rather see it, then read it, there is a German film series based upon the book series


Anthony Horowitz
Brit
award winner
Magpie Murders

a book . . .
Hero: German-Greek ex-pat
Place: U.K.
Time: 1950s

within a book . . .
Heroine: Brit
Place: U.K.
Time: Present


Chris Nickson
Brit
The Hollywell Dead
3rd in the Medieval Mystery series
4 more fiction in 2 more series
Hero: Brit
Place: U.K.
Time: 1360s


Next time: a special report

[Rev. Powell]

I can promise you it lists many movies I could have died without seeing. And it shamefully skips over at least one movie everyone should see before they die---PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE.

[BoyScoutKevin]

Ye-es!
But, 1st a special report.

Mark Pinsky's
The Gospel According to Disney :
Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust

There is also . . .
The Gospel According to . . .
Dr. Seuss -- Harry Potter -- Peanuts -- Pixar -- Scrooge -- Sesame Street -- the Simpsons -- Tolkien -- and Winnie the Pooh.

Thus proving, at least to me, that while many of us may not be religious, most of us operate under some sort of moral code.

Next time: 6 of 1 in various formats

[BoyScoutKevin]

Ye-es!
6 of 1 of various formats

graphic novel
Fire and Stone
including Ch.1 Prometheus -- Ch.2. Aliens -- Ch.3. Alien versus Predator -- Ch.4. Predator -- Ch.5. Prometheus--Omega.


Stephen "Win" Wiacek
Marvel Black Panther :
the Ultimate Guide

with key themes and storylines, detailed character studies, and an in-depth look at the most iconic comics.


graphic novel
The Baker Street 4
translated from the French


graphic novel
Lumberjanes
v.8. Stone Cold
collecting issues #29-32


Alys Clare
Brit
The Night Wanderer
7th in the Aelf Fen series
6 more fiction in 1 more series
Heroine: Anglo-Saxon
Place: U.K.
Time: 1090s


Marvel Cinematic Universe Guidebook :
the Good, the Bad, the Guardians

Time wise: from 2014 to 2017
Film wise: from Marvel's Captain America : the Winter Soldier to Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy v.2


Edward Marston
Brit
A Christmas Railway Mystery
16th in the Railway Detective series
37 more fiction in 5 more series
Hero: Brit
Place: U.K.
Time: 1860s

Next time: and a half dozen more in various formats

[BoyScoutKevin]

Ye-es!
And a half dozen more in various formats.

You Have Killed Me
a graphic novel in the manner of Hammet and Chandler
1st published in 2009.
This version published in 2018.


Abir Mukherjee
Anglo-Indian
award winner
A Necessary Evil
2nd in the Wyndham and Banjeree series
Heroes: Brit and Indian
Place: India
Time: 1920s


Ben Fritz
Amercan
The Big Picture :
the Fight for the Future of Movies
1 more non-fiction


Carlene O'Connor
Irish ex-pat
Murder in an Irish Churchyard
3rd in the Irish Village series
Heroine: Irish
Place: Ireland
Time: Present


graphic novel
All-new, All-different Avengers
collecting All-new, All-different Avengers #1-15 + Annual #1 + Avengers #0 + Free Comic Book Day 2015 (Avengers #1) + Free Comic Book Day #2016 (Civil War #4)


graphic novel
Star Trek : Boldly Go v.3.
collecting issues #13-19


Next time: an even half dozen more in various formats

[BoyScoutKevin]

Ye-es!
An even half dozen more in various formats


graphic novel
Star Wars : Poe Dameron
v.3. Legend lost
collecting issues #7 + #14-19


Stuart Kells
Aussie
award winner
The Library :
a Catalogue of wonders
2 more non fiction


graphic novel
Star Wars : Darth Maul
collecting issues #1-5


graphic novel
Neil Gaiman's a Study in emerald
from the Neil Gaiman library
an adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's a Study in Scarlet with a touch of horror added


Matthew Kneale
ex-pat Brit
Rome :
a History in 7 sackings
7 more fiction + 1 more non-fiction

the sackings, which include sackings by the Gauls, the Visigoths, the Ostrogoths, the Normans, the Spanish and Germans, the French, and the Germans again, from 387 B.C. to 1944 A.D. or 2331 years.

Not only the history of Rome (Italy) but also its architecture, its cuisine, its economy, its geography, its military, its politics, its religion, its social life, and its theater.


Chris Nickson
Brit
The Tin god
6th in the Tom Harper series
+6 more fiction in 1 more series
Hero: Brit
Place: the U.K.
Time: 1890s


Next time: a special report

[FatFreddysCat]

Just finished:

Honestly: My Life and Stryper Revealed, by Michael Sweet

Next up:
Runnin' With the Devil:  Backstage Pass Into the Wild Times, Loud Rock and the Down and Dirty Truth Behind the Making of Van Halen by Noel Monk

[BoyScoutKevin]

A special report.

Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
and Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

300 years between the two, but, great minds still think alive, or 10 similiarities.

01. Both are part of the Magna Classic series.
02. Both feature a 14-year-old hero or heroine.
03. Both feature a dramatic feud.
04. Both are a product of their time and place.
05. But, both feature a story that occurs in an earlier time.
06. Both feature humorous moments.
07. In both, the humor is generated by a servant or a slave.
08. Both writers have an outstanding understanding of the human condition.
09. Both works are often misunderstood by modern audiences.
10. Both works have been often adapted into a film.

Next time: 6 of 1 in various formats