A while back I started to track how many books I read throughout the year. The goal was 52 books in a year, one a week. Beyond recording the numbers, I tracked reading patterns; sometimes I'm in the mood for lighter fare, and at others I'm interested in heavier works ( Read more... )

Latest entries in the 2010 challenge to read fifty-two books this year are Tai-Pan by James Clavell and Devils of the Deep by Harold Davis.

Tai-Pan was Clavell's second novel. The first time I read this book, I was floored by its epic scope. I knew this was the kind of stuff I wanted to write; it was moving, it played out across a broad stage, and ( Read more... )

... The Shadow.


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I finished the first issue of the Nostalgia Ventures reprint of The Shadow last night, and I'm still on the fence about whether I like them or not.

The two stories were Crime, Insured and The Golden Vulture. The first is noted in an essay by series and consulting editors Anthony Tollin and Will Murray as the most thrilling adventure of The Shadow ( Read more... )