Category Archives: General

Top Ten Book Featuring Travel

Posted on May 20, 2025 by smellincoffee

And as usual, by top ten I mean “the first ten that occurred to me”. But first, the customary tease: The U.S. military is also a “self-licking ice cream cone,” as American GIs called it in Vietnam, dedicated to its … Continue reading →

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Memories from the Microphone

Posted on May 19, 2025 by smellincoffee

Memories from the Microphone is a history of baseball broadcasting that begins with primitive radio and follows broadcasting into the maturation of radio and television networks. In this, it’s also a partial history of how radio and television developed as … Continue reading →

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WWW Wednesday + Books that Became Film/Shows

Posted on May 14, 2025 by smellincoffee

WHAT have you finished reading recently? Fenway 1912, a history of Fenway Park’s first year in action as the Red Sox had a really good year, facing off the New York Giants in a World Series . WHAT are you … Continue reading →

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WWW Wednesday + Long and Short Prompt

Posted on May 7, 2025 by smellincoffee

WHAT have you finished reading recently? I just finished reading Ty Cobb: A Terrible Beauty, and a review will go live at 11 AM today. WHAT are you reading now? I’m halfway through Fenway 1912, a history of the Red … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Alabama Authors

Posted on May 6, 2025 by smellincoffee

Today’s TTT is authors who live in my state/region! But first, a tease: Hit `em where they ain’t, run when you really shouldn’t, keep going when you ought to stop. It was the modern age and his game was the … Continue reading →

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It’s over, Anakin! I have the descant!

Posted on May 4, 2025 by smellincoffee

May the Fourth be with fellow SW fans.

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April 2025 in Review

Posted on April 30, 2025 by smellincoffee

Well, that was certainly an unusual April. It’s not the first time Read of England has been waylaid by a cowboy, though. Although I did start the month with some English-type reads, by and large it was Joe Pickett Month … Continue reading →

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WWW Wednesday

Posted on April 30, 2025 by smellincoffee

WHAT have you finished reading recently? Selma’s Mayor, Jenny Egertson; Tresspasser, Paul Doiron. A mystery with a missing deer….and a missing woman! WHAT are you currently reading? How to Survive Modernity, Alain de Botton. Also, another Doiron. The Precipice, or … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Books with “South” in the Title

Posted on April 29, 2025 by smellincoffee

Today’s treble T is top ten books with ____________ in the title, so I chose to go with South, or Southern. Given that I’m a librarian in a southern river town, I really should read more southern literature… But first, … Continue reading →

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Ten Things I’ve Loved about the Joe Pickett Series

Posted on April 24, 2025 by smellincoffee

Today at lunch, I finished Battle Mountain and am therefore caught up with the Joe Pickett series. While it’s partially a relief to be able to read something else, I have rather enjoyed my habit in the last two months … Continue reading →

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