It’s been over a year since I last posted to my blog. Such it is. I’ve decided to return to my tradition of top books of the year. As always, these are the top books I’ve read. Some were actually published this year (likely a first) while some are not. Interestingly 9 out of 10 are […]
Read More Top Books of 2020It’s been awhile since I last posted on this blog. I’ve been caught up on a lot of amazing writing and research projects. But here’s my top 11 books for 2018. This list excludes all comics since I feel that I have enough for another post of top comics for 2018. Stay Tuned Circe by […]
Read More Top 11 Best Books of 2018I’m going to take a moment from our regularly scheduled programming of travel narrative and snack exploration for some fun and exciting news. I’m stealing this from my other website Bowler Hat Fox. As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve been working on freelancing writing career since March 2017. Well, this week was a big win for […]
Read More Exciting NewsThe following day was my talk and a trip to Greenwich. Sir Hans Sloane We started that day at the local college to give lectures on various topics to the Loyola law students. I’ve been talking about something historically relevant to the area for the last six year. This time, I talked about the complicated […]
Read More Winter Trip 2018: Part 5We were in London. The best city (after Chicago). Regular readers of this blog know my love for that city. Samuel Johnson once said, “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life.” Too true. No matter how long I am there and how many things we do, there’s so much left […]
Read More Winter Trip 2018: Part 4Now that I have talked about my favorite books of the year, I’m going to turn to my favorite comic books of the year. It’s a silly distinction between the two but there were too many books on both lists for one post. So enjoy my favorite books of the year including superheroes (!) and […]
Read More Best Comics of 2017It is December and that means best of the year lists! It’s fun to learn which I’ve read have been lauded (if any) and discover new books to read in the upcoming year. I’m going to make my annual contribution to the list. However, most lists focus on books that have been published in the […]
Read More Top Books of 2017It’s been a busy few weeks and I am a little behind on my trip to Ireland. But I’ll get back to normally scheduled programming soon. Until then, here are my two recent posts at Book Riot! Enjoy! Snacking on the Past: 5 Books about Food History Red Roses for Edgar Allen Poe
Read More Two More Posts for Book RiotGood day my fellow readers! I’m excited that I have published two posts with amazing website Book Riot. The first is about how I grew to love superhero comics and the second are 5 books about surreal workplaces. I’m thrilled to be a part of the Book Riot Community. Please check out the posts here: […]
Read More Writing about BooksI’m very thrilled that my first post for Book Riot has gone up. I’m extremely excited to share with you all how I learned to love superhero comics with a special nod to Squirrel Girl. Please check it out: https://bookriot.com/2017/09/27/learned-love-superhero-comics/ That’s all for now!
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Not Without My Bowler Hat 