Content Warning: Alcoholism, Child Abuse Younger listeners may not know this, but in the 90’s there was a phenomenon of “Very Special Episodes” where ordinarily… Continue reading
Five Years of Words About Books and Thrawn
I am older than I was 5 years ago. I suppose most of us are. It’s strange to me to remember that there was a… Continue reading
What is a Locked Room Mystery?
This is going to contain major spoilers for You Are Fatally Invited by Ande Pliego (and to a lesser extent And Then There Were None… Continue reading
What Would Skeletor Actually Do?
The short answer to this question is: whatever it takes. The long answer requires a more nuanced understanding of the man within the skull. Skeletor… Continue reading
Extra Nate: Fire & Blood and Fake History
INTRODUCTION Quarter 2 started off with a book we were really looking forward too. Fire & Blood by George R. R. Martin. The second series… Continue reading
On Tax Policies and Abandoned Epics
In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, George R.R. Martin once said the following: Ruling is hard. This was maybe my answer to Tolkien, whom,… Continue reading
So I got my first copyright strike…
I don’t think of myself as a YouTuber. From the perspective of Words About Books, YouTube is just one of a dozen directories that this… Continue reading
Extra Nate: Animorphs and the Importance of Good Book Covers
First a special shout out to Nate! Good job, me. You completed the first quarter of blog posts. You don’t have to run any miles… Continue reading
I Hate Peppa Pig
Introduction why I hate Peppa Pig I need to vent and this blog is here for venting. It’s cheaper than therapy… I think? I don’t… Continue reading
Extra Nate: The Illusion of Gaia
The Illusion of Gaia plan I’ve been thinking for a while about doing small videos on the side and writing on the side as well.… Continue reading