Category Archives: On The Nightstand

Anyone who grew up in the South knows that we have a saying for almost any occasion.  One of my favorites has always been “If there’s fog in the pulput – there’s gonna be mist in the pews”.  Probably goes … Continue reading →

“Mon zen no kozō narawanu kyō wo yomu.” It’s a Japanese saying that translates roughly to “An Apprentice Near A Temple Will Recite Scriptures Untaught” and it suggests that a person can learn and grow simply by being in the … Continue reading →

This one was unplanned.  I’d just finished my second April release – “The Night Dahlia” by R.S. Belcher – and I was honestly without direction on to what I was going to read next.  It’s not that I didn’t have … Continue reading →

I’ve commented in several past posts on R.S. Belcher and his three series:  Golgotha (very good), Nightwise (good) and Brotherhood Of The Wheel (not good at all).  This is the second book in the Nightwise series and I downloaded it … Continue reading →

“One of the things I like, and I’m a voracious reader as well as a writer, is books that surprise me, that are not predictable”. George R.R. Martin I don’t read much from the Horror category but decided to try … Continue reading →

I’ve always gotten a kick out of the saying – “sex is kinda like pizza…even when it’s bad, it’s pretty darn good”.  I’m not going to make a judgement about it’s accuracy with respect to sex but I do generally … Continue reading →

I posted on this book about a week ago when I was about a third of the way through – the link will bring you back to my earlier post: http://booksofbrian.com/on-the-nightstand-the-brief-wondrous-life-of-oscar-wao-3-18-2018/ I was able to finish last night and you … Continue reading →

I wanted to add a brief, partial post before I ended the weekend – for several reasons. First and foremost, I wanted to thank NG for recommending this book.  After reading my “Ready Player One” post, he steered me in … Continue reading →

It’s been another over the top, busy week but in a good way.  Both of our kids were back for Spring Break this week and, I have to say, it was a good week for everyone.  Not sure about everyone … Continue reading →

Here’s the second book I finished on the trip – the next volume in what has come to be called the “Honorverse”.  I’ve been reading these books since 1993, when the first novel in the collection – “On Basilisk Station” … Continue reading →