Thoroughly enjoyed this one. Invaders from the Dark by Greye la Spina. 1960, cover art by Gary Gore. #booknote by me

Need me one of those blue butterflies. "Fly, go find out who is the ignorant book stealer for your master."

This amazing book review sums up all of the fantastic floatsum. Stardrift by Emil Petaja. 1971, cover art by Hannes Bok. #booksky

A magnificent book review in the form of a post-ops debrief. Man of Many Minds by E. Everett Evans. 1953, cover art by Mel Hunter. #booksky

This book review suggests looking closer. A Mirror for Observers by Edgar Pangborn. 1955, cover art not attributed. #booksky

This book review is clever - exaggerating the time while simultaneously disguising the story ending ... 13 Seconds that Rocked the World by John J. Meyer. 1935, cover art by Nat Falk.

This book review suggests looking closer. A Mirror for Observers by Edgar Pangborn. 1955, cover art not attributed. #booksky

This book review is clever - exaggerating the time while simultaneously disguising the story ending ... 13 Seconds that Rocked the World by John J. Meyer. 1935, cover art by Nat Falk.

When a #booknote becomes more of a #bookcritique

The sound of book reading is clear in a cool drizzle.

Yep, thought I may have seen him when I went out for cup o' joe this morning

welp, am diving in... The Egg Shaped Thing by Christopher Hodder-Williams. w/ a nod to the Dillsberg Area Public Library on the Square. Reading withdrawn library books evokes the ghosts of those who previously held the book under a reading lamp in silent and contemplative immersion.

"Mrs Rachels, would you do something for me? If you're going down to the village, would you bring me back a box of Black magic Chocolates?" I didn't know about chocolate as a tempting treat for ghostly lost ones. from: Mrs Acland's Ghosts by William Trevor.

Love is in the (h)air

Why don’t they make movies like this anymore? wonderful … youtu.be/EpkL4eTIMmU?...

Daniel up next with another fantastic book review, on the stump for Mother Nature. The Dying Earth by Jack Vance. 1950, cover artist not attributed. #booksky

getting organized for 2026

My PB version was published by Penguin Science Fiction, 1966. Bought at a used book fair in London in 1999. I'm betting there's a reason, but have never been sure why the painting Endotete by Victor Brauner is pictured on front cover; some is research required I guess. #booksky

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase --- "ohhhhh, this is more fun than choking chickens!"

The perfect unintentional book review. The Doomsday Planet by Harl Vincent. 1968, the cover artist remains forever unknown. #booksky "lub-dub, lub-dub" -- don't blame me if you pick this up to read and slide unwittingly into your own cosmic slumber around Ormin ...

“You’ll be visited by three spirits.” The three spirits:

Oh boy.

"You'll be visited by three spirits." The three spirits:

The silence can be deafening. The Listeners by Murray Leinster. 1971, cover artist not attributed. #booksky

There is creativity and innovation in numbers Taken from The IBM Poster Program by Finkel & Tillman.

Got a new site for all the CoxReads news: edco.coxreads.com. Lemme know what you think.

doesn't have any friends

Where is that damn key? Beyond the Vanishing Point by Ray Cummings. 1958, cover art by Valigursky. #booksky

The hot fires of radiation and mutation will do that. Re-Birth by John Wyndham. 1960, cover art by Richard Powers. #booksky

spotting her from across the field

How about this for your #fashionfriday consideration? Because every military/exploratory service org has uniform standards. Star Fleet Technical Manual TM : 379260 c1975 by Franz Joseph Designs, 1st edition

Good day for a TOGTART w/ a buddy to York, PA (6 hr drive round trip). York Emporium has closed, opened under new name in a different bldg few blocks away. Grabbed this lot for under $100 (b'day $ saved from July) ... worth every penny.

Variations on a theme

Another unintentional (and strangely compelling and delightful) book review. The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett. 1989, jacket design by Oksana Kushnir. #booksky

If you see this, post your getaway vehicle.

We can only wonder.

If you see this post your getaway vehicle.

Good day for a TOGTART w/ a buddy to York, PA (6 hr drive round trip). York Emporium has closed, opened under new name in a different bldg few blocks away. Grabbed this lot for under $100 (b'day $ saved from July) ... worth every penny.

Is life imitating art, or vice versa?

Look at these little beauties

Say what?

sure to make one feel better!

Unspoken in this book review - "finding your way back is the trick." The Universe Between by Alan E. Nourse. 1965, cover art by Mel Hunter. #booksky

I miss those halcyon days of jiggling the TV rabbit ears for my dad while he was cheering on Haystacks Calhoun.

Once upon a time, you could tell a lot about a man by the matches in his pocket

Wait, you didn't really read the book, did you?! The Book of the Dun Cow, by Walter Wangerin, Jr 1978 1st ed. #booksky

Unanticipated book reviews make me smile, every time! A Tale of Two Clocks by James H. Schmitz. 1962, cover artist not attributed. #booksky

happens every now and again

Variation on a theme - too much water

A lingering becomes THAT one day we’ll all remember. Twenty Four Hours by Neil Charles. 1952, cover art by Gordon C Davies. #booksky