Category: Books
Literacy 2023: Book 11: You Can’t Be Serious
Kal Penn’s memoir about his experiences as an Indian American actor in Hollywood and as a member of the Obama administration
Literacy 2023: Book 10: The House of Silk
Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson investigate a widespread conspiracy in a story so scandalous it had to be withheld from publishing for a century
Literacy 2023: Book 9: The Skeleton Key
Erin Kelly’s mystery/thriller novel inspired by real-life puzzle books and the treasure hunters obsessed with decoding them
Literacy 2023: Book 8: Eerie Tales from the School of Screams
This new graphic novel is an anthology of five comic horror stories, ostensibly for kids but actually for me
Literacy 2023: Book 7: Moriarty
Anthony Horowitz’s mystery adventure set immediately after Sherlock Holmes and his nemesis fell to their deaths at Reichenbach Falls
Literacy 2023: Book 6: Hallowe’en Party
A Hercule Poirot mystery from 1969 that will form the basis of the next movie, inexplicably
Literacy 2023: Book 5: The Twist of a Knife
Getting accused of murder is one of the best things to happen to Anthony Horowitz’s writing!
Literacy 2023: Book 4: Bonk
Mary Roach applies her wry takes on uncomfortable topics to the subject of human sexuality and sex research, and the results are hilarious
Literacy 2023: Book 3: Stiff
A six-feet-deep dive into all the various things that can happen to a dead body
Literacy 2023: Book 2: Garth Marenghi’s TerrorTome
The latest compendium of darkest imaginings from Author, Dreamweaver, Visionary, Plus Actor Garth Marenghi
Literacy 2023: Book 1: Ghost Story
Peter Straub’s great big take on a Salem’s Lot-style small-town novel works best when it’s sticking to the stuff promised by its title
Literacy 2022: Recap
A failed reading challenge that’s encouraged me to pick up the habit again in 2023
