Again, this is another prompt I took noytes in the notebook then forgot to come back and post it here on the blog. So here we go, via That Artsy Reader Girl, my top new-to-me authors I read in 2025. Book links go to my reviews on this blog:
Charlie Claire Burgess, Radical Tarot.
William J. Barber, II, White Poverty.
Cory Doctorow, The Internet Con.
Garry J. Shaw, Cryptic.
Chuck Collins, Burned by Billionaires.
Courtney Weber, Hekate: Goddess of Witches.
I saw this prompt over at Witty and Sarcastic Bookclub, and I wrote notes for it in my notebook. I then, as life often happens, forgot to post it on the blog here. I recently was looking through my writing notebook and found it, so I decided to go ahead and post it now. I suppose late is better than never. Prompts are as provided; the books are ones I read last year. Links go to my reviews of the books.
If you did this tag and posted it, feel free to share a link with me, and I will go over and check it out. I am always curious what other people are reading out there. Or if you got any comments, feel free to write them down below.
Anyhow, this time I am making a list of ten books I have read that have the word "book" in the title. I am including links to my reviews of the books, if available at this time, so you can check them out if you find them interesting. Books are listed in no specific order.
Llewellyn's Complete Book of Divination
Little Book of Whiskey Cocktails
The Big Book of Tarot Meanings
The Book Lover's Guide to London
This was not as easy as it sound initially, but I managed to find 10 books to make this list. So, anyone out there read any books with "book" in the title that may be interesting. Feel free to leave a comment and let me know.
After I finished putting together my list of 20 books that influenced me, I realized there were more than just 20. So here we are again with another list of 20 books "that have had an impact on who you are." As before, these are just the book covers. No explanations, reviews, etc., although some of these I've reviewed on this blog.
The books are listed in no particular order. As much as possible, I am using book covers from editions I read or have some special meaning to me.
Las venas abiertas de América Latina
Asterix en Hispania
Mafalda (series)
The Empire of Fear
Master of the Five Magics
Don Quijote de la Mancha
White Poverty
How not to get shot
The Thousand Dollar Dinner
Again I ask, how about readers out there? Any favorite books you'd like to share? Maybe you posted your list somewhere? Feel free to share a link if you have it. You share in the comments below. Thanks for stopping by.
This prompt has been going around in and out in social media: "20 Books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just book covers."
Social media hashtags: #20Books, #20Books20Days
Rather than trying to remember to post one a day in my social media, I am just making the list here, and you can see them all at once. These are in no particular order. I will add a small note that as much as possible I've tried to include the book covers of the editions I first read the books in, which for some older books were not easy to find, and I had to settle for an alternative. Some of these covers have a small history for me, but that would be another post for another time.
Cien Años de Soledad
El Alquimista
The Godfather
Ciaphas Cain: Hero of the Imperium
Cuentos Folklóricos de Puerto Rico
Robotech (series)
Expendable
Watchmen
Batman: The Long Halloween
Bullfinch's Mythology
La Edad de Oro
Murder on the Orient Express
The Complete Sherlock Holmes
The Illustrated Guide to Tarot
365 Tarot Spreads
Writing Down the Bones
Encyclopedia Brown (series)
The Martian Chronicles
The Forever War
Dune
How about other readers out there? Want to share your 20 books? Feel free to comment below or if you have a blog post, share the link. Have you read any of these?
