It's almost Thanksgiving, which means holiday shopping has begun and so have some really great sales. One of my favorite items to give and receive is books in all formats - print, eBook, and Audiobook - so putting together this annual guide is a real treat for me. This year, I tried something a little different; I expanded the guide to include other items that are also commonly found in bookstores, such as puzzles, games, tarot cards, collectibles, and more. For some of the listings, I also included some links to related/similar items that might have been released prior to 2023 and these mi ..read more

Cynthia Hart's Victoriana Cats Basket of Mischief 1,000-Piece Puzzle Sewing with Kittens 1,000-Piece Puzzle Set of 12 Wrapping Papers and Gift Tags The Sticker Book: 300 Enchanting Stickers (Hardcover) By Cynthia Hart Publisher: Workman Publishing Release date: October 17, 2023 I'm going to be honest with you: If you were to go back in time to tell my metalhead teenaged self that one day I'd be putting together 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzles with a Victorian cat theme, I'd have laughed myself all the way home from the Slayer concert. Well, here I am decades later: I'm still a metalhead; I stil ..read more

Heroes' Feast Flavors of the Multiverse: An Official D&D Cookbook Heroes' Feast D&D Cookbook Series Hardcover | Spiral Bound | Kindle By Kyle Newman, Jon Peterson, Michael Witwer, and Sam Witwer Publisher: Ten Speed Press Release Date: November 7, 2023 Good day and well met, friends! It boggles my mind to think that we are living in an age where Dungeons & Dragons has been so deeply ingrained into our culture that there are literal cookbooks to help create the perfect setting for any campaign. In my day (he says in his old man voice), we made do with Pizza Hut pepperoni pizzas a ..read more

Dungeons & Dragons: Lore & Legends: A Visual Celebration of the Fifth Edition of the World's Greatest Roleplaying Game Hardcover | Kindle By Michael Witwer, Kyle Newman, Jon Peterson, Sam Witwer Foreword by Tom Morello Publisher: Ten Speed Press Release Date: October 3, 2023 Well met, readers! I hope you are having the best of days and find success in all that you do. How goes my day, you ask? Splendidly, I must say, for I get the distinct pleasure of raving about a beautiful tome that found its way to my home just days ago. It was accompanied by many of its friends, but I will conc ..read more

What Kind of Mother Hardcover | Kindle | Audiobook By Clay McLeod Chapman Publisher: Quirk Books Release Date: September 12, 2023 My grandma always says, "Where there’s a thought, there’s an image; where there’s an image, there’s an event." If, like Grandma, you believe that thought projection leads to manifestation, then the events of What Kind of Mother will make perfect sense to you. If not, then when you get through the last third of this book by Clay McLeod Chapman, you'll probably be like, "What the hell did I just read?!" Actually, you might think that either way, because wow does th ..read more

Fall is almost upon us! This is my favorite season of the year in general, but also my favorite time for reading. There's always a plethora of titles being released for the season, many of which are perfect for Halloween and even the Christmas Horror subgenre. I always have so much fun putting together my Fall reading recommendations not only because of all the new titles I'm anticipating, but also so I can look back on what was released earlier in the year and read anything I might have missed. Below are some titles — with accompanying links to the print, ebooks, and audiobooks editions ..read more

The September House Hardcover | Kindle | Audiobook By Carissa Orlando Publisher: Berkley Release Date: September 5, 2023 Bleeding walls, nightly screams, and mutilated apparitions are what Margaret and Hal are up against in their new home every September in The September House, the debut novel from Carissa Orlando. When the empty-nesters first moved in, this large, beautiful, and surprisingly affordable Victorian domicile was their dream home. But with their fourth September as homeowners fast approaching, Hal has had enough of this place and its eerie inhabitants. He wants his wife to move ..read more

Dungeons & Dragons: Bigby Presents: Glory Of The Giants Hardcover D&D Accessory Wizards Of The Coast Release Date: August 15, 2023 Good day and well met, friends! I hope today finds you well and I am absolutely excited to present this newest source book to you, for it is near and dear to my heart. Playing AD&D in the '80s was possibly the highlight of any given week, but when it involved giant-kin, then it was beyond fun. Wizards Of The Coast has published this tome entitled Bigby Presents: Glory Of The Giants at such an opportune time for me, as I just welcomed my third grandso ..read more

Dragons of Fate Dragonlance Destinies Volume 2 Hardcover | Kindle | Audiobook By Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman Publisher: Random House Worlds Release Date: August 1, 2023 It has been almost four decades since I was fourteen and I read the very first Dragonlance novel from bestselling authors Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman; don't do the math as it stings a little to see that number has grown so large. But when I dove into Dragons of Fate, the second volume in the Dragonlance Destines series, it was like going home again. Please join me while I try not to spoil anything, but do my best to ..read more

Summertime is here! And with it brings lots of great reads to enjoy during the warmer weather. Below are some this year's releases that I personally am looking forward to reading over the Summer. After the main list of newer releases, I’ve included a “Read Before You Watch” of some older titles getting a TV/Film adaptations (such as the popular Daisy Jones and the Six streaming series), as well as some classic literature, like Dracula, which celebrates its 125 anniversary this year. Each listing has accompanying links to the print, ebook, and audiobook editions; the publisher’s synopsis; an ..read more