This isn’t fair

On May 5, 2026 By Luther M. SilerIn ReadingLeave a comment

These three books were waiting for me when I got home. That’s Sisters of the Lizard, the sequel to my ninth-favorite book of 2025, She Knows All the Names, the sequel to my twelfth-favorite book of 2025, and The Last Contract of Isako, the first book in a new trilogy by Fonda Lee, whose last trilogy was my favorite book of the year three fucking books in a row. And next week I get a new Dungeon Crawler Carl book, the latest book in a series that was first in my list of favorite books of 2025.

Come on, God damn it. Slow down. I read faster than 95% of the entire human race and that may be an understatement, and I can’t keep up with this shit. I need all the writers to get together and put themselves on a schedule. This is crazy.

Unread Shelves: May 3, 2026

On May 3, 2026 By Luther M. SilerIn Photography, Reading1 Comment

I put the new bookshelves in place today— two full-size Billys from our friends at Ikea– and … sigh:

Sooooo much to read.

Monthly Reads: April 2026

On May 1, 2026 By Luther M. SilerIn Photography, ReadingLeave a comment

If this looks super light, well, that’s because by my standards it obviously is, but also I started Tom’s Crossing on the last day of March and it was twelve hundred freaking pages long.

Book of the Month is Cursed Daughters, with The Door on the Sea and The Reanimator’s Fate very close behind. I’m enjoying For Whom The Belle Tolls way, way, way more than I thought I would, but I’m not done with it yet so it isn’t eligible.

Unread Shelf: April 30, 2026

On April 30, 2026 By Luther M. SilerIn Photography, ReadingLeave a comment

Looks kinda rough, right? Hahaha you have no idea:

And we aren’t fucking done:

Minor milestone: this will be the final Unread Shelf for the bookshelf in the top picture, which has hosted my unread books since I began this series ten thousand years ago. It is being replaced this weekend with something sturdier and just barely wider, and also I can never leave the house again because I have too much to read.

Monthly Reads: March 2026

On April 1, 2026 By Luther M. SilerIn Photography, ReadingLeave a comment

Book of the Month is the most excellent The Black Hunger, by Nicholas Pullen. This was kind of a bleh month overall, but Slewfoot and Trad Wife were pretty good too.