2024 in Review: My Favorite Reads
Last year, I combined my “best of…” into a single post, highlighting my favorites in each medium, but 2024 was such a good year for reading that gaming got its own post so I can spotlight my favorites in different categories: nonfiction, fiction, comics, and manga.
Booknotes: December 2024
Books I read, games I played, things I watched, with a brief note on what I thought about each of them. 2024 ended with some bangers across the board!
Comics vs. Manga: Deciding What to Read?
The past three years have found me reading a lot more comics and manga again, to the point where I’ve had to be more intentional about what I’m planning to read next year, mainly because there’s so much manga to choose from!
Booknotes: November 2024
Books I read, and a brief note on what I thought about each of them. Includes other media, too.
Booknotes: October 2024
Books I read, and a brief note on what I thought about each of them. Includes other media, too.
Five Things: September 19, 2024
“Reading this was like watching an ace pitcher bedazzling hitters.” Five Things for September 19, 2024
Five Things: September 5, 2024
“Democratizing access to creativity.” Five Things for September 5, 2024
Booknotes: August 2024
Books I read, and a brief note on what I thought about each of them. Includes other media, too.
Five Things: December 15, 2022
Five things for December 15, 2022. That’s it! That’s the excerpt.
How Manga Took Over My Bookshelf — and the World!
Between research for Comics Plus (aka, the day job) and many hours of the wonderful Mangasplaining podcast, I’ve been able to zero in on stories that are most likely to be up my alley without putting too big a dent in my wallet. As a result, manga has become the majority of what I’ve read and enjoyed this year.