We are now well into the spring and April is now over and May has begun. It is time to provide my reading list for April 2022.

For the month I listened to 22 different titles, of these 6 were new titles, or 27.2%. The title I want to highlight for April is "Still Just a Geek" by Wil Wheaton.

Celebrated actor, personality, and all-around nerd, Wil Wheaton updates his memoir of collected blog posts with all new material and annotations as he reexamines one of the most interesting lives in Hollywood and fandom--and now for the first time in audio, narrated by Wil himself!

From starring in Stand by Me to playing Wesley Crusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation to playing himself, in his second (third?) iconic role of Evil Wil Wheaton in The Big Bang Theory, to becoming a social media supernova, Wil Wheaton has charted a career course unlike anyone else, and has emerged as one of the most popular and well respected names in science fiction, fantasy and pop culture.

Back in 2001, Wil began blogging on wilwheaton.net. Believing himself to have fallen victim to the curse of the child actor, Wil felt relegated to the convention circuit, and didn’t expect many would want to read about his random experiences and personal philosophies.

Yet, much to his surprise, people were reading. He still blogs, and now has an enormous following on social media with well over 3 million followers.

In Still Just a Geek, Wil revisits his 2004 collection of blog posts, Just a Geek, filled with insightful and often laugh-out-loud annotated comments, additional later writings, and all new material written for this publication. The result is an incredibly raw and honest memoir, in which Wil opens up about his life, about falling in love, about coming to grips with his past work, choices, and family, and finding fulfillment in the new phases of his career. From his times on the Enterprise to his struggles with depression to his starting a family and finding his passion--writing--Wil Wheaton is someone whose life is both a cautionary tale and a story of finding one’s true purpose that should resonate with fans and aspiring artists alike."

Note There are some trigger warnings for "Still Just a Geek". There are some aspects which might be hard to listen to, so be warned.

If you opt to listen to the audiobook, you can listen to Wil read it himself, which is a very interesting experience given that the book is an annotated and expanded version of "Just a Geek".

For May, I am not sure how many titles I will listen to. I know I mentioned that there is at least one new item for March, April, and May, but the new title for May is not released until May 31st, so we will see if there is a new title for May or not.

Previous Reading Lists

• March 2022
• February 2022
• January 2022
• December 2021
• November 2021
• October 2021
• September 2021
• August 2021
• July 2021
• June 2021
• May 2021
• April 2021
• March 2021
• February 2021
• January 2021

March is now over and April has begun, so it is time for my reading list from March.

For the month I listened to 14 different titles and in the past month seven of them were new titles, or 50%. This is the highest percentage in a while. For the highlighted title, it is the Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi.

Giant monsters run amok in Hugo Award–winning author John Scalzi’s wild adventure. Jamie is spinning his wheels at a rotten job when an old friend offers him an intriguing new opportunity. As part of a “wildlife protection” group known as KPS, Jamie is tasked with protecting our world from kaiju (think giant monsters like Godzilla)—as well as protecting the massive beasts from humans. Scalzi drops us into a thrilling multiverse where nuclear weapons have torn the boundaries between worlds and giant monsters are one atomic blast away from smashing through our cities. Maybe the best thing about this comic fantasy novel is that it’s not the setup to a massive trilogy—although we wouldn’t say no to a sequel! The Kaiju Preservation Society is a short, fast, fun cross-dimensional romp. 

I am not sure how many books I will end up reading during April, but there will be at least one new book in April.

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Previous Reading Lists

• February 2022
• January 2022
• December 2021
• November 2021
• October 2021
• September 2021
• August 2021
• July 2021
• June 2021
• May 2021
• April 2021
• March 2021
• February 2021
• January 2021

February of 2022 has just completed and it was a big one in world politics. Since February is now over, it is time to cover my reading list for the month.

For the month I only listened to 20 different titles and of these only one was brand new. I can say that I will likely listen to at least one new item for the next few months because I have a few items on pre-order and there is one new item in March, April, and May.

The title I want to highlight this month is "After On: A Novel of Silicon Valley" by Rob Reid.

Meet Phluttr—a diabolically addictive new social network and a villainess, heroine, enemy, and/or bestie to millions. Phluttr has ingested every fact and message ever sent to, from, and about her innumerable users. Her capabilities astound her makers—and they don’t even know the tenth of it.

But what’s the purpose of this stunning creation? Is it a front for something even darker and more powerful than the NSA? A bid to create a trillion-dollar market by becoming “The UberX of Sex”? Or a reckless experiment that could spawn the digital equivalent of a middle-school mean girl with enough charisma, dirt, and cunning to bend the entire planet to her will?

Phluttr has it in her to become the greatest gossip, flirt, or matchmaker in history. Or she could cure cancer, bring back Seinfeld, then start a nuclear war. Whatever she does, it’s not up to us. But a motley band of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and engineers might be able to influence her.

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Previous Reading Lists:

• January 2022
• December 2021
• November 2021
• October 2021
• September 2021
• August 2021
• July 2021
• June 2021
• May 2021
• April 2021
• March 2021
• February 2021
• January 2021

It is now February of 2022 and that means it is time to provide the list of items that I read throughout January of 2022. There have been a couple of changes. First, there is now a graphic at the top of the post with the recommendation for the month. The second change is that there are now separate links for Amazon and Apple.

I only listened to 17 titles last month. Of which only 11.76 percent, or just two titles, being the first time I listened. This title is "Singularity Trap", by Dennis E. Taylor. This was a good science-fiction book that might be worth a read or listen. Here's a synopsis:

Determined to give his wife and children a better life back home, Ivan Pritchard ventures to the edge of known space to join the crew of the Mad Astra as an asteroid miner. He's prepared for hard work and loneliness—but not the unthinkable. After coming into contact with a mysterious alien substance, Pritchard finds an unwelcome entity sharing his mind, and a disturbing physical transformation taking place. With his very humanity at stake, Pritchard must save mankind from a full-scale interstellar war.

You may notice that I have listed the Interdependency Trilogy again, because I did actually listen to the trilogy again because it is a good series. I wish there were more stories within the universe.

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Previous Reading Lists:

• December 2021
• November 2021
• October 2021
• September 2021
• August 2021
• July 2021
• June 2021
• May 2021
• April 2021
• March 2021
• February 2021
• January 2021

2022 is now upon us, so that means it is time to provide the list of books that I read/listened to in December. I did not listen to a bunch of holiday-themed titles, only two, both of which I have listened to previously. I did listen to a total of 17 titles. 12 of the 17 were first time listens, or approximately 70.58%, which is more than two-thirds and the highest percentage of new listens in a single month so far.

Out of all of the items listened to, I would recommend "The Apollo Murders". It is a good murder mystery that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Plus, it's written by an actual astronaut.

If any of the titles pique your interest, be sure to click on the link to bring up the information for the book.

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Previous Reading Lists:

• November 2021
• October 2021
• September 2021
• August 2021
• July 2021
• June 2021
• May 2021
• April 2021
• March 2021
• February 2021
• January 2021

Thanksgiving has just finished and the holidays have just begun. Now it is time to provide you with my reading list for last month, November 2021.

Unlike last month, there is not much of a theme this month. Instead, it is primarily history, science, and science fiction with two George Carlin books.

Of the 22 titles that I listened to 13 of them were first time listens, or approximately 54.1%, which is more than half.

If any of the titles pique your interest, be sure to click on the link to bring up the information for the book.

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Previous Reading Lists:

• October 2021
• September 2021
• August 2021
• July 2021
• June 2021
• May 2021
• April 2021
• March 2021
• February 2021
• January 2021

Halloween is now over and the weather has decidedly turned to be colder. That means that it is now time to provide you with my reading list for last month, October 2021.

As you browse the list you might notice a theme, and that theme is that a number of the titles were related to Halloween in some manner, zombies, ghosts, and even some aliens.

Of the 24 titles that I listened to, 8 of them were first time listens, or approximately 33.3%, which is not too bad for new books.

If any of the titles pique your interest, be sure to click on the link to bring up the information for the book.

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Previous Reading Lists:

• September 2021
• August 2021
• July 2021
• June 2021
• May 2021
• April 2021
• March 2021
• February 2021
• January 2021

Three quarters of the year is now finished and as I have done for the other months I have compiled the list of books that I have read.

The books I have listened to during September is a lot fewer than I did in August. In fact I only listened to eleven books, three of which were new. One of the reasons that there were so few is because the first four books I listened to totaled 140 hours and 34 minutes. Of course since I listened to them at around 2x, it did not take that long to listen to everything.

Overall, the average length of time per book for the month is approximately 20 hours and 2 minutes in length. With the longest being "The Company" and the shortest being "Blueshift".

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Previous Reading Lists:

• August 2021
• July 2021
• June 2021
• May 2021
• April 2021
• March 2021
• February 2021
• January 2021

It's hard to believe that it is already September and that summer will be officially coming to a close later this month. For meteorologists though, September 1st marks the start of meteorological fall.

August was a busy reading/listening month for me. You may notice that there are a number of items that appeared on earlier lists. No, this is not an error. I did in fact re-listen to a number of books that I listened to just earlier this year.

The number of the books that I listened to earlier this year is 13. The reason for this is two-fold. First, someone brought up the Bobiverse books, and after they mentioned it, I wanted to listen to them again.

I also re-listened to the Interdependency Trilogy and the Old Man's War Series, both by John Scalzi. I love the Interdependency series and then once I started listening to the series, I wanted to listen to the Old Man's War series again, so I did.

I listened to 23 audiobooks total in August and seven of these were first-time listens. If you want something that is completely ridiculous, take a listen to Space Force by Jeremy Robinson, be forewarned that it meant for adults, due to language. It does not contain trigger warnings.

However, if you check out Nameless: A Renegade Star Story, be aware that there is a trigger warning, there are some major adult themes.

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Previous Reading Lists:

• July 2021
• June 2021
• May 2021
• April 2021
• March 2021
• February 2021
• January 2021

Now that the last full month of summer is upon us, it is time for me to post the list of titles that I read during July of 2021. Unlike my guess when I posted the Reading List for May 2021, I actually listened to more items than I expected.. Here is what I did manage to listen to. I listened to 13 titles. Of these, ten were new. The reason for this is that most of them, seven of the ten, were Great Courses. Great Courses are broken into 30 or 45 minute chapters, so they can be easily listened to in small chunks. Additionally, I can not listen to one for a few days and it will not be a problem to pick it up again.

Out of all of the items I listened to, I would recommend New Arcadia: Stage One by Eric Jason Martin, particularly if you like '90s video games.

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Previous Reading Lists:

• June 2021
• May 2021
• April 2021
• March 2021
• February 2021
• January 2021