Reading Roundup Wrapup: October 2026

Pick of the month: Make Believe by Mac Barnett. Short and sweet, see my full review at the link!

All books read:

1. Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin
2. Make Believe: On Telling Stories to Children by Mac Barnett
3. Star Trek: Vanguard: Storming Heaven by David Mack
4. Sea Sirens: A Trot & Cap’n Bill Adventure by Amy Chu and Janet K. Lee
5. The Collected Short Stories of Philip K. Dick, Volume Five: We Can Remember It For You Wholesale by Philip K. Dick

Another low month. :( A combo of long books and short attention span. (And I keep falling asleep before doing my usual evening reading!)

All books acquired:

1. The Collected Short Stories of Philip K. Dick, Volume Five: We Can Remember It For You Wholesale by Philip K. Dick 
2. The New Doctor Who Adventures: Death and Diplomacy by Dave Stone
3. The Queerest of Folk: A Life in Television by Russell T Davies with Boyd Hilton

Currently reading:

• The Hollow Crown: A History of Britain in the Late Middle Ages by Miri Rubin
• Three Californias by Kim Stanley Robinson
• Again, Dangerous Visions edited by Harlan Ellison 
• Star Trek: Vanguard: In Tempest’s Wake by Dayton Ward
• The Queerest of Folk: A Life in Television by Russell T Davies with Boyd Hilton
• To Ride a Rising Storm: The Second Book of Nampeshiweisit by Moniquill Blackgoose

I started Again, Dangerous Visions back in August. Will November be the month I finally finish it? (Doubtful.)

Up next in my rotations:

1. The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Sixteenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2. The Poe Clan Vol. 1 by Moto Hagio 
3. On Progress in Physics and Subjectivity Theory: An Amateur’s Meanderings as Inspiration for Actual Physicists by N. Otre Le Vant 
4. Doctor Who: The Way through the Woods by Una McCormack 

Books remaining on "To be read" list: 675 (down 1)