Monthly Archives: June 2019

A Small Dilemma

Posted on June 30, 2019 by Rick Robinson

In various blogs which include reading and readers, we’ve all seen discussions of what to read next. My answer is always the same: if I have a library book, and thus a book with a deadline, that’s what I read first, … Continue reading →

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Forgotten? Heinlein: Citizen of the Galaxy

Posted on June 27, 2019 by Rick Robinson

Citizen of the Galaxy by Robert Heinlein, Scribners 1957, hardcover and paperback. Originally serialized in Astounding Science Fiction (September, October, November, December 1957 – see cover to right) and then published in hardcover as part of Scribner’s series of Heinlein’s juveniles. Yet … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Reading, Or Not

Posted on June 23, 2019 by Rick Robinson

You may have heard someone say their favorite book is the one they’re reading at the moment, but that’s never really true, is it? Think a moment about what your real favorite book is, and it’s probably something you read … Continue reading →

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Forgotten? Heinlein: The Star Beast

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Rick Robinson

The Star Beast by Robert Heinlein, Scribners 1954, hardcover and paperback. Originally serialized, somewhat abridged, in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (May, June, July 1954) as Star Lummox and then published in hardcover as part of Scribner’s series … Continue reading →

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Current Reading: this ‘n’ that

Posted on June 16, 2019 by Rick Robinson

Once again, my reading is all over the map. I have a couple of library books I’ve just gotten, including When Books Went To War, and I have a Rex Stout that hasn’t grabbed me yet, and another Heinlein juvenile, Rocket … Continue reading →

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Forgotten? Heinlein: Starman Jones

Posted on June 13, 2019 by Rick Robinson

Starman Jones by Robert Heinlein, Scribners 1953 hardcover and paperback. I’m reading my way through many of the Heinlein juvenile SF novels. Last time it was The Rolling Stones, this time, Starman Jones. No, it’s not forgotten, none of Heinlein’s juvenile SF novels … Continue reading →

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Current Reading: my eyes, ELO, a book,

Posted on June 9, 2019 by Rick Robinson

I’ve had some increasing trouble with my eyes for more than a month, and it got so I could hardly see anything, near or distance. Honestly, I was afraid I was on the road to blindness. My optometrist referred me … Continue reading →

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Forgotten Book: The Wall Around The World

Posted on June 6, 2019 by Rick Robinson

The Wall Around the World by Theodore R. Cogswell, Pyramid Books, 1962 mass market paperback. Science Fiction and Fantasy short story collection, two introductions and 10 short stories (described in the cover blurb as two novelettes and 8 short stories) Not … Continue reading →

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Current Reading: Railroad Stories # 2

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Rick Robinson

Railroad Stories – The Legend of King Lawson byE. S. Dellinger, Bold Venture Press 2015 trade paper, short story / novelette collection The Pulp Railroad Stories published these five stories in 1932 and 1933. At the time it was a very popular … Continue reading →

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