Jordan
@roamingbookgnome.bsky.social
Librarian. The Gnome half of Kaiju & Gnome. Drawer of ducks. Owner of a Steam Deck. I have exactly three interesting ghost stories.
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Professional account: @kaijuandgnome.bsky.social
Kaiju & Gnome: https://kaijuandgnome.substack.com/
It's that time when I'm asked what my favorite read of the year was for the library newsletter.
I picked @robertjbennett.bsky.social's A Drop of Corruption.
If I was allowed to pick more than one, @joe-hill.bsky.social's King Sorrow & Robert McFarlane's Underlands would also be on the list.
I picked @robertjbennett.bsky.social's A Drop of Corruption.
If I was allowed to pick more than one, @joe-hill.bsky.social's King Sorrow & Robert McFarlane's Underlands would also be on the list.
December 16, 2025 at 9:27 PM
It's that time when I'm asked what my favorite read of the year was for the library newsletter.
I picked @robertjbennett.bsky.social's A Drop of Corruption.
If I was allowed to pick more than one, @joe-hill.bsky.social's King Sorrow & Robert McFarlane's Underlands would also be on the list.
I picked @robertjbennett.bsky.social's A Drop of Corruption.
If I was allowed to pick more than one, @joe-hill.bsky.social's King Sorrow & Robert McFarlane's Underlands would also be on the list.
I think my 2026 Reading Resolution is to be okay with some books taking me a looooong time to read.
Like I'm reading maybe two chapters a week of Chernow's Mark Twain and I think this is something that I can be more content about.
Like I'm reading maybe two chapters a week of Chernow's Mark Twain and I think this is something that I can be more content about.
December 8, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I think my 2026 Reading Resolution is to be okay with some books taking me a looooong time to read.
Like I'm reading maybe two chapters a week of Chernow's Mark Twain and I think this is something that I can be more content about.
Like I'm reading maybe two chapters a week of Chernow's Mark Twain and I think this is something that I can be more content about.
Movie you've watched more than six times with a Gif. Hard mode-no Star Wars, Marvel
December 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Movie you've watched more than six times with a Gif. Hard mode-no Star Wars, Marvel
Probably not the normal vibe but whenever I read Mick Herron's Slough House books it's with the soundtrack of Amigo the Devil songs in the background.
October 23, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Probably not the normal vibe but whenever I read Mick Herron's Slough House books it's with the soundtrack of Amigo the Devil songs in the background.
Been MIA for a minute. @kaijuandgnome.bsky.social is taking a hiatus through the end of the year. Everything's fine but this time of year gets busy for us.
Currently rereading the Slough House books and reaching the ones I hadn't read yet. I'm currently on Slough House and it's very good so far.
Currently rereading the Slough House books and reaching the ones I hadn't read yet. I'm currently on Slough House and it's very good so far.
October 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Been MIA for a minute. @kaijuandgnome.bsky.social is taking a hiatus through the end of the year. Everything's fine but this time of year gets busy for us.
Currently rereading the Slough House books and reaching the ones I hadn't read yet. I'm currently on Slough House and it's very good so far.
Currently rereading the Slough House books and reaching the ones I hadn't read yet. I'm currently on Slough House and it's very good so far.
Currently working on a new book quest: Trying to track down a list of all the books that ever had the "Sci Fi Essentials" branding of the Sci-Fi Channel. I think they may have all been @torbooks.bsky.social publications. I know Steven Brust had at least one Vlad Taltos book branded thusly.
September 26, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Currently working on a new book quest: Trying to track down a list of all the books that ever had the "Sci Fi Essentials" branding of the Sci-Fi Channel. I think they may have all been @torbooks.bsky.social publications. I know Steven Brust had at least one Vlad Taltos book branded thusly.
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Acquisition Announcement: The Dungeon Book by Gareth Hanrahan
Orbit is thrilled to announce the acquisition of two new standalone fantasy books from Gareth Hanrahan, author of The Gutter Prayer and The Sword Defiant. Senior Commissioning Editor Emily Byron ac…
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September 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Nearly Empty Rooms II
News on Gareth Hanrahan’s books, games and whatever else Gar’s up to. Also, convention reports, occasional asides, sundries, misc.
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September 24, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Today on Kaiju & Gnome: I read & review Dan Brown's The Secret of Secrets so that you can read other books instead (like @yumewrites.bsky.social's Saltcrop next week).
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The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown
Review by Jordan S.
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September 23, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Today on Kaiju & Gnome: I read & review Dan Brown's The Secret of Secrets so that you can read other books instead (like @yumewrites.bsky.social's Saltcrop next week).
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It's been a minute since I've posted on here. Things that have been going on:
1) Lots of baseball games - Go Tigers
2) Made a trip to St. Louis
3) Started playing Hollow Knight: Silksong
Currently in between books. Not sure what's next.
1) Lots of baseball games - Go Tigers
2) Made a trip to St. Louis
3) Started playing Hollow Knight: Silksong
Currently in between books. Not sure what's next.
September 9, 2025 at 2:17 PM
It's been a minute since I've posted on here. Things that have been going on:
1) Lots of baseball games - Go Tigers
2) Made a trip to St. Louis
3) Started playing Hollow Knight: Silksong
Currently in between books. Not sure what's next.
1) Lots of baseball games - Go Tigers
2) Made a trip to St. Louis
3) Started playing Hollow Knight: Silksong
Currently in between books. Not sure what's next.
Today on Kaiju & Gnome: I review @keithrosson.bsky.social's excellent Coffin Moon, one of my favorites this year.
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Coffin Moon by Keith Rosson
Review by Jordan S.
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September 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Today on Kaiju & Gnome: I review @keithrosson.bsky.social's excellent Coffin Moon, one of my favorites this year.
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A really lovely SWORD TRIUMPHANT review: https://kaijuandgnome.substack.com/p/the-sword-triumphant-by-gareth-hanrahan?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1947943&post_id=168681826&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=seel&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
The Sword Triumphant by Gareth Hanrahan
Review by Jordan S.
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July 19, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Due to technical issues (ie I forgot to hit the schedule a post button) my newest Kaiju & Gnome review is up four days early. In this installment, I do my long overdue review of @mytholder.bsky.social’s The Sword Triumphant.
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The Sword Triumphant by Gareth Hanrahan
Review by Jordan S.
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July 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Due to technical issues (ie I forgot to hit the schedule a post button) my newest Kaiju & Gnome review is up four days early. In this installment, I do my long overdue review of @mytholder.bsky.social’s The Sword Triumphant.
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@kaijuandgnome.bsky.social is taking next week off due @bookkaiju.bsky.social and I’s traveling and secret projects. We’ll be back June 17th with a new article.
June 6, 2025 at 11:03 PM
@kaijuandgnome.bsky.social is taking next week off due @bookkaiju.bsky.social and I’s traveling and secret projects. We’ll be back June 17th with a new article.
Today on Kaiju & Gnome: Ed reads and rants about the E.T. the Extraterrestrial novelization. Spoiler alert - He doesn't like it.
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90 Minutes in 300 Pages: E.T. the Extra-terrestrial
Article by Ed O.
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May 29, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Today on Kaiju & Gnome: Ed reads and rants about the E.T. the Extraterrestrial novelization. Spoiler alert - He doesn't like it.
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Today on Kaiju & Gnome: I talk about where I've been for the past month, make reference to Kristen Kish's, host of Top Chef, new memoir and talk about how hard it is to buy books for my friend Ed.
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Book Quest: The Great Book Gnome/Book Penguin Wedding Book Quest
Article by Jordan S.
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May 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Today on Kaiju & Gnome: I talk about where I've been for the past month, make reference to Kristen Kish's, host of Top Chef, new memoir and talk about how hard it is to buy books for my friend Ed.
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Currently Reading - May 23 2025 Edition: Finished Eight Days in May and my next nonfiction will be Robert MacFarlane's Is a River Alive? and my current fiction is Bear Head by @aptshadow.bsky.social. I'm a big fan of the Tyrant Philosophers series but this might be my favorite Tchaikovsky book yet.
May 23, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Currently Reading - May 23 2025 Edition: Finished Eight Days in May and my next nonfiction will be Robert MacFarlane's Is a River Alive? and my current fiction is Bear Head by @aptshadow.bsky.social. I'm a big fan of the Tyrant Philosophers series but this might be my favorite Tchaikovsky book yet.
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Currently Reading - May 19th (Post Wedding) Edition: Read a lot last week in between the various events of my wedding. My current non-fiction read is Eight Days in May by Volker Ullrich and Joe Abercrombie's The Devils for fiction.
May 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Currently Reading - May 19th (Post Wedding) Edition: Read a lot last week in between the various events of my wedding. My current non-fiction read is Eight Days in May by Volker Ullrich and Joe Abercrombie's The Devils for fiction.
Kaiju & Gnome will be out of the office for a Gnome Wedding this week so there won't be any new articles. We will return with new articles next week on Tuesday, May 20th.
May 13, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Kaiju & Gnome will be out of the office for a Gnome Wedding this week so there won't be any new articles. We will return with new articles next week on Tuesday, May 20th.
Currently Reading - May 8 2025 Edition: I just started Diarmaid MacCullough's Lower than the Angels as my nonfiction read and I'm currently slowly making my way through Glen Cook's Black Company series. I finished book one last night and started Shadows Linger.
May 8, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Currently Reading - May 8 2025 Edition: I just started Diarmaid MacCullough's Lower than the Angels as my nonfiction read and I'm currently slowly making my way through Glen Cook's Black Company series. I finished book one last night and started Shadows Linger.
Over the next two months I'm
-Getting married
-Going on a honeymoon
-Overseeing a remodeling project
-Drawing dozens of birds for SECRET BIRD PROJECT
The world is weird and chaos but I like my little slice of it.
-Getting married
-Going on a honeymoon
-Overseeing a remodeling project
-Drawing dozens of birds for SECRET BIRD PROJECT
The world is weird and chaos but I like my little slice of it.
May 1, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Over the next two months I'm
-Getting married
-Going on a honeymoon
-Overseeing a remodeling project
-Drawing dozens of birds for SECRET BIRD PROJECT
The world is weird and chaos but I like my little slice of it.
-Getting married
-Going on a honeymoon
-Overseeing a remodeling project
-Drawing dozens of birds for SECRET BIRD PROJECT
The world is weird and chaos but I like my little slice of it.
I feel like this is worth a shot since I missed the AMA last week: @robertjbennett.bsky.social when you think of A Tainted Cup, what kind of bird do you think would like to read it?
April 30, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I feel like this is worth a shot since I missed the AMA last week: @robertjbennett.bsky.social when you think of A Tainted Cup, what kind of bird do you think would like to read it?
Today on Kaiju & Gnome: In our inaugural installment of Road to the Hugos 2025, I talk about Robert Jackson Bennett's The Tainted Cup and why I love it and my internal debate of whether a "Jordan Book" is a "Winner of the Hugo for Best Novel Book."
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Road to the Hugos 2025: The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett
Article by Jordan S.
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April 22, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Today on Kaiju & Gnome: In our inaugural installment of Road to the Hugos 2025, I talk about Robert Jackson Bennett's The Tainted Cup and why I love it and my internal debate of whether a "Jordan Book" is a "Winner of the Hugo for Best Novel Book."
kaijuandgnome.substack.com/p/road-to-th...
kaijuandgnome.substack.com/p/road-to-th...
Currently Reading (April 14 2025 Edition): Currently loving @sgj.bsky.social's Don't Fear the Reaper. I have The Angel of Indian Lake coming on order but I'll probably read Adrian Tchaikovsky's Alien Clay between them.
April 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Currently Reading (April 14 2025 Edition): Currently loving @sgj.bsky.social's Don't Fear the Reaper. I have The Angel of Indian Lake coming on order but I'll probably read Adrian Tchaikovsky's Alien Clay between them.