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Lol, no problem 😀Will be starting Authority at the weekend! Am going away on holiday so it'll be a great chance to get a load of reading done. Going to aim to get through Authority next week and then read Acceptance the following week as part of the 'Week of Weird' reading event 👍

Cheers, Debs - thanks again for the tag! I had a lot of fun with this one. Hilarious that you've been tagged multiple time under the same prompt! 🤣

What a fun tag & responses. Thanks for sharing Alex!

Ah, yes - I didn't consider the full moon issue. Had better put off building a stage in favour of a Troy-proof cage. For me, not you - you can run free chasing squirrels whilst I'm locked up, safe from your wolfy ways. 😉

I read a short story by Stephen Graham Jones once about someone stuck on a tiny desert island with a werewolf. It didn't end well. However, he didn't have a nest of shredded Dickens, which I think would _improve_ the odds, for sure...

Thanks, Pat 😊It's always lovely to have chance to talk about booktube buddies!

Thanks for watching! Really looking forward to all the shorties on my list for this years' instalment of your fabulous event! 😀

It's excellent isn't it! Has to be one of my favourite science fiction books of the year so far. Just about to watch the 1970s film version tonight, hope it doesn't creep me out too much! 😂

The Body Snatchers is absolutely fantastic, I thoroughly recommend! Glad you enjoyed the livestream, I'm chomping at the bit to do more now I've got that one under my belt. It was so much fun. Thanks again for the step back - best surprise I've had in ages! 😂

Ooo, those Vintage editions sound cool! Yes, the original version of The Stand should definitely get that treatment. You didn't buy the Kings but did you buy anything else on your bookstore tour? The Body Snatchers was amazing. Absolutely loved it, great recommendation again, dude. Thanks! 😀

Debs is my hero! 😂

Oh, that's great Dave, thanks for sharing those names! I'll have a good look at their stuff. I've come across Luna Press before, via their Beyond Realities collections. I'll have to check out their novellas too. I'm a fan of Comma Press, up here in Manchester - have you come across them before? They've got a great range to what they publish, and they champion authors from a really wide variety of backgrounds.

Thanks for watching, Erin! 😊Some of these titles are pretty old now, but they do pop up in used book stores so keep your eyes peeled! They're all still worth a read 👍

Cheers, Debs! ☺

Yay to Lanny in September! 😀Will look forward to hearing what you think of it if you get to it. Can’t wait to read Grief is the Thing with Feathers. I absolutely need a break from prompts. And trash. By the time I’ve finished my GarbAugust reading tomorrow I’ll be totally trashed out 😵‍💫

@@troytradup Told you that you’d find plenty to approve of in next month’s plans! 😉

Yeah, some of this week’s reads were really, ahem, ‘different’! 😂 A very fun experience all round tho! Am close to completing the bingo card, but it’s going to be a marathon of trashy reading tomorrow to make sure I get thru everything. Had better load up on sugary snacks to get me thru to the end… Cheers for watching and commenting! 😀

I was playing catch up myself in 2022 - I’d just got properly into fiction after many years of barely reading any, so there was plenty I’d missed out on. I’m just as enthusiastic about Project Hail Mary today as I was 2 years ago! Many thanks for watching 😀

Hey there Erin! Thanks for joining us last night, glad you enjoyed listening to my blather! Ah, my newbie tag - feels like ages ago that I did it. Good place to start 👍

Well... Chuck was a pioneer of serial publication, often ending instalments of his stories to keep readers in suspense and encouraging them to buy the next instalment. Very commercial. On that basis, Dickens IS trash. Just sayin' 😜 My September pile of possibilities will be revealed tomorrow - I think you'll find it acceptable. No Dickens or Tolstoy, but hardly any trash. And a couple you'll definitely approve of heartily!

Thanks, Cliff! It’s been a fab GarbAugust so far! Death Cult is a really quick fun read, the cannibal side of thing grossed me out just the right amount 😂 Horror Smut definitely surprised me but there is one story in it that turned into a bit of a ‘brain slug’ - it’s still squelching its way around my head leaving slimy trails wherever it goes. I can’t get rid of it… 🥴 Yuk.

There is a "single guy at bar goes home with someone out of his league" story in Garbology. Maybe even a couple!

@@troytradup I can't wait to read them! My month was so overflowing with trash already I decided to save Garbology 'til next month.

I saw Morgan’s western novella when I was looking at what else she’s written - looks good! I’ll definitely read some more of her stuff, she can definitely bring fun to the proceedings! Yep that premise is rather common! The ‘final act’ of the one in Horror Smut (“Nice Girls Swallow”) was a nice fun twist, it wasn’t groundbreaking or anything but it was a solid execution of this particular trope. I enjoyed the characters in it too. It was definitely one of the least extreme stories included, and was at a good point in the collection where I was ready for something a little bit less gruesome/bebauched! Hope you’re still enjoying your GarbAugust reading and aren’t too trashed out!

lol, same here - I’ve managed to read a few stories from Garbology but I’m saving the rest for next month 👍

@@alex_unabridged Her splatter wstern was fun, I reviewed it recently (along with Chandler Morrison's). I actually think it could have been served by being a little longer, and giving me more time with the characters I liked and spending some more time building up other characters, she definitely had the grist for another 40 pages, I think. Still, it was fun, and probably better to get out early and leave 'em wanting than overstay your welcome. My trash was diverse enough that I'm not trashed out, but my reading pace was a little more exhausting than is anything close to sustainable...

To be fair, I remember loving the 90s Turtles movie when it came out! It's still great fun, and I enjoyed the nostalgia 😀 Cheers, Andrew - health seems to be more stable again now, I fought off the damn bugs my wife brought home from work! Glad you enjoyed the video!

Cheers, Debs! 😊The event was so lovely, am so glad I went. Was worth braving the city centre at a weekend for it! There were a couple of zine libraries represented at the festival, they had some older zines on show - they were fabulous, and have real cultural/historical value too. Looking forward to making some of my own - I've made a few in the past but not for a long time!

Lol, zines are a little niche, until recently they've been mainly part of a sub-culture of DIY publishing though they've seen a bump in popularity in recent years. I wouldn't call them mainstream but they're less underground than they were! I love them, they're so often very playful and the creator's personality usually really shines through in them. 😀

@@troytradup lol, yeah, I thought you’d approve of that book purchase! The flannel will probably feature more regularly again now that we appear to be done with summer in the UK, have skipped autumn and are apparently back in winter. Today I’m wearing three layers, and got the heavy corduroy trousers out as well. Still had to spend most of the afternoon and evening under my snuggly blanket to keep warm. Though I’ll take that over 104F any day! 🥵

@@mildrumpus it was a really lovely event, came back with loads of inspiration! Tinkering with some zine ideas already, so fingers crossed I’ll get something made soonish! 😀

@@musicroom7185 It is included in a couple of collections, but not that I’ve been able to find free to access. The only freely accessible version I could find is the one in Astounding Science Fiction, on Internet Archive. I downloaded it as a PDF - if you don’t mind reading it in that format I can send you the file. Just drop me an email if that’s the case and I’ll send it over. You can buy it as an ebook too, but I liked the idea of reading it in its original form where it was first published! It’s absolutely worth a read! 👍

@@alex_unabridged I will give a look on Internet Archive & see if I can download it... I am not the most technology oriented guy, so we will see! If you mail it to me, will I just be able to click on a link & open it? Thanks! Or for that matter, I may give a look at my local library...I will let you know how it turns out!

Just looked...My local library has it as ebook and audiobook, both to download.....that doesn't really appeal!

@@musicroom7185 Apologies I'm only just replying to this - missed the notification from RUclips! Have you managed to access it at your library? If you'd rather have the pdf then yes, it should (in theory) be as simple as clicking on the file in the email to open it. Just drop me a message if you want it 😊

@@alex_unabridged ​ I ended up doing an audio-recording of it. I enjoyed it! For me, the drawback of audiobooks is that they don't give you time to stop and "digest" if there a particularly descriptive or captivating line of prose. I do, however, consume numerous books per year on audio. I had watched "The Thing" back in the early '80's when it came out so I had a bit of context, but my memory is not the greatest as far as picking out areas where it was & was not faithful to the book. Thanks!

@@troytradup The flannels are out because it’s FLIPPIN’ FREEZING! 🥶 I had to put the heater on whilst I was filming too, ridiculous weather. So no, I am not timing in with pumpkin spice latte season. Bleuch, can’t stand the stuff! I nearly went for Frozen Hell over Who Goes There?, but decided to read the originally published version first. I do want to take a look at it tho! I’ve seen The Thing From Another World - I randomly found it on BBC iPlayer last year and watched it. Definitely a looser adaptation, but still very enjoyable!

@@troytradup there’s no beetle smut in it, it’s not that kind of monster romance fortunately! That would be a bit too bizarre, even for me! 😂

@@michellesmelancholia cheers, Michelle! 😀 I’m with you there, a good trashy conspiracy thriller can be super fun! Anything that weaves in arcane knowledge, secret societies (Illuminati, Freemasons etc), religion etc will usually catch my eye. I’ve got a couple sat on my shelf that have been there for years - I’m feeling the pull towards them now I’ve read The Dante Conspiracy!

@@RaynorReadsStuff Thanks, Debs 😊 Am pretty pleased with how the bingo board is coming along, tho that 3D movie/step back cover is beginning to concern me a bit… that damn thing might be my undoing 😂 Might be like your cigarette ad woe of last year…

@@alex_unabridgedoh god that cigarette ad drove me mad. Good luck 🤞

@@arockinsamsara 😂 Thanks! 🦝 I’m very glad I ended up deciding to do a weekly wrap up for my GarbAugust reading - the task of having to cover everything for the month in one feature-length video would be quite full on! Tho I’m very much looking forward to watching yours and finding out what trashy goodness you’ve been reading 😀👍

So. Much. Trash. 🤩

Oh man, do I wish I had donkeys! Alas, I do not - yet. One day I will though, that's the dream! Donkeys, pygmy goats, cute sheep, ducks, chickens, alpaca - a whole flippin' menagerie! For now I get my donkey fix with these little beauties from the farm just up the road from my house. Marvin and I like to go and say hello to them on our walks. 😀 And I totally agree - Ultimatum has no pretty pictures at all! I felt dirty after reading that... 🤣 Thanks for watching, Andrew! 👍

Lol, you’re welcome - always happy to bring the nostalgia to the proceedings! Action Comic was great fun, it was a bit before my time (I was born in ‘81) plus I’m pretty sure my mum would have vetoed any request to purchase something similar! I’ll have a search online for the other publications you mention - there’s a wealth of digital versions of old stuff out there these days, it’s great! Am pretty much all better now, cheers! Fought off whatever bugs were trying to take me down! 😀

Yeah, I’m all better now, thanks! Well, apart from a bit of back strain that I think I got from sneezing too hard 🤣 My salads are always pretty full-on: it was for dinner rather than lunch so I go all out when it’s the main meal. That wasn’t even the finished article, I added coleslaw and balsamic dressing when I got to the table! I used to do flatbread with it too (am a carb monster) but Sarah has instituted a bread ban when it comes to salad as it’s too filling for her. Salad wuss. 🥬

Thanks Debs 😊 The letter set is really fun to use and is a great bit of design! Designed by an artist called Will Mower - he’s worth checking out! Love the book mail! Hope your package arrives soon 😀Am really enjoying making the vlogs, it’s a really chill format to do, has definitely cut down on my BookTube workload a bit!

I reckon you’d have some fun with the knitting vampires! They good short audiobooks, perfect for a chilled little reading session! 👍