Don Anthony

“Congratulations you are a 2025 contract lawyer of the year,” said the unsolicited email asking me to then contract with them for me to pay a large amount in return for a brochure saying this, and you may now see a flaw in this proposal.

“If you owe the bank $100, that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem.” -JP Getty

No, no. It was book 7 I just finished. I’ve listened to all of them on Audible. Highly recommended. The narration is excellent. There is also a full cast audio production via soundbooththeatre.com which I can’t say enough about.

a man with long curly hair and a beard is eating a piece of cheesecake ALT: a man with long curly hair and a beard is eating a piece of cheesecake

Just finished the audiobook.

I hate not getting the #SuperBowl ads.

Cover of Ten Dead Comedians by Fred Van Lente. A cartoon mansion at night has silhouettes of people being murdered in various ways in the windows.

#bookreview 📚⚡️ 💙📚
Like:
- Comedy
- Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None
- Snappy, smart-ass dialogue
Try:
@fredvanlente.bsky.social's Ten Dead Comedians
www.fredvanlente.com
Ten comics are on island for a comedy special, only to find out that their acts aren’t the only thing that’s killing.

On Bullshit #1 New York Times bestsellerFeatured on The Daily Show and 60 MinutesThe acclaimed book that illuminates our world and its politics by revealing why bullshit is more dangerous than lying

Read #7 has been a long time coming for a number of reasons, not the least of which being the next book I picked up was 1500 pages long. But I picked up a little book last night called On Bullshit and couldn’t put it down. Great essay on what bullshit actually is. press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

The Theory of Everything Else: A Voyage Into the World … Why are we here? Do ghosts exist? Will we ever travel b…

Read #6: The Theory of Everything Else by Dan Schreiber (co-host of my favourite podcast, No Such Thing As a Fish). A book of “facts”. A fun collection of batshit theories and stories.

www.goodreads.com/book/show/62...

Here’s one for all you proofreaders.

Ten Dead Comedians: A Murder Mystery Fred Van Lente’s brilliant debut is both an homage to t…

Read #5: Ten Dead Comedians by Fred Van Lente. Another sort of locked room murder mystery. A modern And Then There Were None. Great fun.

www.goodreads.com/book/show/32...

Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone (Ernest Cunnin… Everyone in my family has killed someone. Some of us, t…

Read #4: Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone. Really innovative construction of a whodunit. A great spin on golden age mystery novels.

www.goodreads.com/book/show/60...

Read #3 was The Stolen Boys by Joy Ellis. British police/crime thriller. Book 5 in a 10 book series.

a.co/d/cziVxD0

Thanks for these. I've just got the last one left to finish the Red Rising books - great choice - but hadn't heard of the others. Much appreciated!

They are superbly narrated in the Audible editions alone, but the Soundbooth stuff is incredible.

I can't tell you how happy it makes me to see someone else utter Goddamnit Donut! “New achievement!”

Anchorboy : Onrait, Jay: Amazon.ca: Livres Anchorboy : Onrait, Jay: Amazon.ca: Livres

Again - not sure of my previous link, so here is a better one so you don't miss out on this gold: www.amazon.ca/Anchorboy-Ja...

Unholy Night : Grahame-Smith, Seth: Amazon.ca: Livres Unholy Night : Grahame-Smith, Seth: Amazon.ca: Livres

Not sure if that link worked, so here is a better one: www.amazon.ca/Unholy-Night...

Dungeon Crawler Carl - Season 1, Episode 1: Thank You for Volunteering - Immersion Tunnel - Soundbooth Theater Carl tries to save the cat. The world ends. The game begins. As it turns out, the apocalypse will be televised. © 2023 Matt Dinniman ℗ 2023 Soundbooth Theater

Just waiting on book 7 to come out. The audio editions are fantastic. And if you really like them, check out the full cast "immersive" version from Soundbooth Theatre. Here is the link to the free first episode: soundbooththeater.com/shop/audiobo...

Thanks for the recommendation!

Any recommendations for Read #3?

Read #2 was Anchorboy by Jay Onrait (maybe @jayonrait.bsky.social ?). a.co/d/bQ0mO46 If you are a fan of SC with Jay like I am, you’ll love this autobiographical account of breaking into the world of sportscasting.

My first read since election night was Unholy Night by Seth Grahame-Smith. a.co/d/7A0JCXL A reimagining of the Three Wise Men where Balthazar is more like Jack Reacher than a philosopher king. Fantastic fun.

And I’m going to read things that make me happy. Unapologetically. No “guilty” pleasures; I’m not feeling guilty about enjoying books that mightn’t appeal to more sophisticated readers.

Should I be able to continue replacing my US news consumption with reading, I should get through quite a few books in coming years. And in the interests of posting only peaceful/helpful or at least inert things here, I think I’m going to feature which books I have read since election night.

Hello folks. In an effort to avoid fixating on the political world south of us for the next four years, I plan on spending more time here than the other place. Going to read some books; maybe learn a language. I can't take being outraged all the time.

Count me in.

I think I still owe them for my last obligatory purchase.