J. Scott Phillips

YouTube video by J. Scott Phillips Holmes Is Where the Heart Is 2025: The Boscombe Valley Mystery

My look at Arthur Conan Doyle's fourth Sherlock Holmes short story, "The Boscombe Valley Mystery" and illustrations by Sidney Paget — in celebration of the annual BookTube event, Holmes is Where the Heart Is:

YouTube video by J. Scott Phillips Holmes Is Where the Heart Is 2025: "The Red Headed League" by Arthur Conan Doyle

My look at Arthur Conan Doyle's third Sherlock Holmes short story, "The Red-Headed League" and illustrations by Sidney Paget — in celebration of the annual BookTube event, Holmes is Where the Heart Is:

YouTube video by J. Scott Phillips A look into Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes short story, "A Case of Identity"

My look at Arthur Conan Doyle's second Sherlock Holmes short story, "A Case of Identity" and illustrations by Sidney Paget — in celebration of the annual BookTube event, Holmes is Where the Heart Is:

YouTube video by J. Scott Phillips Holmes is Where the Heart Is 2025: "The Sign of the Four" by Arthur Conan Doyle

My look at Arthur Conan Doyle's second Sherlock Holmes story, "The Sign of the Four" and its earliest illustrations — in celebration of the annual BookTube event, Holmes is Where the Heart Is:

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Themes of acceptance ANYwhere are generally good. SF can draw interesting parallels rather than make direct references which, I think, can make the reader see things in a broader light, and make us think beyond a specific example.

CURRENTLY READING — In preparation for an upcoming BookTube video, bound for the Golden Age of Science Fiction:

"Half-Breed" by Isaac Asimov, first published in the February 1940 issue of Astonishing Stories.

What happens when a Human-Martian half-breed is adopted by an eccentric scientist?

Another Random Book from my library:

Philip Francis Nowlan's "Armageddon 2419 A.D." — The very first appearance of Buck Rogers in any medium. First published in the August 1928 issue of Amazing Stories.

1962 Ace cover illustration by Ed Emshwiller.

Have you read it? Thoughts?

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YouTube video by J. Scott Phillips The Astounding story and art of "Discord in Scarlet" by A. E. van Vogt

My look back at A. E. van Vogt's second-published science fiction story and the pulp art it inspired in the Golden Age of Science Fiction.

Another Random Book from my SF library:

Arthur C. Clarke's "Reach for Tomorrow" — Clarke's 2nd collection of short stories, originally published in 1956.

June 1972 cover illustration by Dean Ellis, part of Ballantine's series of ACC books.

Have you read it? Thoughts?

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Another Random Book from my library:

Larry Niven's "The Magic Goes Away" — When magic is a natural but depletable resource. And it's running out!

1978 Ace Books cover illustration by Boris Vallejo and EXTENSIVE interior art by Esteban Moroto.

Have you read it? Thoughts?

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A Random Book from my library:

Arthur C. Clarke's "Against the Fall off Night" — After millions of years, Earth has only one surviving city with nothing but ancient desolation beyond. Then one day…

Pyramid 1974 cover illustration by Ron Walotsky.

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Another Random Book from my SF library shelves:

Ray Bradbury's "Golden Apples of the Sun" — Bantam 1967 edition, a collection of 22 Bradbury short stories.

Great cover illustration by Dean Ellis and interior art by Joseph Mugnaini.

Have you read it? What did you think?

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Another Random Book from my library shelves:

Roger Zelazny's "A Night in the Lonesome October" — a month-long romp through the horrors of Victorian London.

Lots of fun, including monthly illustrations by Gahan Wilson!

Have you read it? What did you think?

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Day 13 of 20

Now we're getting somewhere!

Just finished this "autobiography" of the SFWA's 14th Grand Master, A. E. van Vogt.

It really rambles. Events are not linear or structured well at all.

BUT!

It's really a direct transcript of several recorded interview sessions, so it's all top-of-mind recollections. Engaging and very personal.

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