It is November, time for John E. O. Stevens, Fred Kiesche and Jeff Patterson to saddle up for a guestless catch-up episode.

John recounts his attending the World Fantasy Convention, and tells of the booty he procured. Fred lists his culture consumed. Jeff thinks aloud of the many factors that both influenced and tainted his recent readings.

Subjects discussed include the personalities of book merchants and buyers, how the physical layout of a con impacts its enjoyment, the pitfalls of retro trade-dress, comic book adolescents, The optimal length of Sherlock Holmes stories, and some observations about dealers rooms.

Fred Kiesche, John E.O. Stevens and Jeff Patterson

Show Notes

Twelve Tomorrows, edited by Bruce Sterling

Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories, Volume 1, by Arthur Conan Doyle

The Percolated Stars, by Rhys Hughes

Eastern Standard Tribe, Cory Doctorow

Mothership Zeta, edited by Mur Lafferty

Collision of Realities, edited by Lars Schmeink and Astrid Boger

The Goddamned, by Jason Aaron and R.M. Guera

Wayward Omnibus 01, by Jim Zubkavich, Steven Cummings, Tamra Bonvillain, John Rauch

Aliens/Vampirella, by Corinna Bechko and Javier Garcia-Miranda

Additional Show Notes

2015: The Year in Books

2015: The Year in Shorts

Collision of Realities on Google Books

Philosophy Now

Swords of Sorrow, by Gail Simone

Unfollow, by Rob Williams and Michael Dowling

Last Sons of America, by Philip Kennedy Johnson and Matthew Dow Smith)