J. Scott Phillips
@jscottphillips.bsky.social
Avid, life-long reader of science fiction, historical fiction, biographies, history, science and folklore. Big fan of art created for books and storytelling.
My BookTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@jscottphillips503
My BookTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@jscottphillips503
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:
Holmes Is Where the Heart Is 2025: The Boscombe Valley Mystery
YouTube video by J. Scott Phillips
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February 28, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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:
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:
Holmes Is Where the Heart Is 2025: "The Red Headed League" by Arthur Conan Doyle
YouTube video by J. Scott Phillips
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February 18, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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:
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:
A look into Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes short story, "A Case of Identity"
YouTube video by J. Scott Phillips
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February 8, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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:
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:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMnp...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMnp...
Holmes is Where the Heart Is 2025: "The Sign of the Four" by Arthur Conan Doyle
YouTube video by J. Scott Phillips
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February 2, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMnp...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMnp...
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?
"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?
January 9, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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?
"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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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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January 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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.
The Astounding story and art of "Discord in Scarlet" by A. E. van Vogt
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January 1, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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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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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December 31, 2024 at 11:50 AM
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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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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December 30, 2024 at 9:49 AM
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.
Have you read it? Thoughts?
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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.
Have you read it? Thoughts?
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#BookSky
December 29, 2024 at 3:18 PM
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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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?
#Books
#BookSky
December 27, 2024 at 5:05 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Day 20 of 20
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Day 20 of 20
December 18, 2024 at 3:11 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Day 20 of 20
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Day 20 of 20
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Day 19 of 20
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Day 19 of 20
December 17, 2024 at 8:48 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Day 19 of 20
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Day 19 of 20
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Day 18 of 20
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Day 18 of 20
December 16, 2024 at 6:24 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Day 18 of 20
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Day 18 of 20
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Day 17 of 20
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Day 17 of 20
December 12, 2024 at 5:04 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Day 17 of 20
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Day 17 of 20
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Day 16 of 20
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Day 16 of 20
December 11, 2024 at 8:48 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Day 16 of 20
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Day 16 of 20
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Day 15 of 20
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Day 15 of 20
December 10, 2024 at 9:34 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Day 15 of 20
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Day 15 of 20
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Day 14 of 20
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Day 14 of 20
December 9, 2024 at 5:36 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Day 14 of 20
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Day 14 of 20
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Day 13 of 20
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Day 13 of 20
December 8, 2024 at 1:36 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Day 13 of 20
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Day 13 of 20
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.
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.
December 7, 2024 at 9:46 PM
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.
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.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
Day 12 of 20
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Day 12 of 20
December 7, 2024 at 7:40 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Day 12 of 20
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Day 12 of 20
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Day 11 of 20
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Day 11 of 20
December 6, 2024 at 6:04 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Day 11 of 20
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Day 11 of 20
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Day 10 of 20
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Day 10 of 20
December 5, 2024 at 6:47 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Day 10 of 20
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Day 10 of 20
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Day 9 of 20
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Day 9 of 20
December 4, 2024 at 1:04 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Day 9 of 20
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Day 9 of 20