Tacoma Book Center Road Trip & Book Haul with @sleepyreader666 Jeffs Cave of Cool Books 2026-09-28 | Tacoma Book Center Road Trip & Book Haul with @sleepyreader666
The Diogenes Club Stories by Kim Newman Jeffs Cave of Cool Books 2025-10-15 | #booktube #bookcollection #horror Discussing the weird, imaginative and highly enjoyable Diogenes Club occult detective tales by Kim Newman. This is another of my contributions to _Occult Detective October_ , a reading event created by@M-J Your spooky co-hosts:@InfiniteText @occultdetective @RaynorReadsStuff @bookssongsandothermagic @GenreBooks23 @anotherbibliophilereads @MysteryandMayhem-gr7nn @michaelk.vaughan8617 @CriminOllyBlog @royreadsanything Dave BrzseskiOccult Detective Magazinehttp://greydogtales.com/blog/occult-d...Other channels mentioned: Chris @LiminalSpaces03 Music credits:"Shallow Company" by ETO (Otto Niklasson Elmeras) and"Strange Beast from the North" (Instrumental Version) by Grevens id
Random Horror Hangout! Jeffs Cave of Cool Books 2025-10-12 | Join David @garagegeek4863 , Paul @GeeksLoveDogs and myself for a spooky chat about some random horror books, comics, movies and other sundry scary things. *Apologies about the dire quality of my own webcam. Rest assured, I'll have a 1080P webcam ready to go for my next livestream*🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 streamyard.com/pal/d/5835019243094016
Two John Thunstone Tales by Manly Wade Wellman Jeffs Cave of Cool Books 2025-10-08 | #booktube #bookcollection #horror Ringing in _Occult Detective October_ with reviews of two classic John Thunstone tales by Manly Wade Wellman: "Shonokin Town" from the July 1946 of *Weird Tales* , and the 1985 novel *The School of Darkness* . Previous videos I've made about the weird fiction of Manly Wade Wellman:youtube.com/watch?v=936etvBUhv0&t=3syoutube.com/watch?v=JEWj67dMKvA&t=1sCheck out Alan @TheBookSuppository 's awesome Manly Wade Wellman library here:youtube.com/post/UgkxX40FbsmZBErKaqn_PpO0vah_x7jt7xjb_Occult Detective October_ is a reading event created by @M-J Your spooky co-hosts:@InfiniteText @occultdetective @RaynorReadsStuff @bookssongsandothermagic @GenreBooks23 @anotherbibliophilereads @MysteryandMayhem-gr7nn @michaelk.vaughan8617 @CriminOllyBlog @royreadsanything Dave BrzseskiOccult Detective Magazinehttp://greydogtales.com/blog/occult-d...Music credits:"Shallow Company" and "The Great Oceans" by ETO (Otto Niklasson Elmeras)
Physical Media Rules! w/David @garagegeek4863 Jeffs Cave of Cool Books 2025-10-05 | David @GarageGeek4863 joins me for a discussion of some of our favorite and lesser-known movies and TV series on DVD and Blu-Ray...plus some book talk! Please be sure to check out David's channel, like and subscribe. 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 streamyard.com/pal/d/5835019243094016Intro music credit: "Gone Surfing" by Sixteen Wheelers#booktube #bookcollection #physicalmedia #bluray #movies #classichollywood #vintagemovies #classictelevision
September 2025 Reading Wrap-Up Jeffs Cave of Cool Books 2025-10-02 | #booktube #bookcollection #monthlyreading A recap of the books and short stories I read in September, including some contributions to the awesome reading event _Cimmerian September_ , created by the equally awesome @michaelk.vaughan8617 ...plus some vintage Penguin travel & adventure, some space opera and more Elric sword & sorcery action from Michael Moorcock. My review and flip-through of *I Watched Them Eat Me Alive* :youtube.com/watch?v=VBQCrsq5EC0&t=1333sMy review of *The Lost Valley of Iskander* :youtube.com/watch?v=rTZ1DBjTgio&t=601sDavid @garagegeek4863 and I had a very fun livestream chat discussing *The Weapon from Beyond* and other things. Check it out:youtube.com/watch?v=ZtwxSJJIuyMChannels mentioned in this video include:@garagegeek4863 @PulpMortem @LiminalSpaces03 @michaelk.vaughan8617 @CheckYourShelf @JulesBurt @secretfirebooks7894 @newsfromthegelding @occultdetective Books read in September:*I Watched Them Eat Me Alive* (2017) edited by Robert Deis and Wyatt Doyle*The Lost Valley of Iskander* (1977) by Robert E. Howard*The Weapon from Beyond* (1967) by Edmond Hamilton*The Flight of the "Firecrest"* (1939) by Alain Gerbault*The Weird of the White Wolf* (1977) by Michael Moorcockplus the short stories "Hawk of Basti" and "The Bulldog Breed" by Robert E. HowardChapters:0:00 Intro1:30 I Watched Them Eat Me Alive2:49 The Lost Valley of Iskander4:23 The Weapon from Beyond (Starwolf No. 1)7:55 The Flight of the "Firecrest"17:00 The Weird of the White Wolf22:43 "Hawk of Basti"28:06 "The Bulldog Breed"
A Cool Book (and Pulp) Mail Haul from Nick @TheBookGraveyard Jeffs Cave of Cool Books 2025-09-28 | #bookhaul #booktube #bookcommunity Going through a box of cool stuff sent to me by the awesome Nick @TheBookGraveyard . Nick not only sent me some killer T-shirts, but also a great genre grab-bag of vintage paperbacks...and even a couple of pulps! That Nicky "The Book" Graveyard...he's good people.Other channels mentioned include:@PaperbackWarrior @PulpMortem @secretfirebooks7894 @thewestisthebest @L-SpaceArchives Music tracks:"Shallow Company" and "Schizophrenia" by ETO (Otto Niklasson Elmeras)
Agatha Christie Bookshelf Tour Jeffs Cave of Cool Books 2025-09-24 | #booktube #bookcollection #classicmystery Kicking off a series discussing the works of six Grand Dames of Golden Age Detective fiction, starting with a shelf tour of books by the Queen of Crime herself, Dame Agatha Christie. Jules Burt takes a look at Tom Adams' amazing cover art for Fontana's Agatha Christie books:youtube.com/watch?v=6iIxcXxYhyUMusic tracks include:"Sophisticated Lady" by Golden Age Radio and"Viper Man" by Roy Edwin Williams
Vintage Penguin Paperback Haul and Unboxing Jeffs Cave of Cool Books 2025-09-20 | #booktube #bookcollection #penguinbooks My first unboxing video for the channel, as I go through a load of vintage Cerise Travel & Adventure Penguin paperbacks (plus some bonus Green Penguin Crime) sent to me by ace Penguin collector and BookTuber extraordinaire @JulesBurt.Here's Jules indispensible guide to collecting vintage Penguins:youtube.com/watch?v=NqKSZjkSD94&t=357sAnd here is the first of Jules' videos about his big barn find, from which these Cerise Penguins most likely came:youtube.com/watch?v=SI2M1aJy3lQ&t=5182s Music tracks include:"Shallow Company" and "Schizophrenia" by ETO (Otto Niklasson Elmeras)
Book Review: The Lost Valley of Iskander by Robert E. Howard Jeffs Cave of Cool Books 2025-09-17 | #booktube #bookreview #bookcollection It's Cimmerian September, so I read three action-packed tales penned by pulp master Robert E. Howard, featuring Francis Xavier Gordon, a.k.a. El Borak, in *The Lost Valley of Iskander* , published by Zebra Books in 1974. Cover art by Jeff Jones, interior illustrations by Michael Kaluta. Cimmerian September is a BookTube event created by @michaelk.vaughan8617 My review of the El Borak novel *The Three-Bladed Doom* can be found here (review begins at around the 3 1/2 minute mark:)youtube.com/watch?v=I6f1lSdfo0E&list=PLtAEr7RmPpWMvFfePOCHu86trhPDKZGtR&index=4My Robert E. Howard Bookshelf Tour:youtube.com/watch?v=HaqstEaXy_E&t=98s@michaelk.vaughan8617 championed the El Borak stories to wonderful effect in his recent video:youtube.com/watch?v=SWxPM3RIcDw&t=1sBen @GrammaticusBooks took an excellent in-depth look at this collection:youtube.com/watch?v=zyv2tYyi0Ag&t=314sTim @secretfirebooks7894 recently posted a great review of *The Three-Bladed Doom* (and *Almuric* ) on his channel:youtube.com/watch?v=HaqstEaXy_E&t=98sJim's fabulous review of "The Daughter of Erlik Khan" can be found at @MysteryandMayhem-gr7nn:youtube.com/watch?v=0edC-9zqudE&t=3sMusic credits:"Shallow Company" and "Under the Surface" by OTE (Otto Niklasson Elmeras)Chapter:0:00 Intro / Character Overview9:15 "The Daughter of Erlik Khan"17:58 "The Lost Valley of Iskander"22:54 "Hawk of the Hills"
A Look at I Watched Them Eat Me Alive, edited by Robert Deis and Wyatt Doyle Jeffs Cave of Cool Books 2025-09-15 | #booktube #bookcollection #adventure Join me on a flip-through of *I Watched Them Eat Me Alive* (2017), a colorful and loving tribute to the sort of crazed, violent animal attack stories that proliferated in men's adventure magazines from the '50s through the '70s, put together with care by editors Robert Deis and Wyatt Doyle. Tim @secretfirebooks7894 also talked about this slim but power-packed volume in his recent August Reading Report video (his review starts around eight and a half minutes in):youtube.com/watch?v=7SomObelEZ0&t=1sMusic used:"Shallow Company" and "Withered Flowers" by ETO (Otto Niklasson Elmeras)
Four Odd and Offbeat Murder Mysteries Jeffs Cave of Cool Books 2025-09-12 | #booktube #bookcollection #mysterynovels I take a look at four interesting and unusual murder mystery novels from my paperback collection, including one of the best Sherlock Holmes pastiches I've ever read (featuring killer bees!); a comic caper involving two elderly scholars turned amateur sleuths; an investigation into the killing of a chief of a Papau New Guinea tribe that has been relocated to London; and a gritty police procedural about a pair of detectives, one white and one black, teaming up to solve a bizarre crime in South Africa during the height of Apartheid.Music tracks:"Shallow Company" and "Withered Flowers by ETO (Otto Niklasson Elmeras)
A Look at The Night Stalker Companion by Mark Dawidziak Jeffs Cave of Cool Books 2025-09-08 | #booktube #bookcollection #thenightstalker Discussing the *The Night Stalker Companion* by Mark Dawidziak, an excellent companion volume to the classic '70s TV series, _Kolchak: The Night Stalker_ .This is a (belated) response video to highly enjoyable live chat between @TheOutlawLeviWallace and Nick @TheBookGraveyard , comparing the 1972 _The Night Stalker_ TV movie and Jeff Rice's original novel. You can watch their video here:youtube.com/watch?v=7Otu-oP_yDgExcerpts and additional info-packed essays by Mark Dawidziak on the series can be found at the "Kolchak a Day" Blog, *It Couldn't Happen Here* : akolchakaday.blogspot.comMusic tracks include:"Shallow Company" and "The Poppy Red Garden" by ETO (Otto Niklasson Elmeras)
A Robert E. Howard (and others) Book Haul Jeffs Cave of Cool Books 2025-09-03 | #bookhaul #booktube #bookcollection Just in time for Cimmerian September, I received small but hearty platter of Robert E. Howard tomes...seasoned with a soupçon of classic supernatural fiction, and a dash of Men's Adventure for good measure. My previous Robert E. Howard Bookshelf Tour video:youtube.com/watch?v=HaqstEaXy_EThe terrific video Ben @GrammaticusBooks made about *The Lost Valley of Iskander* :youtube.com/watch?v=zyv2tYyi0AgCimmerian September is a reading event created by champeen BookTuber @michaelk.vaughan8617 Other channels mentioned in this video include: @HeroicBookAdventures83 @dreadpiratebooks @LiminalSpaces03 @literallybooks @LiterateTexan @GeeksLoveDogsMusic tracks used: "Shallow Company" and "Schizophrenia" by OTE
August 2025 Reading Wrap-Up Jeffs Cave of Cool Books 2025-09-01 | #booktube #bookcollection #monthlyreadingAn overview of what I read in August, including some fun titles for Indie Author August BookTube event, created by @KevinTowleReads and co-hosted by @NicolesBookishNook ...plus a 2025 riff on the classic Golden Age locked-room murder mystery; some light-hearted naturalist memoir, courtesy of the great Gerald Durrell; a few pulpy crime short stories; and book number two in the Elric of Melnibone sword & sorcery saga by Michael Moorcock. My look at some works by fellow BookTubers / indie authors:youtube.com/watch?v=7d674dqSzME&t=2sDeb @OmnivorousReader takes a loving look at a couple of Gerald Durrell books:youtube.com/watch?v=28h_kPESftc&t=19syoutube.com/watch?v=12ZKBm_guXUChris @LiminalSpaces03 breaks down *The Sailor on the Seas of Fate* in far better, thought-provoking detail than I ever could in two videos here:youtube.com/watch?v=jDr2I9AkG3syoutube.com/watch?v=I3940wcF0Vc&t=1sOther channels mentioned include:@CriminOllyBlog @secretfirebooks7894 @newsfromthegelding @TheOutlawLeviWallace @erikwaag6438 Books read in August:*That Axe Anciently Was Mine* and *Fangs of the Moon Opal* (both 2023) by Erik Waag*The Sunken Door* (2024) by Levi Wallace*Sand & Steel* (2024) by T. H. Brandt*The House at Devil's Neck* (2025) by Tom Mead*The Drunken Forest* (1956) by Gerald Durrell*Cryptid War* by Eric S. Brown*The Sailor on the Seas of Fate* (1976) by Michael Moorcockplus the first two novelettes from *Ivy Frost* by Donald WandreiChapters:0:00 Indie Author August Recap2:39 The House at Devil's Neck11:18 The Drunken Forest18:30 Cryptid War22:24 The Sailor on the Seas of Fate32:13 Two stories from Ivy Frost
Manly Wade Wellman Bookshelf Tour Jeffs Cave of Cool Books 2025-08-29 | #booktube #bookcollection #fantasy Join me for a tour of my collection of books by the great, unsung Weird Tales writer Manly Wade Wellman. The man could pretty much write anything - and did - but its his folk horror/occult detective tales that cemented his reputation.My discussion of *Worse Things Waiting* :youtube.com/watch?v=VCVp46XHdTU&t=2sMy earlier review of two of Wellman's short stories:youtube.com/watch?v=936etvBUhv0&t=1sVirgil @literallybooks reviews Wellman's *Weird Tales* novella, "The Hairy Ones Shall Dance":youtube.com/watch?v=Pg0iRUIryEU&t=1sNick @TheBookGraveyard reviews *The Hanging Stones* :youtube.com/watch?v=HHd00dmUAIY&t=572sAnd a great overview of the Haffner Press two-volume *John the Balladeer* set from Joseph @JosephReadsBooks :youtube.com/watch?v=a4ngtAXo6MAOther channels mentioned in this video:@secretfirebooks7894 @InfiniteText
The (Unofficial) Show Us Your DAWs Tag Jeffs Cave of Cool Books 2025-08-25 | #booktube #bookcollection #vintagebooks #showusyourdaws This is my response video to Jake @PulpMortem and Chris' @LiminalSpaces03 livestream showcasing some of their favorite covers of DAW paperbacks, as well as to a similar video by Deb @OmnivorousReader Here's Jake's excellent DAW Books Overview:youtube.com/watch?v=CtJymrCRgeA&t=118sChris and Jake's highly enjoyable livestream showcase:youtube.com/watch?v=h6XTFdBj5n0&t=9556sAnd Deb's "Show Us Your DAWs" response video, (hopefully) kicking this thing off:youtube.com/watch?v=Nsio2k-gRTkOther channels mentioned include:@BadTasteBooks
A Grab Bag of Miscellaneous Adventure Books Jeffs Cave of Cool Books 2025-08-22 | #booktube #bookcollection #vintagebooks Join me as I talk about a baker's dozen (or so) of vintage adventure paperbacks, mostly fiction with a few nonfiction books thrown in for good measure. Channels mentioned in this video:@TheBookGraveyard @InfiniteTextChapters:0:00 Intro0:45 The Congo and the Cameroons3:38 Kon-Tiki5:33 The Island at the Top of the World7:32 The Devil Rides Out/Strange Cargo12:12 The Drums of Fu Manchu15:44 Great Tales of Action and Adventure20:31 Gentlemen of the Road23:05 From Deep Waters: The Complete Adventures of the Major, Vol. 127:59 The Lost World and Other Stories31:13 Sir Nigel33:34 King Solomon's Mines35:34 She and Allan36:47 The People of the Mist
Indie Author August Round-Up Jeffs Cave of Cool Books 2025-08-19 | #indieauthoraugust #indieauthor #booktube Reviews of some cool fantasy and horror fiction by three Booktubers/indie authors: @erikwaag6438 @TheOutlawLeviWallace @secretfirebooks7894 Books reviewed:*That Axe Anciently Was Mine* and *Fangs of the Moon Opal* (Sword and Seventies Volumes 1 & 2) by Erik Waag*The Sunken Door* by Levi Wallace*Sand & Steel: An Anthology of Sword and Sorcery* by T.H. BrandtIndie Author August is a BookTube event created by @KevinTowleReads Other channels mentioned include:@NicolesBookishNook @HeroicBookAdventures83 And be sure to check out Samuel's @CptSamelsSigils newly-released novel, *The Book of Deogenesis*!Chapters:0:00 Intro1:41 Sword and Seventies, Volumes 1 & 28:46 The Sunken Door17:00 Sand & Steel28:00 Final Thoughts
The Superintendent Otani Mysteries by James Melville Jeffs Cave of Cool Books 2025-08-18 | #mystery #booktube #bookcollectionAn introduction to the very cool series of mystery/suspense novels by James Melville, centering on the criminal investigations of Superintendent Tetsuo Otani of the Hyogo Prefectural Police in Japan. The 13 book series was published between 1979-1992.
Talking Books (and BookTube) with @JulesBurt Jeffs Cave of Cool Books 2025-08-15 | #booktube #booktuber #bookcollectionI was honored to be joined by the fabulous @JulesBurt, book collector extraordinaire, vintage paperback guru and very successful BookTuber, for a wide-ranging conversation about his book collecting beginnings, vintage Penguin book hauls, his acting and bookselling background, his BookTube philosophy and advice to beginners and various other topics. Jules is a great guy, extremely knowledgeable and a real mensch, and it was a pleasure to spend some time chatting with him. Some of Jules' videos referenced above:youtube.com/watch?v=uCyVUAGOIYAyoutube.com/watch?v=NqKSZjkSD94&list=PLLaP9eE0e6mft70F4dm509ZoyqNHIGLTxyoutube.com/watch?v=x-jMckoLv0QChannels mentioned in this video:@vintagesf@outlawbookselleroriginal
A Look Inside Tarzan: The Centennial Celebration by Scott Tracy Griffin Jeffs Cave of Cool Books 2025-08-10 | #booktube #bookcollection #tarzan Come along on a page-by-page flip-through of this gorgeous oversized book, detailing 100 years of Edgar Rice Burroughs' most famous creation, Tarzan of the Apes. (Apologies for the occasional appearance of my grey head popping into frame...) @michaelk.vaughan8617 's great discussion of this book:youtube.com/watch?v=jEg1F9E8Bas
Barnes & Noble Leather-Bound Collectible Classics Jeffs Cave of Cool Books 2025-08-07 | #booktube #bookcollection #bookshelftour Join me for a mini-tour of my modest shelf of what to my mind is the saving grace of Barnes & Noble bookstores these days...their line of leather-bound Collectible Classics and Children's Illustrated Classics. Beautiful books for a modest price. Tim's video about B & N's edition of Edgar Allan Poe's Illustrated Tales:youtube.com/watch?v=mp0Vpyvjaug
Hieros Journey Discussion with Steve @HeroicBookAdventures and Sam @CptSamelsSigils Jeffs Cave of Cool Books 2025-08-04 | #booktube #sciencefiction #bookreview Join Steve @HeroicBookAdventures83 , Sam @CptSamelsSigils and myself as we embark on a detailed discussion of Sterling E. Lanier's post-apocalyptic science fantasy epic, Hiero's Journey (1973). *Spoiler Alert: Some key plot points and scenes are of necessity discussed in this review, beginning from 24:53.*Had a great time talking with Steve and Sam. Be sure to visit their channels, like and subscribe if you haven't already. Here's Richard @vintagesf 's review of the novel:youtube.com/watch?v=GGEFaOPzIh4Channels mentioned in this video:@bookswithzara Chapters: 0:00 Intro10:35 Sterling E. Lanier Bio16:33 Spoiler-Free Story Synopsis24:33 Thoughts on Characters58:33 Detailed Plot Breakdown1:20:22 World Building1:27:40 Final Thoughts1:35:34 Hiero's Answer Announcement1:43:45 Upcoming Channel News
July 2025 Reading Wrap-Up Jeffs Cave of Cool Books 2025-08-01 | #booktube #bookcollection #monthlyreading Here's what I read in July. Some fantasy, some science fiction and some hard-boiled private eye novels. I participated, directly or indirectly, in three reading events (details below).Channels mentioned:@HeroicBookAdventures83 @CptSamelsSigils *Private Eye July* is an event created by Jim @MysteryandMayhem-gr7nn and is co-hosted by the following channels:@GhostReadersintheSky @BookTimewithElvis @royreadsanything @Bookishtravels @InfiniteText @ObscureBookAdventures @saintdonoghue @michaelk.vaughan8617 @AlansReads *Rocket Summer* is an event created by @michaelk.vaughan8617 Co-hosts include:@anotherbibliophilereads @bookssongsandothermagic @GenreBooks23 @vintagesf @TheBookclectic @LiterateTexan @saintdonoghue @GrammaticusBooks @BookChatWithPat8668 *Elric Saga Read-along* hosted by:Tim @secretfirebooks7894 Chris @LiminalSpaces03 Jim @newsfromthegelding *Elric of Melnibone* review playlist:youtube.com/watch?v=sKvpWdDMQ7o&list=PLDGa5ZjinMS6wEs5f11Cu3GgSyY49BFCXBooks read in July:*Mermaid on the Rocks* (1967) by Brett Halliday*Earth's Last Citadel* (1943) by Henry Kuttner and C.L. Moore*Elric of Melnibone* (1972) by Michael Moorcock*Black Mountain* (2019) by Laird Barron*Hiero's Journey* (1973) by Sterling E. LanierChapters:0:00 Mermaid on the Rocks2:13 Earth's Last Citadel13:57 Elric of Melnibone22:55 Black Mountain32:07 Hiero's Journey
A Look at the Complete Aubrey / Maturin Series by Patrick OBrian Jeffs Cave of Cool Books 2025-07-30 | #booktube #bookcollection #historicalfiction Join me as I take a deep dive into this hefty, beautifully-produced five-volume set of the Jack Aubrey/Stephen Maturin series of historical novels written by Patrick O'Brian, published by HarperCollins. *PLEASE NOTE: I mistakenly state that the publishers of this set were W.W. Norton. Norton did publish the U.S. version, but my U.K. edition was published by HarperCollins. Sincere apologies for the error.*Mark Richardson's shelf tour of the amazing (and very expensive) Folio Society editions of this series:youtube.com/watch?v=Ci-II3vzIoM&list=PLay6DjDecL9-ZyLHvrIueiq4LWlQOFbb6
Robert E. Howard Bookshelf Tour Jeffs Cave of Cool Books 2025-07-26 | #booktube #bookcollection #vintagebooks Join me for a tour through my small but power-packed Robert E. Howard vintage paperback collection. Solomon Kane, Conan, El Borak and more! Channels mentioned in this video include:@secretfirebooks7894 @GeeksLoveDogs @michaelk.vaughan8617@GrammaticusBooks@TheBookGraveyard
The Ten Untouched Books Tag Jeffs Cave of Cool Books 2025-07-23 | #booktube #bookcollection #vintagebooks I'm not usually one for tags, but this one intrigued me, so here we are. Inspired by Steve @HeroicBookAdventures83, I hereby present 10 eclectic books from the less-trammelled corners of my shelves.This is an original tag created by @Rainierbooks There is only one prompt:Present ten books from your shelves that have been there at least a year or more and present them. This is about creating awareness to read from our shelves, enhance sustainability and maybe even saving some bucks. Channels tagged (no need to respond if not interested):@KevinTowleReads @CheckYourShelf @LarrysLegendaryLibrary @dreadpiratebooks @CptSamelsSigils @moviesnapper @MyMessyBookshelf Other channels mentioned include:@saintdonoghue @michaelk.vaughan8617 @TheBookGraveyard The ten books:Uncle Fred in the Springtime by P.G. WodehouseA Boy Ten Feet Tall by W.H. CanawayLord Valentine's Castle by Robert SilverbergThe Drunken Forest by Gerald DurrellDeath at La Fenice by Donna LeonRoughing It by Mark TwainQuest of the Snow Leopard by Roy Chapman AndrewsTo Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip Jose FarmerThe Ballad of Frankie Silver by Sharon McCrumbBlood and Thunder: The Life and Art of Robert E. Howard by Mark FinnChapters:0:00 Intro2:11 Uncle Fred in the Springtime5:03 A Boy Ten Feet Tall7:07 Lord Valentine's Castle8:08 The Drunken Forest13:11 Death at La Fenice14:26 Roughing It15:43 Quest of the Snow Leopard18:04 To Your Scattered Bodies Go20:53 The Ballad of Frankie Silver22:50 Blood and Thunder: The Life and Art of Robert E. Howard
Fantasy Fiction Bookshelf Tour (Part 2) Jeffs Cave of Cool Books 2025-07-18 | #booktube #bookcollection #vintagebooks Part Two of a tour through my fantasy and sword & sorcery book collection...this time, notable authors include Andre Norton, Glen Cook, Karl Edward Wagner, Fritz Leiber, Norvell W. Page, Barry Hughart, David Drake, Susan Cooper, T.H. White and many others.Channels mentioned in this video:@OmnivorousReader @secretfirebooks7894 @LiminalSpaces03 @newsfromthegelding
Fantasy Fiction Bookshelf Tour (Part 1) Jeffs Cave of Cool Books 2025-07-16 | #booktube #bookcollection #vintagepaperbacks Part One of a tour through my fantasy paperback collection - including epic fantasy, sword & sorcery and miscellaneous related fantasmagorias. Authors discussed in Part One include JRR Tolkein, Steven Erickson, L Sprgue de Camp & Fletcher Pratt, Clifford D. Simak, Stephen R. Donaldson, E. Hoffman Price, Sterling Lanier and Lin Carter.Channels mentioned in this video:@HeroicBookAdventures83 @CptSamelsSigils
Talking Books with Paul from @GeeksLoveDogs Jeffs Cave of Cool Books 2025-07-13 | #booktube #booktuber #bookcollection I'm joined by Paul from @GeeksLoveDogs for a lively conversation about his reading background, his wide-ranging genre interests, goals for his channel, video creation, favorite BookTubers, BookTube in general and all manner of topics. It was a blast chatting with Paul, a very knowledgable and friendly guy. Be sure to check out his channel @GeeksLoveDogs , like his videos and subscribe. He's doing great stuff over there and has big plans for even more coming your way soon. Channels mentioned in this video:@TheBookGraveyard @PulpMortem @secretfirebooks7894 @BadTasteBooks @michaelk.vaughan8617 @CriminOllyBlog @saintdonoghue @LiminalSpaces03 @literallybooks @CheckYourShelf @TheOutlawLeviWallace @InfiniteText @sfwordsofwonder @JulesBurt @HeroicBookAdventures83 @PeculiarNotions @moviesnapper
Mermaid on the Rocks - A Mike Shayne Mystery by Brett Halliday Jeffs Cave of Cool Books 2025-07-09 | #booktube #bookcollection #vintagemystery My review of Mermaid on the Rocks (1967), the 55th entry in the long-running Mike Shayne series of private eye dectective novels by Brett Halliday. This is my contribution for the pre-1970s prompt for the BookTube event, P.I. in July. (Apologies for the sightly shaky camera...I was trying a new recording position and my tripod was not cooperating with the tatami mat floor). P.I. in July was created by Jim @MysteryandMayhem-gr7nn Jim's fellow shamuses on the scene include:Steve Donoghue at: @saintdonoghue Michael K. Vaughan at:@michaelk.vaughan8617 Roy Reads Anything:@royreadsanything Ghost Readers in the Sky:@GhostReadersintheSky Alan's Reads:@AlansReads Book Time with Elvis:@BookTimewithElvis Bookish Travels:@Bookishtravels Obscure Book Adventures:@ObscureBookAdventures Infinite Text:@InfiniteText
Private Eye Fiction Bookshelf Tour Jeffs Cave of Cool Books 2025-07-05 | #booktube #bookcollection #vintagepaperbacks "Down these mean shelves a man must go..."A bookshelf tour of my various private detective novels and story collections, ranging from Dashiell Hammett to Dan Simmons, with a whole lot in between. This is one of my contributions to the splendid BookTube event, P.I. in July, created by Jim @MysteryandMayhem-gr7nn Private Eye in July cohosts: Steve Donoghue at: @saintdonoghue Michael K. Vaughan at:@michaelk.vaughan8617 Roy Reads Anything:@royreadsanything Ghost Readers in the Sky:@GhostReadersintheSky Alan's Reads:@AlansReads Book Time with Elvis:@BookTimewithElvis Bookish Travels: @Bookishtravels Obscure Book Adventures: @ObscureBookAdventures Infinite Text:@InfiniteText
June 2025 Reading Wrap-Up Jeffs Cave of Cool Books 2025-07-02 | #booktube #bookcollection #monthlyreading Here's what I read in June...mostly westerns, since it was June on the Range 2025! My June on the Range video playlist:youtube.com/watch?v=AFhg_9A_sOw&list=PLtAEr7RmPpWOv2HUGJislI7nzBVYHDo8wI also read The Destroyer #33: Voodoo Die by Warren Murphy & Richard Sapir, to accompany the most recent Elusive, Exclusive Book Society livestream, which you can view in its entertaining entirety here:youtube.com/watch?v=xJhY_VsqnEk&t=1670sThe Elusive, Exclusive Book Society member channels are:@PulpMortem @TheBookGraveyard @secretfirebooks7894 June on the Range is a BookTube event created by @michaelk.vaughan8617 Be sure to follow the trail of the June on the Range Posse: @saintdonoghue @BookTimewithElvis @anotherbibliophilereads @M-J @CriminOllyBlog @LiterateTexan @bookssongsandothermagic @GenreBooks23 @thewestisthebest @royreadsanything @GhostReadersintheSky Chapters:0:00 Intro1:51 Bowdrie by Louis L'Amour2:44 Edge#2: Ten Grand by George G. Gilman4:30 Texans Walk Proud by Marshall Grover5:57 EEBS Livestream 6:44 The Destroyer by Warren Murphy & Richard Sapir16:20 The Key-Lock Man by Louis L'Amour25:17 Final Thoughts and What's Coming Up
My First Ever Book Haul Video (Part 2): Pulp Adventure, Espionage & Crime Jeffs Cave of Cool Books 2025-06-28 | #booktube #bookcollection #bookhaul This is part two of my first ever channel book haul! This one focuses on vintage paperback reprints of pulp adventure hero The Shadow, and some espionage and crime fiction by William Haggard and John Creasey...plus a very special arrival, the beautiful 2020 Haffner Press hardback edition of Donald Wandrei's Ivy Frost pulp crime stories. Here's the excellent video by @michaelk.vaughan8617 detailing all 23 Pyramid/Jove The Shadow paperbacks:youtube.com/watch?v=T3KifgSsW8sMy Spy-Fi and Espionage video where I first mention the Col. Russell series by William Haggard:youtube.com/watch?v=UOeiS6iJeHA&t=6sHere's the link to the Haffner Press website. Go check 'em out, lots of wonderful stuff for sale there: http://www.haffnerpress.com
My First Ever Book Haul (Part One - June on the Range Edition) Jeffs Cave of Cool Books 2025-06-25 | #booktube #bookhaul #bookcollection Finally!! I've been waiting to do a book haul video for quite some time now...and the moment is here at last. This is Part One, the "June on the Range" vintage western paperback segment of my book haul. Mostly a mini-haul of miscellaneous Louis L'Amour novels and a couple of Edgar Rice Burroughs westerns. Part two will post later this week.Channels mentioned in this video include:@PulpMortem @GeeksLoveDogs @TheBookGraveyard @KevinTowleReads @JulesBurt June on the Range is a BookTube event created by @michaelk.vaughan8617 Be sure to follow the trail of the June on the Range Posse: @saintdonoghue @BookTimewithElvis @anotherbibliophilereads @M-J @CriminOllyBlog @LiterateTexan @bookssongsandothermagic @GenreBooks23 @thewestisthebest @royreadsanything @GhostReadersintheSky
Larry & Stretch: Texans Walk Proud by Marshall Grover (A June on the Range Review) Jeffs Cave of Cool Books 2025-06-23 | #booktube #juneontherange2025 #vintagewesternsNow this is more like it! For my next June on the Range 2025 entry, I review #6 in the extremely long-running Larry & Stretch series of light-hearted, action-packed westerns by Australian author Leonard B. Meares (writing as Marshall Grover). My recent review of Edge #2:youtube.com/watch?v=LZ46wQBzDL0&t=99s June on the Range is a BookTube event created by @michaelk.vaughan8617 Be sure to follow the trail of the June on the Range Posse:@saintdonoghue @BookTimewithElvis @anotherbibliophilereads @M-J @CriminOllyBlog @LiterateTexan @bookssongsandothermagic @GenreBooks23 @thewestisthebest @royreadsanything @GhostReadersintheSky
Edge #2: Ten Grand by George G. Gilman (June on the Range) Jeffs Cave of Cool Books 2025-06-21 | #booktube #juneontherange2025 #vintagewesternsMy next contribution for June on the Range 2025, a review of #2 in the Edge series, George G. Gilman's paean to violent, nihilistic spaghetti westerns. How extreme is too extreme? Find out here...(And apologies for the echo-ey sound and periodic noise of trains rattling by.)Jim @MysteryandMayhem-gr7nn blasted this mean-spirited book with both barrels in his spot-on review. Be sure to check it out here:youtube.com/watch?v=q2gWb88-fDgJune on the Range is a BookTube event created by @michaelk.vaughan8617 Be sure to follow the trail of the June on the Range Posse:@saintdonoghue @BookTimewithElvis @anotherbibliophilereads @M-J @CriminOllyBlog @LiterateTexan @bookssongsandothermagic @GenreBooks23 @thewestisthebest @royreadsanything @GhostReadersintheSky
A Mini Shelf Tour of Vintage Cool & Lam Mysteries by Erle Stanley Gardner Jeffs Cave of Cool Books 2025-06-16 | #booktube #bookcollection #vintagemysteriesA look at some of my Bertha Cool & Donald Lam vintage private eye paperbacks by Erle Stanley Gardner (writing as A.A. Fair). A very fun, slick mystery series from the creator of Perry Mason.
Book Chat with Nick from @TheBookGraveyard Jeffs Cave of Cool Books 2025-06-13 | #booktube #booktuber #bookcollectionCool cat Nick from @TheBookGraveyard joins me for a very enjoyable and wide-ranging chat about books, genre fiction (including men's adventure fiction, crime, pulp, Gothics and westerns), creating videos and BookTube in general. Huge thanks to Nick for his patience and understanding in putting up with problems of time zone confusion, technical difficulties and assorted other issues - all of which were on my end. Be sure to check out Nick's fantastic conversation with Bob Deis and Wyatt Doyle of the Men's Adventure Library:youtube.com/watch?v=WTnMcUlds0E&t=1081sIf for some strange reason you haven't done so yet, jump over to Nick's channel @TheBookGraveyard, check out his videos, like and subscribe. He's doing awesome stuff over there, so don't miss out! Other channels mentioned in this wideo include:@PulpMortem @secretfirebooks7894 @BadTasteBooks @JulesBurt @vintagesf @HeroicBookAdventures83 @PaperbackWarrior @thevintagepaperbackreader @saintdonoghue @terrancelayhew
Tales of a Texas Ranger: Bowdrie by Louis LAmour Jeffs Cave of Cool Books 2025-06-11 | #booktube #juneontherange2025 #vintagewesternsMy next contribution for June on the Range 2025, a review of the short story collection Bowdrie by Louis L'Amour. Eight slam-bang, pulp-era tales featuring tough-as-nails Texas Ranger, Chick Bowdrie. June on the Range is a BookTube event created by @michaelk.vaughan8617 Be sure to follow the trail of the June on the Range Posse: @saintdonoghue @BookTimewithElvis @anotherbibliophilereads @M-J @CriminOllyBlog @LiterateTexan @bookssongsandothermagic @GenreBooks23 @thewestisthebest @royreadsanything @GhostReadersintheSky
A Look at the Mens Adventure Quarterly Wild West Issue Jeffs Cave of Cool Books 2025-06-05 | #MAQMAG #Mensadventurequarterly #booktube Kicking off June on the Range 2025 with a look inside the inaugural Men's Adventure Quarterly from 2021, with their Most Wanted Wild West Issue. Two-fisted, rip-snorting, guns-a-blazing action aplenty in this sucker...plus lots of gorgeous cover and interior art from various men's magazines of the '50s and '60s, edited and designed by Robert Deis and Bill Cunningham. Nick's @TheBookGraveyard fantastic livestream conversation with Men's Adventure Library editors Bob Deis and Wyatt Doyle:youtube.com/watch?v=WTnMcUlds0E&t=1077sJules Burt's far superior flip-through of this issue:youtube.com/watch?v=TC7MJ_xdgbwJune on the Range created by @michaelk.vaughan8617 June on the Range co-host posse:@MysteryandMayhem-gr7nn @saintdonoghue @LiterateTexan @M-J @CriminOllyBlog @anotherbibliophilereads @bookssongsandothermagic @GenreBooks23 @BookTimewithElvis @thewestisthebest @royreadsanything @GhostReadersintheSky
May 2025 Reading Wrap-Up Jeffs Cave of Cool Books 2025-06-04 | #booktube #bookcollection #monthlyreading Here's what I read in May:26 classic horror short stories for Horror Mayhem 2025Playlist here:youtube.com/watch?v=-_JSIsXCtww&list=PLtAEr7RmPpWOvLMrawG6vBim60N33ZxtDPlus:The Sands of Windee by Arthur W. UpfieldThe Reassembled Man by Herbert D. KastleEdge: The Loner (Edge #1) by George G. GilmanThe Elusive, Exclusive Book Society discuss, dismantle and just plain diss The Reassembled Man at length here:youtube.com/watch?v=qP6V6j6mpOk&t=310sChapters:0:00 Horror Mayhem 20251:25 The Sands of Windee by Arthur W. Upfield15:32 The Reassembled Man by Herbert D. Kastle19:50 Edge: The Loner by George G. Gilman
Horror Mayhem 2025 Wrap Up Jeffs Cave of Cool Books 2025-05-29 | #horror #horrormayhem #booktube Wrapping up Horror Mayhem with three great horror tales from M.R. James, Daphne Du Maurier and Robert E. Howard. This event was created by: @thebookishbryants This year's event is in memory of Scott BryantThe focus is on short stories and novels under 250 pagesYour friendly Horror Mayhem Hosts: @badrad9226 @BookBlather @bookssongsandothermagic @anotherbibliophilereads @bnbbooks1794 @JimReadsTooSlow @M-J @michaelk.vaughan8617 @mindysbookjourney @theramblingreviewer5150 @LiterateTexan @readersretreat7845 @unlimitedreads @CriminOllyBlog @CliffsDarkGems Stories read:"The Haunted Dolls' House" by M.R. James"The Horror from the Mound" by Robert E. Howard"The Birds" by Daphne Du MaurierChapters:0:00 Intro0:55 M.R. James10:12 Robert E. Howard19:00 Daphne Du Maurier
Book Chat with Steve from @HeroicBookAdventures83 Jeffs Cave of Cool Books 2025-05-26 | I'm joined by Steve from @HeroicBookAdventures83 for a fun conversation about books, various fantasy authors and series, our reading habits and BookTube in general. Big thanks to Steve for taking the time to chat with me. Steve's a cool guy and is doing good work on his channel, so please visit @HeroicBookAdventures83 and check it out. Channels mentioned in this video include:@saintdonoghue @michaelk.vaughan8617 @secretfirebooks7894 @TheBookGraveyard @BadTasteBooks @amy_harboredinpages @bnbbooks1794 @ladylovesteadreads
Horror Mayhem - Manly Wade Wellman Edition Jeffs Cave of Cool Books 2025-05-24 | #booktube #bookcollection #horrorPresenting two eerie tales of '70s supernatural horror by Manly Wade Wellman, to round out Week 3 of Horror Mayhem.This event was created by: @thebookishbryants This year's event is in memory of Scott BryantThe focus is on short stories and novels under 250 pagesYour friendly Horror Mayhem Hosts: @badrad9226 @BookBlather @bookssongsandothermagic @anotherbibliophilereads @bnbbooks1794 @JimReadsTooSlow @M-J @michaelk.vaughan8617 @mindysbookjourney @theramblingreviewer5150 @LiterateTexan @readersretreat7845 @unlimitedreads @CriminOllyBlog @CliffsDarkGems "The Dakwa" and "Chastel" - two Lee Cobbett stories from The Third Cry to Legba and Other Invocations, The Selected Stories of Manly Wade Wellman, Volume 1 (Night Shade Books)Chapters:0:00 "The Dakwa"10:46 "Chastel"
Horror Mayhem Week 3 - Mummy Stories Jeffs Cave of Cool Books 2025-05-21 | #booktube #bookcollection #horror A selection of four stories from the Ballantine 1990 anthology Mummy Stories, edited by Martin H. Greenberg. This event was created by: @thebookishbryants This year's event is in memory of Scott BryantThe focus is on short stories and novels under 250 pagesYour friendly Horror Mayhem Hosts: @badrad9226 @BookBlather @bookssongsandothermagic @anotherbibliophilereads @bnbbooks1794 @JimReadsTooSlow @M-J @michaelk.vaughan8617 @mindysbookjourney @theramblingreviewer5150 @LiterateTexan @readersretreat7845 @unlimitedreads @CriminOllyBlog @CliffsDarkGems Stories read:"Masque" by Ed Gorman"Bones" by Donald A. Wolheim"Eyes of the Mummy" by Robert Bloch"Lot No. 249" by Arthur Conan DoyleChapters:0:00 Intro1:24 "Masque" Ed Gorman3:24 "Bones" Donald A. Wolheim5:10 "Eyes of the Mummy" Robert Bloch9:42 "Lot No. 249" Arthur Conan Doyle
June on the Range 2025 Announcement Jeffs Cave of Cool Books 2025-05-19 | #booktube #bookcollection #vintagepaperbacks Michael K. Vaughan was kind enough to ask me to join his posse for June on the Range 2025. So here's my announcement video, with a few rambling thoughts on some of the westerns I might tackle in June. Saddle up, pardners!June on the Range is a BookTube event created by Michael K Vaughan @michaelk.vaughan8617 Here are my campadres who will be riding the trail with me for the event:Steve Donoghue @saintdonoghue Book Time With Elvis @BookTimewithElvis Another Bibliophile Reads @anotherbibliophilereads Reading This Life @M-J CriminOlly @CriminOllyBlog Randy Ray @LiterateTexan Jim @MysteryandMayhem-gr7nn Books Songs and Other Magic @bookssongsandothermagic Genre Books @GenreBooks23 McNulty’s Book Corral @thewestisthebest Roy @royreadsanything
Horror Mayhem Week 2 Reading Update (Part 2) Jeffs Cave of Cool Books 2025-05-16 | #horrormayhem #horror #booktubePart 2 of my rundown of vintage horror short stories I read this past week (May 8th - 14th, 2025) for the event Horror Mayhem: Decades of Dread. The video was running long, so I've broken it up into two parts. This is the second part, covering the decades 1930-1980.This event was created by: @thebookishbryants This year's event is in memory of Scott BryantThe focus is on short stories and novels under 250 pagesYour friendly Horror Mayhem Hosts: @badrad9226 @BookBlather @bookssongsandothermagic @anotherbibliophilereads @bnbbooks1794 @JimReadsTooSlow @M-J @michaelk.vaughan8617 @mindysbookjourney @theramblingreviewer5150 @LiterateTexan @readersretreat7845 @unlimitedreads @CriminOllyBlog @CliffsDarkGems Stories read:"They Found My Grave" (1938) by Marjorie Bowen"Spider Mansion" (1942) by Fritz Leiber"Minuke" (1949) by Nigel Kneale"Uncle Phil on TV" (1953) by J.B. Priestley"Where the Stones Grow" (1980) by Lisa TuttleChapters:0:00 Intro1:02 Marjorie Bowen4:16 Fritz Leiber9:35 Nigel Kneale12:34 J.B. Priestley17:01 Lisa Tuttle
Horror Mayhem Week 2 Reading Update (Part 1) Jeffs Cave of Cool Books 2025-05-14 | #horrormayhem #horror #booktubeRundown of vintage horror short stories I read this past week (May 8th - 14th, 2025) for the event Horror Mayhem: Decades of Dread. The video was running long, so I've broken it up into two parts. This is Part One, covering the decades 1890-1920).This event was created by: @thebookishbryants This year's event is in memory of Scott BryantThe focus is on short stories and novels under 250 pagesYour friendly Horror Mayhem Hosts: @badrad9226 @BookBlather @bookssongsandothermagic @anotherbibliophilereads @bnbbooks1794 @JimReadsTooSlow @M-J @michaelk.vaughan8617 @mindysbookjourney @theramblingreviewer5150 @LiterateTexan @readersretreat7845 @unlimitedreads @CriminOllyBlog @CliffsDarkGems Stories read:"The Lost Club" (1890) and "The Ceremony" (1894) by Arthur Machen"The Terror in the Water-Tank" (1907) by William Hope Hodgson"The Tarn of Sacrifice" (1912) by Algernon Blackwood"Pickman's Model" (1927) by H.P. LovecraftChapters:0:00 Intro1:07 Arthur Machen8:54 William Hope Hodgson14:38 Algernon Blackwood20:05 H.P. Lovecraft
Bookshelf Tour: John Dickson Carr Murder Mysteries Jeffs Cave of Cool Books 2025-05-10 | #booktube #bookcollection #vintagepaperbacks Introducing the undisputed master of the locked-room murder mystery. A walk through my vintage paperback collection of John Dickson Carr novels, featuring the author's famed triumvirate of series detectives, Henri Bencolin, Dr. Gideon Fell and Sir Henry Merrivale...plus some one-offs and historical mysteries. Chapters:0:00 Intro3:32 Henri Bencolin9:35 Dr. Gideon Fell21:38 Sir Henry Merrivale26:27 Stand-alones and Historical Mysteries
