J.B. Sommerset

Before I get started, just as an F.Y.I., a couple of my audiobooks have been flagged because of broken links, this should be fixed soon.  Moving on, this week I am going to call back to a favorite. This week I am calling back to H.P. Lovecraft , one of my favs. I have posted his work a couple times but I hold back a bit when it comes to him. A person can get tired of the same thing over and over. I ration it well. This week is going to be one of the times when I was in the mood for some out of this world body horror and occult mayhem. This week it's " The Horror at Redhook ". I hope you all enjoy! Cheers!

You might have noticed that things are changing on the site. It's been a long while since I had the time to do any updates. I think now is that time. I am settled in the new digs, I am at one with the wild-life, and I have some time to catch up on a couple of things. Like I said, it's been a super long time since I updated anything on the site. Truth is, there's been a significant uptake in traffic and the old format is outdated and not working the way it used to. So here's the rundown of what will be happening over the next couple of months. 1) First, the site is going to get reworked. Not completely redone, just reworked for now. Google has migrated it's domains to Squarespace and we might be moving to that platform, not sure yet. I need to see how flexible it is and if it offers something that will make this process easier. 2) My gallery will be updated and old pictures will be removed, and new ones will be added. Also the stores that I sell my art through will b

When I was a kid I used to read every fantasy book I could get my hands on. Short stories, novels, comics, graphic novels, it didn't matter. Among those were some of the classics. I have posted a number of them over the years here on my site. But there is one author I can't seem to recall ever posting, and I really don't know why. If this is somehow a repost, I apologize. I don't think it is. This week we are going back to the The land of Narnia . I say back to, because most of you out there are very familiar with " The Chronicles of Narnia " by C.S. Lewis . If you haven't read the books, you most likely have seen one of the many film adaptations of them. My biggest disappointment was that only four of the books were ever made into movies, which is a shame because my two favorites were never even considered- " The Horse and his Boy " and " The Magician's Nephew ". I like " The Last Battle ", but it isn't my favorite. S

Okay, for some reason this didn't post like it should have 2 weeks ago, so I am going to make up for it and post it now. Moving forward these will be on schedule, I am adding them to my workflow. Anyway, moving forward. We all know how much I loves me some Mark Twain , I have posted a lot of his works, form " Tom Sawyer " to " Huck Finn ", but for some reason I have never posted this one, which is weird, it sort of falls into his well known works. So, here it is, this week I am posting " The Prince and The Pauper ", Bon, appetite! Cheers!

This week's book is a well known story for any science fiction fan. In fact there was a movie made from the book- although it doesn't deserve the association. Not because it's a bad movie, it just doesn't represent the book or the author. I would say it shares the name and not much else because as creative as the movie is, the book is better and has more to it. For those of you who don't know, I am a big Robert A. Heinlein fan, and find the mans work, often, ahead of it's time. I have posted his work from time to time, but for some reason I have never posted the full length audio book of " Starship Troopers ". Not sure why, maybe it's because it's not his best work- it's good, but he has done better. Anyway, here it is- I give you Starship Troopers. Cheers!

Every once in a while I like to put a title in here that I have not read and know nothing about. It keeps it fresh and I will most likely post more books that I haven't read before. This audiobook is a little outside of the bi-weekly range, but I have been busy and also "I caught a wee sniffle". I don't know anything about it and I am not really sure if it's going to be any good. But I am down to give someone a few extra likes, clicks, or subs. So here we go, this week is " A Hunt in Winter " by Conor Brady , apparently, its a thriller. We'll see about that. Enjoy! Cheers!

I recently watched " The Fall of the House of Usher " on Netflix, loved it BTWs and wrote a review of it which can be found here . It got me thinking... I might have missed some of other stories created by the same author. That's right, you know who I mean, Edgar Allan Poe . I will still contend that I am not a E.A.P. super fan. Hell I have barely read a couple of his stories, but the mini-series was so good that I decided to give it another go. So, this week I bring some of his short stories to the table for the listening. I hope you enjoy this collection.  Cheers!

Okay, now that the holidays are over, it's back to our regularly scheduled program. An audio book every other week for those of us who don't have the time to read. This week we lean on the classics- Jules Verne . I think I have posted this one before, a long, long time ago. As with most good books they deserve a second time around, maybe a third, maybe we just keep reading them again and again our whole lives and enjoy them more and more- they age like fine wine. The older the better. Anyway, this week I am going to be "digging" down deep and journeying to the center of our world with "A journey to the Interior of the Earth" (Also known as "Journey to the Center of the Earth"). I hope you all enjoy this one, as a kid it was one of my favorites.  Cheers!

This next one is one I have posted before. I indulge in this story once or twice a year because it has special meaning to me. I think, for anyone who has suffered with someone who has Alzheimer's or Dementia, this one might hold a special place in the world of literature. That's right, this weeks audio book is Don Quixote   by  Miguel de Cervantes . There is something about this story that just takes me back to when I had to deal with a person who fought "giants".  Cheers!

Since Thanksgiving is coming this month, I decided to post this one a week earlier. Let's face it, the only thing anyone wants to do the day after Thanksgiving is have a comma. For all of you outside of the US, it's just going to be a bonus book, granted, I haven't been 100% consistent these last few weeks, but I can't argue with an extra read, and neither should you.  This week, it's all about science fiction. Who better to tell a story in that genre than the king of science fiction himself, that's right, Isaac Asimov . Most of us know the name, and most of us know about some of his works, such as, " The Foundation Trilogy ". But there is so much more to him than that fantastic series. He's kind of like Frank Herbert in that way. Anyway, here it is, I bring you this week's story- " The Naked Sun " Enjoy!

I think I posted this one a while ago. A long while ago. But being that we just that "Halloween", I thought about posting it, but wasn't sure that I should. I try not to be stale here on the site and avoid repeating myself. So I wasn't going to repost. Then I watched " Renfield " just before Halloween, and decided I had to repost the original story by " Bram Stoker ". That's right, the bi-weekly audiobook this week is " Dracula " by Bram Stoker (Incidentally if you haven't seen "Renfield", it's fun entertainment, it's good for a laugh or two, a great Saturday night movie).  Cheers!

I missed a turn with this last audiobook, however this week I bring more stories, audiobooks... kind of. They are not so much audiobooks as spoken word stories. I did this before, last Halloween! That's right stragglers, it's time for CreepyPastas . For those of you who don't know what a CreepyPasta is, it's basically a creepy spoken-word story to be found on the interwebs. For the most part, they are stories that have become legends on the interwebs and shared around as fiction(?). That question mark was intentional because some have transcended fiction- like the " Slender Man " which inspired real-life murders. Now, I know what you are thinking, but some are actually pretty good. I am not so sure about these, I have never listened to this one- that's the thing about creepypastas; you never know what you are going to get. Cheers!

I am not sure if I have ever posted this one, feels like I should have. If I have, please forgive my incredulity. Jack London was a great author, and this book was one of the first books I read in primary school, right along with " My Side of the Mountain " by    Jean Craighead George , and  "The Red Banner" by James Ramsey Ullman . With that being said, I give you " Call of the Wild ". Down the road, I will most likely post more of his literature if I can find it. He has a number of works out there waiting to be discovered by a younger, more voracious crowd.  Cheers!

It's been entirely too long since I posted an audio book, go busy, and also got evacuated from the new place due to the fact that the world is burning this summer, and I was surrounded by massive forest fires. Sad day, but I am back now, being burned to a crisp doesn't sound like a good time. So, after a forced two week staycation at a friends house I can now resume where I left off.   This time I dug back into the classics for a refreshing jaunt into "Ol' Skool" lit.  I have always liked H.G. Wells. For some reason I don't think I have ever posted this one. I've posted " War of the Worlds ", and " The Time Machine ", but I don't think I have ever posted " The Invisible Man ". So, here it is, I hope you enjoy it.  Cheers, and keep on reading!

It has been more than two weeks since I posted my last audio book, there is a very good reason for that, I have been living out of boxes, but that time is coming to an end. I am moved into my new place, killer view, lots of animals. As soon as I am all unpacked and settled, posts will come more often. Also I will be fining the time this fall to update the site, change the merch stores around and create a more user friendly interface. For now, I give you the first audio book from the new digs.  I haven't done this one before, I really don't know why, it was one of my favorites as a kid. This week, it's a very, very, very old classic, one from the Islamic golden age : One Thousand and One Nights , translation by Maxfield Parrish .  I hope you all enjoy. Cheers!

Wow, it's been too long my friends! On the upside, my house is almost done! Yeah, moving back to the woods. In the meantime, and to keep all of you read-a-holics occupied, here is the bi-weekly audio book... er books. Its a collection of short stories and literature from one of my favorite authors Phillip K. Dick . One of the most prolific and underrated science fiction writers ever. Hope you enjoy this one, you salivating read-a-vors.  Cheers!

Well, It's been a while and it's been hard to keep the posts coming. I have been spending more time on my new lair in the mountains, more on that to come, suffice to say my time is significantly fractured right now. If I want to post I get up super early in the morning. So here I am, just before dawn typing trying to get more content to the fans of literature, whom ever you are out there.  This week I decided to go with some of the old classics. I decided to follow up and post " Charlie and The Glass Elevator ". For those of you who didn't know, " Charlie and Chocolate Factory " Was only the first book by  Roald Dahl   in the Charlie Saga. Hope you enjoy it.  Cheers!

It has been a tumultuous month. I wanted to ease us back into the flow with something shorter and more manageable. A short story, or novella. I decided that I would revisit one of my old favorites- Thomas Ligotti . Yep, we are headed back there, to the realm of the creepypasta, before there were the interwebs. So sit back and enjoy. "The Red Tower", by Thomas Ligotti. This one should be very digestible... Cheers!

It's been a long time since I put some info out there about where I am going and what I am doing. Well this time around, I am doing a lot... Wait a second, last time I was doing a lot, I am always doing a lot.  In this case, there are a number of updates I need to go over. The first is really neat. I am currently working on a hardback copy of Patchwork Indigo , It should be posted within three days, provided the proofs meet the requirements- so fingers crossed on that one. If it turns out nice, I will follow up with all my other books.  There's no way around it, the site is dated and I need a fresh new look, but digging around in the butt-crack of time to find some spare change... well let's just say, all I found was some lint. So it's on my to-do list as item number two. I have been working diligently to update all my art and find a new platform to host all of this. It's going okay, but there are things I want my site to do that don't come with most of the serv

This week I am digging back into one of my favorite authors. A surly man from another century who writes like my grandfather chasing whipper-snappers off his lawn. The master of irony, satire, and pointed whit and criticism. That's right, the one, the only, Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens to those more cultivated). This time, however, it's going to be some of his lesser read, but no lesser valued works- Life on the Mississippi. These ones a long one, and it's two parts, both are posted below. I hope you all enjoy them! Cheers!