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Here's some good new news from a very old writer–for the first time in a decade or so someone who isn't me is publishing one of my books. And thanks to Trevor at Phantasmagoria it should be available in the next few days or so...

In which, after a complete mess of technical unsophistication, we locate the actual whereabouts of the black bird! youtu.be/JSKiEqqK2W0

A new theme show at the bathtub–identical to all the OTHER theme shows. We read a book we love in the bathtub, and then reflect (briefly) on how collective academic research about the "meaning" and "importance" of "great books" isn't as enjoyable as a goddamn decent hot bath! youtu.be/PIotCf8ojEQ

Murakami may well be destined for the Bathtub Hall of Fame... I just don't know yet... the bathing jury is still out. youtu.be/7uR7UkF8D4o

And here's my latest for TNR about one of my all-time favorite writers in the many bathtubs of my life... newrepublic.com/article/2143...

We read a couple novels in the excellent and library-friendly Black Box edition of Boucher's mystery novels: THE CASE OF THE SEVEN OF CALVARY (1937) ROCKET TO THE MORGUE (1942)–originally published under Boucher's pseudonym, H. H. Holmes youtu.be/Vr1HVfAsIxk

Great new books to look at and consider buying for yourself, including an excellent "Nicely Nepotistic" mention of an excellent new memoir from an old friend... Warning: This is a "Bring Your Own Theme Song" episode of the bathtub! youtu.be/uMpU9dxfeh0

This is my latest at TNR. newrepublic.com/article/2132...

It's pointless! It's meaningless! It's both! youtu.be/Ttv01C93xiM

Join the field trip party as we take our bathtub on the road to Clark Ashton Smith's Auburn, and bring Lucky along for the ride! (Or vers-uh vice-uh.) youtu.be/ntpAYHjO9Mg

We catch up with a new episode in which we investigate books we may keep or may have to sell! youtu.be/9_TrA5H3yLc

My piece for NEW REPUBLIC keeps getting delayed so I'm posting this on its lonesome. If you're interested in Thomson (and all movie buffs should be), I'll post a link on my Bluesky page. Stay safe in the bathtub! youtu.be/Cd6sk0iDnIM

The chimp who came to dinner. After cooking it. youtu.be/uuyyG0fxnwE

Collier's third and final novel is very different from his "normal" and never quite predictable stuff, but much more enjoyable than I expected… (So I just realized I posted the wrong video, and have now endeavored to post the correct video with the correct title!) youtu.be/lSv-xQQdJBw

It's a "Hell, yeah!" – not a "Hail Mary!!" youtu.be/_WREO6U0E2U

It's a story, and includes at least two senior moments! Glad to say they aren't Dazzle's! youtu.be/wgglKQ6k5Qc

It's a hodgepodge! Not a roundabout!

The baththub is back, baby! youtu.be/UbPWpGs6WN0

The bathtub is dead! Long live the bathtub! (Unpixellated, of course.) youtu.be/qTa9JTdkuE4

I never knew dogs could be so complicated! And Lucky has taught me to have a lot more patience and tolerance than I have ever had before!

So we pack up what's left of my Simenon collection–what's left? A lot! Funny story: after packing up two full boxes of Simenon, and taping these two useless segments, I found about 1/3 of an entirely extra box! Which books were they? I can't recall, but lots of paperbacks. youtu.be/XCAQT6W4Z9s

We try to find enough of my publications on a sixty box set of shelves to fill three boxes.Who said high culture was dead! And if you find them, can you ask if they'll help me load a sixteen foot box truck up with books? youtu.be/gKzG7hrmPY0

Sometimes it's pointless, sometimes it's meaningless, sometimes it's both pointless AND meaningless, but it's always pointless, meaningless or both! And that's the intro I can't even remember anymore. youtu.be/MrOKsabe95E

You don't get any master-bathier than this! Packing books in boxes! Next week: Watching the paint dry in my new office! youtu.be/Oz6k0S122OY

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She's my baby. youtu.be/qhcReEEgW9U

This roundabout includes: John O'Hara's THE HORSE KNOWS THE WAY (1964) THE STORIES OF JOHN CHEEVER (1980) Robert Sheckley's NOTIONS: UNLIMITED (1960) GB Trudeau's THE WAR YEARS (2003) youtu.be/KmM5kWYMs-E

So I seem to have missed this—my longish piece on Simenon at TNR. newrepublic.com/article/2098...

This episode reads through Avram's 1969 paperback original novel, THE ISLAND UNDER THE EARTH, and the March 1964 issue of FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION, which Avram edited. youtu.be/RFitLcgSr-s

The Bob shall surely rise again! (Or at least we hope not.) masterbather.substack.com/p/bob-johnso...

Open your golden gates, Bob! masterbather.substack.com/p/bob-johnso...

You can fool some of the Bobs all of the time, and all of the Bobs some of the time, but you can't fool all of the Bobs all of the time–unless, of course, they're Bob! masterbather.substack.com/p/bob-johnso...

Honey-roasted Bob. masterbather.substack.com/p/bob-johnso...

A Bob a day keeps the doctor away. masterbather.substack.com/p/bob-johnso...

If it's still in the box when you order, it costs five bucks including media mail postage! 5$ 5$ 5$ a book including inscription and postage!!!! And if you act now, we will ship to you directly through the Strait of Hormuz! youtu.be/HCbVika2Byo

For I will fear no Bob. masterbather.substack.com/p/bob-johnso...

Including the Master Bathing Diary Part Two! Almost as pointless as part one! And don't miss all the hot Bob Johnson action especially now that the hot Bob Johnson action is coming to a close–until the NEXT Trump Administration! youtu.be/JDaDGZ_4gY8

These visions of Bob are now all that remain. masterbather.substack.com/p/bob-johnso...

Full metal Bob. masterbather.substack.com/p/bob-johnso...

A long day's journey into Bob. masterbather.substack.com/p/bob-johnso...

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From Bob to eternity. masterbather.substack.com/p/bob-johnso...

What we talk about when we talk about Bob. masterbather.substack.com/p/bob-johnso...

Star-light, star-bright, first Bob I see tonight. masterbather.substack.com/p/bob-johnso...

Bob'll be coming round the mountain when he comes. masterbather.substack.com/p/bob-johnso...

Green eggs and Bob. masterbather.substack.com/p/bob-johnso...

Bob always rings twice. masterbather.substack.com/p/bob-johnso...

To Bob or not to Bob. masterbather.substack.com/p/bob-johnso...

The rise and fall of the third Bob. masterbather.substack.com/p/bob-johnso...

The man with the golden Bob. masterbather.substack.com/p/bob-johnso...