Posts by: Bob Booth

Musing On My Old Mentor and What He Read

By On March 5, 2012 · 1 Comment

I was thinking about Don Grant today (Donald M. Grant, the publisher). About the books and writers he so generously introduced me to, and what the common thread might have been. The occasion was my reading of The Face in the Abyss by Abraham Merritt, the last major project Don was involved in publishing, having [...]

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Polio, Dominican Friars, and Necon — A Mystery Solved

By On January 28, 2012 · 7 Comments

A TV show premiered on Fox Wednesday night, called “Touch.” It is about a boy who is autistic, doesn’t speak, but has the amazing ability to see all of existence as a mathematical construct. By simply following the number lines he can discover why things happened in the past and, more importantly, what will happen [...]

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Bob’s Table at Café Necon: On Les Daniels

By On November 16, 2011 · 2 Comments

Hi . . . Have a seat . . . Here’s your glass . . . What? Oh yes, it’s Maker’s Mark.

I propose a toast . . . To our missing friends . . . Here’s to Charlie, Don, Alan, and Les.

What? You hadn’t heard? Yes, Les left us sometime the first week [...]

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Bob’s Table at Café Necon: Darkness on the Edge of Town by Brian Keene

By On September 12, 2011 · 5 Comments

Note: Those of you who know me (mostly from Necon) know that I am all about networking and helping my friends. That will be the purpose of this blog. While I may from time to time rant against a trend I don’t like or a circumstance that bothers me, you will never read a negative [...]

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