Reading

Douglas James Troxell

I Hate you, James Joyce! or "The Value of Reading Classic Authors You Despise"

I’ve read James Joyce’s short story “Araby” three times in my life. I hated it every single time. The first time was in high school. I di...

Douglas James Troxell

I love post-apocalyptic literature (my post-apocalyptic series will be released next year … if we’re all still alive). With the Coronavir...

Douglas James Troxell

As we close out the decade, it's time to crown the winners of the annual TROXELLIAN LITERARY AWARDS! I'm a big fan of books but not much ...

Douglas James Troxell

Not only are we saying good-bye to another year but also another decade! We say hello to the Roarin' 20's and good-bye to...umm...whateve...

Douglas James Troxell

Dear George R.R. Martin: I’ve done it, George. In less than six months, I have consumed all the Game of Thrones (Got) main storyline cont...

Douglas James Troxell

It's time to announce the winners of the 2018 Troxellian Literature Awards! These are the mandatory end-of-year awards where I rate all t...

Douglas James Troxell

It's the end of the year so you know what that means: It's time for the mandatory end-of-year awards season where people arbitrarily expr...

Douglas James Troxell

The year 2017 was terrible for pretty much everyone from politicians to celebrities to sports figures. But you know what can help numb th...

Douglas James Troxell

The year 2016 may not have been great for celebrities NOT dying, but it was another good year for literature. It’s time to announce the w...