The Queue
The Screwtape Letters is an impulse read, not part of the plan, which was to dive right into the "Hook, Line, & Sinker" trilogy hot on the heels of Winter, which was an absolutely smashing read. I'll be back to Deighton's relentless, restless cynicism soon enough. The title of this particular edition of The Screwtape Letters (also including the later work "Screwtape Proposes a Toast") is in contention: the front cover gives it as The Illustrated Screwtape Letters, the title page as The Screwtape Letters and Screwtape Proposes a Toast, & the copyright page as The Screwtape Letters: Special Illustrated Edition.

Recently
Karen E. Olson, Pretty in Ink
Rudyard Kipling, Kim
Len Deighton, Winter: A Novel of a Berlin Family

Currently
C. S. Lewis, illustrated by Papas, The Screwtape Letters

Presently
Len Deighton, Spy Hook
Len Deighton, Spy Line
Len Deighton, Spy Sinker


The Rebel Black Dot Song of the Day
Murky Transport Disaster, "Christmas Should Be Lasting All Year Long" from The Murky Transport Disaster Disaster Transport Transport Disaster (K. Steeze)

Commentary: The perfect song for the day after the end of the Christmastide. "Christmas Should be Lasting All Year Long" opens with a well-intentioned but legally-dubious excerpt from the seminal film A Christmas Story, the dulcet tones of Jean Shepherd. Merry Christmas, everyone!