Have You Read This? Podcast for Bookworms

18/06/2025

Michael McCreary is an autistic comedian, actor, author and TEDX speaker who’s been performing stand-up comedy since age 13. “Funny, You Don’t Look Autistic” is his memoir and I explain, as briefly as possible, why I feel like this is worth your time.

haveyoureadthispodcast.com

22/05/2025

"𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯'𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘻𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺’𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘰𝘴, 𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘵, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘶𝘯𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘮."

No matter how absurd the quote, there can often be found a glimmer of truth. For me, I am the furthest away from having an empire as one could imagine, though I continue to build. Life has been extremely busy as of late. As if turning 49 in April was not enough to make me feel old, my oldest daughter is graduating from high school this month, with her eyes already on college. Once the dust settles, I fully plan on resuming my schedule of releasing the most boring book reviews known to mankind.

In the meantime, I encourage you to enjoy these ridiculous AI-generated images of me.

23/04/2025

08/04/2025

Look, I don't know if this is a trend or not, but I couldn't pass up the chance to make one of these.

19/03/2025

Very happy with how these came out. For the 3 of you out there who have disposable income, grab some crap here:

https://haveyoureadthis-shop.fourthwall.com/

06/03/2025

For those willing to endure 20 minutes of my voice, this episode discusses what is said to be one of America's most famous 'unpublishable' novels and features "the most vile, disgusting personality to emerge from contemporary American fiction." Available now on Spotify, Apple, Mindspring, and Atari 2600s.

21/02/2025

One goal this year is to use GoodReads, Fable, and StoryGraph and then compare all three. Perhaps tedious, but these are the sacrifices you make when you have a listener in Uraguay. An email notification from StoryGraph notifying me that I was the winner of Black Days by Jackson Ellis was a nice surprise. Given the difficulty I am having with my current read (Hogg by Samuel Delany), I am excited to dig into this one next.

13/02/2025

Having trouble deciding on which colorway I like best. Muted will forever be my first choice, but looking at my closet, I realize that some hint of color might not be a bad idea. I am just not sure which one is best.

12/02/2025

Love discovering more book podcasts, especially those that are local.

Have you ever wanted to try a book club but they just seem too peopley? Or maybe you don’t want to be told what book you have to read. OR maybe you are looking for a place away from kids and responsibilities where nothing else but the words in front of you are vying for your attention. If any of these apply, then a might be for you.

The parent organization began in 2012 and is, according to their mission statement, a “global community of readers, with more than 1500 chapters in 54 countries around the world led by local volunteers. SBC members gather in public at bars, cafes, bookstores, libraries, and online to read together in quiet camaraderie.”

This week we chat with Brittany Brar, the leader of a local chapter of the Silent Book Club in Louisville, Kentucky. Brittany started the chapter here in 2019, right before the pandemic with 5 people. She was new in town and didn’t know where to find a bookclub to join. Now the FB group has over 2K members and as many as 60 people have shown up to their monthly meetings.

PLUS + we will give you our recommendations for big honking books that meet not only your reading but also strength training goals.

The link to the show is in the bio. Or listen to Perks of Being a Book Lover wherever you get your podcasts!

11/02/2025

Way better than the hateful garbage on his website right now.

08/02/2025

"Through all my experiences on both sides of the tracks, I have accumulated the widest range of violence experience and training that I have ever heard of anyone having for the narrow lane of civilian criminal violence."

Rarely, if at all, do I ever see Violence of Mind by make a list of self-improvement or mindset books you should read. You might be thinking, "Well, this is probably more about self-defense and being prepared and isn't self-help." Perhaps. Yet, one could also argue that being prepared for violent situations and overcoming them is an important aspect of helping yourself.

Arguments aside, this is an interesting book written from a perspective few have. Freeborn, formerly imprisoned for five years after stabbing an attacker, writes about what you might expect, skills, standards, tactics, etc. There are a lot of other factors worth considering that he brings up, several of which I never considered before the book but have remained with me since.

This is one of 5 books I discuss in episode 32 of the podcast now avaialble on Spotify, MySpace, Geocities, and AOL IM.

Rarely, if at all, do I ever see Violence of Mind make a list of self-improvement or mindset books you should read. You might be thinking, "Well, this is probably more about self-defense and being prepared and isn't self-help." Perhaps. Yet, one could also argue that being prepared for violent situations and overcoming them is an important aspect of helping yourself.

06/02/2025

Can you believe Spotify has allowed me to upload 32 episodes? Yea, me either.

Having won a Goodreads giveaway and finishing that book, it caused me to think about all of the self-improvement books I have read and which ones I feel are a requirement for any bookshelf. I present to you, episode 32...

https://open.substack.com/pub/haveyoureadthis/p/ep-32-five-self-improvement-books

After finishing a book about the deprioritizing tasks and focusing on core values, I looked at my shelf and browsed which books in the genre of self-improvement are worth keeping and re-reading.