Scott Bradfield

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Hi all. Here are my gradually unreeling thoughts on reading "great books," as well as some representative lectures from my old online classes. We aren't running the online workshops anymore so I can focus on unproductively-bathing full time!

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Adventures in Bookshelf Management–A SECOND Box of Random Book-Comforts: RGBIB 558

Adventures in Bookshelf Management–A SECOND Box of Random Book-Comforts: RGBIB 558 Scott Bradfield

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Adventures in Bookshelf Management–One Box of Random Book-Comforts: RGBIB 557

Adventures in Bookshelf Management–One Box of Random Book-Comforts: RGBIB 557 Scott Bradfield

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Adventures in Bookshop Management–Packing a Box of Poetry for Storage: RGBIB 556

Adventures in Bookshop Management–Packing a Box of Poetry for Storage: RGBIB 556 Scott Bradfield

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My Short Story: "Death Blows®": RGBIB 555

My Short Story: "Death Blows®": RGBIB 555 Scott Bradfield

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New-Bop-A-Lula March 2026: RGBIB 554

New-Bop-A-Lula March 2026: RGBIB 554 Scott Bradfield

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Adventures in Bookshelf Management–Valuable Books for Safe Storage: RGBIB 553

Adventures in Bookshelf Management–Valuable Books for Safe Storage: RGBIB 553 Scott Bradfield

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Adventures in Bookshelf Management–Selecting Books for my Traveling Library of 2026: RGBIB 552

Adventures in Bookshelf Management–Selecting Books for my Traveling Library of 2026: RGBIB 552 Scott Bradfield

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Pointless Adventures in Literature: My Shameful Book-Thieving Career RGBIB 551

Pointless Adventures in Literature: My Shameful Book-Thieving Career RGBIB 551 Scott Bradfield

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Master Bathing Diary Part One: RGBIB 550

Master Bathing Diary Part One: RGBIB 550 Scott Bradfield

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Short Story Roundabout–Cheever, O'Hara, Shaw & Schulz: RGBIB 549

Short Story Roundabout–Cheever, O'Hara, Shaw & Schulz: RGBIB 549 Scott Bradfield

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Adventures in Bookshelf Management–The Library As it Soon Will Not Be: RGBIB 548

Adventures in Bookshelf Management–The Library As it Soon Will Not Be: RGBIB 548 Scott Bradfield

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DEJA VU BATHTUB! (DEJA VU BATHTUB!) Simenon Dur and Not-So-Dur: RGBIB 547

DEJA VU BATHTUB! (DEJA VU BATHTUB!) Simenon Dur and Not-So-Dur: RGBIB 547 Scott Bradfield

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Classical Gas: Thomas Wolfe's LOOK HOMEWARD, ANGEL RGBIB 546

Classical Gas: Thomas Wolfe's LOOK HOMEWARD, ANGEL RGBIB 546 Scott Bradfield

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The 2025 Bathtub Year in Review!

The 2025 Bathtub Year in Review! Scott Bradfield

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Pointless Adventures in Literature–Catching Up with Bob Johnson: RGBIB 545

Pointless Adventures in Literature–Catching Up with Bob Johnson: RGBIB 545 Scott Bradfield

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My Christmas Reading Stack: RGBIB 544

My Christmas Reading Stack: RGBIB 544 Scott Bradfield

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CHRISTMAS BATHTACULAR 2025–"The Ugliest Elf": RGBIB 543

CHRISTMAS BATHTACULAR 2025–"The Ugliest Elf": RGBIB 543 Scott Bradfield

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Christmas Bathtacular 2025: 12 Writers Recommend Twelve Christmas Books RGBIB 542

Christmas Bathtacular 2025: 12 Writers Recommend Twelve Christmas Books RGBIB 542 Scott Bradfield

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New-Bop-A-Lula–CHRISTMAS BATHTACULAR Edition: RGBIB 541

New-Bop-A-Lula–CHRISTMAS BATHTACULAR Edition: RGBIB 541 Scott Bradfield

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Vintage Paperback SF Hodgepodge: RGBIB 540

Vintage Paperback SF Hodgepodge: RGBIB 540 Scott Bradfield

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Poetry Corner–Rilke and Johnson: RGBIB 539

Poetry Corner–Rilke and Johnson: RGBIB 539 Scott Bradfield

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Nearly All-Bathtub but No Cigar–Life and Work of John Updike: RGBIB 538

Nearly All-Bathtub but No Cigar–Life and Work of John Updike: RGBIB 538 Scott Bradfield

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Pointless Adventures in Literature–What To Do With All These Damn Books? RGBIB 511

Pointless Adventures in Literature–What To Do With All These Damn Books? RGBIB 511 Scott Bradfield

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Pointless Adventures in Literature–Saying Goodbye to Chelsea Quinn Yarbro: RGBIB 510

Pointless Adventures in Literature–Saying Goodbye to Chelsea Quinn Yarbro: RGBIB 510 Scott Bradfield

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Digging in the Premature Graveyard with Thomas Ligotti–MY WORK IS NOT YET DONE (2002): RGBIB 509

Digging in the Premature Graveyard with Thomas Ligotti–MY WORK IS NOT YET DONE (2002): RGBIB 509 Scott Bradfield

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Vintage Paperback SF Hodgepodge: RGBIB 508

Vintage Paperback SF Hodgepodge: RGBIB 508 Scott Bradfield

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Denis Johnson's First Three Novels: RGBIB 507

Denis Johnson's First Three Novels: RGBIB 507 Scott Bradfield

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Halloween Spooktacular 2025–Richard Matheson's HELL HOUSE (1971): RGBIB 506

Halloween Spooktacular 2025–Richard Matheson's HELL HOUSE (1971): RGBIB 506 Scott Bradfield

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Poetry Corner–Ron Padgett & John Updike RGBIB 505

Poetry Corner–Ron Padgett & John Updike RGBIB 505 Scott Bradfield

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More Fredric Brown: NIGHT OF THE JABBERWOCK (1951)–RGBIB 504

More Fredric Brown: NIGHT OF THE JABBERWOCK (1951)–RGBIB 504 Scott Bradfield

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All Bathtub Hall of Fame–Fredric Brown: RGBIB 503

All Bathtub Hall of Fame–Fredric Brown: RGBIB 503 Scott Bradfield

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Thomas Pynchon's SHADOW TICKET Gets Punched! RGBIB 502

Thomas Pynchon's SHADOW TICKET Gets Punched! RGBIB 502 Scott Bradfield

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Adventures in Bookshelf Management: Piers Anthony, Simenon and POGO! RGBIB 501

Adventures in Bookshelf Management: Piers Anthony, Simenon and POGO! RGBIB 501 Scott Bradfield

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Why I Didn't Finish Rereading Fielding's TOM JONES: RGBIB 500

Why I Didn't Finish Rereading Fielding's TOM JONES: RGBIB 500 Scott Bradfield

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Pointless Adventures in Literature–Catching Up with BOB JOHNSON: RGBIB 499

Pointless Adventures in Literature–Catching Up with BOB JOHNSON: RGBIB 499 Scott Bradfield

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New Bop-A-Lula–September 2025: RGBIB 498

New Bop-A-Lula–September 2025: RGBIB 498 Scott Bradfield

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Pointless Adventures in Literature–My Top Ten "Go-To" Writers: RGBIB 497

Pointless Adventures in Literature–My Top Ten "Go-To" Writers: RGBIB 497 Scott Bradfield

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Pointless Adventures in Literature–Why I Won't Be Reviewing Contemporary Horror Masters: RGBIB 496

Pointless Adventures in Literature–Why I Won't Be Reviewing Contemporary Horror Masters: RGBIB 496 Scott Bradfield

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Vladimir Nabokov's THE [LUZSHIN] DEFENSE (1930): RGBIB 495

Vladimir Nabokov's THE [LUZSHIN] DEFENSE (1930): RGBIB 495 Scott Bradfield

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Poetry Corner: C.P. Cavafy: RGBIB 494

Poetry Corner: C.P. Cavafy: RGBIB 494 Scott Bradfield

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Pointless Adventures in Literature–My Collected Correspondence with Thomas Pynchon: RGBIB 496

Pointless Adventures in Literature–My Collected Correspondence with Thomas Pynchon: RGBIB 496 Scott Bradfield

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Vintage Paperback SF Hodgepodge: RGBIB 495

Vintage Paperback SF Hodgepodge: RGBIB 495 Scott Bradfield

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Persian War Bathtub: RGBIB 494

Persian War Bathtub: RGBIB 494 Scott Bradfield

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Ranking Thomas Pynchon Books From Least Favorite to Favorite: RGBIB 493

Ranking Thomas Pynchon Books From Least Favorite to Favorite: RGBIB 493 Scott Bradfield

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Wodehouse's Jeeves–CODE OF THE WOOSTERS (1938): RGBIB 492

Wodehouse's Jeeves–CODE OF THE WOOSTERS (1938): RGBIB 492 Scott Bradfield

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Battle of the Bathtubs–Westlake (Coe) V. Westlake (Stark) V. Hansen: RGBIB 491

Battle of the Bathtubs–Westlake (Coe) V. Westlake (Stark) V. Hansen: RGBIB 491 Scott Bradfield

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IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF ASTOUNDING–ASIMOV, HEINLEIN & REYNOLDS: RGBIB 490

IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF ASTOUNDING–ASIMOV, HEINLEIN & REYNOLDS: RGBIB 490 Scott Bradfield

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New-Bop-a-Lula Summer 2025: RGBIB 489

New-Bop-a-Lula Summer 2025: RGBIB 489 Scott Bradfield

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Nabokov's KING, QUEEN, KNAVE (1928/1968): RGIBIB 488

Nabokov's KING, QUEEN, KNAVE (1928/1968): RGIBIB 488 Scott Bradfield

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Reading the Novels of Trevor and Moore Backwards–RGBIB 487

Reading the Novels of Trevor and Moore Backwards–RGBIB 487 Scott Bradfield

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COMIC AMERICA–Crumb, Raymond & Barks: RGBIB 486

COMIC AMERICA–Crumb, Raymond & Barks: RGBIB 486 Scott Bradfield

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Nabokov's MARY (1926): RGBIB 485

Nabokov's MARY (1926): RGBIB 485 Scott Bradfield

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Going for The Abortion with Richard Brautigan: RGBIB 484

Going for The Abortion with Richard Brautigan: RGBIB 484 Scott Bradfield

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Nabokov's SPEAK, MEMORY (1951/1966), An Autobiography Revisited: RGBIB 483

Nabokov's SPEAK, MEMORY (1951/1966), An Autobiography Revisited: RGBIB 483 Scott Bradfield

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Vintage Paperback SF Hodgepodge: RGBIB 482

Vintage Paperback SF Hodgepodge: RGBIB 482 Scott Bradfield

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Nabokov's THE REAL LIFE OF SEBASTIAN KNIGHT: RGBIB 481

Nabokov's THE REAL LIFE OF SEBASTIAN KNIGHT: RGBIB 481 Scott Bradfield

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Classical Gas–Zola's THE CONQUEST OF PLASSANS: RGBIB 480

Classical Gas–Zola's THE CONQUEST OF PLASSANS: RGBIB 480 Scott Bradfield

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Adventures in Bookshelf Management: Ten Books Too Big to Keep? RGBIB 479

Adventures in Bookshelf Management: Ten Books Too Big to Keep? RGBIB 479 Scott Bradfield

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Pynchon's BLEEDING EDGE (2013) Part 2: RGBIB 478

Pynchon's BLEEDING EDGE (2013) Part 2: RGBIB 478 Scott Bradfield

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Pynchon's BLEEDING EDGE (2013) Part 1: RGBIB 477

Pynchon's BLEEDING EDGE (2013) Part 1: RGBIB 477 Scott Bradfield

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