September 2026 Round Up: Horror, Humour, and Humans Being

 It's been a busy few months.  For many, the heat either made concentrating impossible, while others found that reading was the only activity they could do without melting into a human puddle.  I've certainly read more than I've blogged about, so here's a round up of a few books that I haven't already mentioned this year.

Farewell, Ozzy

In ‘Last Rites’, his final autobiography, Ozzy Osborne admits that he once became addicted to ice cream.  He even hired a specialist chef to make it for him.  Talk about being full of surprises.

A Sceptic's Guide to Alien Encounters

Are we alone in the universe? It's a question everyone asks, sooner or later. It's also a question that's fascinated astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson since childhood, and which led to his latest book, 'Take Me to Your Leader: Perspectives on Your First Alien Encounter'.