106 ratings | 23 reviews | avg rating:4.31

James’s Year In Books

James’s 2025 Year in Books

Take a look at James’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.

Go to James’s 2025 Year in Books

James L. Peters’s Followers (9)

James’s Bookshelves

to-read (6)
currently-reading (2)
read (107)

James’s Friends (12)

Jan

431 books | 8 friends

David Woods

109 books | 141 friends

Mitchell Waldman

439 books | 378 friends

Ann M. Noser

529 books | 55 friends

Bob Seay

13 books | 62 friends

Roxanne

723 books | 87 friends

Abigail Sheetz

404 books | 10 friends

144 books | 16 friends

More friends…

2026 Reading Challenge

2026

READING

CHALLENGE

James Peters has read 3 of 24 books.

13%

James L. Peters

Goodreads Author

Born

The United States

Website

https://www.jameslpeters.com/

Genre

Contemporary, Historical Fiction, Fiction

Member Since

August 2023

edit data

A life-long Wisconsinite and lover of writing, James began his career in television production and moved on to all forms of marketing and advertising, always with a writing and creative focus. When not writing professionally or creatively, he invested significant time and money along with bandmates pursuing music.

At the end of 2003, he and his wife Melanie left their careers, sold their home, and joined James’s best friend and fellow musician on a multi-year musical focus performing live across Wisconsin (for the first time in their lives in their 30s). It was during that time James wrote his first two novels, Shrugging and Turntable (the latter very loosely inspired by their musical adventures).

Having shook the music bug out of their syst ...more

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask James L. Peters questions, please sign up.

Combine Editions
James L. Peters’s books

Average rating: 4.42 · 45 ratings · 23 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Fortune Falls 4.44 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2024 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dancer and the Swan 4.44 avg rating — 16 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shrugging 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Turntable: A Modern-Day Arthurian Tale 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

* Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more, click here.

7 posts
James L. Peters's Blog

The Scarred Beauty of Tragedy

My wife and I recently spent a few days in southeastern Wisconsin. We were supposed to enjoy this trip with a friend of ours visiting from the west coast. He typically comes once a year and we show him a good time in and around the Chippewa Valley.

This year, we thought it would be a nice change of pace to present him a different part of our wonderful state. We really looked forward to showing off Read more of this blog post »

Like • 0 comments • flag

Published on October 20, 2024 15:55

View all 7 posts »

James is Currently Reading

James Peters is currently reading

Matrix

by Lauren Groff (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Feb 01, 2026 02:52PM

James Peters is currently reading

The Book of Mysteries

by Joe Scott

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Jan 08, 2026 10:34AM

rss
James’s Recent Updates

James Peters is currently reading Matrix by Lauren Groff (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Feb 01, 2026 02:52PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Matrix by Lauren Groff. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Matrix by Lauren Groff <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
James Peters rated a book really liked it Not Down in Any Map: Stories by P.A. Callaro (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I don't use this word often--and only sincerely--but this collection of stories was simply delightful. These aren't collections of manipulated plot twists, or forced moral conclusions. These were captured moments of life; a collage of culture, of loca ...more
Jan 29, 2026 06:02PM · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Not Down in Any Map by P.A. Callaro. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Not Down in Any Map by P.A. Callaro <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
James Peters liked Bob Seay's review of The Dancer and the Swan: "James Peters is an exceptional writer. The Dancer and the Swan is the kind of book that makes you pause, think about what you just read, and then read it again. It unfolds as two stories: the present-tense story of Pauline, a hospice volunteer quietl" Read more of this review »
Jan 28, 2026 07:39AM · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Dancer and the Swan by James L. Peters. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Dancer and the Swan by James L. Peters <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
James Peters is currently reading Not Down in Any Map: Stories by P.A. Callaro (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jan 27, 2026 06:55PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Not Down in Any Map by P.A. Callaro. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Not Down in Any Map by P.A. Callaro <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
James Peters rated a book liked it This Book Is Full of Spiders (John Dies at the End, #2) by David Wong (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Giving this one a solid 3 1/2 stars. Agree with others that this is better than the first book. It still has some really outlandish parts that, though obviously intentional, were a distraction to me, much of the book kept me going and had some riveti ...more
Jan 27, 2026 05:51PM · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of This Book Is Full of Spiders by David Wong. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — This Book Is Full of Spiders by David Wong <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
James Peters is now following Bob Seay Author of Dad
Jan 26, 2026 08:07AM · like
James Peters is now following David Alan Woods Author of Brid: Fight or Flight
Jan 26, 2026 08:05AM · like
James Peters is currently reading This Book Is Full of Spiders (John Dies at the End, #2) by David Wong (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jan 21, 2026 07:58AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of This Book Is Full of Spiders by David Wong. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — This Book Is Full of Spiders by David Wong <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
James Peters rated a book liked it John Dies at the End by David Wong (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Entertaining, ridiculous, absurd, and often nonsensical. For me, this isn't one you read so much for the story, though it is often entertaining, albiet often grotesquely brutal, but instead for the writing itself, which has a ton of character and lif ...more
Jan 18, 2026 04:05PM · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of John Dies at the End by David Wong. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — John Dies at the End by David Wong <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Jan 16, 2026 02:43PM · like · view books