I mentioned in a post earlier this month, that I was going to be doing Camp NaNoWriMo for the first time this April! And in light of that, and because I’ve surprised myself by somehow not giving up on this already, I thought I’d give you a halfway update on this little project. It’s been a… Continue reading Camp NaNoWriMo: A Mid-Month Check In
We all have our reasons, right? There’s lots of psychological theories regarding collecting. Wikipedia has a page about it (surprise, surprise). MD Magazine‘s got one as well. We could talk all day about why we collect and how we collect and what are the psychological things that cause us to collect, but 1. I don’t want to write… Continue reading Why Do You Collect Books? An Analysis of What I’ve Seen in 1.5 Years of Book Blogging
I’m probably going to get shit for this. But hear me out. At no point in this post will you find me anything negative about writing diverse books. I do believe that we need more diversity in books and that there should be books that are relatable for every type of person who wants it.… Continue reading There is More to Writing Accurate Cultural Diversity Than Just Adding People of Varying Cultures
There’s a book store about a 15 minute walk from where I live. My partner and I go there at least once a week. It’s usually about a 30 minute ordeal, where we go through the store, checking out all of ‘our’ sections (also known as what we read). But I’ve found myself running into… Continue reading Where Are The Books About Me?: A Discussion from a 20-Something
A Passport to a Nation of Talking Slugs is a collection of weird, speculative fiction containing four stories of people exploring strange places and situations, from a newly-discovered civilization of six-foot-tall talking slugs to being haunted by a man in a dark chocolate suit. Whether waking up in a prison camp or navigating a city… Continue reading Review: A Passport to a Nation of Talking Slugs by Andrew Kozma
Adrian Piper is used to blending into the background at his Texas high school. He may be a talented artist, a sci-fi geek, and gay, but those traits only bring him the worst kind of attention. In fact, the only place he feels free to express himself is at his drawing table, crafting a secret… Continue reading Draw the Line by Laurent Linn
Sixteen years ago the Kingdom of Winter was conquered and its citizens enslaved, leaving them without magic or a monarch. Now, the Winterians’ only hope for freedom is the eight survivors who managed to escape, and who have been waiting for the opportunity to steal back Winter’s magic and rebuild the kingdom ever since. Orphaned… Continue reading Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch
The time has finally come for Sang Sorenson to be formally introduced to the Academy. Protocol dictates the boys keep the details of Sang’s official introduction to the Academy a secret from her. The only thing they can advise her to do is to work on what will become her mantra: She is determined to… Continue reading First Kiss (Ghost Bird #10) by C.L. Stone
Did anyone else find that April went by a little too quick for their liking? April was a pretty good month on my end. I was able to get through a fair few books, acquired probably way more than I should have, went out with a friend with the intent of buying books, and didn’t… Continue reading April Wrap-Up
This post may be the reason that I don’t post when exhausted in future. But we’ll see what this looks like tomorrow when I’ve had more sleep and less coffee. The following is a list of reasons that I may have ended up not reading on a given day. Some are today, and some are… Continue reading Why I Didn’t Read Today: A List of Possible Reasons
Songs Wrote My Story 
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