Book reviews and other bookish things
What I consumed in May 2026: books, movies, tv, music, and travel. Books: I read 14 books in May. My top reads were: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (Fiction) The Intentions of Thunder by Patricia Smith (Poetry) Kin by Tayari Jones (Fiction) Solito by Javier Zamora (Memoir) I decided to finally watch The Summer I Turned Pretty, so …
📚Books Read: 11 Yes, I did start Sept by finishing up a Christmas romance lol. But overall, I read a lot of great spooky books. I also dod a third re-read of Wade in the Water by Tracy K. Smith for poetry sluts book club. One exciting thing. We got two new bookshelves (after one …
Last year, I did The Diverse Baseline Reading Challenge to encourage me to be intentional with reading books from authors with different experiences and perspectives from my own. Something I didn't expect with this challenge is that I also read genres I don't typically read! I felt like I really branched out in the books …
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I'm back with more memoir recommendations. This time they are graphic novels! I love graphic novels -- they are like more in depth/longer comics that tickle that visual part of my brain while also diving into some tough topics. If I can convince you to read anything, I hope it's one of these but especially …
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This was intended to go out in late October/ early November but life had other plans -- similar to the stories that I'll be recommending below. For me, memoirs have been an easy way to step my toe into the non-fiction reading space. Hearing a first person account of someone's life, has opened by eyes …
What is a Final Girl? The term "final girl" was coined by Carol J. Clover in her article "Her Body, Himself: Gender in the Slasher Film" (1987) and expanded upon in her 1992 book Men, Women, and Chainsaws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film. A final girl in cinema is a woman or girl who …
AKA how being obsessed with books has become more than just buying and borrowing books, but buying book-related merchandise as well. It's a problem. It's an obsession. Part 3 of this series will highlight one of my favorite bookish shops! Lauren of Bookshelf Tees creates the perfect sticker and clothing designs for the book-obsessed girlie …
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AKA how being obsessed with books has become more than just buying and borrowing books, but buying book-related merchandise as well. It's a problem. It's an obsession. I have begun to receive some things as presents and wanted to highlight them below! Check out Part 1 here! View this post on Instagram A cute clay …
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Photo credit: the authors and Author Marketing Experts Welcome to Musings by Michelle's leg of the Guide to Smart Wedding Planning Blog Tour! In this blog post, you'll find some information on this book as well as a little Q&A from the authors. Finally, you'll find a link to a giveaway to win a copy …
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I started a passion project last year called "A Novel Drink" where I have combined my love of drawing, design, wine, and books. I tasked myself with creating a wine bottle label to correspond with a novel I read. I intend to evolve this idea to include other drinks such as liquor bottles, beer labels, …
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