I don’t know what it’s currently like where you live, but we are having a heat wave where I am. While I’m grateful that it isn’t as hot as some other places, it’s plenty hot right now. Even in the air conditioning, it’s uncomfortably hot, and I am […]
Let’s talk about libraries. I have always loved going to the library, ever since I was a little girl. I’m there most days, and there are at least a couple of librarians who know me by name, and the rest definitely know my face. I’m fortunate to live […]
Most of us go through a reading slump at some point in our lives, and I’ve seen a lot of people talking about it lately. It seems like we did a lot of reading during the lockdown, and now that restrictions are easing up in a lot of […]
Every few months, a debate pops up on book twitter about audiobooks and whether they should actually be considered reading. Now, I fully understand that everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but I wanted to use this post to share my own thoughts on this topic. In […]
Do you DNF? If you’re not familiar with the term, it stands for Do Not Finish, and refers to when you give up on a book for any reason. I struggled with DNFing books for a while, and would force myself to plod through a book that I […]
I’ve actually made some progress on my ARCs since I posted this for the first time last month. After reading and reviewing 6 ARCs, my current ratio is at 79%. I made it to 80%, but immediately got approved for one, putting me back under the magic number. […]
Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, was yesterday. It’s an important day for my family, since my father was a Holocaust survivor. We all say “never again,” but the harsh reality is that antisemitism hasn’t gone anywhere. People don’t even bother to hide it, and it comes from everywhere. […]
Miracles and Menorahs Author: Stacey Agdern Genre: Romance Publication Date: October 13, 2020 Publisher: Tule Publishing Series: Friendships and Festivals #1 Sarah Goldman loves Hanukkah, and she’s thrilled to be appointed as vice chair of the Hollowville Hanukkah Festival. So when the festival is threatened with cancellation, she […]
I’ve noticed a lot of problematic disability rep in fiction, and I wanted to create a list of books with representation that was more accurate and true to the experience of living with a disability. The 6th Annual NYC Disability Pride Parade would have been tomorrow (July 14th), […]
As the year comes to a close, I’m preparing for January and what 2020 is going to bring. I’m going to be participating in two bookish bingo challenges starting in January. The first one is through Bookish First and is just for the month of January, and the […]
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