Tag: book review

a sub-selection of blog posts

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  • Media Recs: Demon Mark, The Goblin Emperor, A Prayer for the Crown-Shy, GOAT

    I’ve been reading, watching, and exploring enough good stories lately that I’ve decided to batch recommend several of them. I’ll likely make a habit of this; I’ve been trying to read, watch, play, and enjoy more stories as of late in addition to writing regularly. It engages my mind, helps me unwind, enriches my perspective,…

  • Book Rec: Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb

    This one’s a memoir written by a talk therapist, unraveling her own journey through therapy alongside the stories of several of her own semi-fictionalized patients (I’ll elaborate on this later). I saw this while scrolling through available books on Libby and borrowed it. I was craving a change of pace (nonfiction when I so often…

  • Book Rec: Every Galaxy a Circle by Chloe N. Clark

    If you like short stories, like speculative fiction, and like stories that make you think and chew on them, I highly recommend checking this one out. Every Galaxy a Circle by Chloe N. Clark is a collection of short stories that range in genre including sci-fi, horror, fantasy, and some that have a slippery, dream-like…

  • Author Rec: Sarah Beth Durst

    I’m far overdue to recommend Sarah Beth Durst. I’ve read four of her books so far. She writes a broad range on the light-to-dark, cozy-to-dire-adventure spectrum, but somehow, she’s managed to infuse everything I’ve read so far with warmth, sincerity, and hope–and beautifully crafted prose. The first I read from her is a cozy fantasy…

  • Book Rambles: Crip Up the Kitchen by Jules Sherred

    This book convinced me to get an Instant Pot. Okay, backing up. If you’re unfamiliar with Crip Up the Kitchen by Jules Sherred, it’s a cookbook written specifically to make the kitchen more accessible for disabled cooks. Jules Sherred discusses his motivations and process for publishing the book on an excellent Queries, Qualms, and Quirks…