It's time for another picture book-related blog tour! Thank you so much to Hear Our Voices for letting me be part of this tour. I had so much fun reading this book Timid by Harry Woodgate ● Publication Date: June 28, 2022 ● Publisher: little bee books Timmy is struggling with their inner cowardly lion in this picture book... Continue Reading →
spotlight: You’re Breaking My Heart by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
We're back with another spotlight/cover reveal post! Thank you to HOV for letting me be part of this reveal (and for letting me know of the existence of this book!) Harriet Adu knows that her brother's death is her fault. I mean, it's not actually her fault, but it still kinda is, isn't it? She would... Continue Reading →
video: Browsing through Edelweiss (part one)
I was in the mood to make something a little different and the next thing I know, this video came to be! I've been thinking I'd like to add more bookish content on my TikTok, which is just a mishmash of anything and everything I like (or anything I want to make content of). I'm... Continue Reading →
spotlight: What You Are Looking For Is In The Library by Michiko Aoyama (+ Excerpt)
Did I mention that one of my goals this year is to read more Japanese lit? It's not been going Great, but it's been going, and that's what counts. After having a few successes with some of my random picks, I was happy to see this title end up in my mailbox. I'm not sure... Continue Reading →
Libraries are great but…
I would like to preface this by saying that I do generally like visiting libraries and I even worked at one before (and have recently considered working at one again), BUT...there's something I would like to talk about Let's flashback to a few years ago when library accessibility was being talked about on Booktwitter. I... Continue Reading →
spotlight: The Girl, The Ring, and The Baseball Bat by Camille Gomera-Tavarez
I didn't plan to be away for as long as I was but oops, I couldn't help it. I think the book slump bug bit me when I wasn't paying attention because that's been me the past few weeks - uninterested in seeing any words, haha. Then I checked my email and realized I'd completely... Continue Reading →
I started taking notes when I read
I feel like I talk about this author's books a lot, which sort of contradicts how I feel about both his series. I guess maybe I do like them more than I let on! But yes, this all started because of David Rosenfelt. You see, I was reading so many of his books (possibly 4-5... Continue Reading →
reading: The Sleepless by Victor Manibo
Another Netgalley title! But this one is from my semi-recent backlog. It's also for a genre I don't often read but I thought it sounded really interesting Journalist Jamie Vega is Sleepless, a person who no longer requires sleep because of a mysterious pandemic that changed a quarter of the world's population years ago. What... Continue Reading →