New Books in Bloom
This past weekend, on August 9th, was the International Day of Indigenous Peoples. While I put up a post on that day, I'd like to go more into some of my recent Indigenous reads and make a commitment to try and read more widely when it comes to Indigenous topics, as most of my reads… Continue reading Exploring Indigenous Voices in Children’s Literature
This weekend was pretty productive when it came to reading. I'm working on some Indigenous fantasy as well as a few different longer fantasy books. I also managed to get some studying done and get ahead on reviews. Summary Strange Bedfellows is an engaging comic about the nature of reality and fantasy. The main conflict… Continue reading Exploring Fantasy vs Reality in ‘Strange Bedfellows’
I'm glad to be finishing up July on a high note. I'm feeling a good bit better and getting back to reading productively. I thought I'd do a review today for North of Tomboy by Julie A. Swanson. I'd like to thank NetGalley for providing me with this arc to read. Synopsis Perfect for fans… Continue reading Exploring Gender Identity in ‘North of Tomboy’
I finally got hit by my annual summer reading slowdown. I've been trying to avoid it as much as possible. Trying to read every day from a least a couple of books. However, it came and got me anyway. To be fair, it wasn't entirely my fault. I had lots to do this month. So… Continue reading Books I Managed To Read Despite Setbacks
What is the most interesting fantasy you’ve read recently? I’ve read many good ones, but one of my favorites so far this year has been Rebecca Roanhorse’s Black Sun. The book is the first in the Between Earth and Sky trilogy. It is also the first Indigenous fantasy that I've read. I love the way… Continue reading Rebecca Roanhorse’s Black Sun
Happy Wednesday! Hope everyone's week is going well. Pride month for the LGBTQ community might be over, but I love reading about gender and people's own unique experiences with it every month of the year. The comic focuses on writer Rhea Ewing, she started this project in the early 2010s when they had question about… Continue reading Breaking Gender Norms: A Review of Ewing’s Work
I know I'm getting this month in review up late. But July has been super busy for me and continues to be so. Thankfully in the next week or so it should slow down a bit. Did you guys have a productive June when it came to reading?I read about my average of twelve to… Continue reading Monthly Review: June’s Best Reads and Future Goals
Did Pride month go well for all of you? I'm still finishing up some of my reads for the month. But I think I did a pretty good job when it came to reading. One of my favorite books from the month was The Stars Too Fondly by Emily Hamilton. This book is a sapphic… Continue reading The Stars Too Fondly: A Unique Sapphic Space Adventure
Hope everyone has had a good weekend no matter if you celebrate America's birthday or not. I'm not a huge fan of the celebrations myself, for various reasons. The fireworks also scare my many cats so I'm honestly glad it is all over. I spent most of the weekend cleaning and reading. I received both… Continue reading Exploring Friendship in Middle Grade Graphic Novels
I hope everyone had a good Pride Month. I didn't get as much reading done as I would have liked due to school. But I finished at least a couple LGBTQ books and will be reviewing them in the next week or so. One of the books I read was particularly interesting. It was My… Continue reading Exploring Gender Reassignment: My Journey to Her Review
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