#graham rowell

[wyrdsistergoldenhair]

Books Read in 2023

Road of Bones by Christopher Golden (2022)

Zombie by Joyce Carol Oates (1995)

Night of the Mannequins by Stephen Graham Jones (2020)

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1962)

The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin (1978)

Dr. Mütter's Marvel's: A True Tale of Intrigue and Innovation at the Dawn of Modern Medicine by Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz (2014)

Devil House: A Novel by John Darnielle (2022)

The Shadows by Alex North (2020)

Lucky Girl: How I Became A Horror Writer: A Krampus Story by M. Rickert (2022)

The Hunger by Alma Katsu (2018)

Bloodchild and Other Stories by Octavia E. Butler (1995)

The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle (2016)

The Troop by Nick Cutter (2014)

The Deep by Nick Cutter (2015)

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher (2022)*

Audition by Ryū Murakami (2010)

To Have and Have Not by Ernest Hemingway (1937)

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes by Suzanne Collins (2020)

The Hunger Games #1: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (2008)*

The Hunger Games #2: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (2009)*

The Hunger Games #3: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins (2010)*

The Mist by Stephen King (1980)*

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica (2017)

Sour Candy by Kealan Patrick Burke (2015)

The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole (1764)

I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream: Stories by Harlan Ellison (1967)

Sphere: A Novel by Michael Crichton (1987)

Heart, Haunt, Havoc by Freydís Moon (2023)

Nimona by N.D. Stevenson (2015)

All the Blood We Share by Camilla Bruce (2022)

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman*

Skeleton Crew by Stephen King (1985)

Stardust by Neil Gaiman (1997)*

Coraline by Neil Gaiman (2002)*

Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R.F. Kuang (2022)

Kill Creek by Scott Thomas (2017)

Simon Snow #1: Carry On by Rainbow Rowell (2015)*

Simon Snow #2: Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell (2019)*

Simon Snow #3: Any Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell (2021)*

In Deeper Waters by F.T. Lukens (2021)

Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw (2021)*

The Case Against Satan by Ray Russell (1962)

The Victorians: A Very Short Introduction by Martin Hewitt (2023)

Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle (2023)

The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains by Neil Gaiman (2010)

Magic: An Anthology of the Esoteric and Arcane edited by Jonathan Oliver (2012)

[madlovenovelist]

Most Anticipated New Book Releases for July 2024

Slim pickings for the releases that excited me for a July release this year. All the blurbs I was reading sounded like many books I’d read before, or failed to hook my interest. Is this happening to anyone else or are blurbologists losing their touch? ‘The Deading’ is the only novel I really want to add to my collection – horror and science fiction, my two favourite genres. I was hoping to add a…

[theveriest]

A couple of weeks ago I asked about people’s favorite book or books they read this year. Between Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and discord, I have a list of 123 books in no particular order that my friends and family loved this year. If it was a series then I listed the first book. Each star is an additional recommendation. I haven’t read all of these, they may or may not reflect my personal opinions, though my favorite books are on the list too. The most recommended books were How Far The Light Reaches by Sabrina Imbler, one or all of the Murderbot books by Martha Wells, and Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki, because if there’s one thing my friends have in common across platforms, it’s that you’re all nerds (affectionate). Enjoy, and I hope you find your new favorite book!

Reformatory by Tananarive Due

Not My Father’s Son by Alan Cumming

Jesus and John Wayne by Kristen Kobes de Mez

The Soul Of An Octopus by Sy Montgomery

Rough Sleepers by Tracy Kidder

The Going To Bed Book by Sandra Boynton

My Hijacking by Martha Hodes

Longhand by Andy Hamilton

Babel by RF Kuang*

The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff*

Lies We Sing To The Sea by Sarah Underwood

The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart

Dress Coded by Carrie Firestone

I Lost My Tooth! by Mo Willems

The Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Spirits Abroad by Zen Cho

How Far The Light Reaches by Sabrina Imbler**

Radiant Fugitives by Nawaaz Ahmed

Solito: A Memoir by Javier Zamora

The Making of Another Motion Picture Masterpiece by Tom Hanks

These Precious Days by Ann Patchett*

I’m Stuck by Julia Mills

Entangled Life by Martin Sheldrake

Iris by Eden Finley

Hot Vampire Next Door by Nikki St. Crowe

Devil of Dublin by BB Easton

Tied by Carian Cole

Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld*

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

From Blood And Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Where I End by Sophie White

Wool by Hugh Howey

The Six Deaths of the Saint by Alix E. Harrow

Yellowface by RF Kuang

Idlewild by James Frankie Thomas

North Woods by Daniel Mason

After Sappho by Selby Wynn Schwartz

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin*

The Fragile Threads of Power by VE Schwab

My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones

Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari

The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander

The Book of the Unnamed Midwife by Meg Elison

Call Your Daughter Home by Deb Spera

The English Understand Wool by Helen Dewitt

Preserving Food Without Freezing or Canning by The Gardeners & Farmers of Terre Vivante

How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz

Blood Like Magic by Liselle Sambury

Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley

Love In The Time of Serial Killers by Alicia Thompson

Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli

The Wicked Bargain by Gabe Cole Novoa*

Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle

Welcome to Night Vale by Jeffrey Cranor and Joseph Fink

The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas

The Last Mapmaker by Christina Soontornvat

Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman

Gideon The Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Prophet by Sin Blache and Helen MacDonald*

Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki**

System Collapse by Martha Wells***

The Brutish Museums by Dan Hicks

A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine*

A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine

A Psalm For The Wild Built by Becky Chambers*

Several People Are Typing by Calvin Kasulke

The Lazarus Heist by Geoff White

The September House by Carissa Orlando*

I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White

Mistletoe and Mishigas by MA Wardell

A Restless Truth by Freya Marske

The Last Smile In Sunder City by Luke Arnold

The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes by Zoe Playden

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

Manywhere by Morgan Thomas

Shit Cassandra Saw by Gwen E. Kirby

Loot by Tania James

The Art Thief by Michael Finkel

Grave Expectations by Alice Bell

Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail by Ashley Herring Blake

A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske

Kiss Her Once For Me by Alison Cochrun

The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison

All Systems Read by Martha Wells

The Once and Future Sex by Eleanor Janega

Mort by Terry Pratchett

Into The Drowning Deep by Mira Grant

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner*

The Door by Magda Szabo

Fluids by May Leitz

The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald

Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Lieut. John Irving, R.N. of H.M.S. "Terror" in Sir John Franklin's last expedition to the Arctic regions a memorial sketch with letters

In Five Years by Rebecca Serle

Raven the Pirate Princess by Jeremy Whitley

Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune

The Fiancée Farce by Alexandria Bellefleur

Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb

Slewfoot by Brom

The Secret Life of Groceries by Benjamin Lorr

500 Miles From You by Jenny Colgan

O Caledonia by Elspeth Barker

The Hand That First Held Mine by Maggie O’Farrell

The Secret Lives of Country Gentleman by KJ Charles

A Line In The World by Dorthe Nors

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

Glitter and Concrete by Elyssa Maxx Goodman

The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez

Tender Is The Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

The Tragic Menagerie by Lydia Zinovieva-Annibal (translated by Jane Costlow)

The 100 Years Of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin

Beartown by Fredrik Backman

I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

Starling House by Alix E. Harrow

Twisted Love by Ana Huang

Precise Oaths by Paige E. Ewing

Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots

A Dead Djinn In Cairo by P. Djeli Clark

[bibliophilecats]

Read this month: September + October 2023

After a depressing September, October was fantastic with 9 books read (and most of them highly enjoyable).

A. Schmachtl: Snöfried aus dem Wiesental #6 (audio)

M. Stiefvater: Mister Impossible

R. O'Brien: Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

L. Arnold: Dead Man in the Ditch (audio)

T. Kingisher: Thornhedge

S. Natsukawa: The Cat Who Saved Books

M. Stiefvater: Greywaren

J. M. Arlow: How to Excavate a Heart (ebook, library)

S. McGuire: Come Tumbling Down

R. Rowell + F.E. Hicks: Pumpkinheads (ebook, library)

L. Graham: Have I Told You This Already (audio)

I dove into all the short books and novellas I had accumulated on my tbr which was definitely the best decision. Finally felt like reading again. And I still managed to get to a few books that had been on my tbr for more than a year already.

As a bonus, I completed by reading goal and my listening goal for 2023. Only the pages goal remains and we will see how that goes.

[the-forest-library]

November 2022 Reads

Longshadow - Olivia Atwater

Marmee - Sarah Miller

Dracula - Bram Stoker

Red, White, & Royal Blue: Collector’s Edition - Casey McQuiston

Scattered Showers - Rainbow Rowell

Ship Wrecked - Olivia Dade

Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail - Ashley Herring Blake

The Man I Never Met - Elle Cook

Kiss Her Once for Me - Alison Cochran

Before I Do - Sophie Cousens

A Cosmic Kind of Love - Samantha Young

When in Rome - Sarah Adams

How to Excavate a Heart - Jake Maia Allow

Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory - Martha Wells

Foundryside - Robert Jackson Bennett

Maybe an Artist - Liz Montague

Ride On - Faith Erin Hicks

The Sea in Winter - Christine Day

So Much Snow - Hyunmin Park

Fry Bread - Kevin Noble Maillard

The Electricity of Every Living Thing - Katherine May

All the Living and the Dead - Hayley Campbell

It Didn’t Start with You - Mark Wolynn

Dickens and Prince - Nick Hornsby

The Future is Disabled - Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen - Sean Sherman

Waxing On - Ralph Macchio

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing - Matthew Perry

We Were Dreamers - Simu Liu

Have I Told You this Already? - Lauren Graham 

Surrender - Bono

Bold = Highly Recommend Italics = Worth It Crossed out = Nope

Thoughts:

So, obviously the standout this month was Dracula - nothing could compare to reading this novel through Dracula Daily and the entire tumblr experience of it all. What an absolute treat. 

This was a much better reading month than I remember it being. Although, I do remember absolutely loving Marmee. Little Women is my favorite book and hearing the story through the matriarch’s tender recollections was just lovely. 

Also, if you haven’t read Olivia Atwater yet, make that a goal for next year. Longshadow has been my favorite read of hers so far, but they are all so comforting and cozy. 

Goodreads Goal: 377/400 (this is a silly number - do not attempt this)

2017 Reads | 2018 Reads | 2019 Reads | 2020 Reads | 2021 Reads |

2022 Reads

[little-dragon-bookwyrm]

Hi, I’m Kasper (they/them)!

Welcome to my reading side blog!! This will be a space for me to post lines/dialogue from books I am reading that made me feel something! 

I will also be doing polls to see which book I should read next! Feel free to send me any asks or book recommendations!

Currently Reading: 

The Wild Inside by Christine Carbo (On hold)

Have Read:

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

The Never Tilting World by Rin Chupeco

Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld

Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger

The Sacrifice by Rin Chupeco

The Case Files of Jeweler Richard (Novel 1)

Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor

The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco

The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

A Million Quiet Revolutions by Robin Gow

The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White

Osamu Dazai and the Dark Era (Bsd novel 2)

The Fire Keeper’s Daughter

In The Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune

[readingonpluto]

If you like ___ then read ___ - Studio Ghibli Edition

No, I am not giving any context :)

Howl’s Moving Castle 

Sorcery of Thorns by Margret Rogerson

Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynn Jones

Castle in the Sky

Starflight by Melissa Landers

To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo

Truthwitch by Susan Dennard

Grave of the Fireflies

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini.

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

The Cat Returns

The Cat Who Saved Books by Louise Heal Kawai

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman

Kiki’s Delivery Service

We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry

The Ex Hex by Rachel Hawkins

Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker

My Neighbour Totoro

Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt

The Wind in the Willow by Kenneth Grahame

Fairy Tale: A True Story by Monica Kulling 

Spirited Away

A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud

Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins

Princess Mononoke 

The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty

An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

Flame in the Mist by Renee Ahdieh

Only Yesterday

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

The Secret World of Arrietty 

The Borrowers by Mary Norton

Wild Beauty by Anna Marie McLemore 

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

When Marnie Was There

My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

When the Butterflies Came by Kimberley Griffiths Little

Ponyo

Between the Lines by Samantha Van Leer & Jodi Picoult

Fathomless by Jackson Pearce

Midnight Pearls by Debbie Viguie

The Wind Rises

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon

From Up on Poppy Hill

The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow

Better Together by Christine Riccio

Wonder by R.J. Palacio

Porco Rosso 

We Hunt the Flames by Hafsah Faizal

The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi

Biggles the Camels are Coming by W.E. Johns

Whisper of the Heart

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell 

The Upside to Unrequited by Becky Albertalli

Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind

The Last Namsara by Kristen Ciccarelli

Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton

The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau

Pom Poko

Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton

Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Adam Douglas 

[poppletonink]

An Inspired Reading Recommendations List: Yellow Covers

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

Nick and Charlie by Alice Oseman

Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard

The Bride Test by Helen Hoang

Recursion by Blake Crouch

Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer

The Bookish Life Of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman

The Help by Kathryn Stockett

The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Ellie Pillai Is Brown by Christine Pillainayagam

Heartstopper Vol. 3 by Alice Oseman

The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren

Conversations With Friends by Sally Rooney

100 Days of Sunlight by Abbie Emmons

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

Broken by Jennie Lawson

Yolk by Mary H.K. Choi

The Lesbiana's Guide To Catholic School by Sonora Reyes

Have I Told You This Already? by Lauren Graham

Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh

[audikatia]

Another year, another 110 books read! I don’t love organizing books by genre because I feel like so many of the books I read are a mix of fantasy/horror/queer romance/mystery/etc, but I like to see how it all falls into place. I had started 2022 with the goal of reading more poetry but otherwise had no specific goal except to read whatever I wanted. There were some disappointments, some books I have been meaning to read forever, some new favorites, and some comfortable rereads of old favorites. Overall, a good year!

List of books read + my ratings under the cut

Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Males of the Gay World, 1890-1940 by George Chauncey ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner ⭐️⭐️⭐️

No Voyage and Other Poems by Mary Oliver ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The River Styx, Ohio by Mary Oliver ⭐️⭐️⭐️

All’s Well by Mona Awad ⭐️⭐️⭐️

You’ll be the Death of Me by Karen M. McManus ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Twelve Moons by Mary Oliver ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones ⭐️⭐️

American Primitive by Mary Oliver ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Dream Work by Mary Oliver ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

House of Light by Mary Oliver ⭐️⭐️⭐️

New and Selected Poems: Volume One by Mary Oliver ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

White Pine by Mary Oliver ⭐️⭐️⭐️

West Wind by Mary Oliver ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Leaf and the Cloud by Mary Oliver ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

What Do We Know? by Mary Oliver ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Owls and Other Fantasies by Mary Oliver ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Long Life by Mary Oliver ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Why I Wake Early by Mary Oliver ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Conventionally Yours by Annabeth Albert ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Dune by Frank Herbert ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Blue Iris by Mary Oliver ⭐️⭐️⭐️

New and Selected Poems: Volume Two by Mary Oliver ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thirst by Mary Oliver ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Red Bird by Mary Oliver ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Out of Character by Annabeth Albert ⭐️⭐️

The Truro Bear and Other Adventures by Mary Oliver ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Evidence by Mary Oliver ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell ⭐️⭐️

The Woman They Could Not Silence by Kate Moore ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Swan by Mary Oliver ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

A Thousand Mornings by Mary Oliver ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Dog Songs by Mary Oliver ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Blue Horses by Mary Oliver ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Felicity by Mary Oliver ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Woman Beyond the Attic: The V.C. Andrews Story by Andrew Neiderman ⭐️⭐️⭐️

So It Goes by Isis Molina ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Slippery Creatures by K.J. Charles ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Sugared Game by K.J. Charles ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Subtle Blood by K.J. Charles ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

To Trust Man on His Oath by K.J. Charles ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

How Goes the World by K.J. Charles ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Band Sinister by K.J. Charles ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting by K.J. Charles ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Mary Magdalene Revealed by Meggan Watterson ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Le Petomane 1857-1945 by Jean Nohain and F. Caradee ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Any Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell ⭐️⭐️

Magdalene: Poems by Marie Howe ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Love, Hate, & Clickbait by Liz Bowery ⭐️⭐️⭐️

All Eyes on Us by Kit Frick ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Song That Moves the Sun by Anna Bright ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Michelangelo and the Pope’s Ceiling by Ross King ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Family Remains by Lisa Jewell ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Secret Wisdom of Nature by Peter Wohllben ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley ⭐️⭐️

Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Cult Classic by Sloane Crosley ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Lock Every Door by Riley Sager ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Every Other Weekend by Abigail Johnson ⭐️⭐️⭐️

You Only Die Twice by Brynn Kelly ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Snakehead by Patrick Radden Keefe ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Cultish by Amanda Montell ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Opal by Maggie Stiefvater ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Call Down the Hawk by Maggie Stiefvater ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Mister Impossible by Maggie Stiefvater ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Greywaren by Maggie Stiefvater ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Feeling of Falling in Love by Mason Deaver ⭐️⭐️

Nothing More to Tell by Karen M. McManus ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Heroine with 1001 Faces by Maria Tatar ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Red White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Dracula by Bram Stoker ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Husband Material by Alexis Hall ⭐️⭐️⭐️

What If It’s Us by Becky Albertalli ⭐️⭐️

Here’s to Us by Becky Albertalli ⭐️⭐️

JELL-O Girls: A Family History by Allie Rowbottom ⭐️⭐️

My Policeman by Bethan Roberts ⭐️⭐️

Love in the Time of Serial Killers by Alicia Thompson ⭐️⭐️

Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Wicker King by K. Antrum ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Monster of Elendhaven by Jennifer Giesbrecht ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Cremains of the Day by Misty Simon ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Icebreaker by A. L. Graziadei ⭐️⭐️

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The Foxhole Court by Nora Sakavic ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Episode 372

Comic Reviews:

DC

Black Adam: The Justice Society Files – Dr. Fate by Bryan Q. Miller, Cavan Scott, Marco Santucci, Jesus Merino, Ulises Arreola, Michael Atiyeh

Dark Crisis 5 by Joshua Williamson, Daniel Sampere, Alejandro Sanchez

Dark Crisis: The Deadly Green by Alex Paknadel, Dan Watters, Ram V, Tom Derenick, Brent Peeples, Daniel Bayliss, George Kambadais, Matt Herms

Gotham City Year One 1 by Tom King, Phil Hester, Eric Gapstur, Jordie Bellaire

Joker: The Man Who Stopped Laughing 1 by Matt Rosenberg, Carmine Di Giandomenico, Francesco Francavilla, Arif Prianto

Marvel

A.X.E.: Starfox by Kieron Gillen, Daniele Di Nicuolo, Frank William

A.X.E.: X-Men by Kieron Gillen, Francesco Mobili, Frank Martin

Edge of Spider-Verse 5 by Dan Slott, J.M. DeMatteis, Steve Foxe, Phil Lord, Bob McLeod, Kei Zama, David Lopez, Brian Reber, Jim Campbell

Miracleman 0 by Jason Aaron, Mike Carey, Neil Gaiman, Zack Davisson, Ty Templeton, Mick Anglo, Ryan Stegman, Peach Momoko, Leinil Francis Yu, Paul Davidson, Mark Buckingham, Zak Davisson, JP Mayer, Sunny Gho, Jordie Bellaire, Sonia Oback, Antonio Fabela

Spider-Man 1 by Dan Slott, Mark Bagley, John Dell, Edgar Delgado

Spider-Ham: Hollywood May-Ham OGN by Steve Foxe, Shadia Amin

Infinity Comics

Who is Daredevil?

Marvel’s Voices: Werewolf By Night

It’s Jeff

Dark Horse

Leonide the Vampyr: Miracle at the Crow’s Head by Mike Mignola, Rachele Aragno, Dave Stewart

Image

3 Keys 1 by David Messina

Dark Ride 1 by Joshua Williamson, Andrei Bressan, Adriano Lucas

Junkyard Joe 1 by Geoff Johns, Gary Frank, Brad Anderson

Kaya 1 by Wes Craig, Jason Wordie

Revolvers 1 by John Zuur Platten, Christian Dibari, Simon Gough

ComiXology

Book of Evil 1 by Scott Snyder, Jock

IDW

Earthdivers: Kill Columbus 1 by Stephen Graham Jones, Davide Gianfelice, Joana Lafuente

TMNT: Saturday Morning Adventures 1 by Erik Burnham, Tim Lattie, Sarah Myer

Dynamite

Garbage Pail Kids Origins 1 by Hans Rodionoff, Adam Goldberg, Jeff Zapata

Sirens Gate 1 by Shannon Maer

Sweetie Candy Vigilante 1 by Suzanne Cafiero, Jeff Zornow

Unbreakable Red Sonja 1 by Jim Zub, Giovanni Valletta, Ceci de la Cruz

Red 5

August Purgatory Underground 1 by Benjamin Morse

Mystery Brothers 1 by Quentin Lee, Elis Zill

Oni

Pink Lemonade 1 by Nick Cagnetti

OGN

Monster Bar Mitzvah by Josh Anderson, Dustin Evans

Side Effects by Ted Anderson, Tara O’Connor

Kings of Nowhere by Soroush Barazesh

Ray’s OGN Corner: Pumpkin Heads by Rainbow Rowell, Faith Erin Hicks

Additional Reviews: Andor 5, She-Hulk, Werewolf by Night, Hellraiser (1987), Disney’s Chibi-Verse

Longbox of Horror 2022 part 2: Dark Knight Strikes Again

Ray pitches the Nintendo-Verse

News: Mike Marts takes over Mad Cave, NYCC shenanigans, Slott’s Who Special delayed, Night of the Ghoul optioned, Snyder re-ups at ComiXology, Cunningham and Ryall take over AfterShock, Spawn movie writers, El Muerto director, Five Nights at Freddie’s movie, Stephen King’s Fairy Tale optioned, Lazarus Planet, Owl House, Dragon Prince, Velma, Milestone 30th Anniversary plans, Joe Q doing DC covers, Mike Hawthorne arc of Zdarsky Batman, Keanu out of Devil in the White City, more Cartoon Network upheaval, Superman revamp, Flanagan no longer involved in Something is Killing the Children adaptation, Marvel’s Voices and Women of Marvel, titles of next Marvel events, Red Goblin series, Omninews, Rogue and Gambit by Stephanie Phillips, Betsy Braddock: Captain Britain by Tini Howard, X-23 mini, Guardians series coming, Sana Starros series from Marvel

Trailers: Wakanda Forever, Mario, Violent Night, Velma, Power of the Doctor, Picard s3

Comics Countdown:

Dark Ride 1 by Joshua Williamson, Andrei Bressan, Adriano Lucas

Spider-Man 1 by Dan Slott, Mark Bagley, John Dell, Edgar Delgado

Batman 128 by Chip Zdarsky, Leonardo Romero, Jorge Jimenez, Tomeu Morey, Jordie Bellaire

Ant-Man 4 by Al Ewing, Tom Reilly, Jordie Bellaire

Kaya 1 by Wes Craig, Jason Wordie

Time Before Time 17 by Rory McConville, Declan Shalvey, Eric Zawadski, Chris O’Halloran

Side Effects GN by Ted Anderson, Tara O’Connor

Junkyard Joe 1 by Geoff Johns, Gary Frank, Brad Anderson

Undiscovered Country 21 by Scott Snyder, Charles Soule, Leonardo Marcello Grassi, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Matt Wilson

 Minor Threats 2 by Patton Oswalt, Jordan Blum, Scott Hepburn, Ian Herring

Check out this episode!

[professionalintrovert]

list in your status 10 books that have stayed with you in some way. don’t take more than a few minutes and do not think too hard. they do not have to be the ‘right’ books or great works of literature, just ones that have affected you in some way. Reblog from @jessmcriano

1. Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell — I first read this during my first semester of college and it immediately became my safety blanket book. The ultimate introvert read.

2. Someday, Someday, Maybe by Lauren Graham — This book means so much to me and was my guiding light during young adulthood. The only novel I’ve ever read more than twice. I wrote about my experience with it for Book Riot in 2021.

3. The People We Keep by Allison Larkin — A remarkably beautiful story of found family and learning to feel at home in your own skin. An all-time favorite.

4. The Hours by Michael Cunningham — I only read this for the first time last year when I adopted a homeless, discarded first edition hardcover from my library. I studied Virginia Woolf a lot during my literature degrees and this book is simply a masterpiece. *chef’s kiss*

5. When You Call My Name by Tucker Shaw — I’ve read a lot of gay historical YA set during the AIDS crisis, but none have made me cry quite so much as this one.

6. I Miss You When I Blink by Mary Laura Philpott — An essay collection about coming to terms with the ugly imperfections of adult life and learning to be okay with not having all the answers.

7. Nobody Cares by Anne T. Donahue — Another essay collection about failure and growing up, and how nobody actually cares as much as we think they do.

8. Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia — A comfy cozy YA novel about fandom culture, mental health, and the highs and lows of being an artist.

9. Bad Kid by David Crabb — A memoir about growing up gay and goth in the ‘80s, with such a memorable and vivid cast of characters that feel like your best friends by the end. One of my all-time favorite queer books.

10. Last Night in Montreal by Emily St. John Mandel — The perfect quick, strange little story that gets under your skin and you finish in one sitting. If you’re looking to “reject BookTok culture and go to the library and get a weird little novel you’ve never heard of in your life and read it all in two days like God intended,” look no further.

[mintsworkshop]

The Commodification of Transphobia

New video is (finally) out!

Full bibliography below the cut

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bold titles are personal recommendations

[superstonedd]

what i want // the band camino

[renee-lemaire]

Haunted // The Band Camino

[punk-r0ck-kid]

The Band Camino never fails to amaze me.