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March Round Up

This March has turned out to be the month of change not only for me but for the world. With this terrible Virus that is causing so much devastation. I must admit with everything that going on I have been struggling to read. I have been spending more and more time in my craft room than I have been reading. My craft room is my happy place where my crafting makes everything fall away. I think because I’m making something it keeps my mind occupied more that it does when I’m reading.

In these uncertain times, there are a least a few things we can count on to keep us going and one of them is our love of Books. Hopefully they will take us away from worrying about whats happening outside and take us on a new journey.

So as I said at the beginning of this post I’ve been struggling to read so I haven’t managed to read anything like I hoped I would have read. Basically this March I have only managed to read 4 books. I’m still currently reading one of books from March’s reading list. I and reviewed 3 books with 4 more reviews to write.

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March Roundup

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So my #marchroundup wasn’t as eventful as previous months 😞 we lost our baby Thor which was really traumatic. We did travel to Wales to see some new babies which I’m glad to announce we’ll be adopting next month. In no way will they replace Thor but it will be nice to bring some energetic new boys to our old men & give them a new lease of life. I also went paintballing as part of a hen party for some close friends - wrecked my body but SO FUN! Went to my annual All Time Low concert with my sister which was awesome as normal :) Also we passed our year countdown to our wedding which is exciting! So yeah, there ya go. #paintball #rats #thortherat #alltimelow #alexgaskarth #makeup #sister #wedding #1year

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March Roundup: Women’s History Month

Earlier this month we celebrated International Women’s Day. Girls, you were out in force making one another proud. Women in Seoul protested against workplace harassment, women in Poland fought for their rights to their body, women across the globe participated in a workforce strike, ‘A Day Without a Woman’ (click to read about the time 90% of Iceland did the same). For those unable to get out and rally, voices were heard across social media by sharing love and admiration for women of past and present. This year’s International Women’s Day was loud. Let’s hope the message was clear.

It was great to see so many companies getting involved and celebrating Women’s History Month. One American bookseller turned their shop upside down, or should I say back to front, for the occasion. Loganberry Books in Ohio, US, turned the spines of male-authored fiction away to illustrate the gender gap. The results were powerful - needless to say there was a considerably higher proportion of books shelved backwards than there were the right way round. A case in point for the male dominated book industry. The intent behind having Pussy Press as an exclusively female-authored site is to address and resolve this issue. Loganberry’s demonstration was featured on Elle, Huffington Post, and The Guardian. It seems that people are beginning to recognise the issue.

I am currently reading Roxanne Gay’s Bad Feminist, a collection of personal essays exploring intersectional feminist issues. It is a very good read and covers a lot of ground. She reveals the funny anecdotes, bitter memories, and well-executed thoughts that make her the woman she is today, as well as evaluating in depth why we still need feminism today. I can’t recommend it enough. It’s a good one to dip in and out of if you don’t have time to read it all the way through. One of her chapters is particularly relevant to the publishing discussion, ‘Beyond the Measure of Men’. I wish I could copy and paste the entire thing here because to synopsise would do injustice… you really should go and read the whole thing. In the meantime, here is an extract which struck a chord with me, as a young woman who wants to work in the publishing industry, and affirms my reasoning behind Pussy Press:

“Stop making excuses. Stop saying women run publishing. Stop justifying the lack of parity in prominent publications that have the resources to address gender inequity. Stop parroting the weak notion that you’re simply publishing the best writing, regardless. There is ample evidence of the excellence of women writers. Publish more women writers. If women aren’t submitting to your publication or press, ask yourself why, deal with the answers even if those answers make you uncomfortable, and then reach out to women writers. If women don’t respond to your solicitations, go find other women. Keep doing that, issue after issue. Read more widely. Create more inclusive measures of excellence. Ensure that books by men and women are being reviewed in equal numbers. Nominate more deserving women for the important awards. Deal with your resentment. Deal with your biases. Vigorously resist the urge to dismiss the gender problem. Make the effort and make the effort and make the effort until you no longer need to, until we don’t need to keep having this conversation.”

I want to thank Roxanne Gay for laying it out in black and white, thank the growing number of Pussy Press contributors as we get closer to a more equal playground, and thank the readers for acknowledging and appreciating women writers.

On the 21st, it was lovely to see the hashtag #WorldPoetryDay trending and people sharing their favourite words. Really happy to see lots of Rupi Kaur being spread online. The day was created back in 1999 to stop the death of poetry, and Kaur really has done a good job of making poetry cool through her short poems with beautiful illustrations. She is not afraid to tackle issues surrounding body autonomy head on and is all about female empowerment. The date was also a good time to remember the late Maya Angelou, whose work many people shared. To female poets of yesterday, today, and tomorrow, we rise with you. As Women’s History Month draws to a close, let us remind ourselves of how far we have come. Now, as April rolls in, let’s look forward to where we’re going.

Sarah Wright

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Sew Your Kibbe Challenge - March Round Up

Sew Your Kibbe Challenge - March Round Up #sewyourkibbe #marchroundup #springsewing #wardrobeplanning #kibbe #davidkibbe #metamorphosis

March has been a really slow month for me as far as Kibbe/personal sewing related things go. I did manage to finish the cardigan I started in February, New Look 6330, which was good. I feel like I at least haven’t been totally slacking as far as the whole “sewing challenge” thing goes, though my sewing time and efforts have been decidedly distracted and geared towards sewing for others this…

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March 2021 Round Up

Well I’m still lagging behind with reviews and reading my books. I really could do with some sort of boost to get me out of this slump!! Dose anyone have any ideas as I’d be grateful if you could share them with me.

I seem to be adding to my Signed Edition books as I’ve gathered another two signed books this month, which I’m so happy about.

One bit of good news I had my first Covid Vaccine the other week, as I’m classed as a vulnerable person with my Asthma and ME/CFS. I’m so thankful that I’ve had it, in my area of the UK we really seem to be getting people vaccinated very quickly. So maybe by June the restrictions will ease and I can meet my friends for a coffee or a meal. As facetime and house-party really aren’t the same.

February Reviews:

Book One.

Pink Bits (Awkward #1) by J B Heller

Pages: 134, Publication Date: 26 March 2019, My Rating:

MY REVIEW

Book Two.

Dog Days by Ericka Waller

Pages: 368, Publication Date: 11 March 2021, My Rating:

MY REVIEW

Books Read This Month:

Dangerous Love (Agis Alpha Team #1) by Sidney Bristol

Pink Bits (Awkward #1) by J B Heller

While Paris Slept by Ruth Druart

Dead Radiance by T G Ayer

Meet Me In Hawaii by Georgia Toffolo

These Violent Nights by Rebecca Crunden

The Best Things by Mel Giedroyc

Girl In The Walls by A J Gnuse

Recently Acquired Books This Month:

Pre-Ordered Books:

Non this month

Amazon First Read:

The Secret Stealers by Jane Healey

Amazon Purchases:

Flame (Men of Inked: Heatwave#1) by Chelle Bliss

Trusting Taylor (Silverstone #2) by Susan Stoker

Heartbreak Bay (Stillhouse Lake #5) by Rachel Caine

The Big Five O by Jane Wenham-Jones

The Fall of Koli (The Rampart Trilogy #3) M R Carey

Hardback Purchases:

Captain Tom’s Life Lessons by Captain Tom Moore

NetGalley:

Mother May I by Joshilyn Jackson

Girl In The Walls by A J Gnuse

No Such Thing as Perfect by Emma Hughes

BookBub Free Books:

For a list of all the FREE books Via BookBub please go to Books Acquired Via BookBub March 2021 Post.

Book Blitz Posted This Month:

We Have Till Monday by Cara Dee

Gabriel’s Album by Sian Ceinwen

Four Letters by Lasaitiona Bardot

Seducing Mattie by Sahara Roberts

Stryker (Salvations Bane MC #6) by Marteeka Karland

She Feel’s Like Home by Lisa Hughey

Relentless by Jade West

Book Blitz Cover Reveals This Month:

The Virgin and the Viscount by Robyn DeHart

Brutal Winter by Quirah Casey

Jagged Line Paradise by Brynn Ford

February’s Favourite Book Blitz Cover

Goddesses Inc by Autum Bardot

I chose this cover for two reasons. 1. The title & 2. The cover is so simple yet it caught my eye.

February’s Favourite BookBub Cover

Tragic (Root & Ronin #1) by J A Huss

No I didn’t choose this cover only because of the hunk on the cover I also chose it because I like the colours and the flowers as they stood out to me before I looked at the hunk.

March’s Favourite Cover Reveal

Brutal Winter by Quirah Casey

I loved this cover as soon as I saw it. There aren’t enough book covers with people of colour on them. The woman on the cover is stunning.

March’s Favourite Hardback Cover

Captain Tom’s Life Lessons by Captain Sir Tom Moore

I couldn’t not choose this book cover, Captain Sir Tom Moore has taken a place in most people hearts in the UK. Showing us the old fashioned values of life.

March’s Favourite NetGalley Cover

Girl in the Walls by A J Gnuse

I think that this is quite an intriguing book cover and it captures the essence of the book completely.

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