Category: Graphic Novel

2023 Reading Year in Review

Posted on December 27, 2023 by

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Hello, Fellow Travelers! Near the end of 2020, I told myself I would slow down my reading in 2021. That didn’t happen. So, at the end of 2021, I said I’d try again next year. Guess what? It didn’t happen. Surely, 2023 was the… Continue Reading “2023 Reading Year in Review”

Category: BL Manga, Books, Buddhism, Christianity, Classics, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Manga, Nonfiction, Poetry, Religion, Romance, Year In Review, Young AdultTags: , , , ,

Reading Wrap-Up: September 2023

Posted on October 10, 2023 by

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Hello readers! Here’s my monthly review for everything I read in September. I’ll be back again on October 15th with the TBR Pile Challenge checkpoint! In the meantime, our first contemplative read has begun. You’re welcome to join us as we read Ed Yong’s… Continue Reading “Reading Wrap-Up: September 2023”

Category: Biography, Buddhism, Christopher Isherwood, Diane Seuss, Fantasy, Fiction, Gavin Edwards, Graphic Novel, History, Horror, James Baldwin, James Clear, John Brehm, lgbtq, Mary Oliver, Middle Grade, Mindfulness, Monthly Review, Mr. Rogers, Mythology, Naomi Kanakia, Personal Growth, Poetry, Race, Readers Imbibing Peril, Rick Riordan, RIP, S.L. Coney, Short Story, Stephen King, Thich Nhat Hanh, Thriller, Tillie Walden, Young Adult

Giveaway: The Complete Heartstopper Series! (US only)

Posted on May 27, 2022 by

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Dear Readers, Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard of the enormously popular new Netflix television show, Heartstopper. This show is based on a series of graphic novels of the same name, written by Alice Oseman, which are now also wildly… Continue Reading “Giveaway: The Complete Heartstopper Series! (US only)”

Category: Alice Oseman, Giveaway, Graphic Novel, Heartstopper, LGBT, pride month

Thoughts: The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen

Posted on January 13, 2021 by

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I had grand plans of writing this review in fairy tale style, inspired as I was by Trung Le Nguyen’s adaptations of classical fairy tales to share this beautiful story. But, alas, I’m not the wordsmith Nguyen is, and definitely not the artist! So,… Continue Reading “Thoughts: The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen”

Category: coming out, Coming-of-Age, Fairy Tale, Graphic Novel, LGBT, Trung Le Nguyen, Vietnamese

8 Rapid Reviews

Posted on August 2, 2020 by

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I’ve been reading voraciously this summer but have definitely not been keeping up with reviews! I think that’s in large part due to the fact that I was teaching three classes and involved with two (now three – ha!) important and in-depth professional projects… Continue Reading “8 Rapid Reviews”

Category: Alexandre Dumas, Back to the Classics, Charles Bukowski, Dean Atta, Graphic Novel, Jen Wang, Justin Phillip Reed, Mark Doty, Noah Rasheta, Poetry, Toni Morrison

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