Category: Monthly Review

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

August 2023 Reading Review!

Posted on September 1, 2023 by

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Fiction Wolfsong by T.J. Klune: I’ve had so much to say about this incredible fantasy novel by popular author Klune. I’ve read one other book by this writer, House in the Cerulean Sea, and I enjoyed it but did not think it lived up… Continue Reading “August 2023 Reading Review!”

Category: Afghanistan, Alice Oseman, BL Manga, British Literature, Buddhism, D.H. Lawrence, erotica, Fantasy, Khaled Hosseini, Manga, Memoir, Monthly Review, Natasha Trethewey, Nonfiction, Poetry, Sexuality, Simon James Green, T.J Klune, Walpola Rahula

Everything I read in July, 2023!

Posted on August 2, 2023 by

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This year, I set my Goodreads reading goal at 80 books. I expected to have an average-to-slower reading year for some reason. As it turns out, I’ve already passed my first goal of 80 and so I’ve readjusted to 120. Considering I’m on sabbatical… Continue Reading “Everything I read in July, 2023!”

Category: Ada Limon, Adam Cesare, Alice Oseman, BL Manga, Buddhism, Chuck Tingle, Craig Davidson, David Ferraro, Grant Chemidlin, Heartstopper, Horror, Kurt Vonnegut, Manga, Mary E. Jones Parrish, Mitch Albom, Monthly Review, Patrick Ness, Randy Ribay, Tara Brach, W.S. Merwin

September 2022 Reading Review

Posted on October 5, 2022 by

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Hello Readers! I’m back with another monthly update, this time for September. Wow, did my reading slow down this month! That was expected, though, as school is back in session and this year, I’m on the teaching and learning sides of things (teaching an… Continue Reading “September 2022 Reading Review”

Category: A.S. King, Carolyn Oliver, Miguel Syjuco, Monthly Review, R.F. Kuang, Stephen King, Toni Morrison

July, July!

Posted on July 9, 2019 by

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Have you heard the song, “July, July!” by The Decemberists? You should. This is the story of the road that goes to my house And what ghosts there do remain And all the troughs that run the length and breadth of my house And… Continue Reading “July, July!”

Category: Blog Post, Buddhism, Monthly Review, Poetry, pride month, Teaching, writing

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