Category: Young Adult

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

Interview with Author Jenna Miller (#Giveaway)

Posted on February 7, 2023 by

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I want this story to connect with any reader who doesn’t feel seen or heard, who feels lost in the chaos of life, or who doesn’t feel quite comfortable with who they are . . . I hope this book inspires people to love… Continue Reading “Interview with Author Jenna Miller (#Giveaway)”

Category: Contemporary, interview, Jenna Miller, Lesbian Lit, lgbtq, Young Adult

What I Read in August 2022

Posted on September 1, 2022 by

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Hello readers! August 2022 at Roof Beam Reader was devoted to all things Jane Austen. I was, however, doing a lot of reading that was not Austen or Austen-related, so I thought I’d share a quick recap of that reading here, with teeny tiny… Continue Reading “What I Read in August 2022”

Category: 2022 TBR Pile Challenge, Addiction, American History, Buddhism, chinese, Chinese Literature, Contemporary, Darren Littlejohn, Eliot Schrefer, Fantasy, Gregory D. Smithers, History, Kang Han, Laos, LGBT, LGBTQ History, Mindfulness, Native American, Poetry, Richard Siken, Sam Sax, Science-Fiction, South Korean, Souvankham Thammavongsa, Tommy Pico, two-spirit, Wallace Stevens, Women In Translation, Xiran Jay Zhao, Young Adult

Two YA Novels: Ready When You Are and And Then They Lived

Posted on April 19, 2022 by

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First published as The Boy from the Mish, Gary Lonesborough’s debut young adult novel, Ready When You Are, is a delightful and surprising tale of young love and coming-of-age for two Aboriginal Australian boys. I’ll admit that the first couple of chapters were rough-going… Continue Reading “Two YA Novels: Ready When You Are and And Then They Lived”

Category: Australia, Gary Lonesborough, LGBT, Mental Health, Steven Salvatore, Young Adult

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