Finished reading: All of Us Murderers by KJ Charles 📚
Listen, I already knew KJ Charles was great because I read most of her Society of Gentlemen series and loved it. But after reading this bit of gothic perfection, I want us to become best friends.
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Hi there! I'm Kimberly Hirsh. My pronouns are she/ her/hers. I'm somebody's mom. I work as a school librarian. I have a PhD in information and library science. I love to read, play tabletop and video games, and make things. I used to perform in theater and improv comedy and I may one day again. I have been extremely online since 1993 and still enjoy tinkering on the web. I manage multiple chronic illnesses. I'm married to my kid's dad. We have a cat.
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📚 This has been a good week in book news for me. Kresley Cole announced a new series spun off of Immortals After Dark and preorders are open for Leigh Bardugo’s Six of Crows epistolary follow-up.
Finished reading: Worth Any Price by Lisa Kleypas 📚
Hey @cleverdevil and @mtt, looks like the On This Day script isn’t working on my blog using the Mythos theme. The single post layout uses the dt-published microformat. What else should I be looking at to try to fix it? Thanks!
Hello and welcome to the best month. 🎃👻⚰️🧛🏻♀️
Finished reading: Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One by Kristen Arnett 📚
There are some authors whose writing (and fine, online presence) makes yyou want to be friends with them. For me, Kristen Arnett is one of those writers. Maybe someday.
📚💬 “Oh, this clown will never run out of bits, because every gag is taken from the endless wellspring of her own self-loathing!” Kristen Arnett, Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One
📚💬 “How can I turn this into a bit, I wonder. That’s how my brain always chooses to process trauma or grief or anxiety.” Kristen Arnett, Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One
Finished reading: With Teeth by Kristen Arnett 📚
Kristen Arnett’s books are sad, funny, and ultimately hopeful. I don’t often miss the Florida of my early childhood, but when I read her work, I do. I tore through this one in one day.
Finished reading: Home for the Challah Days by Jennifer Wilck 📚
Sweet, like an apple dipped in honey. A Hallmark movie if Hallmark made Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur movies.