Finished reading: You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian 📚
Full review coming soon but y’all, this is so great. It’s out May 7. Olivia Waite says if you only read one romance this spring, it should be this one, and she’s right.
New bio!
Mom. PhD. Once and future school librarian. Freelance academic. Citizen of Romancelandia. I manage multiple chronic illnesses. I love books and games. 🌈♿
🔖 Read The Messy Places Are Where the Learning Happens: On Being a Beginner by Michelle Boyd (Digits and Threads)
A great reminder to deliberately be a beginner sometimes.
Finished reading: The Witch Queen of Halloween by Kresley Cole 📚
This is a super fun romance novella, inspired by horror movies. Might become an annual Halloween re-read for me.
Finished reading: The Player by Kresley Cole 📚
A con artist falling in love with her tech billionaire mark? Sign me up.
🔖📚📝 Read Mothering and Writing Are Both Undervalued Labor, so How Do Women Do Both? .
An excellent excerpt from the book The Mother Artist: Portraits of Ambition, Limitation, and Creativity.
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“…publication is not all that it is cracked up to be. But writing is.” Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
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“One of the gifts of being a writer is that it gives you an excuse to do things, to go places and explore.” Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
🔖📝 Read An Oasis in the Desert: Why Libraries Are the Best Places to Write.
I love to write in a library carrel. More than once I’ve considered getting one for our home office. I wonder if my favorite local library branch has them. I haven’t noticed. Next time I’m there, I’ll check.
Finished reading: The Master by Kresley Cole 📚