My aesthetic isn’t dark Twee, actually. It’s more goth bookstore girl. Like if Rory Gilmore were Wednesday Addams rather than just being insufferable. See also, darkest academia.
Planet Word Museum in Washington, DC
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.
Want to get in touch? You can reach me by email.
Recent posts
Finished reading: Captive Prince by C. S. Pacat 📚
This book is well-written and compelling. It’s also intense and full of potentially triggering moments. I recommend perusing the full Does the Dog Die? page for it before reading.
🍿 Watched Wicked Part I.
I had a great time! I am a person who took a while to warm up to Wicked the show. The movie does a lot to move it in the direction of something I strongly enjoy.
Finished reading: The Serpent and the Wolf by Rebecca Robinson 📚
I loved this! A woman who has to learn to let love in, a man who is patient enough to wait for her to do so, a coven of friends, political machinations, and magic. Chef kiss! 🔥🔥🔥
Austin Kleon’s list of 100 things that made his year always delights me. I aspire to notice more things like he does.
💬📚 “A new notebook is not about starting over—it’s about leveling up.” - Ryder Carroll, The Bullet Journal Method
📚 2025 Book Releases I'm Excited About
FEBRUARY
- 4 A Tropical Rebel Gets the Duke by Adriana Herrera
MARCH
- 4 Shadow’s Heart by Kresley Cole, Oathbound by Tracy Deonn
APRIL
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15 Love in 280 Characters or Less by Ravynn K. Stringfield
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29 Once Upon You & Me by Timothy Janovsky
MAY
- 13 A Curse Carved in Bone by Danielle L. Jensen
JULY
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8 These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean
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15 A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna
SEPTEMBER
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2 By the Horns by Ruby Dixon
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30 A Mannequin for Christmas by Timothy Janovsky
My timeline is conspiring to get me planning, via @cygnoir@social.lol and @cheribaker@writing.exchange. (But I may delay until tomorrow, I am so tired.)
📚 Anticipating My Reading Year 2025
In anticipation of my reading this year, I want to articulate one main goal and a few stretch goals.
My main reading goal is to read one more book than I already have. This means the total for the year is a moving target
Here are some stretch goals, meaning I want to remember to do them but I want them to be low pressure:
- Read one nonfiction book a month.
- Stop requesting books from NetGalley that I don’t know anything about except what is on NetGalley.
- Stop requesting books from NetGalley based on marketing emails they send me.
- Keep up with new releases from authors I love.
- Any time I’m in a city with a romance-only bookstore, visit it.