No So Well Read

Happy book birthday to A Sorceress Comes to Call!! I’m a huge T. Kingfisher fan and the range and breadth of her writing never ceases to amaze me. This one leans fully into the fairytales we love in a way that’s crisp and refreshing. It goes up there with Nettle and Bone in my opinion. Fantasy and fairytale lovers, go grab your copy today!!

August is the kick off of fall publishing and y’all… as someone who has combed through about 200 pages of catalogues, let me just tell you that you are not prepared. Here’s some highlights for August that I’m very excited for. Feeling absolutely blessed by the Libro.fm ALCs because a lot of my most anticipated were includes, so I’ll be fully entering my audiobook era over the next month. What August releases are you looking forward to? PS: Full write up coming to Bindery very soon!

Can we just appreciate vintage paperbacks for a quick second?? Thank you, that is all.

Anyone else in a slump this month? I can’t seem to get through anything right now. I keep trying physical then swapping to kindle then swapping to audiobooks and so forth. My attention span is clearly wrecked this month.

This is me facing my fear and publicly embracing a new journey for myself. I’ve always said I would never try and write a novel, but have secretly been telling stories my entire life. Once again, I have no goals and no expectations, but I’m hoping sharing some behind the scenes moments might encourage some of you too. If you want to learn more, I have a full length post for subscribers over on @bindery_books. This post gives some details on my current project, tools I’m using, and some methodologies I’ve found to be helpful. You can access this post and other exclusive content for just $5/mo. This $5 directly supports me as a creator, which is always deeply appreciated.

Spent the last week celebrating my bestie in Denver and doing absolutely no reading. I’m back now and gearing up for fall by revisiting one of my favorite fantasy worlds. This series is one of my comfort series and I have been absolutely thrilled to dive back in after a years long hiatus. So far this book has been so so cozy and has made me want to plan a trip to Salem immediately.

I don’t know what it is about dystopian/apocalyptic coming-of-age stories that I find so much more compelling than their contemporary fiction counterparts. Maybe it’s the hope that these stories typically bring with them? Or maybe it’s that I feel like I’m trying to find my way through my own dystopia? Or may it’s just boring ol’ nostalgia for my teen reading years. Regardless, I wrote a whole blog about it over on @bindery_books with my 8 favorite books in this genre crossover. Link in bio! PS: You can read this blog by creating a FREE Bindery account, but if you want to support me as a bookish creator, you can subscribe for just $3/mo and get exclusive content!

I don’t know when I became a special editions person, but here I am. Truly I blame the people who decided it was okay to give me adult money.

Happy pub date to two of my favorite 2024 releases!! 🐉 The Night Ends With Fire is a reimagining of Mulan full of magic, romance, and adventure. It’s a quick read with all the makings of an epic fantasy series! 🦊 Midnight Rooms is a gothic masterpiece that hits all the makers of the genre while bringing something entirely new. Reading this book feels like entering a sinister fairyland.

For the last several months I’ve been doing something new, specifically something I swore I would never do. I have no goals or expectations, but I do have a story that I want to tell–at least part of one–and I’m having a great time just playing around. Thankful for friends like @adamsfall and @writerhaflynn (amongst many others in our local writing group) that encourage this little spark while I’m still very adamantly noncommittal.

The heat wave has hit us and Townes and I just want to lay in bed and read all day. This is my official petition that work should be canceled if it’s over 100 degrees outside

Thank you @acebookspub and @berkleypub for the free copy of The Night Ends with Fire by @ksongwrites! If I haven’t already convinced you to preorder a copy of this incredible fantasy, maybe a look at the finished books will do the trick. My review: I absolutely could not put this book down. I devoured all 400 pages in just a few days. It’s a fast-paced, thrill ride of a story for anyone who grew up on stories of powerful women with the power to bring entire kingdoms to their knees. Also it’s PRETTYYYY!! #bookunboxing #newreleasebooks #fantasybooks #berkleypartner #acebookspartner