A man calls the office asking about if our Master’s of philosophy can be done online. I have no idea. I ask to put him on hold and I google it. I think the answer is no. He hangs up on me. The copy machine is a big fancy Xerox machine. The toner comes in […]
The people who define adolescent literature are publishers, librarians, booksellers, teachers, and adolescents, in that order. Adolescent literature can be divided into two categories: “books written specifically for adolescents” (the traditional books that get marketed towards teenagers), “books written for adults that have adolescent protagonists” (I’m thinking specifically about Stranger Things which was originally marketed […]
I got lost driving to school today, which is not an extraordinary event, and I had to make a U-turn by the student center while people tried to cross (embarrassing), and then I drove to my usual parking spot and got nervous because there was another car waiting to turn so I got out onto […]
Can’t Wait Wednesday is a book blogging meme hosted over at Wishful Endings. It’s to discuss and spotlight books that you’re excited about but that you haven’t read yet, to get you more excited about your TBR pile! It’s based on Waiting on Wednesday, which is hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine. I […]
The Alexandrian Society, caretakers of lost knowledge from the greatest civilizations of antiquity, are the foremost secret society of magical academicians in the world. Those who earn a place among the Alexandrians will secure a life of wealth, power, and prestige beyond their wildest dreams, and each decade, only the six most uniquely talented magicians […]
“Greed brings grief. Generosity brings joy.” “How did a centuries-old tale get from Ghana to you? In Ghana, stories were traditionally spoken aloud rather than written own. Because the same few stories were told lots of times, everyone knew them by heart. A written story can get lost or destroyed. A spoken story cannot. This […]
Thanks to NetGalley for the audiobook at no cost to me ahead of release time! I read this book via audiobook, and the narrator was solidly mediocre — I’m certainly not an expert, but there’s some weird pronunciation of Hebrew words in here. Perhaps a pronunciation guide would be helpful next time? (I also only […]
What’s the theme for these books? They’re all kind of about messy girls? Yeah, sure, let’s go with that. It’s midterms week for me, so I gotta post these and write some essays! Yes they’re all very short I literally do not take criticism I have so many better things to do. I received all […]
For the first quarter of 2022, I’m using an “original size” Notebook Therapy notebook which is slightly bigger than B6. I’d never used anything smaller than an A5 before, so this has really been an adjustment for me. However, I think this size is easier to throw in a backpack and take around with me, […]
Hello! These are coming out really fast because I have to write reviews for class (as a writing exercise) and I keep writing another review and then being like “I can’t possibly show this to my professor, this is the worst thing I’ve ever written”. I might write a couple more today, depending on how […]