Hello! It’s been a minute—it’s funny how a more active social life means (slightly) less time to read. Plus, when you work at a uni like I do, the spring semester is hectic, to say the least. But it feels so good to be back, let’s dive in. As y’all know, I love getting book [...]
I've had my eye on Phillipe Diederich's Diamond Park for a while, ever since it came into The Wandering Jellyfish Bookshop, and man it did not disappoint! Flaco is our narrator, a senior in a Texas high school who's dream is to become an artist, but that's not what people from his neighborhood go on [...]
This review originally appeared in the Left Hand Valley Courier, March 22 edition. Some of my friends have called me a “keeper of stories,” and as much as I take pride in that title, I don’t feel as though I’ve lived enough to be a keeper of my own stories yet. Instead, I collect others’, [...]
Hello! I'd like to start by thanking y'all for your patience between blog posts. Life's getting busier and posts are getting more infrequent, which is why I was so excited for Isabelle Kenyon to reach out to me about another blog tour! This time, we're taking a look at The Love Genes by Eleni Cay [...]
When I first received a copy of The Power of Mind: A Tibetan Monk’s Guide to Finding Freedom in Every Challenge by Khentrul Rinpoche, I was excited to see what was in store. I’ve always been interested in spiritualism and philosophy, and more recently, I began my own meditation practice and completed my yoga teacher [...]
I absolutely love participating in blog tours with Fly on the Wall Press! (Also Happy New Year, I'm glad to be back after my hiatus!) This week, I'm taking a look at journalist-turned-poet Julian Bishop's collection We Saw It All Happen. It's an interesting collection, inspired, in part, by Bishop's history as an environmental journalist. [...]
Sometimes I feel like a “fake” Coloradan because I’ve never gone skiing. But after reading Abbott Fay’s A History of Skiing in Colorado provided by Inkberry Books, I have to say that I am more intrigued by the sport. I was fascinated by the book’s anecdotes, such as how Mount Werner and Hughes’ Run got [...]
This review was written for the Left Hand Valley Courier, in partnership with Inkberry Books and will appear in the Nov. 22 edition of the paper. You all are getting a sneak peek! I don't read memoirs very often, which is a shame because they are so unique and interesting. That's certainly the case with [...]
I don't think I've read a book from the aughts for a while now, but when my good friend told me that I "simply must read The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks," I took her word for it. She has great taste. Let me start by saying that I greatly enjoyed E. Lockhart's coming of [...]
I always love when Isabelle Kenyon reaches out to me about book tours! This week, I read All Island No Sea by Chris Campbell! (And I have a vlog!) This is a very short chapbook that's chockfull of the feels--it's nostalgic, romantic, and just all around thoughtful. Its cover describes it as being about "identity, [...]
A Little Bit of Happiness 