Woman standing in front of a store. She's holding up a book.
I read for 25 minutes today at a yummy spot- Leaves Bakery and bookstore in Fort Worth. What did you read today? #read25in25
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Time to start my long (reading) weekend! On to book #10: Now It All Makes Sense by Alex Partridge. #amreading #adhd #read25in25 #neurodivergent
Starting book #7 #read25in25. I can't wait to jump back into this world. I've been so looking forward to the next installment in The Cerulean Chronicles.
#amreading #booksky
I'm half way through Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix, book #6 of #read25in25.
#amreading #booksky
The cover of the paperback version of Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice.
#Read25in25 Book #5
Interview with the Vampire
by Anne Rice
3.5/5 - I'm glad I read this, it has a lot of interesting things to say but I got really bored about halfway through with just how long winded and verbose the narrator is. It felt like reading Crime and Punishment (backhanded compliment).
Book #5 of #read25in25 is Under the Whispering door by TJ Klune. I desperately needed this comforting, cozy read ❤️
#amreading #lazysaturday
Reading weekends are the best weekends. I'm starting book #4 today. The Accidental Medium by Tracy Whitwell #read25in25 #amreading
#read25in25 Book #3: I was completely captivated by Moon of the Crusted Snow. I had to make my next read the sequel, Moon of the Turning Leaves by @waub.bsky.social
City employees have given notice they will be going on strike, so I went to the library today and took out as many books as I could, to take advantage of not having to return them on time.
#amreading #writerslife #read25in25
Cover for the paperback edition of The Secret History by Donna Tartt. The title of the book is in large white font in the top half of the cover, with "The Original Bestseller" in small white text at the very top of the cover. The authour's name is in large white font in the bottom half of the cover, with a quote from The Times stating 'Haunting, compelling and brilliant'. In the middle of the cover in between the title and the authour's name there is a small golden medallion showing a figure in relief. The exact figure depicted in the medallion is unknown to the authour of this ALT text, however, The Secret History centres around Ancient Greek studies so it is likely this medallion is related to Greek history or culture.
#Read25in25 Book #4
The Secret History
by Donna Tartt
4.5/5 - Fantastic book, it grabbed me and didn't let go. The structure of the story served it well, the inciting incident occurring around the half way mark but spoken about right at the beginning and a slow burn up to the event. Ending = whoa.
I'm a little late starting, but I love this idea! I'll be reading for 25 minutes a day in '25. Book #1 is Fourteen Days: A Collaborative Novel edited by Margaret Atwood and Douglas Preston
#read25in25 #amreading
Checked “Modern Lovers” out of the library while there for Storytime yesterday. #Read25in25 before 5 am, awake and trying to go back to sleep until 4 and naturally now I’m yawning. #amreading #amsleepy
Front cover of the 2018 book, "The Night of the Party" by Rachael English. A darkish pastel blue background with wintery or late autmunal leaves and stems in a large circle at the top 1/3 and bottom 1/3 of the book which also includes a crescent moon near the top and small orange stars in and around the circle of leaves. The main title and authour's name are in the middle 1/3. The authour's name is in large mustard cursive text, centred on the cover, their surname approx. 20% larger than their first name, and set below it. Above the name is smaller white text stating "The Number One Bestseller". The title of the book is underneath the authour's name in medium white text (approximately 75% larger than the "Number One Bestseller" text). Below the title is an image in light pastel blue showing a silhouette of a bottle of champagne and two champagne glasses with small bubbles rising from them. Below this image is a quote from authour Patricia Scanlan, text approximately 2/3 the size of the "Number One Bestseller" text, stating "A cracking page-turner in the best tradition of Maeve Binchy".
#Read25in25 Book #3
The Night of the Party
by Rachael English
4.5/5 - Really enjoyed this. Main event happens a bit before my time but there were many nostalgia triggers from growing up in 90s Ireland. Good characters, good mysteries and reveals that surprised but weren't contrived. Loved it.
Inspired by @gretchenrubin.bsky.social I’m sharing four books I read this month that had a big impact on me and a brief why. #Read25in25
Cover art for a paperback edition of We Have Always Lived In The Castle by Shirley Jackson. The artwork features an off-white background with blackberries hanging from distinctly thorny vines along side their leaves. The book's title is strung along the vines in various places over the off-white background in a typewriter-like font in black. The author's name is in the same font but in a light green either side of a blackberry in the middle of the lower half of the image. A quote from The New York Times is shown on the cover, stating "A witch's brew of eerie power and startling novelty." The Penguin Books logo of a black and white penguin standing on green oval background is shown in the bottom right of the cover, superimposed over a leaf.
#Read25in25 Book #2
We Have Always Lived In The Castle
by Shirley Jackson
4/5 - I really liked this book, though I felt the ending let it down. I would have preferred more tension or ambiguity. I loved the creeping dread and the suspense and it felt timeless whilst also immersing me in its world.
Cover art of the hardcover edition of Exodus: The Archimedes Engine by Peter F. Hamilton, a sci-fi novel released in 2024. The artwork is yellowish gold shapes on a black background showing what appears to be a planet in the middle, and long thin rectangles angled like an X on the four corner of the images as if rwaching towards the planet. At the bottom there is a small flat plane with a humanoid figure standing upon it. The words "The Archimedes Engine" are in the top third of the image in white text, "Exodus" is the middle, superimposed over planet, with subtext reading "Become the Traveler", all in white, and the author's name in the bottom third in the same yellow/gold as the rest of the piece.
#Read25in25 Book #1 - I started strong with this 900+ page behemoth:
Exodus: The Archimedes Engine
by Peter F. Hamilton
5/5 - great book, but only for those willing to undertake such a long read. It felt like a cross between Mass Effect and The Expanse, without feeling too derivative
A paper hand made bingo card of literary genres to read (25 total) with colorful handrawn symbols for each square.
New newsletter/blog post out! In this one I explore my goal to #read25in25 (bingo card inspiration from the wonderful Carrie Juettner), finding new rhythms and connecting creatively in a capitalist politic trying to keep us from connecting in solidarity.
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#Read25in25 38 min reading Stuffed, by Pen Vogler.
