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My November Reading Wrap-Up

November was a rotten month, for a few reasons. In addition to deep disappointment in the outcome of the elections, I’m also looking at possibly having... Read more

The 01 December 2024 by Curlygeek04
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The Reason Why This Holiday Season

As the author of a sequel to A Christmas Carol, I have always held Dickens’ timeless classic close to my heart. That’s why I was thrilled to experience A... Read more

The 01 December 2024 by Steph's Scribe
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A Tough But Necessary Read: Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah...

Content warnings for pretty much everything: violence, gore, racism, incarceration, solitary confinement, self harm, cutting At the time of writing this, it's... Read more

The 02 December 2024 by Lesbrary
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A Lush Horror Novella Embracing Death and Renewal: Green Fuse Burning by...

" Why did people need to be in nature to process the things that happened to them? Maybe it was because what was thought of as wild did not require a veil-it sa... Read more

The 01 December 2024 by Lesbrary
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Scaffolding by Lauren Elkin

Reading Scaffolding made me think of a Nouvel Observateur article in which French intellectuals, Julia Kristeva and Philippe Sollers, discussed their open... Read more

The 03 December 2024 by Litlove
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Reading - I Love Books

This is a favourite poem by Julia Donaldson, I opened a book and in I strode Now nobody can find me. I’ve left my chair, my house, my road, My town and my... Read more

The 03 December 2024 by Ashleylister
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Reading

So, you’re waiting at a Railway Station and realise that you’ve forgotten to bring a book to read for the four hour journey you have ahead of you. Read more

The 04 December 2024 by Ashleylister
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Folk Horror and the Troubled Teen Industry: What the Woods Took by Courtney Goul...

In European folk and fairytales, a journey through the woods represents the characters' coming of age-their passage from the pastoral, relative security of... Read more

The 07 December 2024 by Lesbrary
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A Bittersweet Supernatural Romp: Even Though I Knew the End by C.L. Polk Review

At the close of 2024, I offer up my favorite read of the year: C.L. Polk's Even Though I Knew the End. This novella catapulted me through five acts in the spa... Read more

The 04 December 2024 by Lesbrary
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Reading

Just the day for staying inside, away from storm Darragh, curled up warm with a good book. In my case its 'If He Hollers Let Him Go' by Chester Himes, his... Read more

The 07 December 2024 by Ashleylister
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