I'm back! I'm all relaxed too, fresh from my whirlwind trip to the Philippines to celebrate my grandmother's 80th birthday. And I'm also really happy because my baby sister Rachel is staying with us for a month! It's currently her mission to eat at as many dessert places as possible, and obviously, I fully support that plan. We've hit up a few so far (Levain Bakery, Milk Bar, Big Gay Ice Cream, Lady M, Il Laboratorio de Gelato), with plenty more set for future days out. Apart from that, I have to remark on the fact that I don't think I experienced jet lag this time around -- a true blessing! Now it's back to work, and back to regularly tinkering with this blog and working on writing. But here are some links of interest and a book haul!
WHAT I READ
- Hazel shares her blogging tips.
- Lisa shares her book format preferences.
- Josephine talks about pre-publication hype.
- Jen shares twenty-seven lessons she's learned.
- Carina reminds us to stop and smell the roses.
- Hannah wrote beautifully about love and sacrifice.
- Samantha Shannon talks about work & creativity.
- Cassie talks about how to build better relationships.
- Grace shares about her process when taking photos.
- Hannah discusses reading binges versus reading blahs.
- Asti brilliantly defends organizing your books by color.
- Kelly asks us to weigh in on being a monogamous reader.
- Cassie reminds us that it's important to do what you love.
- Cee has a TTT that is really a collection of quote wallpapers.
- Erin Bowman has suggestions for how to support an author
- Josephine reminds us about the importance of backlist books.
- Amy shares some visuals inspired by The Wrath and the Dawn.
- Rachel Seigel talks about the patience & attention span of readers.
- Sarah J. Maas shares the origins of A Court of Thorns and Roses.
- Sarah McGuire says that secondary characters should surprise you.
- Amy chooses to share quotes that inspire, encourage and challenge her.
- Charlotte talks about why Mulan needs to be played by a Chinese actress.
- Hannah created such beautiful quote graphics that I couldn't not share them.
- Emery Lord writes a letter to her YA self that I think everyone should read.
- Kelly shares which women bloggers (me included) inspired them to "just be".
- Jen Ellision created a video inspired by a writing metaphor - and it's awesome!
- I am so in love with the covers for the Black Knife novellas by Jodi Meadows.
- Magan shared a great post about stepfamilies in novels for Dive Into Diversity.
- Epic Reads has this fun quiz determining how you should organize your shelves.
- Shae talks to associate art director (Harper Collins) Erin Fitzsimmons about design.
- Elena shared this fun poem that educates readers on English words. So fun to try to read!
- Brittany shares stages of starting a new book by your favorite author - Princess Bride style!
- Hannah is my organization guru. She's sharing tips on faux doris, their inserts and other ways to get creative with them.
- Rachel & Hannah teamed up for an event celebrating Audrey Hepburn! I enjoyed their book recs posts (here and here) the most.
- Shae shares how she manages her blog schedule. (It reminds me of the Behind the Scenes series I did on the blog, specifically my own post on organization.)
WHAT I ACQUIRED
ARCs: Gabby Duran and the Unsittables by Elise Allen & Daryle Connors / Nightborn by Lou Anders / Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen / Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland Stone / Nearly Found by Ellie Cosimano / Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella / Tangled Webs by Lee Bross / The Bourbon Kings by J.R. Ward
e-ARCs: Ash & Bramble by Sarah Prineas / Walk on Earth a Stranger by Rae Carson / The Status of All Things by Liz Fenton & Lisa Steinke / Rules for Stealing Stars by Corey Ann Haydu / Newt's Emerald by Garth Nix / Blood Passage by Heather Demetrios / Ice Like Fire by Sara Raasch / The Immortal Heights by Sherry Thomas / Lion Heart by AC Gaughen / A New Hope by Robyn Carr / Under the Lights by Dahlia Adler
physical: The Sin Eater's Daughter by Melinda Salisbury / Lady Thief by AC Gaughen / Scarlet by AC Gaughen / Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli / 99 Days by Katie Cotugno / Written in the Stars by Aisha Saeed / I Was Here by Gayle Forman / Nowhere But Here by Ktie McGarry
Kindle: His at Night by Sherry Thomas / Private Arrangements by Sherry Thomas / Delicious by Sherry Thomas / Not Quite a Husband by Sherry Thomas
bought
physical: Very Good Lives by J.K. Rowling / A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas (UK edition) / You Had Me At Hello by Mhairi McFarlane / The Opposite of Love by Julie Buxbaum / Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl / A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas (US edition) / The Royal We by Heather Cocks & Jessica Morgan / An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
Kindle: Aimee and the Heartthrob by Ophelia London / The One in My Heart by Sherry Thomas / Turning Pointe by Katherine Locke / Steering the Stars by Autumn Doughton / Changing His Game by Megan Erickson
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