Poetry in Twelve (Part III)

I succeeded in meeting my poetry goal for 2017! 🎉 Advertisements Continue reading →

Genre, Format, and Height

A person’s bookshelves can tell you a lot about them—their interests, their histories, their dusting abilities—and while the content is what’s most important, of course, the organization can also speak volumes. — Emily Temple I read an article on LitHub about how writers organize their personal libraries and that got me to thinking about my own … Continue reading →

An American Marriage

A few months ago, I was checking my Twitter timeline and happened upon this exchange: Continue reading →

Poetry in Twelve (Part II)

Boo! 🎃👻 In the initial post I stopped at March, but here we are all the way in October, so it’s time for an update. The book of poetry I bought next was I’m So Fine by Khadijah Queen. It’s a collection of prose poems – of which I am a big fan – detailing … Continue reading →

Poetry in Twelve

Hello March! At the beginning of 2017, while setting my 52 book Good Reads challenge, I promised myself 12 of those books had to be poetry. That also means I’m going to buy more books that usual this year. Public libraries don’t carry as many poetry collections in comparison to fiction. Interlibrary loan helps, but … Continue reading →

Book Besties of 2016

Fiction Nonfiction Poetry Graphic Novel Young Adult Short Story Continue reading →

Poetry Wish List

I rarely buy books. I’m a public librarian. The access to books that I have makes it easy to read ALL THE BOOKS… and then politely put them back. I’m thinking of keeping a list in 2017 of the books that I purchase to see if I can identify any patterns. It might make a … Continue reading →