So since September is my birthday month (I will take your adulations in the form of praise, reviews, and other related worship), this month’s SJ reads will cover stories that have really reached up through the nostrils and grabbed me by the soul. Today, we look at the Courtney Crumrin series by Ted Naifeh. … More SJ Reads: Courtney Crumrin and the Night Things
Through my ages-long leave of absence where I spent time wandering the hinterlands and exploring the far reaches of the world and absolutely did not hang out in my spare time recovering from walking pneumonia in my pajamas reading, I came across the book Caraval. I’ll probably review it at a later date, but … More General Reader Complaints: A list
Besides grabbing random things from library shelves, I also search random terms in the catalogue. I can’t remember what led me to discovering that fandom and groupies were now library search terms…but they are. So, of course, had to see what that was about. This would be the result of that search. Fangirl by Rainbow … More SJ Reads: Fandom Edition
I thought I’d open up the week with some fun, so it’s time for another edition of SJ Reads! This time I wanted to touch back on what is probably one of my biggest comfort reading genre – graphic novels, though because I have a lot of friends with kids and I’m always curious about … More SJ Reads: YA Graphic Novel Edition
I’m pleased as punch to be bringing to you a book with a great theme and a great collection of stories today. You might even say they’re improbably good… (okay, yeah, I know, I’ll shut up and get to it…) Amazon B&N MMP Store Smashwords When you have eliminated all which is … More Theme is the Hairy Spider Hiding Inside Your Pumpkin by Adrian Cross
So one of my big author influences is Ray Bradbury. For me, his books are emotional, elegant, unique in plot, and true in characterizations. He’s also a master at literary horror, so I wanted to highlight a few of my favorites of his today. Granted, a lot of his work is short stories, so I’m … More SJ Reads: Bradbury is My Horror Hero #amreading
So hey there… I know, it’s been a hot minute – I’m going to be working to scheduling more posts in advance this week, along with actually getting some sewing done for later in the month, so there’s something to look forward to. I’ve been busy – Imaginarium was a fun time (with many Clyde … More SJ Reads: The Weird Edition #amreading
Had to break this up into another post because I’ve come across so many awesome illustrated YA books lately, so let’s carry on, shall we? Peanut by Ayun Halliday and Paul Hoppe – Sadie moves and has to go to a new school, which means navigating social groups, watching her old friends move on, and … More Reading with SJ: YA Graphic Novels pt 2
Back again with some more titles I have thoughts on! This time, I’ll be looking at the YA illustrated/graphic novel/comic genre, which admittedly has a place in my heart. These are the books I love to check out a stack at a time and curl up with when I need some light reading or some … More Reading with SJ: YA comics & graphic novels
Time once again to see what I’ve had in my TBR stacks! Because I can plow through graphic novels at an alarming rate, we’ll take another look at that stack today. The Gigantic Beard that was Evil by Stephen Collins – I obviously picked this up because of the title because that is brilliant. Written about … More Reading with SJ: Graphic Novels part 3
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