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Shira
- Aug 29, 2022
- 1 min
Life (and blog) Update
Hi folks! It's been a while, so here is a quick update on a few of the things that have been keeping me from posting: I was working...
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Shira
- Jan 12, 2022
- 3 min
Why N.K. Jemisin is the Future of Sci-Fi
I read a lot of great books in 2021, but there's one series that I'm taking with me into the new year: N.K. Jemisin's Broken Earth...
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Shira
- Jan 5, 2022
- 2 min
Reading Challenges!
Those of you who know me in the real world know that I absolutely hate social media. I'm not against the internet (obviously) and I love...
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Shira
- Jan 1, 2022
- 1 min
Long Time, No Blog
Happy New Year everyone! It's been a while... Apologies for my absence, but I've been busy graduating from college (yay!) and this blog...
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Shira
- Apr 16, 2021
- 4 min
100 Best Novels (21-40)
The second installment of our 100 Best Novels list. The books featured are in no particular order. 21. Frankenstein (1818) by Mary...
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Shira
- Apr 2, 2021
- 4 min
100 Best Novels (1-20)
The first installment of our 100 Best Novels list. The books featured are in no particular order. 1. Kindred (1979) by Octavia E. Butler...
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Shira
- Mar 19, 2021
- 1 min
Update!
Hi all! I don't have a regular post this week and I'll be taking next week off as well, but I promise I have a good reason! I'm currently...
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Shira
- Mar 5, 2021
- 3 min
I Love YA Fiction
Confession time: I love fiction written for Young Adults. Let me explain why. When I was in middle/high school, YA was really starting to...
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Shira
- Feb 19, 2021
- 2 min
Who Do You Read?
Happy Friday! As many (hopefully all) of you know, February is Black History month so I wanted to write a little about the exclusion of...
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Shira
- Feb 5, 2021
- 3 min
(Queer) Love is in the Air
I know I'm a little early, but due to my every other week posting schedule, here's an obligatory Valentine's Day themed post! As a genre,...
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Shira
- Jan 22, 2021
- 3 min
The Writer vs. Their Work
Happy Friday! This post is going to be a little different because I'm writing about Virginia Woolf, who actually does have a spot in...
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Shira
- Jan 8, 2021
- 1 min
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! I wanted to give you all a short update about my plans for this blog over the next year. As you may have noticed, this...
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Shira
- Oct 30, 2020
- 2 min
Happy Halloween!
Due to life being busy, I had to take an unscheduled break these past few weeks. As an apology, I thought I'd write a short post to...
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Shira
- Oct 5, 2020
- 2 min
Midnight Robber by Nalo Hopkinson
Science Fiction is a genre that continues to be dominated by white men, both in terms of authorship and readership. Many "classic" sci-fi...
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Shira
- Sep 28, 2020
- 3 min
5 Fantasy Series to Read if You Feel Like J.K. Rowling Let You Down
If you pay attention to current events in the literary world and/or are on Twitter, you probably know what J.K. Rowling, author of the...
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Shira
- Sep 21, 2020
- 2 min
The Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine
Gail Carson Levine is probably best known for her Newbery Honor Book, Ella Enchanted, but The Two Princesses of Bamarre is severely...
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Shira
- Sep 14, 2020
- 3 min
The Pedestal Problem
Hi all! My post this week is going to be a little different because I've been busy with school work and didn't have time to write a...
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Shira
- Aug 31, 2020
- 2 min
Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
If you're a movie buff and/or a feminist, you've probably heard the name Bechdel before. The Bechdel Test is a popular barometer for the...
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Shira
- Aug 24, 2020
- 3 min
Books From My High School Syllabus
Happy Monday! My (virtual) college classes start this week so I thought I'd do a short school related post and share some books I read in...
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