I used to roll my eyes when people told me they watched The Bachelor franchise. This was easy to do since I’d never actually watched a single episode. I just went off my preconceived beliefs about the show and anyone who watched it. But when my sister moved in with me in 2018, she sat […]
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A Merry Little Meet Cute? More like a Merry Little Steam Session. My TBR (to be read) is filled with books of which I am only half aware of their premise. These books have been recommended to me by friends, or I’ve seen that an author I like has come out with a new book,
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In partial thanks to the Netflix docuseries Seaspiracy, and with many thanks to the countless scientists and conservationists who have been fighting the good fight for years, many of us have been made aware of the detrimental impacts the fishing industry has had on our climate, ocean conservation, and individual health. So let’s get into it…
I had the privilege of speaking with Mimi Matthews, the author of the Belles of London Series. This romance series began with The Siren of Sussex and continues now with the recently published The Belle of Belgrave Square. Matthews spoke with me about feminism’s place in the Victorian Era, outdated medical treatments like bloodletting and
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I had the privilege of corresponding with Halley Sutton, author of The Lady Upstairs and her new thriller The Hurricane Blonde, set to come out on August 8, 2023. During our correspondence, Sutton and I discussed the ethics of writing and reading thriller novels, and we tried answering the question: Is it even possible to
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In Jasmine Guillory’s By the Book, Isabelle landed her dream job as an editorial assistant at Tale As Old As Time (TAOAT) right after college. But at 25, she’s still living at home, and on top of being the only Black employee at TAOAT, she has not been promoted. Izzy has almost given up on
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Let’s be honest: Your drink preference can say a lot about your personality — whether or not you’d like to admit it. Below are some book recommendations based on your go-to drink. Hopefully, you get a chuckle out of the descriptions, but you’ll definitely walk away with a longer TBR (to-be-read) list. The Margarita
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[CW: intimate partner (IPV) and domestic violence (DV), abuse, suicide] When speaking on abuse, the perpetrators of violence and harm are the ones responsible for their actions — NEVER the victims. If you find yourself relating to certain aspects of this piece and think you or someone you love are a victim of domestic violence
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[CW: childhood abuse and neglect] Phoebe Walsh, the protagonist of Love in the Time of Serial Killers, is the epitome of a true crime junkie. She has even gone so far as to become a Ph.D. candidate. Her dissertation? Analyzing the true crime genre. However, her hearty interest in true crime has left her slightly
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Does anyone else devour romance novels like you devour a bag of chips, or is it just me? Over the past year, I’ve found myself gravitating more toward the romance genre rather than my beloved psychological thrillers. I chalk this up to the stressors of the world being so overwhelming, I no longer want to
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