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Author: Grab the Lapels
I'm a graduate of the MFA fiction writing program at the University of Notre Dame. I also have a MA and BS from Central Michigan University. I teach composition, creative writing, and literature, which has inspired me to follow along with trends in teaching, publishing, and reviewing.
Hunger by Roxane Gay is Book 4 of the #20BooksofSummer challenge! @rgay
“I am self-conscious beyond measure.”–Roxane Gay
A Girl’s Guide to Vampires is Book 3 in the #20BooksofSummer challenge! @katiemacalister
You’ll get many steamy scenes with descriptions of sex (almost entire in euphemisms), so hold on tight!
#BookReview of Unforgivable Love is part of the #20BooksofSummer challenge! @WmMorrowBks
At 509 pages, Unforgivable Love is a long novel full of tangles of relationships among several characters.
Meet the Writer: Alyse Knorr @GazingGrain @BossFightBooks
“I’ve always loved sci-fi books, movies, and TV, and the influence shows in other projects I’ve written…”
Prepare your blog posts to be their best for all the upcoming summer reading challenges!
Here are some good tips to cast a wider net!
#20BooksofSummer starts again!
Didn’t we just finish the 20 Books of Summer? I don’t know about you, but between September 2016 and June 2017 a lot of big events happened, so it feels like I just finished last year’s challenge. However, Cathy at 746 Books is up to it again!
Mules and Men #folktales #anthropology #hoodoo
Mules and Men by Zora Neale Hurston can be a hilarious read at times, all while giving insight into 1930s Floridian black communities in the swamps. Yet, this collection can struggle because it ultimately doesn’t know how to be what it wants to be.
Are you ashamed of what your past self read? #BookishPost
This same nervous “don’t judge me!” mentality has carried on into my reading.
Behind Her Eyes #WTFthatending @SarahPinborough #AudioBook #Thriller
I thought a lot about it, and the best metaphor I can use is multiple orgasms. There, I said it.
