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[Last While In Books] I Guess I Have A Podcast, Now

The state of the world isn’t really an excuse for not having blogged for nearly a month, but it’s all I got. Grr. Argh. Politics! (No but seriously it remains awful please let’s all take care of ourselves and others and read good books as often as we can) In any case, I have actuallyContinue reading “[Last While In Books] I Guess I Have A Podcast, Now”

Last While In Books: Bye Colleen, Hello Black folks, Give Bookshop a Chance

Hey, fellow readers. Things are still going the way that they are in the US and elsewhere. The initial stress and shock has died down to a dull roar of anxiety, however, meaning I can a)focus more on real action and b)share some diverse bookish news. Hope you’re all hanging in there as well. (AndContinue reading “Last While In Books: Bye Colleen, Hello Black folks, Give Bookshop a Chance”

Last While In Books: Me, the News, and Sensible People

So despite–or perhaps because of–the giant racist orange elephant in the American political room right now, the bookish world has been surprisingly interesting of late. One thing a strong whiff of fascism will do is get everybody who cares to squad up behind diversity and shout loudly, and that seems to be what’s going on,Continue reading “Last While In Books: Me, the News, and Sensible People”

[Last While In Books] Nobels, BIPOC, and Reviews

Hello, fellow readers. Pay no attention to the time between this post and the last. These aren’t the reviews you’re looking for. There is no hiatus in Ba Sing Se. There is, however, diverse and bookish news to share so without further ado… There are, as always, many more things happening in the world ofContinue reading “[Last While In Books] Nobels, BIPOC, and Reviews”

Last Week In Books: So Many Good Things Coming In 2024

Hello, fellow readers! 2024 is well and truly underway, which means there are many, many new reasons to expand our #tbr piles. Here’s my contribution to helping you keep those piles diverse! As always, fellow readers, have a wonderful week. Don’t forget that if you purchase anything from a link on this site, we useContinue reading “Last Week In Books: So Many Good Things Coming In 2024”

Last Week In Books: Support Black Writers, Asian Bookstores and Palestinian Libraries

Fellow readers! Welcome to this week’s round up of diverse bookish news across genres. Info about diverse writers is becoming even more thin on the ground, which has increased my resolve to keep up with these posts as often as I can. Then again, it is the Blah time before winter solstice and for someContinue reading “Last Week In Books: Support Black Writers, Asian Bookstores and Palestinian Libraries”

Last Week In Books: Yes, That’s My Real Voice

Fellow readers! Didya miss me? Whether or not you did, here I am again with one of my intermittent news updates covering the world of diverse books and diverse readers. Let’s jump right in! See you next time I have a spare moment to do a round-up, beautiful people. If you want to buy someContinue reading “Last Week In Books: Yes, That’s My Real Voice”

[LAST WEEK IN BOOKS]Biracials, Book Bans, and Billionaires

Look what I’ve had time to do for the first time in ages! Diverse book news is still thinning on the ground, but because this is reality and not a trend, here’s some links to keep us all up to date; That’s it for this week, fellow readers. As always, thanks for reading and ifContinue reading “[LAST WEEK IN BOOKS]Biracials, Book Bans, and Billionaires”

Last Week In Books: Oh, Bother?

Two months into the year and the drama in the book world is legion, beautiful people. I’m working on a mega-roundup of it all for next week’s LWIB, but this week, let’s focus on a few of the nicer things to read and one very weird Winnie the Pooh reboot. And that’s this week’s roundContinue reading “Last Week In Books: Oh, Bother?”