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Me: 21 year-old reader and writer living in New York. Blog: A daily expression of my love for all things literary. This manifests as a mishmash of book reviews, The Raven Cycle, The Mortal Instruments, The Captive Prince, LGBT lit, poetry, feminism, Alexander the Great, and Shakespeare. I tag everything. 2016 Reading Challenge Hannah has read 3 books toward her goal of 60 books. hide 3 of 60 (5%) view books

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January Reading Round-Up

One of my New Year’s Resolutions was to read more, so in January I did. I read 20 books! Here are quick reviews of my favorite fictional reads from last month: The Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienI’m really enjoying working my way through both the Lord of the Rings trilogy (and the extended editions of the movies!) for the first time. Was pleasantly surprised, after book one’s countryside…

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That feeling when you graduate college and get a job and can afford nice books. :,) #bookstagram #instabook #poetry #eecummings #booklove #booklover

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Santino Hassell always drags his characters through angst hell before giving them a shred of happiness, so I guess he's trying to make it up with this short story. <3 The Five Boroughs is my all-time favorite romance series, and they're my favorite books about New York City. @anoveltakepr #bookstagram #instabook #santinohassell #lgbt #book #booklove #booklover #bookworm #bookaddict #ebook #mm

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This morning I was reading in bed when BAM! Surprise lesbians! !!! Also please appreciate the abandoned house I live next to that will be featured in every pic I take of a horror book. #bookstagram #instabook #demonroad #dereklandy #horrorfiction #booklove #booklover

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Look what came in the mail! #bookstagram #instabook #nkjemisin #thestonesky #book #booklove #booklover #bookworm #bookaddict #bookdepository #bookmail

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Slowly filling up my new apartment with books and sheets and poems and things. #harryettemullen #eileenmyles #bookstagram #instabook #poetry #bookaddict #booklove #booklover #bookworm

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What is your Twitter username? If your tweets are bookish, I want to follow you. It's been three weeks in a new place and I've finally organized my significantly reduced home library. Books are comfort and I don't regret hauling over a single one. #bookstagram #instabook #poetry #shelfie #bookaddict #bookcase #book #booklove #bookworm

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I have a twitter! Twitter.com/booklyreads Link in bio too. I just realized I've never mentioned it here. I live 30 mins away from the biggest bookstore on the west coast of Japan and they have a dope Japanese lit in-translation section. #bookstagram #instabook #intranslation #japan #hiromikawakami #keigohigashino

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Reading Japanese literature in a Japanese high school. #bookstagram #instabook #natsumesoseki

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Want to Review LGBT Books?

Hey everyone! I’d like to set up an LGBT+ book review blog and I’m wondering if there’s any interest amongst LGBT+-identifying JETs in being a reviewer!

The info: While there are great book blogs dedicated to specific queer-related stuff (e.g. www.lesbrary.com for all books lesbian), I’m envisioning a website with a mix of genres and no specific emphasis on one orientation or identity. I also want a blog that doesn't separate between literary vs. commercial, realistic vs. fantasy, or "respectable" fiction vs. smutty "trash."

I want people to come away with great recs for everything from the poet Ocean Vuong to literary lesbian powerhouse Sarah Waters to self-published m/m.

I’d ask that reviewers submit reviews at least once per month, going on a rotating schedule.

I’d be looking to launch this in mid-late September.

If you’re interested in reviewing:

Please shoot me an email at [email protected] with the subject line “book reviewer.” Tell me:

1. Where you saw this post (Tumblr, Insta, etc) 2. Your name 3. Preferred ponouns 4. Paste or link to a book review you’ve written. (Please no attachments.) 5. Also link to any relevant social media, such as your book blog or bookstagram (optional) 6. Finally, let me know what kind of books you’d prefer to review - i.e. gay comics, queer YA, ace fiction, etc. Feel free to be general or specific; we’ll work on the details later. Poetry, nonfiction, comics/web comics, etc., are also all good.

Let me know if you have any questions!

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My current read: Tana French's latest thriller, featuring her second woman detective. #bookstagram #instabook #tanafrench

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On a sci-fi/fantasy roll. #bookstagram #instabook #samueldelany #scifi #sciencefiction #greenlightbookstore

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Reading by the East River. #bookstagram #instabook #allthesingleladies #feminism #feminist #currentlyreading #thankyoucaitlinforthebirthdaygift

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Packing is hard. #bookstagram #instabook #poetry #virginiawoolf

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I'm late to the game, but I'm here. #bookstagram #instabook #book #booklove #currentlyreading #veschwab #adarkershadeofmagic

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Morgan Parker. #bookstagram #instabook #poetry #obama #morganparker #poetrycommunity #poetryofig

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I was looking for my next five star read and I think I've found it. I love N.K. Jemisin. #bookstagram #instabook #nkjemisin #theobeliskgate #thefifthseason #booklove #book #currentlyreading