The Reading Party

my blog for all things literary. "Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them." - Lemony Snicket

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[genderoutlaws]

Never read Baldwin before?

Nonfiction

The Price of The Ticket (borrow from IA)

The Fire Next Time (pdf download)

Notes of A Native Son (pdf download)

Nothing Personal (read on IA - not great quality sorry)

The Last Interview (pdf download) (only 10 pages!)

Fiction

Giovanni's Room (pdf download)

If Beale Street Could Talk (pdf download)

BONUS

Little Man Little Man (read or pdf download on scribd) (Baldwin's only children's book)

Go Tell It On The Mountain (pdf download)

Another Country (pdf and epub download)

Sonny's Blues (pdf download)

Going to Meet the Man (pdf download)

[creatingblackcharacters]

My next Black History Month request:

Pick one of James Baldwin's works and read it!!! The Fire Next Time is an excellent essay, most of us are familiar with the quote on gay white people from The Last Interview but not the rest of it. If Beale Street Could Talk even has a movie!

[thereadingparty]

Book 1.

First book of 2026 completed. This was a delightful read about the friendship that formed between Helene Hanff and the staff at a London bookstore, especially the manager Frank Doel. I loved all the letter writing and how much love of books was in it. Helene was funny and quite a character. Frank was and quietly hilarious. I am so glad I chose this book first.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[thereadingparty]

Feliz Navidad, mi gente! New video up. A Sunday Chat with a little reading and some Xmas bits. Comment, like or subscribe!

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Hola, mi gente! Come join me for a cozy book chat about the books I have been reading in the last few months!

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Hola, mi gente! I can't believe this year is almost over. Come check out my newest video over on YouTube. I talk about my end-of-the-year Autumn and Winter library book haul. Share, comment, like and subscribe if you want!

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[thereadingparty]

Mi gente! I wanted to share my November possibilities! Hope you all are having the best reading month!

[berrycobbler]

it's so hardcover –> we're so paperback

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[lanndscape]

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Mentally I'm here 🌸📚

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[the-bi-library]

Reblogs appreciated <3

Books listed: (They aren't in order according to the post)

Murder Land by Carlyn Greenwald

The Incandescent by Emily Tesh

Dream On, Ramona Riley by Ashley Herring Blake

Behooved by M. Stevenson

The Bi Book by A.J. Irving

Modern Divination by Isabel Agajanian

Summer Girls by Jennifer Dugan

Love in Focus by Lyla Lee

Accepted Precedent by Irene Bahrd

A Fate Forged in Fire by Hazel McBride

That's What She Said by Eleanor Pilcher

A Poisonous Silence by Jenny Adams

And They Were Roommates by Page Powars

Aurethia Rising by Atlas Laika

A Ransom in Blood by Jessie Thomas

Gay the Pray Away by Natalie Naudus

Soul Burn (Blood Tethered #3) by I.S. Belle

Take My Word by Dani McLean

Bark & Bite by A.A. Fairview

Get Real, Chloe Torres by Crystal Maldonado

Shifting Nature (Shape-Shifter, #8) by Jae

Enemies by Nature by Jae

The Scavengers and the Stray by Rae Ryan

One Honeymoon, Two Hockey Bros, Three Little Words by Oslo Fox

All I Know So Far by Nicole Zelniker

Van Terra II: Overdrive by Rory North

Tyler's Guarded Heart by E.J. Stoll

Discovering Nicola by Clare Ashton

Hits Different by Joel Rustin

Shade Spells with Strangers (Fae & Human Relations, #3) by Sarah Wallace

Brim Over Boot by Emmy Sanders

Lava At First Sight by Adelaide Snow

Demon Engine by Marten Norr

Loyalty to the Max by Maya Darjani

The Blood of The Covenant by Andy J. N. McRae

Friends with Benefits by Marisa Kanter

Unveiling The Shadowbearer's Burden: Expanded + Bonus Scenes: A Dark Fantasy Erotic Romance Anthology (Special Edition) by Jasmyn Morning

How to Flaunt Your Chains and Surrender a Vein by D.N. Bryn

Every Move You Make by Spencer Sloan

Discovering Gold by Sam Ledel

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REVIEW ● Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett ● ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

“Em, I must confess—I am in awe of you. I believe I am also a little frightened."

Fawcett has a hold on me with these two lovable, fantastic, funny characters and their epic but wholesome love story. Is this book anything new? Probably not, but what it does, the cozy, the laughs, the adventure, and fun is done brilliantly. It truly feels to me how I felt when I read Howl's Moving Castle. Emily is such a grumpy, logical heroine, and I love that she leads the stories. Wendell has my whole heart as this sunshine but slightly murderous fairy king who literally only really cares about making their home comfortable and lovely. The fact that he wants nothing more than to sit in his favorite chair, with a hot drink and hanging with his favorite human and animals... he is me.

This sequel picks up a short time after Emily and Wendell have made it safely out of Ljosland and have returned to Cambridge. Wendell is attacked after his birthday, and Emily, Wendell, their disapproving colleague Rose, and Emily's niece Ariadne have to flee to try to stop Wendell's mother from killing him. We meet new fae, new monsters, and new villagers and go on an extensive adventure into Fae land.

As always, the format of this story -- epistolary in the form of Emily's diary entries -- makes me absolutely thrilled and happy as it is one of my favorite writing formats. I also listened to it, and the audiobook narrators, Ell Potter and Michael Dodds, especially Potter, are fantastic.

This was a delightful sequel that kept the momentum of Emily and Wendell's love story and their adventures.

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Antis asking why we stan luke but he left a baftas after party early to get in bed, eat a bunch of pasta and watch love Island like have you ever met anyone more relatable 😭😭

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This reader is sharing a reading tag she created that is inspired by Bridgerton. The link to my new video is below. Please feel free to participate and tag me if you do. I'd love to see responses.