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Fifty Book Pick Up: 2020 Edition

December 31, 2020 ~ lizzdonnelly ~ Leave a comment

In this, the Year of Our Collective Dumpster Fire 2020, I almost did not make it to my goal of 50 books. My reading suffered until late in the year when a new project with a friend gave it a necessary boost. Shameless plug-- if you're on Instagram, check out @Andanotherthingreaders for all your YA … Continue reading Fifty Book Pick Up: 2020 Edition

Pretty Bookish Things

November 18, 2020 ~ lizzdonnelly ~ Leave a comment

I don't know about the rest of you, but 2020 has not been a particularly productive year for me. My writing has suffered, my reading has suffered, the only thing that really hasn't is my knitting because for a few months at the beginning of the pandemic that was ALL I had the motivation to … Continue reading Pretty Bookish Things

And Another Thing Readers

October 25, 2020 ~ lizzdonnelly ~ Leave a comment

New Project Announcement! I am thrilled to announce the launch of a new project with a good friend, our Instagram endeavor, And Another Thing Readers: Ashley and Lizz won't stop talking about books. With a focus on YA, especially SF/F, And Another Thing Readers explores and analyzes one book per week with reviews, curriculum and … Continue reading And Another Thing Readers

RELEASE DAY: BRAVE NEW GIRLS 4

July 9, 2019 ~ lizzdonnelly ~ Leave a comment

Good news for young readers and fans of science fiction, gadgets, and girls being generally awesome! Brave New Girls: Adventures of Gals and Gizmos is out today! From the editors: Venture into realms of sci-fi marvels. Come explore a world of teen makers and innovators. From interstellar escapades to near-future locales, this volume of sci-fi … Continue reading RELEASE DAY: BRAVE NEW GIRLS 4

Review: Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes

March 23, 2019March 23, 2019 ~ lizzdonnelly ~ Leave a comment

Ghost Boys is a too-familiar story. In alternating sections of "Alive" and "Dead" it tells the story of Jerome, a 12 year old boy from Chicago who is shot and killed by a police officer while playing with a toy gun. Jerome is a quiet boy with no friends who gets bullied daily at his … Continue reading Review: Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Year in Books 2018

December 31, 2018December 31, 2018 ~ lizzdonnelly ~ 1 Comment

It's December 31, which means it's time to take stock of what I read this year and pick some favorites. TOP FIVE (in no particular order): Annihilation-- Jeff Vandermeer Go ahead and watch the movie, but it's nothing at all like the book. Annihilation is the first book in the Southern Reach Trilogy, and I … Continue reading Year in Books 2018

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