books ~ zines ~ mail ~ crafts
As mentioned in a previous post, I’ve been annoyingly behind on book reviews, and I’m so sorry! I’ve read a good number of good books so far this year, and I still want to share them with you! Especially as these ones seem to be flying under the radar a bit, and I need to…
Every year, veteran and newbie snail mailers alike celebrate National Letter Writing Month during April. There are fun challenges – most notably Write_On, which also serves to generate awareness of the joys of writing letters – which usually revolve around writing 30 letters in 30 days. Do you think you could do it? I would…
Perfection is a feeling; you’ll know it if you’ve ever questioned the competency of your penmanship before writing on the first page of a new notebook. Under Rose-Tainted Skies by Louise Gornall, via Clarion Books, out now. Under Rose-Tainted Skies is one of my favourite books of 2017 so far. When I first heard of…
The Hate U Give, by Angie Thomas, via Balzer + Bray, out now. You’ve probably seen this book everywhere on the internet in the last few weeks, maybe even months. Good. It’s an incredibly important book. I wouldn’t say it’s the first YA book on Black Lives Matter (just because I don’t have anything to…
If today was your last day alive, and you had the chance to keep living it, what would you do differently? What would you say to the people you love? What would you learn about yourself? How long would it take for you to go a little bit nuts? Lauren Oliver’s 2010 YA novel Before I…
Love and First Sight, by Josh Sundquist, via Little, Brown, out now. If there’s one thing I don’t like, it’s people feeling sorry for me. Love and First Sight ticked a lot of good boxes for me. Cute YA love story? Check. Great characters? Check. An opportunity to learn about how life is for someone…
Happy release day to the GORGEOUS new edition of Beauty and the Beast, illustrated by the people behind the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films! You may recognize the book to look a lot like their previous offerings of Peter Pan and The Jungle Book, but always see them in the store as shrink-wrapped. You’ve had no clue…