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Year in Nonfiction

Published on November 7, 2024November 3, 2024 by Celeste12 Comments

I didn’t realize Nonfiction November was going on until late last week, thanks to Carol! While my primary focus is SciFi Month, I figured I can still join in at random. As it happens the first week’s prompt works well for my available time. Hosted by Heather, week one looks at your year in nonfiction.

Week 1 (10/28-11/1) Your Year in Nonfiction: Celebrate your year of nonfiction. What books have you read? What were your favorites? Have you had a favorite topic? Is there a topic you want to read about more? What are you hoping to get out of participating in Nonfiction November?

With that, let me share about my year in nonfiction.

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WWW Wednesday: November 6, 2024

Published on November 6, 2024November 4, 2024 by Celeste7 Comments

As of this WWW Wednesday, my reading so far is at a steady pace. No records broken, but I still made progress. I finished an ARC and currently have a mood read on deck via audiobook. I’m trying to stick mostly to my monthly TBR and so far, so good.

WWW Wednesday was revived and hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. The idea is to answer the three questions below and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. No blog? No problem! Just leave a comment with your responses.

What are you currently reading?

What have you just finished reading?

What are you going to read next?

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Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

Published on November 4, 2024November 27, 2024 by Celeste12 Comments

Today’s review is about YELLOWFACE by R.F. Kuang. It’s a standalone dark satire about the publishing industry, social media, and cultural appropriation. This review contains very minor spoilers about the plotline.

Author: R.F. Kuang
Series: None
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Publish Date: May 16, 2023
Print Length: 336

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November 2024 TBR

Published on November 1, 2024November 3, 2024 by Celeste16 Comments

It’s Friday, which is a good thing in and of itself. And with it comes the first of a new month and thus my November 2024 TBR. November also marks another round of SciFi Month, so I’ll try to focus some of my reading on scifi novellas or books.

For those who don’t know, SciFi Month is hosted by Annemieke of A Dance With Books, Mayri the BookForager, Lisa of Dear Geek Place, and imyril at There’s Always Room For One More. Information is on any of their blogs, but in a nutshell it’s an annual celebration of all things science fiction. Feel free to sign up if you’re interested.

Now, let’s blast off into this November 2024 TBR! The first prompt for this is Astronavigation also known as my TBR. How fitting.

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October 2024 Book Blog Wrap-Up

Published on October 31, 2024October 30, 2024 by Celeste11 Comments

Happy Halloween, everyone! I’ve got my bag of candy ready for the kids who show up later today in their costumes. I definitely forgot to carve the big pumpkin we bought, but oh well! It still looks nice as a seasonal decoration, carved or not. Anyway, not only is it Halloween, but it’s also time for my October 2024 book blog wrap-up.

As usual, this is a summary of reviews I posted, blog stats, and other book-ish and non-bookish shenanigans. If you’re ready for it, then dive right into my October 2024 book blog wrap-up.

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