Author Archives: Ryn PB

August 2022: How I gave myself homework even though I’m not in school anymore

Posted on September 1, 2022 by Ryn PB

What I Got: What I Read: Another month, another excuse to give myself fake homework instead of actually being productive. If you want the details of the Orilium: Autumn Equinox 2022 Readathon, I’ll link it here, but the basic facts … Continue reading →

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June & July 2022: How I got the world’s most popular virus (but at least COVID waited until after Pride Month)

Posted on August 1, 2022 by Ryn PB

What I Got: I Was Born for This by Alice Oseman This Winter by Alice Oseman Nick and Charlie by Alice Oseman Heartstopper, Vol. 1, 2, & 4 by Alice Oseman Solitaire by Alice Oseman I Want to Die but … Continue reading →

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May 2022: How May showers bring June rainbows

Posted on June 2, 2022 by Ryn PB

What I Got: A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson Café con Lychee by Emery Lee De Profundis by Oscar Wilde Zone One by Colson Whitehead The Last True Poets of the Sea by Julia Drake What I … Continue reading →

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April 2022: How LGBTQ+ media, sunshine, and a magical readathon are lifting my mood

Posted on April 29, 2022 by Ryn PB

What I Got: This Song Is (Not) for You by Laura Nowlin The Ensemble by Aja Gabel The Dust of 100 Dogs by A.S. King Heart Shaped Fire by P.W. Davies Take My Hand by P.W. Davies The Complete Poetry … Continue reading →

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January 2022: How a really good book, a really bad book, and an overwhelming life put me in a reading slump

Posted on January 31, 2022 by Ryn PB

What I Got: Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas A Little Tea Book: All the Essentials from Leaf to Cup by Sebastian Beckwith, Caroline Paul, and Wendy MacNaughton The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield Once & Future by A.R. Capetta and … Continue reading →

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December 2021: How I read some pretty good books this year while trying to escape reality (a.k.a. my favorite books of 2021)

Posted on January 2, 2022 by Ryn PB

2022 still doesn’t feel like a real year… and yet here we are! Like 2020, this past year was challenging, but some good things did come out of 2021. I got top surgery, my parents got an amusing new dog, … Continue reading →

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November 2021: How two YA-author Queens took ahold of my reading life

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Ryn PB

What I Got: Our Violent Ends by Chloe Gong Just Like You by Nick Hornby What I Read: The Dream Thieves (reread) by Maggie Stiefvater Two Can Keep a Secret (audio) by Karen M. McManus Blue Lily, Lily Blue (reread) … Continue reading →

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Repeat Rewind Book Tag #2: How I learned to love cheesiness as much as angst

Posted on October 30, 2021 by Ryn PB

I’m back with another Repeat Rewind Tag! After doing that first one, I’ve been pairing songs and books together in my head all the time. It’s so fun! So I decided to give myself another challenge and let Spotify choose … Continue reading →

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Author Spotlight: Michelle Cruz Gonzales, The Spitboy Rule

Posted on October 14, 2021 by Ryn PB

Michelle “Todd” Cruz Gonzales claims that her journey from punk rock drummer to college English professor was not all that far-fetched. For a Xicana from a small town who taught herself how to drum and started her own hardcore feminist … Continue reading →

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September 2021: How the Magical Readathon helped me find purpose in the simple things

Posted on September 30, 2021 by Ryn PB

What I Got: Lost Boi by Sassafras Lowrey The Girl Who Became a Beatle by Greg Taylor Vogue Dec. 2020 What I Read: King of Scars (reread) by Leigh Bardugo The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen Rule of Wolves … Continue reading →

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