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27 Books for 27 Years: Ryn’s Reading History (Part 3)

Posted on February 22, 2025 by Ryn PB

Welcome back, my friends! Though I’m uploading this a little late, I’m happy to present the last installation of my 27-year reading history! Thanks for making it this far, if you have. This last leg of the race is mostly … Continue reading →

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27 Books for 27 Years: Ryn’s Reading History (Part 2)

Posted on February 15, 2025 by Ryn PB

Welcome back to this walk down memory lane! Part 2 of this list covers mainly my high school and early college reading career. I was not a particularly happy or whole person during high school, which is why many of … Continue reading →

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Bonus Mini Post: Songs I Can’t Get Enough Of, Paired with Books I Can’t Get Enough Of

Posted on November 20, 2023 by Ryn PB

I love writing these song-book pairings, so I thought I would write a little mini one for fun because I’ve been listening to the same few songs on repeat lately. Plus, I’m gearing up for a Nebraska winter, a.k.a. “I … Continue reading →

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25 Quotes for 25 Years

Posted on February 28, 2023 by Ryn PB

This month, I turned 25, so I thought I would compile 25 quotes that have given me wisdom, laughter, and/or comfort throughout my life so far. Hopefully they can offer something to you too! “Life moves pretty fast. If you … 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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June 2021: How a pile of Hydra heads fell on top of me and my reading life reflected it, or How I’m all bullshitted out

Posted on July 9, 2021 by Ryn PB

What I Got: Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi L’arbre généreux: l’école de loisirs by Shel Silverstein Honing Your Craft: Developing Your Writing Skills on a Budget (zine) by Lydia Rogue World War Z by Max Brooks is5: poems by e.e. cummings … Continue reading →

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January 2021: How I started off the new year by reading about ghosts, music, and intelligent kids

Posted on February 7, 2021 by Ryn PB

What I Got: The Toll by Neal Shusterman How Do You Live? (ARC) by Genzaburō Yoshino Brown Girl Ghosted by Mintie Das Roving Pack by Sassafras Lowrey An Abundance of Katherines by John Green Nobody Likes You by Marc Spitz … Continue reading →

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The Mini Apocalypses in My Life: How I’m watching doors close around me with no way to open them back up … yet

Posted on June 24, 2020 by Ryn PB

CW: mentions of suicidal ideation, fatphobia, transphobia, JK Rowling, depression, anxiety My life has been full of endings lately. And the unsettling part is that these endings haven’t been followed by new beginnings. I’m stuck in place while things I … Continue reading →

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August 2019: How I Got a Concussion and Lin-Manuel Miranda Narrated a Book to Me

Posted on August 31, 2019 by Ryn PB

What I Read: Skyward by Brandon Sanderson Ultimate Spider-Man: Ultimatum by Brian Michael Bendis Sheets by Brenna Thummler Bloom by Kevin Panetta and Savannah Ganucheau Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (re-read; audiobook) by Becky Albertalli Aristotle and Dante Discover … Continue reading →

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