Tag Archives: young adult

TBR Playlist: Pride Edition

Posted on June 30, 2024 by Ryn PB

Hello, hello! I had grand plans for my blog this month. I was going to post a fun story about library arch-nemeses and an ode to my old car that I had to sell, but alas, a Summer Cold caught … Continue reading →

Posted in Another New Era, LGBT+, TBR Playlist | Tagged against me, baby queen, books, contemporary, dodie, ezra williams, frankie cosmos, gay, gilmore girls, girl in red, graphic novels, green day, hozier, ice cream, kehlani, kesha, king, lesbian, lesbians, leslie feinberg, LGBT, LGBT+, lgbtq, lgbtq+, lgbtqia, meet me @ the altar, miley cyrus, music, pansy division, pink panther, playlist, princess, princess diana, queer, queer artists, queer lit, reading, scene queen, sci fi, science fiction, take me to church, tbr, trans, trans lit, trans stories, transsexual, virginity, wrecking ball, YA, young adult | Leave a comment

TBR Playlist: Fall Out Boy Edition

Posted on April 7, 2024 by Ryn PB

Just a few days ago, my sister, dad, and I went to see Fall Out Boy in concert (which was AMAZING), so of course I had to do a FOB edition of TBR Playlist to commemorate the day. Please enjoy … Continue reading →

Posted in Another New Era, polysyllabic spree, TBR Playlist | Tagged act your age, akemi dawn bowman, ali novak, altamont, anna carey, book series, books, cale dietrich, chloe gong, concert, eve brown, fall out boy, fiction, FOB, hafsah faizal, if this gets out, kerri strug, LGBT+, live music, memoir, mental health, micah nemerever, music, music history, my life with the walter boys, novels, pop punk, queer lit, r.f. kuang, reading, rf kuang, rock, rock history, rock music, romance, series, sibling, sister, sophie gonzales, starfish, talia hibbert, tempest of tea, the poppy war, these violent delights, this is not the jess show, trilogy, we didnt start the fire, YA, young adult | Leave a comment

My Favorite Books of 2023

Posted on January 31, 2024 by Ryn PB

It’s time for my 2023 Reading Wrap-up—a month late, but better late than never! Note: I discuss several sensitive topics in this post: sex, bigotry (specifically several types of queerphobia), suicide, substance misuse, and eating disorders. Read with caution. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Another New Era, polysyllabic spree | Tagged 2023, 2024, alice oseman, books, celebrity, coffee, cozy lit, end, england, fantasy, gabrielle zevin, graphic memoir, graphic novels, heartstopper, january, lattes, lesbian, LGBT, lgbt lit, LGBT+, lit, literature, manga, myth, new year, nyc, parasocial, queer, queer lit, tag, teen lit, teens, tennis, tomorrow, trans, transmasculine, transphobia, us open, wrap up, writer, writing, YA, year, young adult | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Another New Era, polysyllabic spree | Tagged adeem the artist, agust d, AJR, alice oseman, books, bts, erin morgenstern, fall out boy, fast and furious, favorites, graphic novels, hadestown, jimin, john green, jung kook, jungkook, kpop, LGBT, lgbt lit, LGBT+, love, love song, love story, lve, mental health, music, paper towns, queer lit, reading, songs, starless sea, the rose, YA, young adult | Leave a comment

The Bin-son Boy, Part 2 (of 4)*

Posted on August 31, 2023 by Ryn PB

Part 1 With one final smash against the dirt, my body jerked to a stop. I curled onto my side to throw up, nearly blind with pain. Through blurry vision, I saw that my bike had landed nearby—or at least … Continue reading →

Posted in Another New Era, Fiction Short Stories | Tagged boxing, bullying, creative writing, karate, LGBT+, martial arts, original, outer space, retelling, sci fi, sci-fi, science, science fiction, self defense, space, story, teen, the karate kid, violence, writing, young adult | 2 Comments

Maximum Angst: YA and Pop Punk

Posted on July 31, 2023 by Ryn PB

This blog post will come as a surprise to no one, but I tend to save writing these regular blog posts until the last minute, so I needed something that would be quick for me to think about and get … Continue reading →

Posted in Another New Era | Tagged LGBT, lgbt lit, LGBT+, lgbtq, lit, music, pop, pop punk, punk, queer lit, recommendations, writing, YA, young adult | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in LGBT+, polysyllabic spree | Tagged a cappella, aiden thomas, alice oseman, anxiety, arcs, bass, book reviews, books, brujo, brujx, burnout, climate, climate change, depression, edgar allan poe, emotions, environmentalism, friends, geoff castellucci, graphic novels, greek myth, healing, heartstopper, hi, im back, latinx author, LGBT+, love, medea, mental health, miscarriage, music, mythology, nature, netflix, nick hornby, plastics, poc, poetry, poison, queer, queer lit, queer literature, reading, return, reviews, romance, seasons, siblings, sister, tell tale heart, the raven, voiceplay, weather, writing, YA, young adult | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in polysyllabic spree | Tagged audiobooks, black cat, books, buddhism, cat, graphic novels, history, karen m mcmanus, maggie stiefvater, mental health, mysteries, nonfiction, poetry, reading, short stories, the raven cycle, thrillers, YA, young adult, zen | Leave a comment

April 2020: How I read about plagues and the world ending during a pandemic

Posted on May 3, 2020 by Ryn PB

What I Got: Lumberjanes Volumes 1-5 by Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, Faith Hicks, Shannon Watters, and Carolyn Nowak (sorry if I left someone out!) Ultimate Spider-Man: Ultimate Collection Books 1-2 by Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley Every Heart a … Continue reading →

Posted in new era, polysyllabic spree | Tagged aliens, alison bechdel, comics, dystopian lit, end of the world, fun home, graphic novels, harry potter, legend, legend series, marie lu, marvel, owls, owls magical readathon, pandemic, peter parker, plague, psychics, readathon, seanan mcguire, self care, self harm, spider-man, spidey, stephen king, superheroes, the outsider, wayward children series, witches, young adult | Leave a comment