Tag Archives: zines

May 2021: How I read my entire Asian Readathon TBR but made little time for anything else (sorry, unnamed novel I need to edit)

Posted on May 31, 2021 by Ryn PB

What I Got: Sigh, Gone: A Misfit’s Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit In by Phuc Tran Bird Uncaged: An Abolitionist’s Freedom Song (ARC) by Marlon Peterson The Poppy War & The Dragon Republic by … Continue reading →

Posted in polysyllabic spree | Tagged aapi, asian, banned books, black cat, blog, books, cat, cats, crying, domesticity, emotions, family, graphic novels, history, japan, literature, manga, pets, philipinnes, punk, punk rock, readathon, reading, siblings, sister, tbr, the poppy war, the way of the househusband, to be read, travel, vacation, visit, zines | Leave a comment

December 2020: How I’m closing out the year with hope, easy reading, and a Match.com ad

Posted on December 30, 2020 by Ryn PB

What I Got: The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern A Book of One’s Own: People and Their Diaries by Thomas Mallon A Study in Scarlet Women (Lady Sherlock #1) by Sherry Thomas The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes by Adrian Conan … Continue reading →

Posted in new era, polysyllabic spree | Tagged anxiety, books, books about music, charles dickens, christmas, death, depression, erin morgenstern, graphic memoir, graphic novels, grief, holidays, lemony snicket, LGBT, lgbt lit, mental health, mystery books, nick and norah's infinite playlist, phantom of the opera, queer lit, reading, series of unfortunate events, the starless sea, zines | Leave a comment

May 2020: How I Am Dealing with the Sad Chaos of the World with Books… and Punk Rock Mermaids

Posted on June 3, 2020 by Ryn PB

What I Got: Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl by Carrie Brownstein The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid Bloom by Kevin Panetta and Savanna Ganucheau This is What it Feels Like by Rebecca Barrow The First … Continue reading →

Posted in mental health, polysyllabic spree | Tagged agatha christie, books, diy, first rule of punk, gender, graphic novels, hercule poirot, hiv, hiv/aids, intersectionality, jonathan van ness, LGBT+, lumberjanes, murder mystery, music, mystery, nonfiction, nonfiction books, nyc, poc, poetry, punk, punk rock, queer, queer eye, sex pistols, sexuality, short stories, zines | Leave a comment

July 2019: How Working at a Bookstore Has Made My Book Obsession Grow and I Got Back Into Sci-Fi

Posted on July 31, 2019 by Ryn PB

What I Read: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram Mettanoia, Vol. Two: Mental Health and Self Care Strategies (zine) by ?? The Miserable Mill by Lemony … Continue reading →

Posted in polysyllabic spree | Tagged anger is a gift, annalee newitz, becky chambers, betta fish, bookstore, buying books, darius the great is not okay, lauren graham, lemony snicket, long way to a small angry planet, on a sunbeam, paul rudd, police brutality, sci-fi, spider-man, the luminous dead, thriller, tillie walden, time travel, wayfarers series, zines | Leave a comment

February 2019: How Reading Through my Emotions Helps, a.k.a. February Was Weird

Posted on February 28, 2019 by Ryn PB

What I Read: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli Wild Beauty by Anna-Marie McLemore This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab The Tea Dragon Society (graphic novel) by Katie O’Neill Autoboyography by Christina … Continue reading →

Posted in LGBT+, new era, polysyllabic spree | Tagged autoboyography, books, jack kerouac, jk rowling, one the road, owlcrate, punk rock, queer lit, reading, this savage song, victoria schwab, zines | Leave a comment