Format: HardbackPublished: 7th May, 2026Age: AdultGenre: Nonfiction – History – Biography Rating: 5/5 Stars This is another fantastic book from author Emily Garside, and a wonderful addition to Welsh queer writing. Through Rainbow Wales, Garside spotlights a variety of different Welsh queer icons, ranging from actors to artists to sportspeople to activists, even including alliesContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Rainbow Wales by Emily Garside”
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Fantasy With Friends: Fantasy as a Real World Mirror
Fantasy with Friends – hosted by Pages Unbound – poses questions each Monday about fantasy, either as a genre as a whole or individual works. This is a really fascinating question and one that requires a lot of consideration. Before we dive in though, I want to say a big thank you to Pages UnboundContinueContinue reading “Fantasy With Friends: Fantasy as a Real World Mirror”
Book Review: Are You Mad at Me? by Meg Josephson
Format: ebookPublished: 5th August, 2026Age: AdultGenre: Nonfiction – Self Help Rating: 5/5 Stars Self Help books often get a poor reception – don’t get me wrong, I know there’s a lot of dubious ones out there, but to listen to some people talk you’d think they were all somehow worsening society. In my own humbleContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Are You Mad at Me? by Meg Josephson”
Graphic Novel Review: The Magnificent Ms. Marvel Omnibus, Vol. 1
by Saladin Ahmed, Magdalene Visaggio, Minkyu JungPublisher: Panini UK Ltd / MarvelFormat: PaperbackGenre: Sci-Fi FantasyPublished: 1st November, 2021 Rating: 5/5 Stars Oh, this was fantastic! Despite not having read the Ms. Marvel comics that come prior to this, I found it super easy to pick up on what was happening and the different dynamics atContinueContinue reading “Graphic Novel Review: The Magnificent Ms. Marvel Omnibus, Vol. 1”
Top Ten Tuesday: Books on My Autumn/Fall 2026 To-Read List
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. It doesn’t feel like that long ago I was puttingContinueContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: Books on My Autumn/Fall 2026 To-Read List”
Fantasy with Friends: Le Guin, Tolkien and Worldbuilding
Fantasy with Friends – hosted by Pages Unbound – poses questions each Monday about fantasy, either as a genre as a whole or individual works. This is a really interesting question, and not something I’ve deeply considered before – I admit, before diving into this, I haven’t (yet) read Ursula K Le Guin’s work, butContinueContinue reading “Fantasy with Friends: Le Guin, Tolkien and Worldbuilding”
That Dreaded TBR #82
Welcome back to my attempt to reduce my Goodreads Want to Shelf by…well, as much as possible! So far I’m doing a fairly good job of getting rid of books from this shelf, but it’s a long, slow going process as I have way, way too many books currently listed on there. The books I’mContinueContinue reading “That Dreaded TBR #82”
Fantasy with Friends: Technology in Fantasy
Fantasy with Friends – hosted by Pages Unbound – poses questions each Monday about fantasy, either as a genre as a whole or individual works. Oh this is an interesting one! When I read it, I think I may have grinned a little. Really excited to dig into this topic, so let’s go! Fantasy withContinueContinue reading “Fantasy with Friends: Technology in Fantasy”
Free Book Blast Today: Queer Your eReader
Yes, friends – if you want to grab yourselves some free queer books, then head over to Divination Hollow and check out what’s on offer. All books feature queer characters, and the genres included are Horror Fantasy Sci-Fi Romance Mystery/Crime This is the only time this event is running in 2026! The last one tookContinueContinue reading “Free Book Blast Today: Queer Your eReader”
Let’s Talk Bookish: Digital vs Physical Decluttering
Let’s Talk Bookish is a bookish meme created by Rukky @ Eternity Books in 2019 and co-hosted by Book Nook Bits and Dini @ Dinipandareads, where bloggers write about and discuss all sorts of bookish topics. Somehow, the prompts for LTB are always really interesting – today’s is no exception! Thank you as always to the wonderful co-hostsContinueContinue reading “Let’s Talk Bookish: Digital vs Physical Decluttering”
