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Favorite books of 2023

chapter 1: LAVALLE LONE WOMEN No one is doing it like Victor LaValle. He’s a genre expert that is equally respected by the literary world, capable of mixing genres effortlessly to create stories that are all his own. His previous novel, 2017’s The Changeling, is a horrific urban fantasy that plays on the worst fearsContinue reading “Favorite books of 2023”

October 2023 reading wrap up

How is it already December?? Life has certainly been busy on my end, but I haven’t stopped reading. October is typically a big reading month for me. I like to plan it out to maximize the books I want to read for the Halloween season. This year I leaned heavily on horror anthologies (with mixedContinue reading “October 2023 reading wrap up”

September 2023 reading wrap-up

I’m playing a bit of catch up here, but now that I feel fully settled in to a new city, a new job, and a new climate (I’ve already gotten my first cold of the year, naturally), it’s time to share what I’ve been reading and loving over the past few months! September was aContinue reading “September 2023 reading wrap-up”

August 2023 reading wrap up

August was a huge month for me on the personal side of things. I moved from Arizona, got settled in my new home of Chicago, and then took a trip to Japan. Along the way, I needed some easy-going comfort books to take my mind off of packing and the stress of a cross-country move.Continue reading “August 2023 reading wrap up”

June and July 2023 reading wrap up

Here’s a quick summary of what I’ve been reading through the first part of the summer, written from a new location! (I moved away from Arizona.) As I finish this up, I am on my way to the airport to head to Japan for two weeks, so expect the exact same timeliness next month! NotesContinue reading “June and July 2023 reading wrap up”

27 (give or take) greatest queer films of all time

Queer stories have been featured on film for as long as the medium has existed. This Pride Month, I wanted to share a robust list of my favorite queer films (plus one TV series), and a handful of others that will satisfy those looking for a deeper dive. Some of these may be your favorites,Continue reading “27 (give or take) greatest queer films of all time”

May 2023 reading wrap-up

I continue to turn a new leaf (multiple leaves at this point) as we head into the summer, and my May wrap-up is on time! Horror, horror, more horror, that’s the theme for this month. Unfortunately there were some real clunkers on that front, and I can tell I’m reaching my horror limit for awhile.Continue reading “May 2023 reading wrap-up”

April 2023 reading wrap-up

And we’re back! Don’t worry, you’re seeing this correctly, another wrap-up just a few days after the last one! April was my horror month. May is also my horror month, but more on that in a few days. I was fortunate to read new novels and stories from writers I love, like Victor LaValle, RachelContinue reading “April 2023 reading wrap-up”

February and March 2023 reading wrap up

This is the dawning of the age of Andrew writing wrap-ups on time! Hopefully. I will be playing some catch-up with writing these wrap-ups over this Memorial Day weekend, with April’s coming soon, and May’s following after that. February-March really illustrates a transition period towards what has been the dominant theme of my reading thisContinue reading “February and March 2023 reading wrap up”

A late (and quick) reading wrap-up from december ’22 through january ’23

I’ve been reading, but at this point it should be abundantly clear that I haven’t been writing. Part of the delay in the December wrap-up is that I actually wrote about a few of these books in my Favorite Books of 2022 rundown, so it felt unnecessary to expand upon them further. Alas, guilt andContinue reading “A late (and quick) reading wrap-up from december ’22 through january ’23”