Books
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How to Have a Snow Day When You’re An Adult
IT’S SNOWING! I haven’t had a snow day since I was 17, but I also didn’t have to go into my office job today and was going to work from home regardless. Not remotely fair, and the desire to curl up with a book is immense. The snuggle struggle is real, you guys. But I… Continue reading
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Indifferent Ignorance Awards 2017
It’s the most wonderful time of the year… Book of the Year: Backpack & They Both Die at the End Two books have defined my year. The first is Backpack by Emily Barr, which was actually published about 15 years ago. It’s about a girl who goes backpacking in South East Asia, and I found… Continue reading
‘Backpack’ by Emily Barr, ‘The Hate U Give’ Angie Thomas, ‘They Both Die at the End’ by Adam Silvera, 2017 awards, 2017 throwback, Big Green Bookshop Piers Morgan, Blue Planet II, Brexit negotiations, Chechnya LGBT crisis, end of year awards, Homophobic Dick Award, Ignorant Fuck Award, Indifferent Ignorance, Indifferent Ignorance awards, Justin Trudeau, Lorde live Alexandra Palace, Lorde Perfect Places, Melodrama Lorde, puffins on Blue Planet II, The Big Green Bookshop Wood Green -
Read, If You Like: They Both Die at the End, Adam Silvera
Sometimes you read a book you weren’t expecting to be anything other than a book, and then it turns into a small piece of your rib cage. I am very pleased for this to have happened with an author I had only vaguely heard of, because now I can devour the rest of his books… Continue reading
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‘Am I Screwing Over the Book Industry By Releasing My Work for Free?’ and Other Existential Questions
Over the weekend Maggie Stiefvater wrote about the implications of book piracy and, when the Internet told her off, told a story about dealing with book piracy. You can read them both at your leisure (the story is worth five minutes of your time for its sneaky genius alone). Today I want to talk about… Continue reading
‘The Raven Cycle’, book piracy, crowdfunding art, Everyday Acts of Murder, Francesca’s Words, free art, free copy of the Raven Cycle, free copy of the Raven King, free writing, Indifferent Ignorance, Maggie Stiefvater, Patreon, pirated copy of The Dream Thieves, second hand books, should writing be free, using libraries
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