It is a new month and that means it’s time to share the best books I read in June, including the two I picked for our book clubs. First up is our Fantastic Strangelings Book Club pick, Lucky Red by Claudia Cravens. I’m not necessarily a fan of westerns or romances (or western romances) butContinue reading “Old west queer brothel revenge love stories and culty mystery islands reliving 1994 forever. This is what happens when you let me pick out your books.”
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May books light your way
I am a few days behind on telling you what books you should read and what authors you should come see (hello, David Sedaris and Samantha Irby) but my kid is graduating from high school in a few weeks and that means time is moving in fast-forward and I am utterly unprepared to handle thisContinue reading “May books light your way”
What to read in April
I’m having 3 ketamine treatments for depression this week and that means I can’t have caffeine or my ADD meds and that means I’ve spent a fair amount of time drifting around the house wondering what it was I was doing, or frantically looking for my phone while it was in my own hand andContinue reading “What to read in April”
What to read in March.
How the fuck is March already? I have no idea. But I do know that March has some fantastic books you should check out and two of them are my book picks for the month. First up is my pick for Nightmares from Nowhere, Lone Women by Victor LaValle. I was worried it wouldn’t liveContinue reading “What to read in March.”
Calling all horror aficionados. Let’s get creepy.
Do you love tales of things that go bump in the night? Do you celebrate Halloween all year long? Do you lean in to hear ghost stories and own your own EMF detector? Did you sneak Stephen King books under your covers when you were probably way too young and it may have damaged youContinue reading “Calling all horror aficionados. Let’s get creepy.”
Come read with me
Several book-related things you might be interested in… First…if you want a signed, personalized copies of my books shipped right to you just click here. If you get your order in by Friday they should arrive before Christmas and I am very happy to personalize them to you or to loved ones, or implicate youContinue reading “Come read with me”
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This month’s book club picks are fire. For @fantasticstrangelings we have Lucky Red by @claudia.cravens and for @nightmaresfromnowhere we’re sending you Dead Eleven by @jimmyjulianobooks
Advice from Dorothy Barker: Go outside and find the sunset. Touch the grass. Bark at squirrels. Pee aggressively while staring at the neighbors. Eat a bug. The usual.
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Sitting in ihop after graduation and “who’s gonna drive you home” comes over the sound system and now I’m lightly weeping into my pancakes but I’M FINE.
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