Ink and Paper BlogHello Everyone! As 2023 wraps up, I have been looking at all that I have read this year and I have a number of books that I loved that I don’t think enough people have read. So today I am here to make sure that you have them on your TBR. I really enjoyed them all for very different reasons. And I hope you will be them all up yourself. Come take a look.
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Books Discussed Little Monsters by Adrienne Brodeur (Avid Reader Press) Barbara Isn’t Dying By Alina Bronsky (Europa) The Road to Dalton by Shannon Bowring (Europa) Weyward by Emilia Hart (St. Martin’s Press) Sing Her Down by Ivy Pochoda (MCD) In Memoriam by Alice Winn (Knopf)
Six 2023 Novels More People Need to ReadInk and Paper Blog2023-12-13 | Hello Everyone! As 2023 wraps up, I have been looking at all that I have read this year and I have a number of books that I loved that I don’t think enough people have read. So today I am here to make sure that you have them on your TBR. I really enjoyed them all for very different reasons. And I hope you will be them all up yourself. Come take a look.
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Books Discussed Little Monsters by Adrienne Brodeur (Avid Reader Press) Barbara Isn’t Dying By Alina Bronsky (Europa) The Road to Dalton by Shannon Bowring (Europa) Weyward by Emilia Hart (St. Martin’s Press) Sing Her Down by Ivy Pochoda (MCD) In Memoriam by Alice Winn (Knopf)8 Fall Releases for Your TBRInk and Paper Blog2024-10-13 | Hello Everyone! The Fall is an amazing time of the year. Not only for the weather, but for books as well. So, today I am here to tell you about 8 books that are coming out in the fall months that I am 100% sure you are going to want on your TBR. So, get ready for it to explode. Come take a look.
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Books Discussed Where the Forest Meets the River by Shannon Bowring (Europa) 304 Pages Mina’s Matchbox by Yoko Ogawa (Pantheon). 288 Pages Small Rain by Garth Greenwell (FSG) 320 Pages Intermezzo by Sally Rooney (FSG) 464 Pages Elaine by Will Self (Grove) 304 Pages A Sunny Place for Shady People by Mariana Enriquez (Hogarth) 272 Pages Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst (Random House) 496 Pages City of Night Birds by Juhea Kim (Ecco) 320 Pages2024 National Book Award Fiction Longlist ReviewInk and Paper Blog2024-09-30 | Hello Everyone! It has been so much fun reading all of these longlists for the different awards this season. And let me tell you, the National Book Award judging panel for Fiction knocked it out of the park. This is an amazing list of 10 books and I am here to tell you all my thoughts. I pick my top 5 - not what I think will make the short list, but what I would move forward if I could choose. Come take a look.
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Books Discussed Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner (Scribner) All Fours by Miranda July (Riverhead) Catalina by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio (One World) Yr Dead by Sam Sax (McSweeney) Martyr! By Kaveh Akbar (Knopf) Ghost Roots by Pemi Aguda (Norton) Rejection: Fiction by Tony Tulathimutte (Morrow) The Most by Jessica Anthony (Little Brown) My Friends by Hasham Matar (Random House) James by Percival Everett (DoubleDay)8 New Releases to Get Your Hands OnInk and Paper Blog2024-09-22 | Hello Everyone! It has been a good year for books, and they keep rolling in and I want to read each and everyone of them. Today I am here to tell you about 8 more books that 100% should be on your radar and your TBR. So get ready and come take a look.
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Books Discussed The Princess of 72nd Street by Elaine Kraf (Bloomsbury) Woud by Oksana Vasyakina (Catapult) Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami (Softskull Press) Olive Days by Jessica Elisheva Emerson (Counterpoint) The Liquid Eye of a Moon by Uchenna Awoke (Catapult) The Blue Maiden by Anna Noyes (Grove) Tell Me Who You Are by Louisa Luna (MCD) We Were the Universe by Kimberly King Parsons (Knopf)Booker 2024 Longlist ReviewInk and Paper Blog2024-09-15 | Hello Everyone! I have spent the last few weeks reading the amazing 2024 Booker Longlist and I must tell you that I do not envy the judging panel. This is a very strong group of books. So, today I review the 12 books I was able to read (I never was able to get a copy of Playground - and will order a copy if it makes the short list). I review them in the order that I loved them. But to be honest, they are all worth your time. Come take a look.
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Books Discussed Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner (Scribner) 416 pages, out 9/3/24 This Strange Eventful History by Claire Messud (Norton) 448 pages, out 5/14/25 Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange (Knopf) 315 pages, out 2/27/24 Held by Anne Michaels (Knopf) 240 pages, out 1/30/24 Wild Houses by Colin Barrett (Grove) 272 pages, out 3/12/2424 Orbital by Samantha Harvey (Grove) 207 pages, out 12/5/23 Enlightenment by Sarah Perry (Mariner) 384 pages, out 6/4/24 Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood (A&U) 320 pages, out 10/3/23 Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel (Viking) 224 pages, out 3/12/24 My Friends by Hisham Matar (Random House) 399 pages, out 1/9/24 The Safekeep by Yale an Der Wounden (Avid Reader Press) 272 pages, out 5/28/24 James by Percival Everett (DoubleDay) 303 pages, out 3/19/2024My Fall TBR! Don’t Miss These Amazing Books.Ink and Paper Blog2024-09-07 | Hello Everyone! The Fall is an amazing time of the year. Not only for the weather, but for books as well. So, today I am here to tell you about the 8 books that are on my fall TBR. I have started a few and they are amazing. So, get ready for your TBR to explode. Come take a look.
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Books Discussed Where the Forest Meets the River by Shannon Bowring (Europa) 304 Pages Mina’s Matchbox by Yoko Ogawa (Pantheon). 288 Pages Small Rain by Garth Greenwell (FSG) 320 Pages Intermezzo by Sally Rooney (FSG) 464 Pages Elaine by Will Self (Grove) 304 Pages A Sunny Place for Shady People by Mariana Enriquez (Hogarth) 272 Pages Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst (Random House) 496 Pages City of Night Birds by Juhea Kim (Ecco) 320 Pages3 New Paperback Releases ReviewedInk and Paper Blog2024-08-21 | Hello Everyone! A few videos ago I talked about a stack of amazing paperback releases sent my way. So, today I am here to review 3 of them. And let me tell you, they are all so good. I hope you have a chance to pick them up, Come take a look.
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Books Discussed i am homeless if this is not my home by Lorrie Moore (Vintage) 193 Pages Monsters We Have Made by Lindsay Starck (Vintage) 294 Pages The Quiet Tenant by Clemence Michallon (Vintage) 365 Pages3 Reads Today & 3 Reads for TomorrowInk and Paper Blog2024-08-11 | Hello Everyone! It has been awhile since I have shared the books that I am currently reading. And goodness, am I reading some amazing books right now. So, I am here to share the three books that I am currently making my way through. But, I also have three books on the horizon that I want to make sure you know all about. So, I also share the next 3 books on my TBR. Come take a look.
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Books Discussed Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (Vintage) LongIsland Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner (Random House) Mistress of Lies by K.M. Enright (Orbit) Four Squares by Bobby Finger (Putnam) I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning by Keiran Goddard (Europa) Nicked by M.T. Anderson (Pantheon)A Huge Book Haul : July 2024Ink and Paper Blog2024-07-31 | Hello Everyone! It has been a while since I have done a good old fashion book haul. And I have gotten so many books that I need to do it in two parts. This is a list of 12 amazing books that you need to make sure you get your hands on. Take a look and watch your TBR explode.
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Books Discussed Liars by Sarah Manguso (Hogarth) Pearl by Siân Hughes (Knopf) Banal Nightmare by Halle Butler (Random House) Someone Like Us by Dinaw Mengestu (Knopf) The Lost Boy of Santa Chionia by Juliet Grames (Knopf) How to Make a Horror Movie and Survive by Craig DiLouie (Redhook) Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle (Nightfire) Model Home by Rivers Solomon (MCD) Dear Dickhead by Virginia Despentes, translated by Frank Wynne (FSG) Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson (DoubleDay) Playworld by Adam Ross (Knopf) The City and Its Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakami , translated by Philip Gabriel (Knopf)12 Quick Book Reviews : Novels by WomenInk and Paper Blog2024-07-19 | Hello Everyone! I have been saying all year that I have been reading a lot of books. And I have! So, today I am here to do 12 quick reviews on 12 novels written that I have read lately. Some I loved, some I liked and some I did not understand. But all of them need to be on your radar or on your TBR. So, let’s get started.
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Books Discussed Parade by Rachel Cusk (FSG) 201 Pages Followed by the Lark by Helen Humphreys (FSG) 224 Pages Whale Fall by Elizabeth O’Connor (Pantheon) 210 Pages Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck, translated by Michael Hofman (New Directions) 293 Pages All Fours by Miranda July (Riverhead) 326 Pages Brotherless Night by V.V. Ganeshananthan (Random House) 348 Pages The Red Grove by Tessa Fontaine (MCD) 318 pages Habitations by Sheila Sundar (Simon & Schuster) 342 Pages Good Material by Dolly Alderton (Knopf) 318 Pages The Husbands by Holly Gramazio (DoubleDay) 342 Pages The Extinction of Irena Rey by Jennifer Groft (Bloomsbury) 309 Pages AEdnan by Linnea Axelsson, translated by Saskia Vogel (Knopf) 426 Page6 Upcoming Fall Releases For Your TBRInk and Paper Blog2024-07-13 | Hello Everyone! The Fall is always an amazing time of the year for books. And some really exciting books are headed our way in August and September. So, today I am here to share 6 books that are coming out this Fall that I am sure you are going to want on your TBR. So, let’s get started.
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Books Discussed She Who Knows by Nnedi Okorafor (DAW) Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner (Scribner) Mina’s Matchbox by Yoko Ogawa, translated by Stephen Snyder (Pantheon) Intermezzo by Sally Rooney (FSG) Small Rain by Garth Greenwell (FSG) There Are Rivers In The Sky by Elif Shafak (Knopf)My Top 10 Reads of 2024, So Far …Ink and Paper Blog2024-07-09 | Hello Everyone! It is already the middle of 2024, if you can believe that. And that means, Best of the Year, So Far Lists! So, I am here today to tell you about my top 10 reads of 2024 so far. I think that this is a pretty diverse list, full of books that look at our world from many different perspectives. I hope I can convince you to pick up one or two (or all of them). So, let’s get started.
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Books Discussed Bear by Julia Phillips (Hogarth) 282 Pages Come & Get It by Kiley Reid (Putnam) 286 Pages Hombrecito by Santiago Jose Sanchez (Riverhead) 326 Pages Exhibit by R.O. Kwon (Riverhead) 205 Pages In Tongues by Thomas Grattan (MCD) 276 Pages Sipsworth by Simon Van Booy (Godine) 220 Pages Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout (Random House) 324 Pages Martyr by Kaveh Akbar (Knopf) 331 Pages James by Percival Everett (DoubleDay) 303 Pages Real Americans by Rachel Khong (Knopf) 399 Pages4 Books I Keep Thinking AboutInk and Paper Blog2024-06-22 | Hello Everyone! Do you sometimes read a book and cannot wait to tell everyone all about it? Well that is me today! I have 4 books that I have read recently that I cannot get out of my head. So, I hope that I am able to make you want to read all 4 of these amazing books. Let’s get started.
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Books Discussed Real Americans by Rachel Khong (Knopf) 399 Pages Exhibit by R.O.Kwon (Riverhead) 205 pages My Fair Brady by Brian D. Kennedy (B&B) 338 Pages Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout (Random House) 323 Pages8 New to Paperback Books for Your TBRInk and Paper Blog2024-06-15 | Hello Everyone! This is a new video for me. I am very lucky that I get some books in paperback when they come out, and I don't think I have ever done a full video just about them. So, today is the day I fix that. Here are 8 new to paperback books that you should really pick up. Let’s get started.
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Books Discussed The Nursery by Szilvia Molnar (Vintage) 189 Pages The Society of Shame by Jane Roper (Vintage) 360 Pages Monsters We Have Made by Lindsay Starck (Vintage) 294 Pages i am homeless if this is not my home by Lorrie Moore (Vintage) 193 Pages The Great Reclamation by Rachel Heng (Riverhead) 451 Pages The Midnight News by Jo Baker (Vintage) 318 Pages Save What’s Left by Elizabeth Castellano (Vintage) 291 Pages Lucky Dogs by Helen Schulman (Vintage) 321 Pages2024 Pride RecommendationsInk and Paper Blog2024-06-12 | Hello Everyone! June is here and you know what that means. It is Pride month. So, today I am going to recommend a stack of books for you to read in June and beyond! 10 books I am sure you are going to want to have on your shelves. I hope I can inspire a read or two. Come take a look.
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Books Discussed Shae by Mesha Maren (Algonquin) 207 Pages The Guncle Abroad by Steven Rowley (Putnam) 307 Pages All the World Beside by Garrard Conley (Riverhead) 336 Pages In Tongues by Thomas Grattan (MCD) 276 Pages Blessings by Chukwuebuka Ibeh (DoubleDay) 280 Pages Another Word for Love by Carvell Wallace (MCD) 253 Pages The Breakup Lists by Abid Khorram (Dial) 328 Pages Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne (Bramble) 339 Pages A Good Happy Girl by Marissa Higgins (Catapult) 240 Pages These Letters End In Tears by Musih Tedji Xaviere (Catapult) 226 Pages7 Books for Your Summer TBRInk and Paper Blog2024-05-30 | Hello Everyone! The Summer is one of my favorite reading times of the year. And so many great books come out, and there is more time to read as we all take breaks and get a little extra reading done. So, today I have seven books you are going to want to pick up and read this summer. Come take a look.
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Books Discussed The Heart In Winter by Kevin Barry (DoubleDay) 243 Pages Road to Ruin by Hana Lee (Saga Press) 358 Pages Hombrecito by Santiago Jose Sanchez (Riverhead) 326 Pages There Are Rivers In The Sky by Elif Shafak (Knopf) 473 Pages The Wealth of Shadows by Graham Moore (Random House) 365 Pages Every Time We Say Goodbye by Natalie Jenner (St. Martin Press) 323 Pages Blue Ruin by Hari Kunzru (Knopf) 257 PagesSix Recent Releases You Need to ReadInk and Paper Blog2024-05-18 | Hello Everyone! I said it in my last video, and it is so very true: I have a lot of books to tell you all about. Today I am here to share six books that have come out recently that I have been waiting to get on your TBR. So, get ready to want to read each and everyone of these books! Let’s get started.
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Books Discussed Worry by Alexandra Tanner (Scribner) 291 pages A Short Walk Through A Wide World by Douglas Westerbeke (Avid Reader Press) 390 Pages The Red Grove by Tessa Fontaine (FSG) 315 pages Fervor by Toby Lloyd (Avid Reader Press) 271 pages The City of Stardust by Georgia Summers (Redhook) 340 pages Solidarity by Leah Hunt-Hendrix & Astra Taylor (Pantheon) 391 pages5 New Reads & New Releases for Your TBRInk and Paper Blog2024-05-10 | Hello Everyone! I know it has been a bit, but life has sure been busy. I have been traveling for work and to visit family. And I have been reading! So, today I am sharing 5 books I have read that have recently read I want to make sure you have on your TBR. So, get ready and here I go to get you to want to read these amazing books.
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Books Discussed 1. Henry Henry by Allen Bratton (UnNamed Press) 2. The Fellowship of the Puzzlemakers by Samuel Burr (DoubleDay) 3. The Hearing Test by Eliza Barry Callahan (Catapult) 4. In Tongues by Thomas Grattan (MCD) 5. Real Americans by Rachel Khong (Knopf)Orbit Books Fantasy Book HaulInk and Paper Blog2024-04-23 | Hello Everyone! You all know that Fantasy is my go to genre when I need a book to just take me away. And I have been very lucky to have Orbit send me so many good books. So, today it is all about Orbit and Fantasy. I am hoping I can make some of your Fantasy TBRs explode. Let’s get started.
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Books Discussed The Lost War & The Bitter Crown by Justin Lee Anderson A Flame in the North by Lilith Saint Crow A Letter to the Luminous Deep by Sylvie Cathrall The Slain Divine by David Dalglish A Feather so Black by Lyra Selene The Foxglove King & The Hemlock Queen by Hannah Whitten2024 Wrap Up # 2Ink and Paper Blog2024-04-07 | Hello Everyone! I have decided in 2024 to not put too much pressure on myself when it comes to my reading. I don’t want to be stressed about any reading goals. So, I am going to read and enjoy myself. So, the 4 books I read in January were all very good. The Bee Sting took me a while! Come take a look. .
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Books Discussed The Bee Sting by Paul Murray (FSG) Tremor by Teju Cole (Random House) Artificial Condition by Martha Wells (TOR) Fruit of the Dead by Rachel Lyon (Scribner)4 April Releases You Will Not Want to MissInk and Paper Blog2024-04-02 | Hello Everyone! 2024 has been a very good book year. And this April some amazing books are headed our way. So, today I am here to add 4 books to your April TBR. All very different, but all amazing in their own way. Get ready for your TBR to continue to explode.
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Books Discussed Bones Worth Breaking by David Martinez (MCD) The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djeli Clark (TORDOTCOM) The Husbands by Holly Gramazio (DoubleDay) Habitations by Sheila Sundar (Simon & Schuster)3 Books I Cannot Wait to Tell You All AboutInk and Paper Blog2024-03-25 | Hello Everyone! Do you know that feeling when you are reading a book and you just cannot wait to tell everyone about it? Well, today I am here to tell you about 3 books that I cannot wait for every one of you to read. So, get ready to add all of them to your TBR. And tell me all about it! Come take a look.
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Books Discussed James by Percival Everrett (DoubleDay) All the World Beside by Garrard Conley (Riverhead Books) The Extinction of Irena Rey by Jennifer Croft (Bloomsbury)2024 Wrap Ups #1Ink and Paper Blog2024-03-09 | Hello Everyone! I have decided in 2024 to not put too much pressure on myself when it comes to my reading. I don’t want to be stressed about any reading goals. So, I am going to read and enjoy myself. So, the 6 books I ready in January were all very good. Books that I cannot wait to tell you all about. So come take a look.
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Books Discussed Martyr! By Kaveh Akbar (Knopf) Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum (Bloomsbury) Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino (FSG) The Atlas Six by Olivie Bake (TOR) Come & Get It by Kiley Reid (Putnam) Float Up, Sing Down by Laird Hunt (Bloomsbury)February 2024 Book Haul : Its a big one!Ink and Paper Blog2024-02-24 | Hello Everyone! I have been so lucky to be sent some amazing books to kick off 2024. So, today I am here to make your TBR explode with some amazing books that are just out or are coming out in the coming months. You are certainly going to want to get them all. Come take a look.
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Books Discussed Your Utopia by Bora Chung (Algonquin) The Longest Autumn by Amy Avery (Flatiron Press) Mother Doll by Katya Apekina (Overlook) Alphabetical Diaries by Sheila Heti (FSG) How We Named the Stars by Andres N. Ordorica (Tin House) Fathomfolk by Eliza Chan (Orbit) Termush by Sven Holm (FSG) Tales from the Bayou City by Tracy Daugherty (Zenogram Press) A Woman of Pleasure by Kiyoko Murata (Counterpoint) Honey by Victor Lodato (Harper) But the Girl by Jessica Zhan Mei Yu (UnNamed Press) Pride and Joy by Louisa Onome (Atria)Whats Next On My TBR?Ink and Paper Blog2024-02-17 | Hello Everyone! I really liked sharing with you all what I was reading as I am reading it. So, today I share the 4 books that I am currently reading. Four very different types of books, but all of them are so worth my time. I hope that I can add them to your TBR. So, let’s get started.
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Books Discussed Tremor by Teju Cole (Random House) Henry Henry by Allen Bratton (UnNamed Press) Good Material by Dolly Alderton (Knopf) Son of the Storm by Suyi Davies Okungbowa (Orbit)Seven New Books by Favorite AuthorsInk and Paper Blog2024-02-08 | Hello Everyone! 2024 is starting off with a bang, and a number of my favorite authors have new books coming out this year. So, today I am hear to share 7 books that are coming out at the start of this year that I cannot wait for you to read. So, get ready for your TBR to explode.
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Books Discussed Come & Get It by Kiley Reid (Putnam) Float Up, Sing Down by Laird Hunt (Bloomsbury) James by Percival Everett (DoubleDay) Every Time We Say Goodbye by Natalie Jenner (St. Martin’s Press) The American Daughters by Maurice Carlos Ruffin (One World) Real Americans by Rachel Khong (Knopf) Memory Piece by Lisa Ko (Riverhead)Wrap Up : December 2023Ink and Paper Blog2024-01-27 | Hello Everyone! I cannot believe that this is my final wrap up of 2023. I read so many amazing books last year, and December gave me 3 of my top 10! So, get ready for me to tell you about a very eclectic reading month, full of books that I cannot wait for you to read. Let’s get started.
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Books Discussed Day by Michael Cunningham (Random House) All Systems Red by Martha Wells (TOR) Ten Bridges I’ve Burnt by Brontez Purnell (MCD) Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout (Random House) Heartstopper by Alice Osman (Graphix) Family Meal by Bryan Washington (Riverhead) The Mad Woman’s Ball by Victoria Mas (The Overlook Press) The Last Unicorn by Peter Beagle (IDW) The English Understand Wook by Helen DeWitt (New Directions)Janaury 2024 : Book HaulInk and Paper Blog2024-01-15 | Hello Everyone! A new year means a new stack of books headed our way. 2024 is going to be a great reading year, I can already tell. And today I am here to tell you about 8 books that are starting the year off with a bang. A few of these are out already, but most of them are coming out later this month and into February. So, get ready for your 2024 TBR to explode. You can thank me later.
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Books Discussed Welcome bo the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum (Bloomsbury) No One Dies Yet by Kobby Ben Ben (Europa) The City of the Living by Nicola Lagioia (Europa) The Fair Folk by Su Bristow (Europa) An Education in Malice by S.T. Gibson (Redhook) Plastic by Scott Guild (Pantheon) Followed by the Lark by Helen Humphreys (FSG) Fathomfolk by Eliza Chan (Orbit)Fall Fantasy Wrap UpInk and Paper Blog2024-01-09 | Hello Everyone! As I have said many times before, Fantasy novels are where I go when I need to escape and reset myself and my reading life. And at the end of the year, I read a slew of them that were just amazing. I also have a few left that I cannot wait to get to. So, today I talk about all things fantasy. Come take a look.
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Books Discussed Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros (Red Tower Books) Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross (Wednesday Books) The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart (Orbit) Mammoths at the Gates by Nghi Vo (TORDOTCOM) Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig (Orbit) The Sapphire Altar by David Dalglish (Orbit) Traitor of Redwinter by Ed Mcdonald (TOR) Forged by Blood by Ehigbor Okosun (HarperVoyager) All the Hidden Paths by Foz Meadows (TOR)My Top 10 Books of 2023Ink and Paper Blog2024-01-05 | Hello Everyone! This really is my favorite time of year. All of these top 10 lists add so many books to my TBR. I may have already bought one or two from other videos I have seen. So, today it is my turn to share with you my top 10 books of the year. I have to say, this list has changed a lot. But I am so happy with these 10 books and they really do represent my reading year. So, come take a look.
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Books Discussed 10. The Only One Left by Riley Sager (Dutton) 9. Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (Pantheon) 8. The Daughter Ship by Boo Trundle (Pantheon) 7. In Memoriam by Alice Winn (Knopf) 6. The English Understand Wool by Helen DeWitt (New Directions) 5. Day by Michael Cunningham (Random House) 4. Family Meal by Bryan Washington (Riverhead) 3. Wellness by Nathan Hill (Knopf) 2. The Late Americans By Brandon Taylor (Riverhead) 1. North Woods by Daniel Mason (Random House)# Currently Reading...Ink and Paper Blog2023-12-08 | Hello Everyone! Life has been busy busy busy for me lately. So, I have been trying to read when I have a moment here or there. And right now, I am reading 4 very different books, but all of them have me on the edge of my seat. So, I thought I would share my Currently Reading with you, and hope I can get one or two on your TBR. Come take a look.
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Books Discussed The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis (Vintage) Day by Michael Cunningham (Random House) Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange (Knopf) All Systems Red by Martha Wells (TOR)Wrap Up : October 2023Ink and Paper Blog2023-11-23 | Hello Everyone! I had a fantastic reading month in October. I read a few of my favorite books of the year, if I am being honest. So, of course I cannot wait to tell you all about them. So, I hope you area ready to have your TBR exploded. Come take a look.
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Books Discussed Wellness by Nathan Hill (Knopf) Open Throat by Henry Hoke (MCD) One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig (Orbit) North Woods by Daniel Mason (Random House) The Vulnerables by sigrid nunez (Riverhead) 10 Things That Never Happened by Alexis Hall (Sourcebooks) Alice Saide Celine by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright (Simon & Schuster)New Releases Book HaulInk and Paper Blog2023-11-12 | Hello Everyone! 2023 may be coming to a close, but that does not mean new amazing books have stopped coming out! Today I am here to tell you about 7 books that have recently been released that I am sure you are going to want to check out. Come take a look.
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Books Discussed Thin Skin by Jenn Shapland (Pantheon) The Night House by Jo Nesbo (Knopf) A Chateau Under Siege by Martin Walker (Knopf) The Romantic by William BOdy (Knopf) Death Valley by Melissa Broder (Scribner) The Caretaker by Ron Rash (DoubleDay) A Bitch for God by Clark T. Carlton7 Books For Your 2024 TBRInk and Paper Blog2023-11-04 | Hello Everyone! 2024 is right around the corner, and so many amazing books will be headed our way. So, today I am here to tell you about 7 books that I am sure you are going to want to read coming out next year. Get ready to preorder and have that TBR explode. Come take a look.
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Books Discussed Martyr! By Kaveh Akbar (Knopf) Ten Bridges I’ve Burnt by Brontez Purnell (MCD) Victim by Andrew Boryga (DoubleDay) The Limits by Nell Freudenberger (Knopf) Real Americans by Rachel Khong (Knopf) Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino (FSG) Dead in Long Beach, California by Venita Blackburn (MCD)6 Books I Want to Read by Year’s EndInk and Paper Blog2023-10-27 | Hello Everyone! If you can believe it, 2023 is quickly coming to a close. And I know we all have those last few books we want to fit in before the end of the year. So, here are the 6 that I am wanting to read before 2024 becomes a reality. Come take a look.
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Books Discussed White Holes by Carlo Rovelli (Riverhead) Night of the Living Queers edited by Shelly Page and Alex Brown (Wednesday Books) The Best Possible Experience by Nishanth Injam (Pantheon) Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward (Scribner) The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng (Bloomsbury) The Gutton by A.K. Blakemore (Scribner)Wrap Up : September 2023Ink and Paper Blog2023-10-21 | Hello Everyone! So, it was a very productive reading month for me. I read a lot of books, and really liked …. most of them. Yes, you heard that right. So, come see what books I loved and a few that were just misses for me.
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Books Discussed Holler, Child by LaToya Watkins (Tiny Rep Books) The Heartstopper Yearbook by Alice Oseman (Scholastic) Carry On by Rainbow Rowell (Wednesday Books) The Daughter Ship by Boo Trundle (Pantheon) Wolfsong by TJ Klune (TOR) The Other Eden by Paul Harding (Norton) Temple Folk by AAliyah Bilal (Simon & Schuster) A Council of Dolls by Mona Susan Power (Mariner) ponyboy by Eliot Duncan (Norton) Night Watch by Jayne Anne Phillips (Knopf) The End of Drum-Time by Hanna Pylvainen (Holt)Unboxing : Aardvark Book Club BoxInk and Paper Blog2023-10-01 | Hello Everyone! The lovely people over at the Aardvark Book Club sent me a package, and we are going to open it today. All three of the books that they sent over sound fantastic. This is not a sponsored video, but I do love to support people doing amazing bookish things. Take a look at their website : aardvarkbookclub.com for more information. Now let’s see what they sent!
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Books Discussed Bridge by Lauren Beukes (Mullholland Books) Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson (Grove) What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez by Claire Jimenez (Grand Central)National Book Award 2023 : Fiction ReactionInk and Paper Blog2023-09-21 | Hello Everyone! For the last 4 years I have been very lucky to have Hunter from ShelfbyShelf on Instagram join me to dissect and discuss the National Book Award Fiction Long List. And he is back today to spill all the tea! We both have our thoughts about what is on the list, what is not and what we are excited to pick up and read. Come take a look.
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Books Discussed 1, Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (Pantheon Books) 2. Temple Folk by Aaliyah Bilal (Simon & Schuster) 3. Ponyboy by Eliot Duncan (Norton) 4. This Other Eden by Paul Harding (Norton) 5. Loot by Tania James (Knopf) 6. Night Watch by Jayne Anne Phillips (Knopf) 7. A Council of Dolls by Mona Susan Power (Mariner Books) 8. The End of Drum-Time by Hanna Pylvainen (Holt) 9. Blackouts by Justin Torres (FSG) 10, Holler, Child by LaToya Watkins (Tiny Rep Books)# Currently Reading...Ink and Paper Blog2023-09-16 | Hello Everyone! I hope that you are all enjoying this video series. I love to tell you about the books that I am reading, as I read them. I think it is fun to reflect on how I felt at the beginning of the book and how it all comes together in the end. Today I have 4 books to tell you about. All very different, but all really really good. So, let’s get started.
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Books Discussed The Daughter Ship by Boo Trundle (Pantheon) Wellness by Nathan Hill (Knopf) Wolfsong by TJ Klune (TOR) The Unsettled by Ayana Mathis (Knopf)Wrap Up: August 2023Ink and Paper Blog2023-09-12 | Hello Everyone! August was an excellent reading month for me. I read a variety of different books, read two of my favorite reads of the entire year, and fell in love with some Gay YA Romance. I have 7 books here that I want to make sure are all on your TRB. So, let’s get started.
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Books Discussed Roman Stories by Jhumpa Lahiri (Knopf) The Vaster Wildes by Lauren Groff (Riverhead) Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld (Random House) The Only One Left by Riley Sager (Dutton) The Sun and the Void by Gabriela Romero LaCruz (Orbit) Gwen & Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher (Wednesday Books) The Long Run by James Acker (InkYard Press)8 New Releases for your TBRInk and Paper Blog2023-09-02 | Hello Everyone! The new books keep coming, and I want to stop everything and read them all. It has been a good reading year, and I think it is only going to get better. So, today I am here to share with you 8 books that have come out recently that I am sure you are going to want to read. Get ready for the TBR to explode.
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Books Discussed High Time by Hannah Rothschild (Knopf) The Exhibitionist by Charlotte Mendelson (St. Martins Press) The Daughter Ship by Boo Trundle (Pantheon) Wifedom by Anna Funder (Knopf) Ghosted by Amanda Quain (Wednesday Books) Poland, A Green Land by Aharon Appelfeld (Schocken) Forged by Blood by Ehibgor Okosun (Harper Via) House of Odysseus by Claire North (Redhook)6 Chunky Books to Read This FallInk and Paper Blog2023-08-26 | Hello Everyone! I don’t know about you, but I always like to read big books in the fall. Books that I can spend a lot of time with, and really dive into the world, characters and stories. So, today I am here to recommend 6 big ol’ chunky books for your Fall TBR. Books I am sure you are going to love. Come take a look.
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Books Discussed The Sun and the Void by Gabriela Romero LaCruz (Orbit) Somebody’s Fool by Richard Russo (Knopf) The Bee Sting by Paul Murray (FSG) Menewood by Nicola Griffith (MCD) Wellness by Nathan Hill ( Knopf) Cassiel’s Servant by Jacqueline Carey (TOR)Wrap Up : July 2023Ink and Paper Blog2023-08-20 | Hello Everyone! I had a very good reading month in July. I read a lot of different types of books, and all have left a lasting impression. I hope that I can get you to want to read one or two (or all of them). So come take a look at all the amazing books I read last month.
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Books Discussed Barbara Isn’t Dying by Alina Bronsky (Europa) Countries of Origin by Javier Fuentes (Pantheon) Boys Weekend by Mattie Lubchansky (Pantheon) The Bladed Faith by David Dalglish (Orbit) Forgiving Imelda Marcos by Nathan Go (FSG) Reprieve by James Han Mattson (Morrow) Loot by Tania James (Knopf) The Lookback Window by Kyle Dillon Hertz (Simon & Schuster)Book Haul : August 2023Ink and Paper Blog2023-08-12 | Hello Everyone! I know I keep saying this, but 2023 is an amazing year for books yet again. And today I am here to share with you some upcoming releases that I am sure you are going to want to get your hands on! So, get ready for that TBR to explode, and to have an amazing fall reading experience. Let’s get started.
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Books Discussed Others Were Emeralds by Lang Leav (Harper Perennial) The Forest Brims Over by Maru Avase (Counterpoint) Holler, Child by LaToya Watkins (Tiny Reparations Books) Witness by Jamel Brinkley (FSG) Thin Skin by Jenn Shapland (Pantheon) A House for Alice by Diana Evans (Pantheon) Wildwood Magic by Willa Reece (Redhook) Beyond the Door of No Return by David Diop (FSG)Six Thrillers for Your Summer TBRInk and Paper Blog2023-08-02 | Hello Everyone! I always find that the Summer is when I want to pick up a thriller and just dive in and keep turning the pages. Books that keep you on the edge of your seat. So, I am here today to recommend six thrillers for you to take to the pool, or camping, or just read for fun! Come take a look.
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Books Discussed The Block Party by Jamie Day (St. Martin Press) The Last Ranger by Peter Heller (Knopf) Pet by Catherine Chidgey (Europa) Killing Moon by Jo Nesbo (Knopf) Do Tell by Lindsay Lynch (DoubleDay) Kala by Colin Walsh (DoubleDay)Currently Reading …Ink and Paper Blog2023-07-23 | Hello Everyone! I am still going strong with my reading more than one book at a time. And, as always, I am trying to keep a good mix to what I read. And this batch of books is no different. Fiction that takes place in Spain and the Philippines, a bit of Fantasy, and a short story collection. Come take a look.
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Books Discussed Countries of Origin by Javier Fuentes (Pantheon) Forgiving Imelda Marcos by Nathan Go (FSG) The Bladed Faith by David Dalglish (Orbit) Wednesday’s Child by Yiyun Li (FSG)Wrap Up : June 2023Ink and Paper Blog2023-07-16 | Hello Everyone! June was a slow reading month for me, as the new job took most of my time. But if I am being honest, I read some pretty amazing books. I do like when quality counts over quantity. So, I hope you are ready to add these 6 amazing books to your TBR. Let’s get started.
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Books Discussed Blackouts by Justin Torres (FSG) Small Joys by Elvin James Mensah (Ballintine) Big Gay Wedding by Byron Lane (Holt) Woman, Eating by Claire Kohda (HarperVia) Titanium Noir by Nick Harkaway (Knopf) Little Monsters by Adrienne Brodeur (Avid Reader Press)Our Favorite 2023 Reads, So Far…Ink and Paper Blog2023-07-09 | Hello Everyone! Ryan is back to talk about our favorite reads of 2023, so far. We both agree that The Late Americans by Brandon Taylor is our favorite read, but since we did an entire video on it we will just link that below and talk about 6 other books that we cannot stop thinking about. All of these books are 100% amazing, and I hope we can get you to pick them up. So, let’s get started.
The Late Amercians Video: The Late Americans : Read & Reviewed
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Books Discussed Brother & Sister Enter the Forest by Richard Mirabella (Catapult) Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (Pantheon) Small Joys by Elvin James Mensah (Ballantine) Yellowface by R.F. Kuang (Morrow) Wounded by Percival Everett (Graywolf) Wandering Souls by Cecile Pin (Holt)5 New Paperback Releases You Need to ReadInk and Paper Blog2023-07-02 | Hello Everyone! Sometimes we all have those books that we want to read, but never seem to pick up. And then they come out in paperback, and we are given a second chance to get them onto our TBR. So, today I am here to tell you about 5 new paperback titles that I am sure you are going to want to read. Come take a look.
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Books Discussed When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill (Anchor Books) Dele Weds Destiny by Tomi Obaro (Vintage) Marrying the Ketchups by Jennifer Close (Vintage) The Leopard by Giuseppe Di Lampedusa (Pantheon) It All Comes Down to This by Therese Anne Fowler (St. Martins Griffin)New Releases : June 2023Ink and Paper Blog2023-06-28 | Hello Everyone! Life has been busy. New job, lots of work and all of the stuff that goes along with that. But I have been reading, and a number of amazing books have come out that I need to tell you all about. So, today it is all about some new books that need to be on your TBR. Come take a look.
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Books Discussed The Three of Us by Ore Agbaje-Williams (Putnam) Little Monsters by Adrienne Brodeur (Avid Reader Press) Not Alone by Sarah K. Jackson (DoubleDay) The Apartment by Ana Menendez (Counterpoint) The Forbidden Territory of the Terrifying Woman by Molly Lynch (Catapult) Titanium Noir by Nick Harkaway (Knopf) Killing Moon by Jo Nesbo (Knopf) The Rachel Incident by Caroline O’Donoghue (Knopf) The Vegan by Andrew Lipstein (FSG) Between Two Moons by Aisha Abdel Gawad (DoubleDay)