new year: new books! the weekly reading book reviews of january 2026!
happiest of brand new years to you! let’s start it off with some new stories, shall we? :D
here are all of january’s weekly reading book reviews— posted every monday as thtey happen. complete with links to shop each title at bookshop.org (because we’re all about the indie bookstores, no?) ;)
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brush up your shakespeare.... 1/2 way there!!
i thought i’d read all of shakespeare’s (known) canon in 2025. i’ve been going alphabetically, and the Kings slowed me down. but here are twelve plays (king henry V through measure for measure!) that i read in the last 6 months of 2025… all with favourite quotes and one handlettering quote per play by me! :)
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cozy december reads (& otherwise)
here are all of december 2025’s weekly reading book reviews as they happened every monday morning! videos + links to shop the titles & learn more while supporting indie bookstores at bookshop.org
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cozy up and stay inside: it's a november to spend inside the pages
welcome to our (ever-growing) collection of november’s weekly reading book reviews! assembled here (as they’re filmed each monday), complete with links so you can learn more about each title at bookshop.org.
happy cozy (warm!) reading to you!
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eleven hours & back: sc highways, author pals, (super*new) books, and learning to spell my name
how far and how fast can i go in the name of fomo and fave authors? far and speedily. a sunny fall saturday in which i use eleven hours to experience a teeeeeeny tiny fraction of story-filled ya’ll fest in charleston.
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fun fact: maria isn't the problem.
in which i take dad to see a broadway show downtown greenville and have to fight the urge to sing along to a few of “my favorite things.”
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scnpf 2025: THE BREAK. an hilarious un-love story including a requiem for an iguana.
the funniest sad musical you’ll ever see.
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scnpf 2025: merlin returns, starring piff the magic dragon
travel back in time with me to august 2025 in which we go to allllll the theatre (& workshops) we can handle in four days! huzzah! in this post: MERLIN RETURNS, starring PIFF THE MAGIC DRAGON! (and mr. piffles, the also-magical dragon suit-clad chihuahua.)
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scbwi artober 2025: in which ghost bunny appears in 31 escapades of daily prompts and giggles
i managed to do an october art challenge this month! so please enjoy 31 ghost bunny doodles and escapades of sillyness. :)
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helllloooo spooky (& then some) reads of october!!
hullo, and welcome to october’s collection of our monday morning weekly reading book review videos— complete with links to learn more (&/or shop the titles!) at bookshop.org
happy spooky (or otherwise) crisp fall reads to you! :D
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september: books read + books made.
here come all of september’s weekly reading book review videos! complete with links to bookshop.org where you can shop a title and support the local indie bookstore of your choice while you’re at it! :D
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sky blue, factory-fresh (wall of) crayons from the source, and tears on rock star (author) autographs
when i road trip, i go big. or, you know, at least full technicolor. :) here’s a smidge about my adventures to the highlights foundation by way of crayon heaven…
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hullo, books of august!!
here are all of august’s weekly reading book review videos, along with nifty links to bookshop.org where you can learn more about each title— and support a local indie bookstore if you choose to buy online! :D we looooove book mail, no?? :D many happy, colourful reads to you!
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bucket list unlocked: why TWELFTH NIGHT in central park was such a BIG DEAL
it’s been on my bucket list for decades. here’s why seeing TWELFTH NIGHT, or WHAT YOU WILL in central park last night was soooooo beyond meaningful.
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waving the pages of july
the books and stories of the month: collected here with each of july’s weekly reading book review videos. PLUS nifty links to shop your new faves at bookshop.org :)
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noisy fight calls; too awkward to mention (but i do); and a 3-human tiger.
i other words, i’ve been to the theatre.
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june-a-ling-a book-ding!!
tada! it’s all of june’s monday morning weekly reading book reviews! complete with links to bookshop.org where you can learn more about each title— &/or shop + support the indie bookstore of your choice while you’re at it! :D
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happy may = happy reads!!
all of may’s weekly reading book review videos posted here with convenient learn-more & buy-online-while-supporting-your-local-indie-bookstore links to bookshop.org! :D
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brush up your shakespeare 2025: check in no. 2!!
we’ve read a handful more of shakespeare since our february check*in… we’ve also had a couple writing retreats and a disney trip and a whole lotta life in the middle…. so hopefully lots MORE shakespeare quotes soon!! in this post: fave quotes from CORIOLANUS, CYMBELINE, HAMLET, JULIUS CAESAR, & KING HENRY IV PART 1!
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now showing: dreamscapes
now showing in DREAMSCAPES— my faerie tale feet mixed-media piece “star-crossed love.” read on for the inspo and just how much over-thinking i acquire when i research the blast out of a shakespeare tale. ;)
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