All You Need To Know About My First YA Novel
Hey, hey, hey! Hazel here, y’all. My lovely co-bloggers have been posting more actively than I have been but I sure hope you guys haven’t forgotten me. It’s so nice to be blogging again and to be sharing some cool news on top of that. You may or may not know this but aside from reading […]
Dream Project Turned Reality: The Successful Debut Of Our YA Zine + Giveaway
As someone who reads for escapism, I often imagine instead of act. I also often prefer fiction over reality. But you know what? Sometimes reality can be freaking cool, especially when you finally set out to create something meaningful. On that note, I’m happy to share some incredible news: over a month since we released the […]
National Book Store Read Out Loud Challenge: The Rose & The Dagger
Read Out Loud Challenge accepted! Reading out loud my favorite lines from my favorite book, The Rose & the Dagger by Renee Ahdieh, to spread the love for reading and to support the NBS Foundation. For every 75 videos posted, National Book Store will help set up one library in a public school until we […]
Poison’s Kiss by Breeana Shields
In this time and age, it’s often accepted that readers judge a book at face value. I’m normally one of them since I like to choose reads based on book covers. Fortunately, reading Poison’s Kiss has made me rethink my own reading habits. Despite its undistinguished cover, Breeana Shields’ debut novel leaves quite a grand impression […]
Book In My Bag: Wonder Women
Ever heard of Allied spy Noor Inayat Khan, a Muslim woman whom the Nazis considered “highly dangerous”? Or German painter and entomologist Maria Sibylla Merian, who planned and embarked on the world’s first scientific expedition? How about Huang Daopo, the inventor who fled an abusive child marriage only to revolutionize textile production in China? Women […]
Book Haul: January 2017 Fully Booked BGC Atrium Sale
It’s official: book sales are the bane of my wallet. Not to mention, the bane of my bookshelf. If you hoard books the way I do, you probably have the same problem. It’s a really good thing I didn’t make any bookish resolutions at the start of the year regarding my book buying because that […]