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book blogger - unprofessional photographer - software tester - cheese lover - a bit weird - Labrador servant - writer of squirrelly fantasy - she/her

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If you're an author or publicist thinking about running a StoryGraph giveaway, I've written up my experience of taking part in their beta trial.

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https://www.curiositykilledthebookworm.net/2024/06/should-you-run-a-storygraph-giveaway/

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Besides Shakespeare, were you assigned more than one book by the same author in school? K-12, not college. @bookstodon

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@albnelson What age is K-12? We did multiple John Steinbeck novels that were nothing to do with exams (Scotland in the 90s). My last year of high school we did multiples of E.M. Forster and Tennessee Williams. Often we were just encouraged to read our own choices though. @bookstodon

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Books read in May:

The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley*
Dying With Her Cheer Pants On by Seanan McGuire
Scales and Sensibility by Stephanie Burgis
Elusive by Genevieve Cogman*
A Power Inbound by Freya Marske
The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
The Honey Witch by Sydney J. Shields*

*Review copy provided by publisher
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Since we are coming up on June, it seems like a good time to check in with everyone here on @bookstodon regarding favorite reads of 2024 so far. Whatcha got?

My top five reads of 2024 so far:

The Criminal series of graphic novels by Ed Brubaker (ten primary works)

James, Percival Everett

The Book of Love, Kelly Link

Poor Deer, Claire Oshetsky

Prequel, Rachel Maddow

patchworkbunny ,
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@kimlockhartga @bookstodon I've had a bit of a mixed bag of reading so far this year, but let's go with:
Someone You Can Build a Nest in by John Wiswell
Red Side Story by Jasper Fforde
The Reformatory by Tananarive Due
Orbital by Samantha Harvey
The Husbands by Holly Gramazio

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@gretared I know and I'm so happy to hear he's writing another! @kimlockhartga @bookstodon

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@owlislost It was fun and also a really good way to explore modern dating. I reviewed it here: https://www.curiositykilledthebookworm.net/2024/03/the-husbands/ @kimlockhartga @bookstodon

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41 new books coming out in June.
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https://www.curiositykilledthebookworm.net/2024/05/on-my-radar-june-5/

patchworkbunny , to bookstodon group
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I don't see @bookstodon being used much. Is everyone still using @bookstodon or have you given up on groups?

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Looks like a new batch of giveaways have been loaded onto StoryGraph. Unlike Goodreads, they're not restricted to North America (although a lot are US only still).
https://app.thestorygraph.com/giveaways

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OMG @bookstodon I just got the best first review a writer could wish for. Forgive me for this little bit of self-promotion.

"The characters are everything, Lailu (cover) is perfect, Daisy is so relatable and there’s a host of supporting characters to love including shifters, vampires and a whole host of magical creatures.

The writing is great, the book flows effortlessly and kept me reading even when I really needed to go to bed."

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6511882042

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I would love to get your thoughts and feedback on my from my latest book, The Challenges of Being Me. Do you like it? Does it capture your attention? Without knowing anything about the book, what genre would you say this cover best fits? @bookstodon

patchworkbunny ,
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@dickrubin716 @thorncoyle @bookstodon It's rare to see a black and white YA cover, and the ones that do tend to have brightly coloured accents. For example Jennifer E. Smith's books have some doodles and a playful font to indicate YA.

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