Be Sure to Join Us for the Wayward Children Read Along!

Greetings Hello and welcome.If you’re reading this, then I hope you’re as excited as I am for our Wayward Children Monthly Read Along!In just a couple of months, we’ll crack open the first book in the Wayward Children series and cross into Miss Seanan McGuire’s beloved world.Ready? Wayward Children Monthly This Read Along is called […]

Periodic Welcome Post

Thank You and Welcome Thank you for joining me on this bookish adventure! A lot has happened since my first post, back on May 26 of 2022, so I thought it was time to do a post reintroducing myself to those of you who’ve been with me, and introduce myself to you who’ve recently joined […]

Audio Scripts: Tales of the Middle Kingdom

Once upon a time, I was daydreaming.This is a completely common activity for me; however, on this particular Sunday morning, I was daydreaming about a tale I’d learned as a little girl at a Lunar New Year festival in San Francisco.(The festival was back when I lived on an island in the San Francisco Bay.) […]

A Pair of Podcast Appearances

Hello, friends! This post is a short note to let you know that I recently had my first two podcast appearances; in episodes ten and eleven of “Tilly’s Trans Tuesdays!” I’ve been a fan of the show since the first episode, and it was an honor to be invited on as a guest; plus, as […]

Reading Roundup for February 2023

Welcome I’ve got five featured reads for you, plus a list of the nine other titles I finished in February 2023. This month’s featured reads include a delightfully chaotic mad scientist in training; a romance set a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away; a horror-adjacent tale of self-discovery, and a memoir in […]

Libraries with Mina for February 2023

A Brief Introduction Welcome to the concluding collection of libraries for our “Libraries with Mina” virtual tour!For the four libraries featured here, you may simply scroll through this post, to enjoy the pictures and captions. Let’s dive into our final set of libraries! Library Thirteen: Timberland Regional Library (TRL) View this post on Instagram A […]

Reading Roundup for January 2023

Welcome I’ve got two featured reads for you, plus a list of the four other titles I finished in January 2023, and then we conclude with this month’s book gallery! Both of this month’s featured reads are uplifting books.Perhaps one of them will match your mood, or be the antidote you need?If so, please let […]

Libraries with Mina for January 2023

A Brief Introduction Welcome to the penultimate collection of libraries for our “Libraries with Mina” virtual tour!For the four libraries featured here, you may simply scroll through this post, to enjoy the pictures and captions. Let’s dive into this month’s libraries! Week Nine: Puyallup Public Library (PPL) View this post on Instagram A post shared […]

Reading Roundup for December 2022

Welcome This month’s roundup includes my first-ever combined review; I’ve woven both of my featured reads into a single review, as I want to share with you what an exceptional double feature they make.(Also, these were both re-reads for me; I love them on their own, as well as together.) If you’ve recently read a […]