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Book Thoughts & Giveaway: The Practical Witch’s Spell Book & Everyday Tarot

I partnered with Running Press Books to do a magical book bundle giveaway featuring EVERYDAY TAROT & THE PRACTICAL WITCH’S SPELL BOOK! Here are my thoughts on both.

Book Thoughts: Girl Squads: 20 Female Friendships That Changed History

Girl Squads, written by Sam Maggs and illustrated by Jenn Woodall, is a short, historical essay collection that does justice to its incredible subjects.

Comics You Should Be Reading: Faith

I finally picked up the first two Faith trades from Valiant Comics, starring Faith Herbert as the best damn superhero in L.A., and I’m in love. If you want fat-positive comics rep, this is the series for you.

On Writing: Hot Damn, 20GayTeen

A writing update: I haven’t been blogging much this year, which is primarily because I’ve been concentrating all of my time and energy on Projects. That gets a capital ‘P’ because these are Big Projects, and Big Projects need capitalization.

Book Thoughts: Fat Girl on a Plane

My thoughts on Kelly deVos’ Fat Girl on a Plane are complicated at best. I went into this book really wanting to love it, but unfortunately, it just didn’t work for me.

Okay, I Admit It: I’m Tired (But I’m Not Going to Stop)

The truth is, I feel like I’ve been busier these last few months of 2018 than I’ve been in a very long time, but I feel better about where I am right now than I ever could have imagined. I’m tired, but I’m not going to stop.