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I was asked recently to contribute to a Porch.com I was asked recently to contribute to a Porch.com blog post called, “Top Tips for Book Lovers Q & A: Advice from the Experts.” The question they asked me? “How do you create a reading habit at home?” And. It. Was. TOUGH. I obviously want everybody to read more. That shit has transformed my life in an insane number of ways, and I couldn’t be more thankful that this is a thing I’ve made a habit of doing. But every situation is different. Every life is different. Every reading mind is different. I could tell you to throw your phone out the window (which I will) and tell you to read different genres at once because your tastes/time will differ from moment to moment (which I will), but fuck man—reading is about gifting yourself time and that’s pretty much it. A thing about free time is that you can do what you want with it. And you won’t always have a lot of it. So all you can do is make reading an option. If you want to make it an option, be patient with yourself. It might take you a while to get through a page, but at least you gave yourself that while. You can make reading as romantic as you want (favorite couch, favorite coffee, favorite candle, w/e) or you can pull out your book or kindle without the romance—to just give yourself the permission to read. Any way you do it (or don’t do it), books are going to be there when you’re ready. Don’t beat yourself up if it’s not part of your routine now or tomorrow or in November. Your time is yours. I want only for you to do whatever you want with it. 💚 📚 -Joe
OUT FRONT THE FOLLOWING SEA by @leahangstman ✨ OUT FRONT THE FOLLOWING SEA by @leahangstman ✨ Reviewed by @gena_hartman ⤵️ 𝘈 𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘦, 𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘥𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘶𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢 Leah Angstman’s debut novel depicts life in colonial America, set in the time of King William’s War and the clash of French and Native forces against the British-American colonies. Swift-moving and riveting, Out Front the Following Sea both brings a lesser-told history to light, and entrances readers with the exploits of its headstrong, unpredictable heroine. . Ruth Miner is feisty and independent long before it is acceptable for a woman to be so—which results in her being branded a witch and completely rejected by the small town that she lives in. Only Owen, her childhood friend, and a half-French sailor, knows the awful truth behind Ruth’s branding. As the harsh winter and the angry townspeople threaten Ruth’s life, she escapes aboard Owen’s ship Primrose, hoping to make a new life for herself in the town of Stonington. There, she befriends a Pequot warrior named Askook, and finds herself married to a tyrannical British general, all the while fighting for the chance to love Owen and for the French and Native cause. . Out Front the Following Sea is gritty and action filled. From midnight rides, to harrowing moments aboard the Primrose, to skirmishes, to fires, to condemnation at town trials, Ruth faces uncountable struggles, still managing to remain tender in the face of hardship. Having already lost social standing by being branded a witch, Ruth is unconcerned with the Puritanical Christian society around her. . Instead, she stands up for what she believes in: her love for Owen, and her sympathy for the Pequot nation, largely due to her friendship with Askook. Both stances are decidedly countercultural, but Ruth is fiercely loyal, willing to go to any lengths to protect the people she cares about. ✨ Read more at the link in our bio 😍 #bookreview #bookstagram #booksbooksbooks #historicalfiction #readersofinstagram #smallpresslit
Whatever you’re working on today, do it with you Whatever you’re working on today, do it with your whole heart. 💚 . #writing #creativewriting #library #writingbooks #bookstagrsm #libraryvibes #writingfixtion #writingpoetry #writersofinstagram #writersofig
“Striking. Bold. Inventive. @yelenamoskovich is “Striking. Bold. Inventive. @yelenamoskovich is in a league of her own with A DOOR BEHIND A DOOR.” 🚪 🚪 “A DOOR BEHIND A DOOR can be read hundreds of times. The new discoveries and opportunities for interpretation won’t stop. You’ll be maneuvering through prose so poetic and sharp that you’ll long to put the fragment in your pocket, to bring with you toward whatever new life emerges from the experience. . “Moskovich will leave one door cracked open for you, and slam another in your face. She leads you down a hall with door after door. Some are locked without a key; some need a code; a “Do Not Disturb” sign hangs on a doorknob, but in Moskovich’s world, it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t go in.” . New review from @bigbadvoodoomami over on the site 🔥 🔥 . #bookreview #bookstagram #books #booksbooksbooks #readersofinstagram #booklovers #readersofinstagram #lgbtqfiction #indiepresslit #smallpresslit #litfic #readingislit #readingnook
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