I feel like it’s been ages since I’ve done a post that wasn’t a review. So I’m going to recap my 2019 so far in what I’m calling my mid-year life review (even though it’s only been like four and a half months since 2019 started)… Try not to question it too much. I’m a […]
Hello everyone! Welcome to my part 2 of my BookExpo/BookCon 2018 recap. You can find my Part 1 on my blog over here! In it, you’ll find little stories about my trip to New York, sightseeing, the awesome food I had, and the awesome bookish people I met. This part will highlight the latter days […]
This past weekend, I went to Sydney Writers’ Festival’s All Day YA event. Patrick Ness was the headlining guest of this year’s All Day YA and it was just an amazing day overall. I attended four panels (didn’t manage to attend the fifth one that I bought tickets for but more about that later) and […]
Last week, I attended the Graevale launch held in Brisbane to celebrate Lynette Noni’s 4th book in the Medoran Chronicles! I was also lucky enough to interview Lynette Noni on her thoughts on writing Graevale, as well as her US Debut, Whisper which will be released in May 2018. Check out the book launch and […]
I was lucky enough to attend the Penguin Teen Australia Showcase on Tuesday night and it was a wonderful bookish night. We got to see the upcoming 2018 LoveOzYA and international releases and there are some that I absolutely cannot wait for. LoveOzYA Releases Ironheart by Jodi McAlister (out now) Palace of Fires by Bill […]
I’m currently working in Toronto at the moment and I was really lucky to be able to attend the HCC Frenzy Fall Preview this past Sunday. It was a fantastic event that was fun and informative, and we were even fortunate enough to be able to have Angie Thomas, Becky Albertalli and Julie Murphy as […]
This past Saturday was All Day YA at the Sydney Writers’ Festival and I attended a few sessions and was able to catch up with some bookish friends who I haven’t seen for what feels like forever because of everything that’s been going on in my work and personal life. I had a lot of […]
Last night, I was lucky enough to be able to go to the PTA Showcase in Sydney at the Penguin Random House office. It was an awesome event full of food and bookish goodness. It was nice to catch up with some bookish friends as well as hear about the upcoming releases from Penguin. There […]
I am fortunate enough to have a job (yes, a PhD is a full-time job!) that allows me to travel often and one of the biggest perks is being able to meet international bloggers and friends that I would never get the chance to meet otherwise. Last week, I flew to Toronto to see my […]