Happy New Year my loves! I hope you all rung in 2021 with lots of love and joy, and moreover I hope that this year is the full of happiness and good health for you and your loved ones. The announcement I'm making today, for my first post of this new year, is one I've [...]
Author: Geetanshi
original poem // serial spinning
Serial Spinning Point my toes, forget all my woes. The world is a disappearing blur As I pirouette around, Unaware of the heartbreak I will incur Late at night As I feel devoid of light And even imagining becomes a fight Because it felt so right. Throw my body back in the air, eyes on [...]
eARC Review: Admission by Julie Buxbaum
Rating: ★★★★ Format: Ebook Page Count: 304 Release Date: 12.1.2020 goodreads preorder Disclaimer: I received a free eARC (Advanced Reader Copy) of this book from the publisher in exchange for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Synopsis From the New York Times bestselling author of Tell Me Three Things comes an [...]
Book Review: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games, Book #0)
Rating: ★★★ Format: Physical book Page Count: 517 Release Date: 5.19.2020 Overview (Spoiler Free!) So, I wasn't sure if I wanted to even get into this book, but I let you all decide if I was going to and since 90% of you wanted me to...here we are! I initially wasn't sure if I wanted [...]
Gold House Book Club Launch 10/1/2020: Anchoring & Exploring Asian American Identity with Leading Writers and Scholars
Today, I am so excited to announce the launch of The Gold House Book Club, the first book club made with the intent of promoting the diversity and inclusion of Asian American literature in order to help Asian Americans better understand their identity and culture in today’s political and social climate. Its fantastic lineup has been carefully selected by top Asian American scholars and writers (including Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Viet Thanh Nguyen and The Joy Luck Club author Amy Tan), and includes selections for not only adults and young adults, but also beginners, early readers, and middle grade readers.
Avatar: The Last Airbender Book Tag
Muggles. Wizards. Mudbloods. Squibs. Long ago, the four beings lived together in harmony. Then, everything changed when the Death Eaters attacked. Only the Chosen One, child of the prophecy, could stop the Dark Lord, but when the world needed him most, he was in hiding. Some time passed and Dumbledore's Army found the Chosen One, [...]
My Summer 2020 TBR :)
Hello friends! Happy Summer Solstice! 🙂 It's officially time for my summer TBR--I'll hopefully be reading a lot more in the coming months than I was able to during the school year. There are so many books that I'm excited to get to, but I've picked out a selection of ones that are very high [...]
Book Recommendations | 11 Books By African American Authors To Add To Your TBR
It's taken a while for me to write this post. This country is *finally* waking up and realizing--to a more widespread extent--that something needs to be done about the inequality and injustice that so many people face every single day just because of the color of their skin, but it's horrific what had to happen [...]
Original Poem | overflowing
overflowing White hot tears Dripping down. Overflowing, Overpowering. When silence Is the only sound to be heard for Months, And then everything Comes crashing, Crashing, Down, Like before. The anger ripples in waves Sucking the joy, And carefree, And calm, Out in a single violent breeze. Can’t you see, Before you strike me down, That [...]
YA Recommendations: Books with Asian American Leads
It's time for another YA Recommendations post! This time, partially in honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, I'm going to be sharing my favorite YA novels that feature Asian American leads. This is a topic near and dear to my heart. As a first generation Indian-American, I didn't grow up seeing a whole lot [...]