Hey everyone!

I've looked at the lists for books that can be read in one sitting/one day but some of them are 300+ pages and I'm not that fast of a reader, and the shorter suggestions aren't quite the genres I like. I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations of short books (about 100 pages or less) that are Horror, Gothic, or Western? 🙂🙂

Who is watching the Canada vs. US game tomorrow?

If you want hockey romances I reccomend

• Becka Mack
• Emily Rath
• Bal Khabra
• Hannah Grace
• Elle Kennedy
• Stephanie Archer
• Chelsea Curto

I think I prefer physical books, but they’re pretty expensive, so I’m thinking of getting an e-reader. What do you use?

"keep cool, keep cool - cucumbers is the word-"

I had no idea that the phrase "cool as a cucumber" was so old and well-known that it could be referenced in a book written in the 1850s.

I looked into it and according to etymonline the phrase "cool as a cucumber (c. 1732) embodies ancient folk knowledge confirmed by science in 1970: inside of a field cucumber on a warm day is 20 degrees cooler than the air temperature."

The phrase also appears in a poem by John Gay from 1727(!), called A New Song of New Similes, recorded in A Complete Edition of the Poets of Great Britain. Volume the Eighth. [1795] on page 322:

"Pert as a pear-monger I'd be, If Molly were but kind; Cool as a cucumber could see The rest of womankind."

(Shout out to wiki for the source and to Google ebooks so I could read the full poem!)

I like cookbooks, especially if they’re full of great photos and great cultural information. I have quite a few for Mexican cuisine, some books of ice cream recipes, an Icelandic cookbook, and a variety of others. A couple of my favorites are:

1. Oaxaca, a cookbook from the family that runs the “Guelaguetza” Oaxacan restaurants in Los Angeles.
2. Dishoom, a cookbook of Indian recipes, specifically from the area in and around Bombay,

I just picked up a book of Malaysian street food recipes (new to me; looks amazing), and I’m working on a matter with counsel from Sri Lanka, who assures me their food is better than one of my favorites (Indian), so I’m going to ask her for some cookbook recommendations.

Do any of you have favorite or go-to cookbooks?

I think I read too many short books (which I consider <300 pages) this month, and I feel a little guilty about it. I’m not trying to boost up my numbers or anything, I just wanted to read books that just so happen to be short. Somehow I read 4 comic/graphic novels this month so far (3 being from the same series…I just wanted to reread the series from elementary school). Two for the badges (Serviceberry; You made a fool of death with your beauty), and This is how you lose the time war because it’s on my physical TBR.

Should I feel this way? Reading is reading after all, and it shouldn’t matter, right? It feels like a first world problem lol, and sorry for being a little melodramatic. I’m also curious if anyone else feels this way.

What audiobooks do you think are MUST listens? Want to explore some new and fun books once I finish my rereads (listens) of books from childhood!

Before you come at me, I know this isn’t exactly the best place to ask this but I really don’t know where else to. I know that a lot of readers are also writers/authors. I’ve been wanting to actually get back into writing for a while now but I don’t want to use Google Docs. I’ve seen too many posts saying that they use the data to train ai so I’d rather be safe than sorry. So if there’s any writers reading this: what website/app do you use? (Preferably only free sites/apps)

Edit: Thank you so much for all the suggestions 🙏

Lets play a little game.

What locations do you like to read about/ be immerged in?

vs

Where do you like to read?

e.g.

I love reading stories set in Scotland. I love them, they feel so cozy! I've been and the vibes are immaculate.

I love reading on a sofa while it rains outside and can hear the sound of rain on the window. It's my favourite place to read! In some way, a bit similar to where I like to read about, as the rain is a huge comfortin both my fictional and real setting.

Hope everyone had a great week/is having a good Friday! Happy almost weekend!

For this week's question: You're going on a date with a main character from a book you read this month (can be a friend date if you prefer!). Who do you pick to go on a date with, and what do you plan to do?

okay, i know we've discussed this before, but i'm currently trying to find some bookmarks that really SPEAK to me.

what do you guys like to use for bookmarks, and where do you get them? i love to use etsy, so if you have any shop recs, let me know! or if you make them yourself, i'd love to hear about that too!

for a little controversy: what do you guys think about the magnetic clip bookmarks? i personally don't like them, i've damaged pages before while using them. <//3 but my best friend loves 'em!