I need to know what Ann Liang puts in her books to make them so addictive, because this is the second time I read one of her books in one afternoon

Hi everyone! It is my favourite time of the year here in Scotland, because it is the Book Festival in the capital, Edinburgh (pronounced Ed--in--bruh). There is a slew of online events, talks which are filmed and put on the website, which can be watched FOR FREE (they do not have to be watched live, for those of you with time zone concerns). You just need to reserve your spot (i'm not sure if you need an account, but you can also make one for free.) There are lots of authors and other speakers (mostly british) covering a range of topics and genres, both book related and life related. A couple of big names there! V E Schwab and R F Kuang to name a few, talking about Bury Our Bones and Katabasis respectively!! And I am going to Samantha Shannon's talk on 'The Art of Fantasy'. You can view the whole list of speakers here. Click here to view the online program! Plus, plenty of last years talks are on the video player :) (and if you feel extra cool you can donate to support events like these!)

Its one of the reasons I hesitate reading in public because I'm afraid someone might report me to the nearest asylum, but I do so many monologues while reading. Be it commentating on a characters actions, on the authors brilliance, or forming a connection with the previous books, I will say it to myself and out loud, almost as if, if I don't vocalize it then the thought will be gone, like sand slipping through my fingers. Even random stuff like face palming and going, "why on the planet would you do that?" Like I'm physically disappointed with this fictional character and need to voice my misery. It also might be due to my habit of yelling at the TV screen while watching sports. or its vice versa. ig we'll never know 😅

I have been going through my recently read books from this year and last year and it's primarily white authors. Even my TBR list is primarily white authors. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed all those books and excited to read my TBR. However, I would really love to support more BIPOC/POC authors, as I myself am Mexican. Specially with so many of our voices trying to be silenced even more as of the last few months (yes I live in the US 🥲). Please recommend me either your favorite authors or books written by BIPOC/POC! ❤️

I have no words to express what I just read. Holy heckers 😭

I use Everand (formerly scribd) for audiobooks and ebooks and I liked it before but I have a bone to pick with it🌚 There's this new thing where they limit how much you listen and read as some books (especially on your "saved" list) become only available after a certain date - even though I'm paying for the whole month... So if you have recs for good audiobook apps I'd appreciate it🙏 (NOT audible though🤢)

I started this book partially cause someone on here said it was very good + bc it's one of the summer reads. For the longest time I thought this was somehow non fiction and only recently I realized what this is actually about 😅 I'm really loving it though, the narration is so smooth and I really want to know what Marcellus is up to in the future. It's a light read and will probably be quite quick!

Doing the audiobook. I know nothing really about the story other than an octopus is involved.

Hey Guys! I just finished "The Wedding People" by Alison Espach within less than 2 days and I need more! I occasionally read literary books but I just find them by accident and wouldn't really know how to find more books like this. I really enjoyed how introspective this book was and how all the characters learned so much about themselves through talking to others (very character driven narration). Additionally I loved how flawed everyone was and how it added so much depth to them. It also made me reflect on myself a lot! If you've read the book or generally have recommendations that fit my description please feel free to leave a comment! I would love to read more in that direction 🫶🏻

I realized that Phoebe really reminds me of Fleabag for some reason. I can't exactly point it down yet, maybe the narration that sometimes is quite similar to how the 4th wall is broken in Fleabag (although this doesn't exactly happen in the book here) or just similarities between the women...Maybe initially her name just reminded me of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, who knows?! Regardless, this is definitely a plus, and I'm really hooked!