Hi Everybody, I was back at the Rose City Romance Conference this past weekend in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, and it was fantastic! It went on from Friday, April 10 to Sunday, April 12. I was only able to go on the Sunday due to work, but there was plenty to do. All of the photosContinue reading “Literary Travel – Rose City Romance Conference 2026”
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A Gritty Little Tourist Town: Bar Tales From Costa Rica Book Review
Full disclosure: I was given an ARC of this book from SparkPoint Studio in exchange for an honest review. It’s always fun going into bars. I found some interesting people there. More likely than not, good stories will come out of bars. Willa Goodfellow knows plenty of them. She even wrote them down for herContinue reading “A Gritty Little Tourist Town: Bar Tales From Costa Rica Book Review”
Literary Travel – Rose City Romance Conference 2025
Hi Everybody, Back in June, my husband and I stumbled upon the Rose City Romance Conference on a day trip to Windsor, Canada. See, I told you that I wasn’t done with Canada yet. We had a blast checking out indie authors and vendors at the event. On top of that, it was their firstContinue reading “Literary Travel – Rose City Romance Conference 2025”
Literary Travel – Canada (Windsor) Edition
Hi Everybody, It’s been awhile since I did a Literary Travel blog post, for I’ve been busy with working on several book and movie reviews. However, I had time to go to Canada, specifically Windsor, several times over an one-year period. I had previously talked about one bookstore in that city – Juniper Books. Today,Continue reading “Literary Travel – Canada (Windsor) Edition”
Getting Lost on My Way: Self-Discovery on Ireland’s Backroads Book Review
Full disclosure: I was given a free advance reader copy of this book by Books Forward in exchange for an honest review. Content warning: this review briefly mentions depression and suicide. A couple of weeks ago, I went to two Ireland study abroad reunion events hosted by my college. It was a lot of fun.Continue reading “Getting Lost on My Way: Self-Discovery on Ireland’s Backroads Book Review”
Adapt Me Podcast – The File on H.
Hi Everybody! The latest episode of the Adapt Me Podcast is up right now. In it, returning guest Dash Silva and I discuss how we would adapt The File on H. by Albania’s leading literary figure Ismail Kadare into a movie/musical. We talk about its universal and specific at the same time while having lengthy diatribesContinue reading “Adapt Me Podcast – The File on H.”
The File on H. Book Review
Lately, I’ve been trying to read more works by international authors. Earlier this year, I dipped my toes by looking at Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami – your favorite author’s favorite author. Recently, I had the chance to read The File on H. by Ismail Kadare – Albania’s leading literary figure. It’s a fine novelContinue reading “The File on H. Book Review”
American Shaolin – Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks, and the Legend of Iron Crotch: An Odyssey in the New China Book Review
Content warning: this review discusses white privilege and sex. I’ve read a few travel books so far, but there’s one subgenre that I haven’t looked into until now: the rich white person travelogue. This type usually involves a rich white person (a lot of the time it’s an American or British man), and they goContinue reading “American Shaolin – Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks, and the Legend of Iron Crotch: An Odyssey in the New China Book Review”
Literary Travel – Northern Michigan Edition
Hi Everybody, Last September, I wrote a blog about my travels to Wisconsin, Northern Michigan, and Canada. In that same month, I traveled to a different part of Northern Michigan to a town called Manistee, so I could celebrate my birthday with a dear friend. During that weekend, she took me to a Carnegie LibraryContinue reading “Literary Travel – Northern Michigan Edition”
Literary Travel – Wisconsin, Northern Michigan, and Canada Edition
Hi Everybody, Over this summer, I went to a few places that I have never gone before. Each of them had a bookstore that I had to check out. Today, I’ll show them all to you. All of the photos used, except for one, were ones that I took. First up is the Elkhart LakeContinue reading “Literary Travel – Wisconsin, Northern Michigan, and Canada Edition”
Book Reviews by a Chick Who Reads Everything 