I received an ARC for Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century from Tin House at the perfect moment. It was an excellent escape from my coursework. This short story collection is vivid and visceral and gut-wrenching in the best way possible. I adored Fu’s writing and can’t wait to read more of her work. If you like magical realism and speculative fiction then this collection is for you. It comes out February 2022 🤍

Since it’s now December 1st, it’s “officially” the beginning of the Christmas season! I’m so excited to go look at Christmas lights, to decorate my Christmas tree, and to bake Christmas cookies while watching Christmas movies! Can you tell I like Christmas? ♥️

letters to milena

That intimate moment between you and the book you have just read the last words of, where you sit there taking in the enormity of what you have just finished.

Robert Jordan

study & self love aesthetics

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pride and prejudice book annotations <3

They are just the definition of young soulmates

@likefirings

Look at my pretty bookmarks! 💛

How do we tell the sea that we are drowning on land?

Let's be honest, reading books and buying books are two completely different hobbies.

“give your daughters difficult names. give your daughters names that command the full use of tongue. my name makes you want to tell me the truth. my name doesn’t allow me to trust anyone that cannot pronounce it right.”

― Warsan Shire

I want to live in this picture today. Everything is so perfect. The rain, the falling leaves, and the adorable bookstore🤍

"I went away in my head, into a book. That was where I went whenever real life was too hard or too inflexible."

Neil Gaiman, The Ocean at the End of the Lane

“Declan didn't even know why he lied about it. The fib was like bubblewrap, the truth carefully kept pristine and untouched for his collection.”

Mister Impossible. Maggie Stiefvater

study girls and studyspo

i hope you guys have a happy thanksgiving if you celebrate :)!

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Sometimes I feel like life is too short. Too short to experience all the wonders of our world. Too short to read all the books out there. Too short to know all those fascinating people. Too short to really know what living means.

But then, maybe that is what living truly means. That we cannot experience everything. And maybe that is what makes those experiences special.