#this is a chunkier book than i remembered but it reads pretty quick

[bigcats-birds-and-books]

Books of 2024: THE WAY SPRING ARRIVES AND OTHER STORIES, edited by Yu Chen and Regina Kanyu Wang (feat. first daffodils!!)

I've been pining after this one since the hardback released, but I'm more of a paperback person so I Waited, and in my Waiting I missed the seasonal alignment to start reading it (come on: I can't be expected to read a collection with this title any time except at the very beginning of spring, right??). But! Guess what!! Spring is once again Arriving, and things are starting to bud and bloom, and I love that!

#books #books of 2024 #the way spring arrives #the way spring arrives and other stories #yu chen #regina kanyu wang #cries i'm sorry dear authors i'm not tagging all of you you are Simply Too Numerous #i do love anthologies though #especially themed and spec #like sometimes i want to Try Someone's Writing without having to commit to an entire book right??? #i don't usually love one person's short story collections because it doesn't have the same variety #but multi author collections are perfect for me!! #i've read the first three stories so far and i'm enjoying them! #this is a chunkier book than i remembered but it reads pretty quick #love microdosing on finish lines also (and i like when you can see the story divides on the edges of the pages) #(everybody gets a black-rimmed title page so you can see how long things are/n't) #(oh full disclosure though it looks like only 2 contributors are nonbinary from my perusing lmao) #(i expected More with a subtitle like that but alas. i only saw two she/theys) #still having a good time so far!!