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A book review blog with a side of other literary topics. Subscribe to my Substack: therestisjustexposition.substack.com
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The opinions expressed here are my own and do not represent my employer.
#booksky 💙📚
The opinions expressed here are my own and do not represent my employer.
In January, I took a trip to Cincinnati, OH where I got to see a few more of their awesome independent bookstores!
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#cincinnati #ohio #bookishdestinations #bookstagram
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#cincinnati #ohio #bookishdestinations #bookstagram
Cincinnati, OH Bookstores
Last year around this time, I took a trip to Cincinnati where I visited some indie bookstores and wrote about it here. But, as I said in that post, the Cincinnati area has a lot of independent booksto...
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February 4, 2026 at 2:13 PM
In January, I took a trip to Cincinnati, OH where I got to see a few more of their awesome independent bookstores!
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#cincinnati #ohio #bookishdestinations #bookstagram
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#cincinnati #ohio #bookishdestinations #bookstagram
Here are some libraries and a bonus place I visited on my trip to New York City.
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#bookishdestinations #newyorkcity #libraries #thepersonallibrarian #bookstagram
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#bookishdestinations #newyorkcity #libraries #thepersonallibrarian #bookstagram
NYC Libraries
Last time I went to New York, I visited several public libraries and wrote about them here, and it’s no secret that I LOVE public libraries.
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January 29, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Here are some libraries and a bonus place I visited on my trip to New York City.
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#bookishdestinations #newyorkcity #libraries #thepersonallibrarian #bookstagram
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#bookishdestinations #newyorkcity #libraries #thepersonallibrarian #bookstagram
A modern epistolary novel set in West Virginia?! Sign me up! While I had some bones to pick with the plot, I thought this book was well executed.
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#jessicawalker #thesecretastronomers #fiction #art #westvirginia #greenbank #astronomy #booksky
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#jessicawalker #thesecretastronomers #fiction #art #westvirginia #greenbank #astronomy #booksky
The Secret Astronomers by Jessica Walker
A Novel in Notes
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January 27, 2026 at 1:33 PM
A modern epistolary novel set in West Virginia?! Sign me up! While I had some bones to pick with the plot, I thought this book was well executed.
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#jessicawalker #thesecretastronomers #fiction #art #westvirginia #greenbank #astronomy #booksky
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#jessicawalker #thesecretastronomers #fiction #art #westvirginia #greenbank #astronomy #booksky
I found this Choose-Your-Own-Adventure style book on one of my trips, and while I'm not usually a big fan of the genre, this book, reprinted from the 1930s surprised me.
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#considertheconsequences #doriswebster #maryaldenhopkins #booksky
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#considertheconsequences #doriswebster #maryaldenhopkins #booksky
Consider the Consequences by Doris Webster and Mary Alden Hopkins
The Original 1930s Interactive Gamebook
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January 21, 2026 at 1:33 PM
I found this Choose-Your-Own-Adventure style book on one of my trips, and while I'm not usually a big fan of the genre, this book, reprinted from the 1930s surprised me.
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#considertheconsequences #doriswebster #maryaldenhopkins #booksky
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#considertheconsequences #doriswebster #maryaldenhopkins #booksky
This book looks at the real humans behind the global refugee crisis, with a focus on those trying to immigrate to Western Europe. This book is eye opening.
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#asylumspeakers #jazohara #nonfictionreads #refugees #migrant #immigration #booksky
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#asylumspeakers #jazohara #nonfictionreads #refugees #migrant #immigration #booksky
Asylum Speakers collated by Jaz O'Hara
Stories of Migration From the Humans Behind the Headlines
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January 15, 2026 at 1:34 PM
This book looks at the real humans behind the global refugee crisis, with a focus on those trying to immigrate to Western Europe. This book is eye opening.
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#asylumspeakers #jazohara #nonfictionreads #refugees #migrant #immigration #booksky
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#asylumspeakers #jazohara #nonfictionreads #refugees #migrant #immigration #booksky
I'm back with part 2 of the bookstores I visited in NYC last month!
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#independentbookstore #newyorkcity #bookishdestinations #travel #booksky
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#independentbookstore #newyorkcity #bookishdestinations #travel #booksky
NYC Bookstores Part 2
For Part 1 of my NYC trip, I focused on bookstores in upper Manhattan.
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January 13, 2026 at 1:43 PM
I'm back with part 2 of the bookstores I visited in NYC last month!
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#independentbookstore #newyorkcity #bookishdestinations #travel #booksky
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#independentbookstore #newyorkcity #bookishdestinations #travel #booksky
Right before Christmas, I got to take a trip to NYC and I have a lot of things to tell you about! I'm starting off with three independent bookstores in my old neighborhood.
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#independentbookstore #newyorkcity #bookishdestinations #booksky
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#independentbookstore #newyorkcity #bookishdestinations #booksky
NYC Bookstores Part 1
I got to travel to New York City for a couple of days before Christmas.
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January 7, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Right before Christmas, I got to take a trip to NYC and I have a lot of things to tell you about! I'm starting off with three independent bookstores in my old neighborhood.
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#independentbookstore #newyorkcity #bookishdestinations #booksky
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#independentbookstore #newyorkcity #bookishdestinations #booksky
Happy New Year! Here's a look at my reading stats and favorite reads of 2025.
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#2025wrapped #booksky #reading #bookreviews
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#2025wrapped #booksky #reading #bookreviews
2025 End of Year Wrap Up
2025 in Books
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January 1, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Happy New Year! Here's a look at my reading stats and favorite reads of 2025.
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#2025wrapped #booksky #reading #bookreviews
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#2025wrapped #booksky #reading #bookreviews
Last but not least is Persuasion! If you, like me, love a man who yearns, this is the book for you!
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#persuasion #janeausten #penguinclassics #250anniversary
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#persuasion #janeausten #penguinclassics #250anniversary
Persuasion by Jane Austen
A Novel
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December 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Last but not least is Persuasion! If you, like me, love a man who yearns, this is the book for you!
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#persuasion #janeausten #penguinclassics #250anniversary
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#persuasion #janeausten #penguinclassics #250anniversary
Merry Christmas Eve to all who celebrate! As a present, I've got a review of my favorite Jane Austen novel, Northanger Abbey!
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#janeausten #northangerabbey #penguinclassics #250anniversary
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#janeausten #northangerabbey #penguinclassics #250anniversary
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
A Novel
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December 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Merry Christmas Eve to all who celebrate! As a present, I've got a review of my favorite Jane Austen novel, Northanger Abbey!
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#janeausten #northangerabbey #penguinclassics #250anniversary
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#janeausten #northangerabbey #penguinclassics #250anniversary
Today is actually our girl Jane's birthday! Emma remains my least favorite of Austen's novels, but it still has its moments.
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#emma #janeausten #classics #bookstagram
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#emma #janeausten #classics #bookstagram
Emma by Jane Austen
A Novel
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December 16, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Today is actually our girl Jane's birthday! Emma remains my least favorite of Austen's novels, but it still has its moments.
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#emma #janeausten #classics #bookstagram
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#emma #janeausten #classics #bookstagram
I hadn't previously read Mansfield Park before, and it's not my favorite Austen, but with the holidays approaching, I'm about to have my Fanny Price moment sitting in silent judgement of others.
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#mansfieldpark #janeausten #fannyprice #booksky
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#mansfieldpark #janeausten #fannyprice #booksky
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
A Novel
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December 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I hadn't previously read Mansfield Park before, and it's not my favorite Austen, but with the holidays approaching, I'm about to have my Fanny Price moment sitting in silent judgement of others.
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#mansfieldpark #janeausten #fannyprice #booksky
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#mansfieldpark #janeausten #fannyprice #booksky
Pride and Prejudice is maybe the best known of Austen's works!
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#janeausten #prideandpredjudice #bookstagram #250anniversary
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#janeausten #prideandpredjudice #bookstagram #250anniversary
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
A Novel
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December 4, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Pride and Prejudice is maybe the best known of Austen's works!
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#janeausten #prideandpredjudice #bookstagram #250anniversary
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#janeausten #prideandpredjudice #bookstagram #250anniversary
Here's my first review for Jane Austen month! I hadn't read Sense and Sensibility before and I loved it.
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#janeausten #senseandsensibility #250anniversary #bookstagram
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#janeausten #senseandsensibility #250anniversary #bookstagram
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
A Novel
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December 2, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Here's my first review for Jane Austen month! I hadn't read Sense and Sensibility before and I loved it.
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#janeausten #senseandsensibility #250anniversary #bookstagram
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#janeausten #senseandsensibility #250anniversary #bookstagram
This book is an emotional tour de force about the complex and rewarding relationships a person encounters in a lifetime--both human and animal.
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#whenthecranesflysouth #fiction #bookstagram #teamprh
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#whenthecranesflysouth #fiction #bookstagram #teamprh
When the Cranes Fly South by Lisa Ridzén
A Novel
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November 26, 2025 at 1:36 PM
This book is an emotional tour de force about the complex and rewarding relationships a person encounters in a lifetime--both human and animal.
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#whenthecranesflysouth #fiction #bookstagram #teamprh
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#whenthecranesflysouth #fiction #bookstagram #teamprh
Get your tissues ready before you watch this absolutely stunning documentary about poet Andrea Gibson!
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#comeseemeinthegoodlight #andreagibson #poetry #documentary #booksky
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#comeseemeinthegoodlight #andreagibson #poetry #documentary #booksky
Come See Me in the Good Light
A Documentary
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November 20, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Get your tissues ready before you watch this absolutely stunning documentary about poet Andrea Gibson!
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#comeseemeinthegoodlight #andreagibson #poetry #documentary #booksky
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#comeseemeinthegoodlight #andreagibson #poetry #documentary #booksky
This emotionally complex book looks at the lives of transgender folks before and after World War II in Germany.
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#thelilacpeople #5starreview #historicalfiction #queerhistory #community #fiction #bookstagram
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#thelilacpeople #5starreview #historicalfiction #queerhistory #community #fiction #bookstagram
The Lilac People by Milo Todd
A Novel
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November 12, 2025 at 1:33 PM
This emotionally complex book looks at the lives of transgender folks before and after World War II in Germany.
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#thelilacpeople #5starreview #historicalfiction #queerhistory #community #fiction #bookstagram
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#thelilacpeople #5starreview #historicalfiction #queerhistory #community #fiction #bookstagram
I recently got to do some traveling around West Virginia and I visited some new independent bookstores!
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#almostheaven #visitwv #independentbookstore #bookstagram
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#almostheaven #visitwv #independentbookstore #bookstagram
Some More West Virginia Independent Bookstores
In October, I took a week off from work and spent four days driving around the great state of West Virginia.
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November 4, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I recently got to do some traveling around West Virginia and I visited some new independent bookstores!
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#almostheaven #visitwv #independentbookstore #bookstagram
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#almostheaven #visitwv #independentbookstore #bookstagram
Last weekend, I took a trip to Charlotte. The trip didn't exactly go as planned, but I still got to go to two awesome bookstores!
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#independentbookstore #northcarolina #clt #booksky
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#independentbookstore #northcarolina #clt #booksky
Charlotte, North Carolina Area Bookstores
My husband and I took a trip to Charlotte, NC last weekend to see The B-52s and DEVO in The Cosmic De-Evolution Tour.
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October 29, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Last weekend, I took a trip to Charlotte. The trip didn't exactly go as planned, but I still got to go to two awesome bookstores!
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#independentbookstore #northcarolina #clt #booksky
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#independentbookstore #northcarolina #clt #booksky
This romance combines a spicy love story with a paranormal mystery. It's the perfect October romance.
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#ifistoppedhauntingyou #colbywilkens #fiction #romancebooks #paranormal #mystery #scotland #booksky #ghosts
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#ifistoppedhauntingyou #colbywilkens #fiction #romancebooks #paranormal #mystery #scotland #booksky #ghosts
If I Stopped Haunting You by Colby Wilkens
A Novel
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October 23, 2025 at 12:33 PM
This romance combines a spicy love story with a paranormal mystery. It's the perfect October romance.
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#ifistoppedhauntingyou #colbywilkens #fiction #romancebooks #paranormal #mystery #scotland #booksky #ghosts
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#ifistoppedhauntingyou #colbywilkens #fiction #romancebooks #paranormal #mystery #scotland #booksky #ghosts
I loved this YA thriller that talks about identity, community, and labor history set in West Virginia!
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#compoundfracture #ya #thriller #westvirginia #history #minewars #translivesmatter🏳️⚧️ #autismacceptance #booksky
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#compoundfracture #ya #thriller #westvirginia #history #minewars #translivesmatter🏳️⚧️ #autismacceptance #booksky
Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White
A Novel
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October 21, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I loved this YA thriller that talks about identity, community, and labor history set in West Virginia!
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#compoundfracture #ya #thriller #westvirginia #history #minewars #translivesmatter🏳️⚧️ #autismacceptance #booksky
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#compoundfracture #ya #thriller #westvirginia #history #minewars #translivesmatter🏳️⚧️ #autismacceptance #booksky
I went to the Blennerhassett Island Candlelight Tour and Harvest Dinner so I did a little reading about the history of the island before I went.
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#blennerhassettisland #history #westvirginia #aaronburr #nonfictionreads #booksky
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#blennerhassettisland #history #westvirginia #aaronburr #nonfictionreads #booksky
Blennerhassett Island Books and Candlelight Tour
I got a ticket to go to the annual Harvest Dinner and Candlelight tour at Blennerhassett Island this year, so I decided to do a little reading about the island before my visit.
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October 15, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I went to the Blennerhassett Island Candlelight Tour and Harvest Dinner so I did a little reading about the history of the island before I went.
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#blennerhassettisland #history #westvirginia #aaronburr #nonfictionreads #booksky
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#blennerhassettisland #history #westvirginia #aaronburr #nonfictionreads #booksky
I've been seeing this book on a lot of Best of Indigenous Horror lists, so I had to pull it off my TBR. This is a chilling tale about a woman trying to get her husband back and the Métis stories about the Rougarou.
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#cheriedimaline #booksky
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#cheriedimaline #booksky
Empire of Wild by Cherie Dimaline
A Novel
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October 9, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I've been seeing this book on a lot of Best of Indigenous Horror lists, so I had to pull it off my TBR. This is a chilling tale about a woman trying to get her husband back and the Métis stories about the Rougarou.
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#cheriedimaline #booksky
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#cheriedimaline #booksky
Would you rather be alone in the woods with a man or a bear? This book asks, "Why not both?"
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#thewoodsarealwayswatching #stephanieperkins #fiction #ya #horror #thriller #booksky
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#thewoodsarealwayswatching #stephanieperkins #fiction #ya #horror #thriller #booksky
The Woods Are Always Watching by Stephanie Perkins
A Novel
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October 7, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Would you rather be alone in the woods with a man or a bear? This book asks, "Why not both?"
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#thewoodsarealwayswatching #stephanieperkins #fiction #ya #horror #thriller #booksky
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
#thewoodsarealwayswatching #stephanieperkins #fiction #ya #horror #thriller #booksky
This is a collection of short pieces formatted like web articles that give a slice of life look into the Fairy District of a large city, where humans and cryptids of all types live together. It is satirical and humourous and a fun, quick read!
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
Cryptid Bits by Jess Simms
Short Stories
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October 1, 2025 at 12:41 PM
This is a collection of short pieces formatted like web articles that give a slice of life look into the Fairy District of a large city, where humans and cryptids of all types live together. It is satirical and humourous and a fun, quick read!
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...
Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...