Happy Spring everybody! One of my favourite times of year, aside from it being the beginning of Magpie season here in Australia - catch me covering up my hair and sprinting from my house to the bus stop so I don't get attacked by the black and white devils of the skies. Straya :') Although I'm halfway through my uni semester, I'm determined to keep reading and get ahead of my Goodreads challenge! I've finished August with 19 books read out of 30, which puts me one behind schedule. I figure if I set a TBR for September / October, it will hold me at least a little accountable!! I'm currently reading GROWING UP QUEER IN AUSTRALIA, which I'm planning to finish over the next week or two! With contributions from Australian voices from across the spectrum of LGBTIQA+ identity, Benjamin Law's anthology of the queer Australian experience is personal and touching, and is incredibly important in the current conversation surrounding queer identity and experience in Australia. I can sense that this will be an easy 4 or 5 stars!! I received an ARC from Walker Books Australia of Kate Alice Marshall's RULES FOR VANISHING, which looks intriguing and unique and spooky as all hell! Marketed as The Blair Witch Project meets Stranger Things, it's safe to say that I'll be diving into this as soon as I can! I'll be posting a review on September 23rd, so keep your eyes peeled! I participated in a book swap a few months ago, and received a copy of BRAZEN - a graphic novel all about rebel ladies who rocked the world! It seems a quick read, and the art looks just gorgeous. I have no idea why I haven't picked it up yet!! Amanda Montell's WORDSLUT caught my eye as soon as I saw it online and in stores - for good reason! A feminist guide to 'taking back the English language', WORDSLUT discusses the use of gendered language throughout history and in culture, and explores why words matter, and why is it imperative that women embrace their unique relationship with language. This is my absolute jam and I'm so so psyched to read it! If there's one person in today's political climate I look up to for their fierce bravery and bad-ass attitude, it's Greta Thunberg. Her collection of speeches, NO ONE IS TOO SMALL TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE, is a tiny little volume that I'm told packs a punch. I can't wait to read it this month - in fact, I may just pick it up after I post this! Whilst browsing shelves at Kinokuniya a few weeks ago, I came across the comic series PAPER GIRLS, and bought myself the first volume as an early birthday present. It looks very vibrant and bright, and alot of fun! I really love the show Black Mirror, so when Walker Books sent me a copy of Tom Pollock's HEARTSTREAM, I was so intrigued! I was hoping to get a move on with it, and read it well before its release on September 1st, but unfortunately uni work prevailed! Hoping to get started on it ASAP, and get a review out really soon! Here's to finding more time to read this month! Come chat to me on Twitter or Instagram, or leave me a comment here telling me your September TBR! Let's keep one another accountable! Tessa x
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WELCOME!Hello!! My name is Tessa, and I'm a 20 year old bookseller and blogger from Sydney Australia. I love queer YA, Schitt's Creek, and pizza scrolls. Archives
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