I haven't done a personal check-in post in a while, so I thought I would drop in to provide some updates. My wordcount has been pretty depressed this year, which isn't really surprising. Some of the reasons for this are personal, some professional, but the big elephant in the room has been trying to get... Continue Reading →
Infernal Salon
Hey friends! I'm doing a fun little improv event tonight with some friends. If you're interested, you can stream it at twitch.tv/arvaneleron.
Salt and Lemons: The Amalfi Coast
When people talk about going to Italy, they travel for the art, the history, the landscapes and the pasta. And yet, what I most want to talk about is the lemons. After leaving Pompeii, we headed to Minori, a small town on the Amalfi Coast. The Amalfi Coast is the kind of place you film... Continue Reading →
The Impromptu Italy Adventure
Earlier this year, a friend from college reached out to me to say she was getting married. I was excited! Where was the wedding? Italy, she said. As some of you may remember, I took three months away last year, an exorbitant amount of time that required more than a bit of finagling, to explore... Continue Reading →
Reading Round-up: May 2022
May has been very busy, but I got some good reading in. There were so many titles I didn't get to this month that I'm very excited about, so look forward to the June post (assuming I can read a little faster!) The Lotus Palace by Jeannie Lin I loved this book. The Lotus Palace... Continue Reading →
Last Exit and Choosing Hope
Sometime in the past couple of years someone said, in an Instagram Story or a Tiktok or some other ephemeral medium, something that stuck with me: "You can't see the end of the path until you walk it." The person in question was talking about the environmental movement, about how it seems impossible to adapt... Continue Reading →
Author Check In
Hello, dears! I hope you're all taking care of yourselves during this weird, weird week. No Reading Round-up this month because I only had three stories I really wanted to include and I felt like that would leave it a little short. Expect an extra long Round-up in March, by which point I anticipate that... Continue Reading →
REVIEW: Dark Breakers by C.S.E. Cooney
As you all know, occasionally I am blessed with an ARC, and if I read the ARC and enjoy it the book gets its own super special review. And seeing as I did indeed receive this review copy of Dark Breakers, out from Mythic Delirium on February 15th, allow me to tell you what you're... Continue Reading →
Reading Round-up: January 2022
A new year, a new list of books! Lady Hotspur by Tessa Gratton It took me an entire year to read this book, which was incredibly long and broken into three big sections which I treated as their own novels. It may not take you that long if you like your works on the denser... Continue Reading →
Anticipated Books of 2022
Here is a non-exhaustive list of all the books I'm super excited about in 2022. Links are provided where available, and I've tried to group things by month. If you have an anticipated release, put it in the comments! January Daughter of the Moon Goddess, Sue Lynn Tan (This book is already out but I... Continue Reading →
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