3.5 Good Vibes Only: July Favourites
Welcome back to The Community Library! Another month spent in lockdown … how’s everyone feeling? My mood’s been a bit all over the place, but this week I’m talking about all the things that have made me happy this past month. I talk about some 5 star reads, my favourite songs from Taylor Swift’s new album, and how I’m trying to create more art for myself. I also mention what you folks have been loving this month! Sending love and positivity all the way from Australia – I hope you enjoy.
Listen to the episode here
Download a full transcription of the episode here
This month’s book club pick is Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C. Dao! It’s an East Asian fantasy reimagining of Snow White, and I’ll be discussing it on Monday the 31st of August.
Reading
@smol_babimochi’s Twitter thread on the Reading Rush
Myonna Reads’ video on the Reading Rush
The Unfriendly Black Hotties Book Club channel, Twitter, Instagram
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (full review in this episode here)
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo (discussion episode on this book here)
Stories of Your Life by Ted Chiang (full review in this IGTV video here)
Under the Stars: Astrophysics for Bedtime by Lisa Harvey-Smith
The Percy Jackson series and Heroes of Olympus series by Rick Riordan
Dune by Frank Herbert
The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
Room by Emma Donoghue
Watching
Bachelor in Paradise
Freaky Friday (1976)
Listening to
folklore by Taylor Swift
Melbourne Theatre Company’s Audio Lab: Great Australian Speeches
The Turn of the Screw radio play
Baking
My biscuit recipe is featured in my IGTV video here
Creating
Aboriginal Lives Matter resources
My Instagram, Twitter, Blog, Goodreads and StoryGraph
The Community Library’s Instagram
Cover artwork is by Ashley Ronning
Ashley’s Instagram, website, and printing studio website
Featured image is me holding The Battle of Versailles by Robin Givhan, which was a four star read this month.