July 2023 | Recap

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Oh, July! One of my favorite months of the year. This month was another blur, but an absolute blast at the same time!

On a personal level, this month held my birthday! Alex and I went to Concord, NH for a stop at the bookstore and dinner. It was a nice and quiet birthday!

We also had our baby shower this month. Alex and I did an open house shower so people could come to us whenever they were free during the allotted time frame. I cannot believe how well this went and how much everyone spoiled us and our little one. After four years of trying, I still can’t believe this is actually happening!

Immediately after the party, I went to a book event at Water Street Bookstore to meet the amazing Paul Tremblay! While there, I got to chat with so many good author friends and meet a couple of new authors; Gregory Bastianelli, John Durgin, Gage Greenwood, Mike Sullivan, and Michael Clark. I’m kicking myself for not getting a group photo or photos with these other authors or the guest interviewer, Joe Hill! But I did snag one with Paul:

This month I also got to participate in my very first Instagram live event to honor the latest book coming out by Katherine Silva! This was an absolute blast! I loved chatting with Kat and Aquino Loayza and also seeing some friends in the chat.

To cap off the month, I got my copy of The Shrouded Tome: Ten Forgotten Fables by Ronald Kelly in the mail and got to see this in print! I still cannot believe Ron dedicated the book to me. I’m so honored!

Let’s dive in!

My July 2023 Recap

Reading:

• A House With Good Bones by T. Kingfisher
• Bone Saw Serenade by Cody J. Thompson
• The Clairvoyant by E.C. Hanson
• Death Blooms by Somer Canon and Wesley Southard
• Disasterpieces by Wesley Southard and Wile E. Young
• DOGS by Mike Sullivan
• Ghosts of Acadia by Marcus LiBrizzi
• Maeve Fly by CJ Leede
• My Glass is Runn by Die Booth
• Terror in the Trench: An Anthology of Aquatic Horror edited by Jay Alexander
• The Shrouded Tome: Ten Forgotten Fables by Ronald Kelly
• This One’s Gonna Hurt by Cody J. Thompson
• Vicki Beautiful by Somer Canon
• The Wild Fall by Katherine Silva

Other Posts:

• June 2023 | Recap
• [Feature] Little Free Library Visit – #19
• Little Ghosts Unboxing | June 2023
• Instagram Live with Katherine Silva | Book Event
• Meeting Paul Tremblay at Water Street Bookstore in Exeter, NH | Book Event
• Little Ghosts Unboxing | July 2023

Monthly bookish-haul:

This month I acquired the following books:

• Dogs by Mike Sullivan (signed!)
• Disasterpieces by Wesley Southard and Wile E. Young (signed!)
• Melon Head Mayhem by Alex Ebenstein
• Buyer First: Grow Your Business with Collaborative Selling by Carole Mahoney (signed!)
• Pitfall by Ronald Kelly (signed!)
• The Shrouded Tome: Ten Forgotten Fables by Ronald Kelly (signed!)
• Hot Iron and Cold Blood edited by Patrick R. McDonough (ARC)
• The Beast You Are by Paul Tremblay (signed!)
• Darla from Invader Comics

My favorite book photo this month:

Thanks for reading!