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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!
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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:
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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.
![Instagram Live with Katherine Silva | Book Event](https://www.ericarobynreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_7947-562x1024.jpeg)
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!
![The Shrouded Tome: Ten Forgotten Fables by Ronald Kelly - dedication to Erica Robyn Metcalf](https://www.ericarobynreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_8205-1024x768.jpeg)
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:
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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:
![The Shrouded Tome: Ten Forgotten Fables by Ronald Kelly book photo by Erica Robyn Reads](https://www.ericarobynreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_8207-1024x834.jpeg)
Thanks for reading!
I love July too, and it did fly by. Seems like this time of year always does. and that is so cool for you guys!!
Congrats on the dedication too- that is so neat!
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July really did go by quickly – and it’s my birthday month as well! 😀
Happy belated birthday month!! <3 <3
What a fab month. Even just interviewing someone else, I’d love to meet Joe Hill someday. And your shower is so cute.
-lauren
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