I read over 100 books in 2021 and here are the 30 best By Amanda Hudgins • December 22nd, 2021 What I’m going to do here is talk about the best books I read in 2021.
100 books in a year By Amanda Hudgins • October 22nd, 2021 There are a few things no one actually wants to hear about: your dreams, your diet, and how many books you’ve read this year.
#AsianReadathon 2021 By Amanda Hudgins • May 31st, 2021 This year, I decided to once again participate in #AsianReadathon, an event run by YouTuber withCindy focused on getting participants to read books written by Asian authors.
about 3000 words on K-pop novels By Amanda Hudgins • April 14th, 2021 Despite these books having so little to do with each other – they vary wildly in terms of audience, genre, and quality – they have so much in common.
When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain By Amanda Hudgins • December 7th, 2020 A sequel to Nghi Vo’s also fantastic Empress of Salt and Fortune, When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain is a story about oral history and mythmaking.
2800 words on Ready Player Two By Amanda Hudgins • November 30th, 2020 The weirdest thing about Ready Player Two is that it decides to confront the criticisms of Ready Player One head on in the least effective way you could imagine.
genre fiction by people who aren’t cis white dudes By Amanda Hudgins • November 25th, 2020 Every few years there’s a push for people to read more books by writers who are not white or writers who are not male or writers who are not cis-gendered or Western.
Strong Openers By Amanda Hudgins • November 17th, 2020 A good opening line is like the sound of opening a can of soda on a hot day, it’s a promise of things to come.
Midnight Sun is a Mistake By Amanda Hudgins • August 17th, 2020 Midnight Sun, the 2020 follow-up to the Twilight series, was a mistake.
Exploits Feature Opening Statement By Gavin Craig • February 1st, 2019 We experimented with a different format for this issue of Exploits. Gavin Craig explains.