What’s Occurring? A Bookish Community Roundup 20/08/2021

1. Holy shit the lineup for FIYAHCON2021 is so good. There's a ton of writers whose books I've read and enjoyed, from Malka Older to P. Djeli Clarke and Alexis Henderson, to others who have been burning a hole in my TBR fror a while like Premee Mohamed and Rebecca Roanhorse, as well as a...

What’s Occurring? A Bookish Community Roundup 13/08/2021

Hello bookwyrms. I've been thinking of doing something like this for a while and Blogger Appreciation week has given me the kick up the arse I needed. There's always so many great posts, book reviews, community projects and other good stuff going on that I want to support and direct people to, so strap in...

The Great Series Read Project Launch (Part 1)

So, inspired by Caitlin's long-running Great Series Read project over at Realms Of My Mind, I've decided I need to get a handle on all the unfinished series I have on the go. As you'll see from the sheer number of books in this post, I have a lot of series on the go right...

That’s The Bottom Line: July in Review

It's a good thing I started writing these 'month in review' posts to mostly talk about stuff I've been doing and enjoying outside of books and blogging cos I've not blogged or reviewed all that much the past couple of months. I feel like the meat and potatoes of my blog should be book reviews,...

Hey! Watcha Readin’? Reading Update 28/07/2021

Evening bookwyrms, hope you're all well. I realised I'd inadvertently stopped doing my reading updates a little while ago. No idea why, but I'm excited to get back to them. I'm also reviving the Hey! Watcha Readin' series tagline from way back when. I started out using it when I first started blogging, but dropped...

The Stuart Queens Book Tag

What's that? A book tag that's a whole ton of fun and teaches me some excellent history at the same time? You son of a bitch, I'm in. This tag was made my one of my fave people in the blogosphere, Jess over at her blog Jessticulates. Go check out her post and if you...

Mid-Year Book Check In | 2021

I'm not known for my frequent partaking in book tags, but occasionally one catches my eye and this one looks super fun! Co-created by Ely @ Earl Grey Books and Chami @ Read Like Wildfire. Let's go! Best book you’ve read so far in 2021Ok so if we're being very literal, then it's got to...

Through This Bleak and Barren Land: June in Review

Ok so bleak might be a bit melodramatic, but I'll be the first to admit the blog was a bit barren in June. After how hectic I made Wyrd and Wonder for myself in May I think I just needed a blogging break last month. What I have been doing though is reading my way...

10 Small Press Books on my TBR

This is a post that does exactly what it says on the tin. But it also serves as my official announcement post that Parsecs & Parchment is reorienting! That's right bookwyrms, going forward I've decided I want to be championing and talking about and celebrating the diverse array of small press books out there. The...

In the Grim Darkness of the Recent Past: May in Review

Weeeell May was a busy month here *collapses into a puddle of slime*. I somehow succeeded in my attempt to post a review every day during Wyrd and Wonder. Most of the reviews were grimdark novels, though towards the end it started feeling a bit too much like work so I shifted things up a...