hello friends. 🥺 i've been thinking about returning to book blogging. 🥺

i got a new job that i love: i now work in libraries!!! being so close to books makes me miss reading and sharing my love for books.

so... we will see. 👁👄👁👍

ONCE UPON A K-PROM by Kat Cho is a treat for lovers of K-Pop stories, childhood best friends-to-lovers, and a satisfying story with fluff and drama. ✨

Read CW's review: thequietpond.com/2022/06/07/boo…

popping in to say that i just started reading the atlas six and this book already has me in a chokehold 👁👄👁

icymi yesterday, come check out how i created this lovely garden for #PondathonII 🥰 (ty cw 🌷 (not really here) // The Quiet Pond for the beautiful artwork and wonderful readathon!)

gardeners, let's do the cutest ✨virtual garden show✨. 🥺

if you have been participating in pondathon ii and want to showcase your garden, submit it below!! (we want to see it!!)

Ramadan Mubarak💜 if you want to support this Muslim author during the holy month, consider preordering my book set in Pakistan, featuring a Muslim girl who crosses over into the realm of jinn to save her best friend!

preorder: bit.ly/nura1preorder
GR: bit.ly/nura1g

Defiant, critical, and a story of queer rage, HELL FOLLOWED WITH US by Andrew Joseph White is a horrific and emotional post-apolcayptic horror about survival, religious trauma and becoming the monsters we are made.

Read my review: thequietpond.com/2022/04/02/boo…

Recently Published and Forthcoming Books by Pacific Islanders🌴

With #AAPI coming up, it’s important to address the disparity regarding PI authors in publishing and to support them. RT appreciated🙂

List curated by Manuia / #APIpit

#diversebooks #newbooks #API

A Magic Steeped in Poison comes out today! I'm so grateful I got to write a book that incorporates the folklore and history and traditions I grew up with in Taiwan, and my love for wuxia films and c-dramas...

Find out more about the book here: judyilin.com/books

As March meanders into April, we head into the new month with an issue of The Pond Book News rounding up the latest in exciting YA announcements, featuring stories queer, witchy, and gothic alike 🍂

Read Issue 117: thequietpond.com/2022/03/28/the…

i'm hardly ever here anymore because life has been ridiculously busy, but 👀

coming online to say that HELL FOLLOWED WITH US by Andrew Joseph White 🏴🏳️‍⚧️ is fantastic. gory, critical, angry, and so bloody good.

Look at how cute this is!! Can’t wait to see the little pagoda in everyone’s garden ☺️☺️☺️

🌷🌱 Pondathon II Readathon 🌷🌱

You've received a Companion Quest from Judy Lin, author of A Magic Steeped in Poison!

It's tea time at the Pond! Let's get our favourite drinks and- but wait, what IS your favourite drink?

See the quest here: thequietpond.com/2022/03/20/pon…

If you love STEM-girl power, cats, and a heartfelt and inspiring story about having faith in yourself no matter what life throws at you, then you'll love SIR FIG NEWTON AND THE SCIENCE OF PERSISTENCE by Sonja Thomas. 👩🏾‍🚀🐈✨

Read my review: thequietpond.com/2022/03/16/boo…

It's a *good* time to be a fan of SFF stories, friends! From YA to adult, from magic to myth to murder mysteries, come read about the latest cover reveals + book announcements in this fresh issue of The Pond Book News! ✨

Read Issue 116: thequietpond.com/2022/03/14/the…

🌷🌱 Pondathon II Readathon 🌷🌱

You've received a side quest! ✨
You find Sprout atop their usual tree stump, communing with the forest - and they need your help planting young trees. 🌳

See their quest here: thequietpond.com/2022/03/13/pon…

🌷🌱 Pondathon II Readathon 🌷🌱

Round 4 of the Pondathon readathon has begun! 🥳

The readathon rewards available in Round 4 (March 13 - April 2) are: chamomile, tulips, hydrangeas, hedges, and ferns! 🌿

See the readathon's status here: thequietpond.com/pondathon-ii-p…

bittersweet official announcement 💛
thequietpond.com/2022/03/07/blo…