Welcome to ‘Stop and Smell the Books’!—by me, Ceallaigh, of ‘ceallaighsbooks’ on other social media platforms.
This is a place for me to share my current reading projects, bookish thoughts & tangents, book reviews, & reading lists. I wanted to build a platform where I can post longer reviews, my extensive lists of favorite quotes, spin-off posts addressing deeper themes I come across in my reading as well as connections between multiple books. I also wanted to be able to link to other writers’ reviews, author interviews, podcast episodes, creatives’ content on other platforms, as well as link to where you can buy any of the books I recommend at non-corp places more easily than I can on other platforms.
I also hope (🤞🏻) to publish various writing projects from #WritersJournal entries to poetry to flash fiction. My hope for this goal is that having a public-facing space to share my writing will help me to prioritize making time for creative writing more so I can grow my skills & to also be in community with other writers & readers.
The only content that is behind a paywall are my original writing (poetry & fiction), most of my Notebook entries & the “Favorite Quotes” & “Annotations” sections on my Book Reviews. I appreciate anyone who wishes to support financially my work that is otherwise available for free, but I also want to protect my original creative work from general access & the paid subscription option is a useful way to manage that.
If you have any questions about this please feel free to email or reach out to me!
Book Reviews
featuring my thoughts, any personal resonances, favorite quotes, linked further reading suggestions, CWs, et cetera… & I will spoil whether or not the dog (/cat/horse/generally beloved animal character) dies.
Read more about my book-rating system here.
Read about my approach to CWs (Content Warnings) in my posts here.
Reading Lists
featuring curated reading lists consisting of a collection of linked books related to various sub-genres, themes, subjects, tropes, & seasonal & personal rec’s, et cetera…
Read more about these lists here.
Ceallaigh’s Notebook
featuring general posts related to reading (my #ReadersNotebook—such as thoughts, quotes, musings, etc.) & writing (my #WritersNotebook—such as notes from interviews with, quotes from, & articles on my favorite writers), & other various musings, tangents, digressions, plans, goals, idlings, et cetera, et cetera…
Poetry
One of my writing goals is to write one new poem every week. Which I intend to publish here… maybe…
Flash Fiction
Another of my writing goals is to write one new short story or flash fiction piece every month. Which I also intend to publish here… maybe…
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I greatly appreciate anyone who wishes to support financially my work that is otherwise available for free as I would like to always keep my Book Reviews & Reading Lists available to all readers.
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