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Celebrated one thousand posts this week!

When I started this account, I wasn’t thinking ahead to my next post, let alone my thousandth. I shared my first book review because I was looking for a space online to talk about books (knowing my friends were probably sick of seeing them on my personal account, ha!) and I had never even heard the term “Bookstagram.”

I certainly never anticipated that talking about books here would become such a meaningful part of my life. This account has introduced me to novels that have shaped my worldview, nonfiction that has blown my mind, and, most importantly, deep friendships and a genuine sense of community.

To celebrate this milestone, I’m looking back at some of the books that made me the reader I am today—of which, of course, there are many.

I’d love to hear about a few of the books that made you the reader you are today. 🤍

Long before I was reviewing books on the internet, I was the child surrounded by them. In fact, the mom of a preschool friend we regularly carpooled with would happily announce, “Here comes Abigail and her traveling library!” as I teetered toward her car carrying a tote nearly as large as my four-year-old body, filled to the brim with books.

These are some of the stories I remember requesting again and again, reading under the covers, checking out from the library, and carrying with me into the next stage of my reading life.

These were the books that introduced me to analyzing stories and looking beyond the plot—and, alongside my amazing teachers, helped me realize that talking about a book could be almost as much fun as reading it.

My teenage reading taste contained multitudes: boarding-school drama, vampires, dystopian survival, emotional devastation, and plenty of very questionable adolescent decision-making.

These are the books and series I returned to repeatedly—and honestly, I do not especially need to know how most of them would hold up now.

GONE GIRL was my gateway into dark, twisty, psychologically sharp mysteries and stories about complicated women. I remember exactly where I was when I reached that moment in the plot: sitting on a tattered, sand-filled gray couch in the living room o

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half year highlights part 1: the life stuff - bookstores and cozy reading spots and dinners and travels and boxed sets and theater and friends, what more could a girl want

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June in the margins: a few books, a few bites, a few bookstore moments, and one big (ahem, Whistler shaped) reminder that reading is supposed to be fun.

This month felt like a reset in the best way, and I’m carrying that energy into July by following my whims, making my own rules, and adding a little extra joy to the stack. Swipe through for the last 30 days in books & bits. What was your favorite June read? 🩵📚👓

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Third annual New York City bookstore crawl with @agrayreads, @booktherapyphilly, & @thesouthphillyreader!

This year’s stops:
- @lizsbookbar
- @booksaremagicbk
- @mcnallyjackson
- @spiralbooksnyc
- Three Lives & Co

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6 reasons why Fledging makes a great book club pick...

📚 It's a topical conversation starter.
📚 Everyone can relate to a different aspect of the story.
📚 It's about a woman who lays an egg. Do I need to say any more?
📚 You can be the one to recommend a book your friends HAVEN'T heard about yet.
📚 Support a small press, not Big Publishing!
📚 It's nice and short - perfect for even the busiest readers.

Available in paperback and e-book
🇬🇧🇮🇪🇺🇸🇨🇦 + Commonwealth

Visit renardpress.com/books/fledging for book club questions

Check out my reviews on goodreads - and leave your own!

#shortreads #bookclubreads #motherdaughter #kidsorchildfree #babydecision @courtneyrunschicago

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Fall so far: lots of travel, beautiful views, a bucket list concert, great books, an abundance of autumn flowers, & life imitating art 🥱🐣

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The many covers of Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier as captured by you! Please keep sharing these, I love seeing everyone reading along (especially fun when there are so many editions). Well done everyone for staying safe from some of the uglier editions out there, I knew I could count on you all 😂❤️

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Queer, Muslim, Coming-of-Age Book Launch in Philly! Hope to see you among the incredible art @12gates on 10/18. Link in bio!

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Just a little update on all my amazing moderators! I'm so excited to be meeting ALL of you and honoured that you were up for collaborating.

And yes, I do speak with my hands. I'm half Italian after all...

Register for events at www.rosediell.com/events

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#motherhood #motherdaughter

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It starts as bloating, a hard curvature in my gut that won’t go away. I wonder if it’s my period, but it isn’t the right time. The cramps come slowly at first, like a rising tide, and then grow shorter and sharper, a racing heartbeat.

When Lia lays an egg she doesn’t know what to do. At her age, it’s impossible to escape the baby question, and all her friends seem to be having children. She feels her heart’s not in it – but all the same, there’s the egg, impossible to ignore, lying in a nest of towels in the living room.

Her partner on tour on the other side of the world and her mother diagnosed with a terminal illness, Lia finds herself torn, unsure whether she’s ready to give up on her songwriting dreams; but time is running out, and she must make one of the biggest decisions of her life.

Beautifully written and brilliantly original, Fledging is a riveting tale that asks what it is to lead a meaningful life, and sounds a resounding call for women to make their own choices, whether that means embracing motherhood or living child-free.

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I was asked to repost this with timings added so here y'all go!

I can't wait to discuss my weird little book with audiences in US & Canada. I'll be visiting some BEAUTIFUL indie bookstores and I've got some amazing conversation partners to do it with!

Fledging is the story of Lia, a woman trying to decide if she wants kids... who lays an egg! It 'sounds a resounding call for women to make their own choices, whether that means embracing motherhood or living child-free.'

🌟 Full details & registration info on my website rosediell.com/events

📚 Pre-order paperback now from bookshop.org in the US and indiebookstores.ca in Canada. Also available as e-book from October 6.

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Full North America release dates

Join me! rosediell.com/events

Now available to pre-order from bookshop.org or your favourite indie bookshop

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