The Joyful Weekly Edit | August 27th
Where bookish finds, Substack gems & joyful moments meet plus all the fun holidays to bookmark for the week ahead!
Good Morning Joyful Readers!
How on earth is September almost here?! I can hardly believe August is almost over and that Halloween is only (frantically checks calendar) 9 weeks away. On the topic of Halloween, our kiddo’s current costume request is Ghost Spider. We’ll wait to see where we’re at in a few weeks before buying it but I have a feeling it won’t change!
Bookish Notes
This past week brought TONS of book mail my way. Some amazing publisher book mail and a few preorders and purchases as well. Needless to say my TBR shelves are overflowing with great options to choose from.
My most anticipated book that arrived last week was a special edition of Soul of Shadow by Emma Noyes from the YA Once Upon a Book Club Box subscription of and I must confess that it’s even more gorgeous than I imagined it would be. I coincidentally also snagged a pretty copy for $1 (plus shipping) from Allstora from signing up for a trial Romantasy membership (and yessss if you didn’t know Emma Noyes has a book club!) so I now own two beautiful copies.
Ares decided to join my photoshoot. 🐾
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Most Anticipated: This Week’s New Releases
The sheer number of new releases that come out every week (and honestly, every month!) makes my head spin. To help narrow it down here’s the top new books released this week that were on my radar.
Fiction Released 8/26
Graciela and His Grace by Liana De La Rosa
Good Grief by Sara Goodman Confino
The Good Vampire’s Guide to Blood and Boyfriends by Jaime D’Amato
Nonfiction Released 8/26
How the Hell Did I Not Know That? by Lucie Frost
Children of the Book by Ilana Kurshan
Everyone’s Seen My Tits by Keely Hazell
What I Preordered Last Week:
Preordered from B&N | Strong Ground by Brené Brown - Pub date Sept. 23rd
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What’s bringing me joy:
Writing this weekly substack blog post and celebrating milestones - I had two new paid subscribers this week and I can’t even tell you how excited I am about that! It’s such a cool feeling to have support for my writing and creative endeavors. Thank you!
Discovering that H&M carries little kids clothes. We were out with our kiddo and she picked out a few things she liked.
Playing in the neighborhood parks with our kiddo. Taking a walk and going to the park is her current favorite activity — aside from swimming day with dad of course.
The rainbow of bookish candles from Novelly Yours. They all smell good and they brighten up my day every time I see them on my bookshelf. P.S. I’m currently a rep for her shop — use code JOYFULBLOGGER to save at checkout!
If anything here resonates, leave a comment below. I love hearing how you’re finding joy in your life too!
The Shelves of a Mood Reader
Am I truly in the middle of six books right now? Yes, why yes I am!
Finished Reading
📖 Summer in the City by Alex Astor ✨ Special hardback edition with sprayed edges gifted from the publisher ✨
Quick take: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 Enjoyed the book, loved and connected with so much of the commentary throughout, and would absolutely recommend it. (🔥 warning: it has a few steamy scenes)
Started Reading
📖 Soul of Shadow by Emma Noyes ✨ Special hardback edition with special book jacket and sprayed edges
Continued Reading
📖 How The Hell Did I Not Know That?: My Midlife Year from Couch to Curiosity by Lucie Frost ✨ Nonfiction humor ✨ I received an early finished copy from Kaye Publicity. A few pages in and it’s already got my laughing along.
📱 My Life With the Walter Boys by Ali Novak ✨ eBook available in Kindle Unlimited ✨ I’m reading the books for the first time before season 2 airs on tv
🎧 Loud by Drew Afualo ✨ Audiobook borrowed from my local library via Libby ✨ I’ve never heard of her before but she is funny and so real. Great listen so far.
📱 You Can’t Have It All by Stassi Schroeder ✨ eBook available in Everand ✨Nonfiction mom humor - I’m reading the ebook but imagine the audiobook is a fun way to enjoy it!
📖 Mama: A Queer Black Woman’s Story of a Family Lost and Found by
✨ Hardback purchased at Always Here Books in Portland ✨Nonfiction memoir📖 UpWorthy Good People: Stories From the Best of Humanity ✨ Hardback copy gifted from TLC Book Tours ✨Nonfiction feel good short stories
DNF’ed
None last week!
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Random things on my mind:
One of my favorite small businesses Epilogue Book Shop makes the cutest printed bookish items. I just placed an order for a bunch of fun little bookish ghosts and signs for my bookshelves and I cannot wait for everything to arrive!
I’m obsessed with the items and highly recommend checking out her shop. She does custom order printing based on the items and colors you want. The shop owner Amber graciously shared a 15% off coupon code HOCUSPOCUS that everyone can use through September 15th.
Next week’s daily holidays:
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With joy from the stacks
