Just Call Me Joie

Okay, bookworms, let's do this!
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Co-host of Oh So Shelf-ish, a burgeoning book review podcast. @lalibresca's partner in crime. Profile art by @KBSpangler.

[Just Call Me Joie @Joienby]

And it’s usually EASY. Librarians WANT to make borrowing as easy as possible. They are incredible advocates for their communities. But they can only do so much without patrons. US public libraries are needed more than ever. Use them. Or we might lose them.

[Just Call Me Joie @Joienby]

Reposting on public because it’s important: USE YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY!!!!!

[nay 🍉 @nayxreads]

maybe i should’ve chosen a cheaper hobby bc being a book lover is not for the broke 😭

[Just Call Me Joie @Joienby]

And you, as a reader, can help ensure those services last for another little while just by checking out books. If you’re not a reader, check out some materials!! Many libraries have amazing object libraries. Using the library is an act of solidarity and resistance.

[Just Call Me Joie @Joienby]

I long for the day she comes to Colorado or Wyoming. I will drive HOURS to get there, I promise!!

[Bramble Romance @BrambleRomance]

Exciting news! #TheSpellshop author @sarahbethdurst is going on tour!🤩 Join her for a discussion of her cozy fantasy romance, coming 7.9.24🪴

Check out her tour stops so you can plan to visit while she’s at a store near you!💜

https://t.co/L6MXh382Cn

[Just Call Me Joie @Joienby]

Just some puzzles

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@DrMclarnon @seananmcguire VERY bittersweet. That epilogue!!

[Just Call Me Joie @Joienby]

“Whatcha doing?”
“Oh, just going through my annual heartbreak at the hands of @seananmcguire!”
“And that’s… a good thing???”
“Oh, yes! Worth it ten times over.”

I cannot recommend #WaywardChildren enough. These books just crawl into your heart and nest there.

[Just Call Me Joie @Joienby]

Mislaid in Parts Half-Known is OUT!!! I am so ready for Seanan McGuire to absolutely DESTROY me once again. (Will review as soon as I’m done.)

[Just Call Me Joie @Joienby]

Every single @sarahbethdurst book I’ve read feels like a little home for my heart. Several of her books sit with me still YEARS after reading them. When I need an escape, her books are there to comfort, entertain, and help me see the world in new ways. Thank you.

[Just Call Me Joie @Joienby]

Parents, siblings, friends, and teachers: it *is* possible to describe your #nonbinary and/or #trans child/sibling/friend/student in terms that don't reveal what gender they were assigned at birth. Try it some time!

[Just Call Me Joie @Joienby]

*sniff* It’s so fucking beautiful!!! *sniff* @omgcheckplease Year Four is here and my set is complete. Thank you, @ngoziu, for many years of hockey and queer growth, heartbreak, and joy. I’m gonna curl up and live it all over again.

[Romance Rehab @RomanceRehab]

It is possible to read over typos and not complain about them. Or to tell the author directly if you feel you must say something. Or to leave a review saying the typos bothered you. Anything is better than reporting errors to Amazon. ANYTHING.

[Brian Keene @BrianKeene]

It’s okay to like cozy horror, extreme horror, quiet horror, supernatural horror, cosmic horror, queer horror, weird westerns, bizarro, Splatterpunk, or any other kind of horror that brings you joy. If anyone gives you shit about it, tell them Brian Keene said to fuck off. Twice.

[Just Call Me Joie @Joienby]

So, over the weekend while procrastinating cleaning, I wrote a parody of Modern Major General to introduce my friends to my favorite romance authors. Just in case anyone was wondering if I’ve lost my book/theatre nerd cred. (Still debating on whether I’ll share.)

[Just Call Me Joie @Joienby]

Gonna go crawl in bed after I foolishly read The Lake House by
@sarahbethdurst
past midnight in the dark and hope I don’t get nightmares. Creepy supernatural YA horror with amazing friendships between teenage misfit girls. Four stars.

[Just Call Me Joie @Joienby]

Evergreen tweet.

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B: My god, historical romance in general is just pulling out all the stops these days and I fucking love it.

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P.S. The series also has wonderful women who yearn and dream and discover. They’re relatable and devastatingly sweet heroines. You’ll love them, too.

[Just Call Me Joie @Joienby]

Just finished @Zoe_Archer’s A ROGUE’S RULES FOR SEDUCTION and LOVED IT. Something about this series was just magical, and it really hit home during this last one that the magic was the men ceding the lead and supporting the women as they created their own futures.

[Just Call Me Joie @Joienby]

And better these men did do. The Last Chance Scoundrels series by Eva Leigh is an absolute delight and sated a craving I didn’t realize I had. Thank you, dear author. Please, please go read it, my friends.