Kate Willis's Blog, page 11

I played the Tiny Bookshop game demo

TINY BOOKSHOP. It’s as cute as it sounds, eeek. I ran across a trailer for the indie game, now that it has a release date (August 7th!), and immediately fell in love. The community aspects reminded me of Stardew Valley (my favorite), the easy gameplay reminded me of all the shop and bakery simulators I’ve...Continue reading »

meet my books: short stories edition

The last entry in the (short) series about my books is all about my published short stories! (I have a few available on the Short Stories tab of this blog, but I’ll be covering the ones that are available on Kindle.) Red Boots During my short stint (years ago) in college, I took a creative...Continue reading »

currently reading: George MacDonald and introverts

I’m constantly reading something new, and I thought it would be fun to take some time once a week to share my thoughts about what I’m currently reading. (For more real-time updates, check out my Goodreads.) Please note, I do not endorse any of these books until I’ve finished reading them. 😉 My challenge book...Continue reading »

May: a wedding, book hauls, and Doctor Who

May, and the last strains of spring, flew by! Early in the month, we traveled out of state for my sister-in-law’s wedding. It was so nice to visit that side of the family again, catch up with everyone and meet all the new, squishy babies, and watch such a wonderful woman join her life with...Continue reading »

the unread book tag

I, um, really needed to go on this book-buying ban. I have a Goodreads shelf where I add books I own and want to read, so I have a general idea of how many I have and how to prioritize them. By my last semi-accurate count (which doesn’t include all my ebooks but a lot...Continue reading »

my next book has a cover!

I’ve been sitting on this for a few weeks now, but A Dream of Family (Kenaz #2) has a cover and it’s the cutest bean I’ve ever seen and I’m so excited for this book and the best way to show my excitement is with this run-on sentence and I hope you like the cover...Continue reading »

how to prepare your used book haul for the bookshelf

(In retrospect, this post is ironic due to my impending doom book-buying ban.) I love book thrifting for the deals, the joy of the hunt, and the variety I can find. A huge percentage of the books I own are thrifted from my local Goodwill(s), Savers, a charity thriftstore, and two used bookstores in the...Continue reading »

currently reading: Leo Tolstoy and agents

I’m constantly reading something new, and I thought it would be fun to take some time once a week to share my thoughts about what I’m currently reading. (For more real-time updates, check out my Goodreads.) Please note, I do not endorse any of these books until I’ve finished reading them. 😉 I’m not a...Continue reading »

it’s Jewish American Heritage month again

I was telling a story at the dinner table with my family earlier this month in which I realized for the first time that not everyone loves my Jewish heritage. I had assumed (naively, as 2016 Kate so often was) since we both lived in the US and were going to college together that our...Continue reading »

it’s time for a book buying ban

Between challenge books, a Book Outlet order, and thrifting trips (two of which were ridiculously successful), I’m booked out. Seriously, I haven’t done book hauls lately cause it’s kind of embarrassing how happily off-the-rails my book buying went. 🫣 It’s all been great deals, so it hasn’t been too hard on my budget, and almost...Continue reading »