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Every post I write is for readers who love books but want more than just a summary. Over the years, apart from book reviews, Armed with A Book has become home to several thoughtful series that spotlight authors, uplift indie voices, and explore storytelling in all its forms.
Below you’ll find a summary of all the usual content on a book blog as well as ongoing series that are unique to my blog. Dive in and discover your next read—or your next favorite creator. But if you would like subscribe first, enter your email here:
📖 The Book Blog Stuff
📝 Book Reviews
Helping you decide if a book is right for you through honest reflections and lived context.
Thoughtful, honest reflections on books I’ve read including indie, small press, or underrepresented voices. Occasionally, these are written by my co-blogger and book bestie, Ariel. We read pretty much all genres.
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📖 A book review by Ariel: To Shape a Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose
📖 A book review by Kriti: The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer
💬 Book Discussions
Helping you dive deeper into stories through thoughtful back-and-forth conversation.
Deep dives into themes, reading experiences, or broader questions that books raise with Ariel. We read a variety and we read a lot.
➡️ Check out all book discussions here.
📖 A book discussion we enjoyed: Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel
📅 New Releases
Helping you stay current and excited about timely books without the overwhelm.
Each month, Ariel and I compile a curated list of 25–30 new book releases—from big names to indie gems. Posted in the first week of every month, it’s your go-to guide for what’s hitting shelves next.
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➡️ Are you an author? Submit your upcoming book link and publication date here for a chance to be featured!
🎤 Author Interviews & Excerpts
Helping you connect with the person behind the book and find inspiration in the creative life.
I love chatting with authors, especially once I have read their books. Sometimes, I also host them with book excerpts and a short interview, reflecting on behind the scenes.
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➡️ Explore Book Excerpts
📖 An interview I loved: Samantha Mills, author of The Wings Upon Her Back
✨ Bookish Lists
Helping you find inspiration, discover new titles, and celebrate books in context.
On Armed with A Book, we love bookish compilations! Here we have themed lists, favorite non-bookish media, and creative mashups—just for the love of storytelling and hobbies
➡️ Check out all the lists so far
📖 One of my favorite lists: Armed with A Book Choice Awards 2024
🌙 After Thoughts
Short notes on books that come back to me.
After Thoughts is a series about the books that return long after I’ve finished reading them. It’s not just about stories—it’s about time, memory, and who I am becoming when I meet a book again.
➡️ Check out my notes so far.
📖 The Five Love Languages kick started this series. Read the review and the after thoughts.
🌟 Ongoing Blog Series
📚 TBR Tales
A personal reading reflection series.
Often I pause to reflect on my towering TBR (to be read) list—celebrating what I’ve read, exploring what’s calling to me next, and documenting how my reading life evolves.
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📖 TBR Tales # 4: How to Read More
🗂️ The Blogging Shelf
A behind-the-scenes look at book blogging as a long-term, creative practice.
In The Blogging Shelf, I reflect on the realities of running a book blog—pitching, reviewing, building relationships, balancing creativity with life, and showing up authentically in a changing digital landscape. These posts are thoughtful, experience-based, and written for bloggers, writers, and creators who care about sustainability over speed.
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📖 The Blogging Shelf # 1: Blogging as a Hobby: Seasons, Gaps, and what keeps me coming back
🧸Growing Up with Books
A reading life unfolding beside mine.
This series documents the tiny, tender, surprising reading life growing next to me. It’s a miniature library within the larger story of my own reading—made up of the books I find, choose, and cherish for my daughter.
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📖 Growing Up with Books # 1: Baby’s First Books
🌱 Creating While Caring
Making space for creativity in seasons of care.
When we care for others—or ourselves—our timelines shift. This series reflects on what it means to return to creating while parenting, caregiving, healing, or moving through seasons of low energy and high responsibility. It’s about honoring both care and creativity, without rushing either.
Stay tuned for the first post!
🔁 Indie Recommends Indie
Amplifying indie and small press voices—together.
In this series, indie and small press authors recommend books by fellow indie authors. It’s a celebration of mutual support, literary discovery, and stories that deserve the spotlight.
➡️ Start exploring recommendations here
➡️ Are you an indie author? Get involved! DM me on Instagram or Facebook saying you are interested in this series.
🌀 Series Stories
Behind-the-scenes of book series.
Authors share the journey of writing a complete book series—from idea to final installment. If you love learning about author decisions, world-building, and long-form storytelling, this is your series.
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🎲 The Creator’s Roulette
Guest posts and interviews with creators of all kinds.
This is an open space for creators—writers, illustrators, game designers, podcasters, and more—to share a piece of their world. Every post is different. Every voice matters.
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📖 The Creator’s Roulette # 162: Zoë A. Perry – On Translation
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