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shelf dispatch #33: notes on a great reading month
+ trad wives take over fiction, my new favorite classic & more
Feb 1
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Marta Carvalho
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Things I'm looking for in books right now
As a reader with excellent taste, duh
Jan 29
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Marta Carvalho
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#32: January in books
A kid gets possessed by a corgi and witches survive the apocalypse in this month's most anticipated new releases
Jan 1
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Marta Carvalho
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#31: December in books
Witchy fiction is back and romance gets the yeehaw treatment in this month's most anticipated new releases
Nov 30, 2025
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Marta Carvalho
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My literary gift guide
60+ books to gift in 2025
Nov 24, 2025
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Marta Carvalho
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essays
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I wrote my first draft in a week (it made me physically ill)
Why I did it, how I did it and what's next
Dec 11, 2024
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Marta Carvalho
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Let your books marinate
The art of waiting
Nov 7, 2024
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Marta Carvalho
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Book ratings are ruining your reading experience
This is a hate letter
Oct 16, 2024
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Marta Carvalho
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A case for reading less
You gonna read all that?
Sep 26, 2024
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Marta Carvalho
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books
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Things I'm looking for in books right now
As a reader with excellent taste, duh
Jan 29
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Marta Carvalho
51
17
5
My literary gift guide
60+ books to gift in 2025
Nov 24, 2025
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Marta Carvalho
189
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14
Your definitive guide to starting a book club
You better read b*tch
Jan 22, 2025
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Marta Carvalho
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The eyes, chico, are all over book covers these days
And they're staring at me
Dec 23, 2024
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Marta Carvalho
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10 books to buddy read this month
Or all year round, really
Dec 6, 2024
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Marta Carvalho
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recent obsessions
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Recent Obsessions #21: the perfect lip liner & this Kristen Stewart movie
Plus a butter-yellow handbag and my new aviator jacket
Jan 28, 2025
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Marta Carvalho
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Recent Obsessions #20: incense holders & Netflix's new snowman romcom
Plus The Substance, furry handbags and an Emily Henry interview
Nov 27, 2024
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Marta Carvalho
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Recent Obsessions #19: Charmed, frosty lip gloss and peanut butter cookies
Plus homemade matcha lattes, money conversations and Florence Pugh's new movie
Oct 23, 2024
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Marta Carvalho
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Recommendations
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Books on GIF
Books on GIF
Books & Banter
Amani Hope
Books + Bits
Pandora Sykes
as seen on
Ochuko Akpovbovbo
Solitary Daughter
Solitary Daughter
new releases
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shelf dispatch #33: notes on a great reading month
+ trad wives take over fiction, my new favorite classic & more
Feb 1
•
Marta Carvalho
37
4
1
#32: January in books
A kid gets possessed by a corgi and witches survive the apocalypse in this month's most anticipated new releases
Jan 1
•
Marta Carvalho
59
1
#31: December in books
Witchy fiction is back and romance gets the yeehaw treatment in this month's most anticipated new releases
Nov 30, 2025
•
Marta Carvalho
58
3
#30: November in books
Everyone is running away in this month's most anticipated new releases
Nov 1, 2025
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Marta Carvalho
59
5
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Interviews
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Guian Andrea still hasn't recovered from this gross book I recommended
I asked my bookstagram friend about the books she loves, the authors she doesn’t, and the one scene she'd like to permanently delete from her mind
May 8, 2025
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Marta Carvalho
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Eliza Clark: 'I'm prepared to sacrifice beauty for realism'
The British novelist on her first short story collection, internet culture, and crafting fiction that defies genre
Feb 20, 2025
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Marta Carvalho
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Amani Hope is weak for whimsy (and the occasional alien erotica)
She can also read nine books at the same time like some kind of magician
Feb 13, 2025
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Marta Carvalho
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Yasmine Yacut loves books that make her cry
When she's not busy running marathons or meeting Oprah, Yasmine is most likely having her heart broken by a book
Jan 8, 2025
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Marta Carvalho
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Martina Calvi will always find joy in The Princess Diaries
The internet's sentimental crafty girl talks all things creativity, chick lit and how her new book is helping readers reconnect with their inner child
Dec 3, 2024
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Marta Carvalho
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