Some queer book recommendations because even though pride might be over, reading queer books never is

July 13, 2020July 12, 2020 ~ Ally Writes Things ~ 14 Comments

Happy Monday, everyone! I hope you had a great weekend! Today, I thought I would recommend some queer books, as well as talk about some queer books on my TBR. As you likely know, June was pride. But, I think it's important that we read queer books all the time, not just in a designated … Continue reading Some queer book recommendations because even though pride might be over, reading queer books never is

Indigenous authors to read for National Indigenous Peoples Day!

June 21, 2020June 19, 2020 ~ Ally Writes Things ~ 5 Comments

Happy Sunday, everyone! And happy National Indigenous Peoples Day! To celebrate, I thought I would highlight some of my favourite Indigenous authors, as well as some Indigenous authors I still have to read. Books I recommend A Mind Spread Out on the Ground by Alicia Elliott: this is one of the best non-fiction books I've … Continue reading Indigenous authors to read for National Indigenous Peoples Day!

Recommendations based on emojis (part one)

June 15, 2020June 3, 2020 ~ Ally Writes Things ~ 26 Comments

Hello, gals and gays, happy Monday! Today I'm giving some recommendations based on emojis you gave me. As always, I went to Twitter to ask for y'alls help, and you did you deliver. I got a ton of responses, so thank you so much to everyone who responded. Because of the amount of responses, I'm … Continue reading Recommendations based on emojis (part one)

Recommendations based on the type of law my friends want to go into

May 11, 2020May 11, 2020 ~ Ally Writes Things ~ 20 Comments

Hello, friends and fellow book lovers! As some of you may know, I just finished my second year of law school. By this point, most of my friends and I have a pretty decent idea of the types of law we're interested in. I had a kind of dumb idea for a blog post, which … Continue reading Recommendations based on the type of law my friends want to go into

Some low-stress books to read if you’re feeling stressed

March 23, 2020March 20, 2020 ~ Ally Writes Things ~ 13 Comments

Happy Monday, everyone! I hope you are all staying safe and healthy in these trying times. Today, I thought I would give some recommendations for some low-stress, entertaining books to help keep you mind off things. These are all books that will hopefully keep your mind off things if you've been stressed about the news and … Continue reading Some low-stress books to read if you’re feeling stressed

Recommendations for… my friend Shenille

February 28, 2020February 29, 2020 ~ Ally Writes Things ~ 11 Comments

Howdy, gals and pals! Today I'm doing a recommendations post, but a bit of a different kind of recommendations post. Recently, in class, my friend Shenille texted me saying "I need book recommendations" So of course I made a whole post about it! Idk I thought it'd be a fun and different post, and if … Continue reading Recommendations for… my friend Shenille

Recommendations for… fast-paced books

December 2, 2019November 19, 2019 ~ Ally Writes Things ~ 10 Comments

Happy Monday, everyone! Even though I participate in giving Monthly Recommendations, I thought I would start my own where every couple weeks I give recommendations for a specific topic (also Monthly Recommendations has been dead lately so). Today I'm doing recommendations for fast-paced books. If you need a few quick books to read to finish off … Continue reading Recommendations for… fast-paced books

Non-fiction recommendations!

November 4, 2019October 28, 2019 ~ Ally Writes Things ~ 9 Comments

Happy Monday, everyone! Even though I participate in giving Monthly Recommendations, I thought I would start my own where every couple weeks I give recommendations for a specific topic. In the spirit of Non-fiction November, I'm giving some non-fiction recommendations! I did some recommendations for people wanting to try non-fiction a while ago, which you can … Continue reading Non-fiction recommendations!

Recommendations based on your bookish buzzwords pt. 1

October 28, 2019October 23, 2019 ~ Ally Writes Things ~ 13 Comments

Happy Monday, everyone! Even though I participate in giving Monthly Recommendations, I thought I would start my own where every couple weeks I give recommendations for a specific topic (also Monthly Recommendations has been dead lately so). Today I'm starting a new recommendations series where I give recommendations based on some of your bookish buzzwords! I … Continue reading Recommendations based on your bookish buzzwords pt. 1

Recommending some of the books I’ve read recently

October 7, 2019October 6, 2019 ~ Ally Writes Things ~ 12 Comments

AKA I haven't written reviews for these books and don't know when that will happen but I really enjoyed them and think everyone should read them Happy Monday, everyone! Even though I participate in giving Monthly Recommendations, I thought I would start my own where every couple weeks I give recommendations for a specific topic (also … Continue reading Recommending some of the books I’ve read recently

Recommendations for… books with magical realism

September 23, 2019September 22, 2019 ~ Ally Writes Things ~ 27 Comments

Happy Monday, everyone! Even though I participate in giving Monthly Recommendations, I thought I would start my own where every couple weeks I give recommendations for a specific topic (also Monthly Recommendations has been dead lately so). Today I'm doing recommendations for books with magical realism, because I talked about books with magical realism a couple of … Continue reading Recommendations for… books with magical realism

Recommendations based on your favourite memes!

September 9, 2019September 7, 2019 ~ Ally Writes Things ~ 30 Comments

Hello friends and fellow meme lovers! A few weeks ago on Twitter (go follow me!), I asked y'all for your favourite memes. And y'all did not disappoint. There were some good memes. So today, I'm giving recommendations based on those memes! This was a lot harder than I thought, but also a lot of fun. … Continue reading Recommendations based on your favourite memes!