July , 2020 - Fully Booked Blog

First Few Pages: Mexican Gothic

Posted on July 30, 2020| Posted in First Few Pages

Silvia Moreno-Garcia's new novel is set in 1950s Mexico and follows protagonist Noemí Taboada to a distant house called High Place in the Mexican countryside. In a frantic letter, her newlywed cousin is begging for anyone to save her from a mysterious doom. Noemí is not sure what she will find. Read the first few pages here.

2020 Eisner Award Winners

Posted on July 28, 2020

Though the physical SDCC celebrations have been cancelled, the Eisner Awards still pushed through last weekend! Check out the winners and browse our collection at Fully Booked Online.

Austen Encounters

Posted on July 28, 2020| Posted in Featured

We let our bookworm friends at Bookworm Corner to share with us their encounters with Jane Austen's works. Read on to find out their first Austen book, what made them try, and what they think about her writing style.

Helpful Advice for Creatives from Books

Posted on July 24, 2020| Posted in Featured

Dear creative, we gathered some bits of helpful tips and uplifting takeaways for you to read.

First Few Pages: The Damned

Posted on July 23, 2020| Posted in First Few Pages

Bastien is now cursed and forever changed. The price of loving Celine was costly, but Celine has also paid a high price for loving him. Just as they begin to uncover the danger around them, and war between the immortals seems imminent, they learn their love could tear them apart.

Read on to read the first few pages.

Gaiman Encounters

Posted on July 20, 2020| Posted in Featured

We let our bookworm friends at Bookworm Corner to share with us their encounters with Neil Gaiman's works. Read on to find out their first Gaiman book, what made them try, and what they think about his writing style.

Murakami Encounters

Posted on July 17, 2020| Posted in Featured

Some of the bookworms over at our Facebook community, Bookworm Corner at Fully Booked, shared with us their encounters of the works of Japanese author Haruki Murakami. Read on to find out their favorite Murakami book, why they decided to start reading, and what they like about his writing style.

Daily Creative Prompts for World Watercolor Month

Posted on July 16, 2020| Posted in Featured

Celebrate World Watercolor Month™ with these fun daily prompts from the lovely folks at Doodlewash!

First Few Pages: Becoming Better Grownups

Posted on July 15, 2020| Posted in First Few Pages

When his first book tour ended, Brad Montague missed hearing other people’s stories so much that he launched what he dubbed a Listening Tour. First visiting elementary schools and later also nursing homes and retirement communities, he hoped to glean new wisdom as to how he might become a better grownup. Now, in this playful and buoyant book, he shares those insights with rest of us –timeless, often surprising lessons that bypass the head we’re always stuck in, and go straight to the heart we sometimes forget.

Author Spotlight: Meryl Wilsner

Posted on July 14, 2020| Posted in Spotlight

We chat with Meryl Wilsner about reading, writing, and their latest book, Something to Talk About!