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Carina Pereira

Carina Pereira, born in ‘87, in Portugal. Moved to Belgium in 2011, and to Rotterdam, The Netherlands, in 2019. Avid reader, changing interests as the mods strikes. Whiles away the time by improvising stand-up routines she’ll never get to perform. Books are a life-long affair, audiobooks a life-changing discovery of adulthood. Selling books by day, writer by night. Contact

Changing Book Ratings: I Tried To Ignore That Review, But It Makes Some Really Good Points

Why it's perfectly fine to change your opinion about a book once you consume reviews or discuss it with other readers.

Why I Stopped Rereading My Problematic Faves

The dangers of returning to books you once loved when you know they're problematic.

Bring Literature Into The Bathroom With These Bookish Soaps

Bring some literary love into the bathroom with these bookish soaps, from MacBath to modern classics -- or make your own with a mold!

A Love Letter To THE ONLY GOOD INDIANS by Stephen Graham Jones

A love letter to Stephan Graham Jones' THE ONLY GOOD INDIANS, and a testament to how a single book can open a world to a whole genre.

Book Clubbing During A Pandemic: The Online/Offline Experience

A reader and book club host weighs in on the pros and cons of in-person vs virtual book club meetups in the time of COVID-19.

Supply Chain Challenges: Put Your Book Orders In Now For The Holidays

The global supply chain is struggling, and it's impacting print books. Here's what's going on and what you can do.

Agatha Christie’s CROOKED HOUSE and The Thrill of Guessing The Killer

Do you find yourself itching to solve the mystery along with the detective? Musings on the thrill of guessing the killer.

On Being A Reader: Before And After Social Media

How one reader's approach to reading evolved before and after social media, and how reading critically gives more than it takes away.

There’s No Place Like Libraries: A Personal History of Library Use

From school libraries to big city libraries and small town ones, this is one Rioter's journey through the important libraries of her life.

The Things Books Have Changed For Us

Peaches have forever been changed for many readers, thanks to a book.