One month of summer is gone and I can hardly believe it! I’ve been having a lot of fun, both in real life and on the blog. I’m going to library school! I got a new kitten! I saw The XX in concert! True Blood Season 6 started, along with weekly dinners at Mister BS’s grandma’s to watch it together! Many, many exclamation point worthy things.
I also received some surprise books in the mail: The Year of the Gadfly, by Jennifer Miller, which I won from Great New Books, and Estelle from Rather be Reading was kind enough to send me a copy of J. H. Trumble’s Where You Are after we talked about our love for LGBTQ lit. Unexpected books like these have a way of derailing my TBR list, but I’m excited to read them in July!
Here’s what happened on the blog in June:
YA Book Reviews
- Quintana of Charyn by Melina Marchetta
- The Book of Broken Hearts by Sarah Ockler
- Winger by Andrew Smith
- When You Were Here by Daisy Whitney
Adult Book Reviews
- Sisterland by Curtis Sittenfeld
- Four Urban Fantasy + Paranormal Romance Mini-Reviews
- Raven Girl by Audrey Niffenegger
Booklists
- Ten LBGTQ YA Novels for Pride Month
- “Summer” YA Reads
- TTT: Beach Reads
- TTT: YA Favorites from the First Half of 2013
- TTT: Road Trip Books on my TBR List
At the Library
- Out + About: Road Trip Library Display
- Passive Programming: Book in a Jar
- I’m gonna be a “real” librarian.
- Storytime: Books and the Library
BEA + NYC
- Some Initial Thoughts on BEA
- BEA Bloggers “Convention” Recap
- Tumblr Does YA Party
- Lorca Exhibit at NYPL
Feminist Fridays
- Queens, Boobs, and Feminist Taylor Swift
- Sexism in the World of Science Fiction, Diversity in Dystopian Fiction, and Badass Heroines YA
How is your summer going so far? What are you looking forward to in July?
wrapped up in books 
Glad June was a fun month for you! I liked Where You Are a lot and hope you do too. The Year of the Gadfly is new to me but looks intriguing. True Blood is kind of bananas this season, but I’m curious to see where it goes :) Have a great July!