I was gifted the whole Percy Jackson Series for my birthday one year. It helped me get back into reading. Shortly after that, I was hooked on the New covers for the Lunar Chronicles and ended up buying the whole box set. Loved it. Though I never got through Stars Above before selling it.

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (Really love the Whole Locked Tomb Series) Every read through, it feels like you’re learning/connecting more things in the plot. The audio books are fantastic too.

It is so easy to be seen as problematic these days. Everything we say and do is put on the internet for thousands to see. If you scrutinize someone’s life you’re likely to find things you don’t agree with. No one is perfect. That goes for artists of all types. I’m not saying what is going on with TJ Klune is right or wrong. But you can certainly choose how you support people you think are problematic. Buying second hand books doesn’t support the author at all and I think if you are worried about it, learning about the history that surrounds the story is another good step. Make yourself aware of that history and if you feel compelled to do something in support of that history all the better.

You don’t have to deny yourself good art because the artist is problematic. Maybe just be more conscious of how you support them and the history around their stories.

Sometimes you just have to separate the artist from the art. You can acknowledge that the art is good and maybe the person behind it is just so-so. If you find they are too problematic to support, buy their books second hand if you still want to read them. People are not perfect and art is created from all different sources. I feel this is true through lots of art scenes, especially in music.

I keep two copies of a book if one is signed or collectors edition, then Ill have a second that is for reading and borrowing. My partner is not an avid reader and doesn’t treat books as nicely as I would like, So I will buy him his own copy if we are reading the same books. I enjoy some book collecting with my book reading.