Reading, Writing, and Me

Hello, everyone! A lot has happened in the past twenty-four hours. Hurricane Harvey has been rapidly increasing in strength as it swirls over the Gulf of Mexico and Taylor Swift dropped her first single after a crazy week of ominous promotion. This article is about the later, but, first, I want to say that I hope everyone stays safe during this hurricane. I will maintain my posting schedule to the best of my ability as the storm continues to approach, but in the event of a power loss, I'll do my best to upload as soon as possible. Today, I wanted to discuss the latest song from an artist I've loved for a very long time, Taylor Swift and her new single "Look What You Made Me Do". I'm curious to know what you think about this plunge even deeper into mainstream pop as I haven't even quite figured out what I think myself.  Last night, Taylor Swift released her first single off the Reputation album coming on November 12. After wiping her social media, Tayl

Hello, everyone! Welcome to the first week in this new format! If you follow us on Instagram or Twitter, you got a first look into today's books on Monday. Today, I'm sending out my post for Part 1. In case you missed it, Sunday's book will be We All Looked Up  which is an amazing book (and maybe a new edition to the Standout Books? You'll have to come back to find out). Also, don't forget that coming up on the 29th, I will be posting the first Spotlight New Release article. Feel free to leave a comment or an email with feedback about the posts, what we're doing, how you like this new format, or suggestions for books you want to see! And happy back to school for everyone this week. The Great American Whatever  by Tim Federle (278 pages) Overview:  Quinn wanted to write the next great blockbuster. He was going to do it with the help of his older sister, Annabelle, casting and directing. This was the plan until December 20 when his sister ran a stoplight and

Hello, everyone! I'm actually getting this post up nice and early this morning for a change! Beyond these two great books I'm featuring this week, I want to give some short announcements into what's coming up for the blog. Next week, I'll be changing the review format, still sharing two books a week, but posting one on Wednesday and one on Sunday. Be sure to follow us on social media for special sneak peaks into the weeks ahead.  Also, I've been getting some exciting ARCs that I can't wait to talk about with everyone! Expect to see more post featuring these as it gets further into the year. Right now, I can share that I have finished posts for two awesome books, Sunshine is Forever  by Kyle T. Cowan and A Short History of the Girl Next Door  by Jared Reck, which I'll share closer to the books publication, and there are many more early reviews in the works! Following us on Twitter (@readwriteandme) is a great way to hear about the books I'm currently r