Book Guild – July 2026
It’s ArtFight’s anniversary and they had a special idea: 3 teams instead of 2. And, as to not have to make space for other themes in my head:
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The Weight of One Pomegranate by Brynne Rebele-Henry
Publish date: 7th July 2026 A short, sad spiral into the grief of losing a family member. ‘The Weight of One Pomegranate’ is a book that sits with you during the dark moments. The timing, for me, was serendipitous. Unintentionally, I read this on the anniversary of my father’s passing and as such, my experience…
The Acrobat of Ashgabat – Book Review
On one hand, it breaks the cliche of how this type of message is always portrayed. On the other hand, the cliche break doesn’t work that well.
Mud, Bugs & Other Tales – Book Review
Not my favorite, but probably works for children learning to read (I learned languages differently, so I can’t confirm). It’s easy to read, that’s the most important.
Cate and the Garden Bandits – Book Review
Vibrant illustrations that drew me in right away! (No pun intended ;)) The writing however isn’t on the same level.
The Algo by C J Arlow
Speculative fiction at its finest, The Algo envisions a world where optimisation is everything. The algorithm calculates the perfect ambience, routes, posture, everything. All people have to do is obey and after all, why wouldn’t you? Decision fatigue is a real thing. Citizens are measured by their optimisation scores and the higher the score, the…
A very Puggy Christmas – Book Review
Unfortunately, I can’t recommend it. Although the poems were fun to read and the illustrations were just as nice as in the prequel.
Book Guild – June 2026
Same as last year: Queer Pride is this month, so we’ll be doing something queer-related, but will add an additional prompt:
The Disaster Gay Detective Agency by Lev AC Rosen
The Disaster Gay Detective Agency (try saying that three times fast) is a crime novel drenched in LGBTQ+ representation and I am psyched. The four main characters are a black lesbian, a non binary character, a trans man and a twink. The whole book absolutely lives up to the title and is a riot, start…
The Merge by Jesse Neo
The Merge is a psychological horror novel with a cosmic twist, sprinkled with real astrological practices. At least, that’s what their blurb says. It follows the story of Jarvis, a PhD student who is overworked, struggling with rising debt and has medical issues. I’ll be honest, I found the book unpolished but with potential. It…