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Ask the Trope Fairy is an advice column for characters navigating science fiction and fantasy realms. Dear Trope Fairy, Conditional on...
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katymulvaney
- Oct 12
- 14 min
2023 Brackets: What I'm Reading When I'm Not Grading...
2023 Book Brackets -- Round Ten where sapphic books reign supreme under HEAVY competition
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katymulvaney
- Oct 5
- 15 min
Lies Teachers Told You About First Person Pronouns
I did not mean for this to be a series, but now I realize it will be at least one more entry on Lies Teachers Told You About Thesis...
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katymulvaney
- Sep 6
- 11 min
2023 Brackets: Beach Reads??
I've never been sure what exactly a "beach read" is. It's not as simple as just reading a book on the beach but...what does it mean for a...
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katymulvaney
- Aug 26
- 7 min
Don't Give Me a Reason to Stop Reading
Yes, all the little rules are dumb. But they feel more important the more you read -- and you never want to give someone the chance to write
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katymulvaney
- Aug 1
- 9 min
2023 Brackets: Webtoon Has Entered the Chat
Ranking Books, 2023: Lore Olympus battles my friend's favorite books...
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katymulvaney
- Jul 14
- 6 min
Ask the Trope Fairy: No, You Don't Need to Kiss a Frog OR Find Your Prince
Ask the Trope Fairy is an advice column for characters navigating science fiction and fantasy realms. Dear Trope Fairy, I realize that...
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katymulvaney
- Jun 21
- 6 min
2023 Brackets: The Post Graduation Binge
This year, I decided to document my reading in the most weird and combative way -- tournament brackets! Every time I finish 16 books I...
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katymulvaney
- Jun 14
- 4 min
Ask the Trope Fairy: The Future Is Epilogue
Advice column for characters navigating scifi fantasy realms: Pet by Akwaeke Emezi's heroine writes in for advice on dealing with parents.
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katymulvaney
- May 31
- 12 min
2023 Brackets: May
This year, I am motivating myself to write reviews of the books I read by doing a tournament-style bracket every time I finish 16 books....
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katymulvaney
- May 24
- 4 min
Ask the Trope Fairy: Labors Lost
Ask the Trope Fairy is an advice column for characters navigating science fiction and fantasy realms. Note: Today's Letter was forwarded...
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katymulvaney
- May 10
- 10 min
2023 Brackets: April and a Bit
2023 Tournament of Books, ranking my reading for April (and a bit).
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katymulvaney
- Apr 19
- 5 min
Ask the Trope Fairy: Take the Weight Off Your Shoulders
Ask the Trope Fairy is an advice column for characters navigating science fiction and fantasy realms. Dear Trope Fairy, I work for the...
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katymulvaney
- Apr 1
- 9 min
2023 Bracket: MARCH MADNESS!
I'm so pleased that I managed to complete a set of 16 in March for true March Madness results! This year, I am documenting my reading by...
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katymulvaney
- Mar 23
- 6 min
Ask The Trope Fairy: Some Spider
Ask the Trope Fairy is an advice column for characters navigating science fiction and fantasy realms. Dear Trope Fairy, My family and I...
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katymulvaney
- Mar 8
- 7 min
2023 Bracket: February (and a bit)
This year, I've decided to not just quietly document my reading in a word document. I've tried to expand beyond that in the past, both on...
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katymulvaney
- Feb 8
- 8 min
2023 Bracket: The First Month (and a bit)
This year, my plan is to document my reading here on this blog. In an attempt to make it unnecessarily weird and competitive, I decided...
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katymulvaney
- Feb 1
- 7 min
Ask the Trope Fairy: You've Loved Me All Along -- Real or Not Real?
Ask the Trope Fairy is an advice column for characters navigating science fiction and fantasy realms. In this dimension, advice is...
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katymulvaney
- Jan 24
- 4 min
Review of Wishes: The Elaborate Restraint of Victo Ngai
In honor of Meg Medina spotlighting the book during the ceremony for her new role of National Ambassador of Young People's Literature, I...
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katymulvaney
- Jan 17
- 4 min
Ask the Trope Fairy: The Path of Least Resistance Does Not Run Through Bustopolis
Ask the Trope Fairy is an advice column for characters navigating science fiction and fantasy realms. In this dimension, advice is...
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