Shellshocked
ShellyA newsletter about the stories that matter to us and what they reveal about our lives. A mix of book reviews, tv/film, personal essays, and cultural commentary.
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Banned Books Week 2026: Let Books Be
Every year, Banned Books Week feels more urgent.
This year, it runs October 4–10, and the theme is “Let Books Be. Protect the Freedom to Read.” This feels like the least radical idea in the world, and yet somehow here we are.
We have reac...
The Evolution of My Reading Habits
2016 feels like it was 10 million years ago. Apparently, it was only 10. That feels fake, but sure.
I’ve been looking back through my Goodreads history because I was curious how my reading habits have changed over the past decade. Once I s...
September Recap
I feel like September just started, but here I am on the evening of September 30th writing this recap and wondering where the time went. Wasn’t I just in Las Vegas?
Work got very busy for me toward the end of the month, with several diffe...
Everything I Read in September
I blinked and somehow September is over. I feel like I just posted my August reading roundup, and here we are again. This month was a real mixed bag, with a couple of big disappointments, some new favorites, and a five-star finish. Here’s t...
Would You Like to Use AI to Improve Your Face?
I am constantly grateful that I grew up before social media.
Instagram launched in 2010, the year I turned 30, and by the time it became the place where everyone was looking at everyone else’s bodies all day long, I had already made it thr...
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