Emily Malek
@ejm0092.bsky.social
Author of Book Reviews by a Chick Who Reads Everything website and the Adapt Me Podcast! Also a movie, music, theatre, and history lover!
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I love historical fiction novels, especially those that explore forgotten women and with dual timelines. Today's book "The Secret Courtesan" by Kerry Chaput scratches both itches. Is it worth the read? Click on this link to find out and more: chick-who-reads-everything.com/2026/02/09/t... #booksky
February 12, 2026 at 11:54 PM
That's a good plan. Have fun reading the book!
February 12, 2026 at 3:04 AM
That's a good plan. Have fun reading the book!
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Number Ones on Cardi B's "Up," a song that I love, and on a questionable parenting decision that I just keep making, over and over.
The Number Ones: Cardi B's "Up"
In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. The column is no...
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February 2, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Number Ones on Cardi B's "Up," a song that I love, and on a questionable parenting decision that I just keep making, over and over.
I've watched both in the past and will review them in the coming months.
All I can say right now is that I like the 90s version more than the 2011 one, but both have strong aspects.
All I can say right now is that I like the 90s version more than the 2011 one, but both have strong aspects.
Prepping for this weekend by getting in a couple previous adaptations of Wuthering Heights.
Checked out the 90s version and 2011 version.
Are you a fan of either or both? Perhaps neither?
#WutheringHeights #movies #filmsky
Checked out the 90s version and 2011 version.
Are you a fan of either or both? Perhaps neither?
#WutheringHeights #movies #filmsky
February 11, 2026 at 1:27 AM
I've watched both in the past and will review them in the coming months.
All I can say right now is that I like the 90s version more than the 2011 one, but both have strong aspects.
All I can say right now is that I like the 90s version more than the 2011 one, but both have strong aspects.
I love historical fiction novels, especially those that explore forgotten women and with dual timelines. Today's book "The Secret Courtesan" by Kerry Chaput scratches both itches. Is it worth the read? Click on this link to find out and more: chick-who-reads-everything.com/2026/02/09/t... #booksky
February 10, 2026 at 2:19 AM
I love historical fiction novels, especially those that explore forgotten women and with dual timelines. Today's book "The Secret Courtesan" by Kerry Chaput scratches both itches. Is it worth the read? Click on this link to find out and more: chick-who-reads-everything.com/2026/02/09/t... #booksky
Yahoooo!!!
New: Thanks to advocates from across the country, library funding was not only included in the FY26 federal budget, it was increased. Your advocacy made a difference for libraries!
Share your appreciation for the library funding measures: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag... #FundLibraries
Share your appreciation for the library funding measures: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag... #FundLibraries
February 4, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Yahoooo!!!
Dido is one of the most famous side characters in literature. Today, we're looking at a retelling of her story in "The Wandering Queen" by Claire Heywood. How is Dido reimagined? Is it worth the read? Click on this link to find out and more: chick-who-reads-everything.com/2026/02/02/t... #booksky
February 3, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Dido is one of the most famous side characters in literature. Today, we're looking at a retelling of her story in "The Wandering Queen" by Claire Heywood. How is Dido reimagined? Is it worth the read? Click on this link to find out and more: chick-who-reads-everything.com/2026/02/02/t... #booksky
I see that Rose is coseplaying as Gwen Stefani at the Grammys. #grammys2026
February 2, 2026 at 1:06 AM
I see that Rose is coseplaying as Gwen Stefani at the Grammys. #grammys2026
Hey #booksky!
I've realized that May 4th is going to be on a Monday this year! I would love to review a Star Wars book that day. What do you recommend?
I've realized that May 4th is going to be on a Monday this year! I would love to review a Star Wars book that day. What do you recommend?
January 31, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Hey #booksky!
I've realized that May 4th is going to be on a Monday this year! I would love to review a Star Wars book that day. What do you recommend?
I've realized that May 4th is going to be on a Monday this year! I would love to review a Star Wars book that day. What do you recommend?
Thank you for letting me be on it again! I love "A Night at the Opera" and enjoy doing these commentaries.
In Episode 89 of the MBCP, the air is thick with listeners' commentaries about A NIGHT AT THE OPERA, the greatest Marx Brothers film released in 1935, and with OUR commentaries on those commentaries! On account of you, we nearly heard the opera!
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Episode 89: A Night at the Opera Reorchestrated (featuring the Marx Brothers Council) — The Marx Brothers Council Podcast
Our sixth listener-commentary-film-revisiting episode finds you, our listeners, turning a critical eye to A Night at the Opera , and us turning a critical eye to your critical eye. You should have be...
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January 30, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Thank you for letting me be on it again! I love "A Night at the Opera" and enjoy doing these commentaries.
Today, I'll be looking at "In Black and White: 20 Yrs to Life" by Theresa Granville. What was it like working in a prison system? Is it worth the read? Click on this link to find out and more: chick-who-reads-everything.com/2026/01/26/i... #booksky
January 26, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Today, I'll be looking at "In Black and White: 20 Yrs to Life" by Theresa Granville. What was it like working in a prison system? Is it worth the read? Click on this link to find out and more: chick-who-reads-everything.com/2026/01/26/i... #booksky
He deserves those wins!
January 24, 2026 at 2:41 AM
He deserves those wins!
Yayyyy!!! Go check out movie if you can. It's great!
My feature film The Daughters of the Domino just got nominated for some awards!
January 23, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Yayyyy!!! Go check out movie if you can. It's great!
🎶Poe Poe Poe Poe!!🎶
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January 21, 2026 at 4:43 PM
🎶Poe Poe Poe Poe!!🎶
If you're in a Poe-kind of mood today, check out the @adaptmepodcast.bsky.social episode on his sole novel "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket!"
ICYMI: Hear me chat about Edgar Allan Poe with @ejm0092.bsky.social on the @adaptmepodcast.bsky.social! 🖤
Listen now #horrorsky #booksky: ithinkthereforeireview.blogspot.com/2025/10/adap...
Listen now #horrorsky #booksky: ithinkthereforeireview.blogspot.com/2025/10/adap...
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January 21, 2026 at 4:14 PM
If you're in a Poe-kind of mood today, check out the @adaptmepodcast.bsky.social episode on his sole novel "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket!"
Let's look at an obscure event in American history with "Freeman’s Challenge: The Murder That Shook America’s Original Prison For Profit" by @robinmbernstein.bsky.social. Is it worth the read? Click on this link to find out and more: chick-who-reads-everything.com/2026/01/19/f... #booksky
January 20, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Let's look at an obscure event in American history with "Freeman’s Challenge: The Murder That Shook America’s Original Prison For Profit" by @robinmbernstein.bsky.social. Is it worth the read? Click on this link to find out and more: chick-who-reads-everything.com/2026/01/19/f... #booksky
My next review is about a book that details the origins of the Auburn Prison - America's first prison for profit - and how a murder shook it in the 1840s. #booksky
January 19, 2026 at 2:52 AM
My next review is about a book that details the origins of the Auburn Prison - America's first prison for profit - and how a murder shook it in the 1840s. #booksky
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people starting to be ashamed again and/or realizing that MAGA shit is going to be damage to the brand
Ludacris drops off the MAGA-adjacent country package tour Rock The Country, Nelly still participating
Ludacris Drops Off MAGA Artists' Tour After Backlash, Nelly Still On
Ludacris will no longer be rocking the country. When the lineup for the country-focused Rock The Country tour was revealed this week, the veteran Atlanta rap hitmaker’s name was included. Given that t...
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January 16, 2026 at 8:01 PM
people starting to be ashamed again and/or realizing that MAGA shit is going to be damage to the brand
Did you know that Patty Duke played a young Catherine in the 1958 teleplay version of "Wuthering Heights?" This would have been four years before her Oscar-winning performance in "The Miracle Worker." #filmsky
January 16, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Did you know that Patty Duke played a young Catherine in the 1958 teleplay version of "Wuthering Heights?" This would have been four years before her Oscar-winning performance in "The Miracle Worker." #filmsky
Welcome to Part 3 of our "Wuthering Heights" adaptation reviews! This time, it's the 1958 teleplay with Richard Burton. Does it capture the spirit of the novel by Emily Bronte? Is it worth watching? Click on this link to find out and more: chick-who-reads-everything.com/2026/01/12/w... #filmsky
January 12, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Welcome to Part 3 of our "Wuthering Heights" adaptation reviews! This time, it's the 1958 teleplay with Richard Burton. Does it capture the spirit of the novel by Emily Bronte? Is it worth watching? Click on this link to find out and more: chick-who-reads-everything.com/2026/01/12/w... #filmsky