Diana Alex
@dianaalexwrites.bsky.social
Writer of hist fic 📖 Purveyor of science 🧪 Teacher of teenagers 👩🏻🔬 Old Hollywood lover 🎥 Reviewer of 📚 Enjoyer of 🏔️🌲 ☔️ ❄️ 🍭 🌙 👗 🍂 🥾
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It’s the summer solstice, which means from tomorrow I get to celebrate APPROACHING DARK EVENINGS APPROACHING AUTUMN APPROACHING COLD ALL THE GOOD STUFF YES I KNOW SUMMER HAS JUST BEGUN BUT I WILL STILL CELEBRATE. kthanxbai
June 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
It’s the summer solstice, which means from tomorrow I get to celebrate APPROACHING DARK EVENINGS APPROACHING AUTUMN APPROACHING COLD ALL THE GOOD STUFF YES I KNOW SUMMER HAS JUST BEGUN BUT I WILL STILL CELEBRATE. kthanxbai
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She painted one grape
perfect in its solitude
then ate the real one
#dailyhaikuprompt (grape)
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#haiku
perfect in its solitude
then ate the real one
#dailyhaikuprompt (grape)
#5amwritersclub
#writingcommunity
#haiku
April 9, 2025 at 9:18 AM
She painted one grape
perfect in its solitude
then ate the real one
#dailyhaikuprompt (grape)
#5amwritersclub
#writingcommunity
#haiku
perfect in its solitude
then ate the real one
#dailyhaikuprompt (grape)
#5amwritersclub
#writingcommunity
#haiku
Let’s go Coogs!! 🐾
Houston is back in the National Championship game for the first time since 1984 ‼️
Will the Cougars capture their first title?
Will the Cougars capture their first title?
April 6, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Let’s go Coogs!! 🐾
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for Deacon King Kong by James McBride app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/a493...
Review by dianaalexwrites - Deacon King Kong
This one took me a little longer to get into but once I was in, I was in. It’s definitely char...
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March 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for Deacon King Kong by James McBride app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/a493...
I miss clouds ☁️ lol
March 19, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I miss clouds ☁️ lol
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for Writers & Lovers by Lily King app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/419e...
Review by dianaalexwrites - Writers & Lovers
I could read this book again and again. I like to think of books like this as coming of age no...
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March 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for Writers & Lovers by Lily King app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/419e...
Gorgeous colors 😍 makes me yearn for fall
Dress by James Galanos (1924-2016), US (California), 1975. Silk knit (jersey) with leather belt. Via FIDM Museum.
March 15, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Gorgeous colors 😍 makes me yearn for fall
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/704f...
Review by dianaalexwrites - Listen for the Lie
This was a super engaging and entertaining book. Both the writing and the format of the story ...
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March 15, 2025 at 12:57 AM
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/704f...
The dust/dirt in the air is awful!! Ugh 🤧
March 15, 2025 at 12:34 AM
The dust/dirt in the air is awful!! Ugh 🤧
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 1/2 stars for The Spectacular by Fiona Davis app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/d54e...
Review by dianaalexwrites - The Spectacular
The concept of this book was fantastic and I really enjoyed reading about the history of the R...
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March 7, 2025 at 5:44 PM
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 1/2 stars for The Spectacular by Fiona Davis app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/d54e...
Every time my anxiety spikes I reach for a book. I’m going to end up reading a record amount of books this year the way things are going.
March 5, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Every time my anxiety spikes I reach for a book. I’m going to end up reading a record amount of books this year the way things are going.
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can't believe it's 2025 and i'm stressed about tariffs and measles, like am i a character in an american girl book
March 3, 2025 at 9:09 PM
can't believe it's 2025 and i'm stressed about tariffs and measles, like am i a character in an american girl book
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker
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Review by dianaalexwrites - The Age of Miracles
The first word I thought of when I finished this book was bleak. It’s definitely not a book to...
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March 4, 2025 at 4:17 AM
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for Know My Name by Chanel Miller app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/cedf...
Review by dianaalexwrites - Know My Name
This is a very powerful book. I remember this case for many the reasons most people remember i...
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February 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for Know My Name by Chanel Miller app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/cedf...
Cloudy days bring out the best in me lol I am a big fan ☁️ 🌧️
February 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Cloudy days bring out the best in me lol I am a big fan ☁️ 🌧️
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It’s not going to solve anything, but a peony as a place to rest our eyes and spirits for a moment mid-battle can’t hurt.
February 18, 2025 at 1:16 AM
It’s not going to solve anything, but a peony as a place to rest our eyes and spirits for a moment mid-battle can’t hurt.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/3f3b...
Review by dianaalexwrites - Great Circle
I could see a lot of people losing patience with this book- it is long, but Marian’s story was...
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February 17, 2025 at 8:23 PM
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/3f3b...
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel app.thestorygraph.com/books/e55ebe...
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
Edwin St. Andrew is eighteen years old when he crosses the Atlantic by steamship, exiled from pol...
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February 15, 2025 at 3:33 AM
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel app.thestorygraph.com/books/e55ebe...
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for Cher: The Memoir, Part One by Cher app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/f5e5...
Review by dianaalexwrites - Cher: The Memoir, Part One
One of the things I grew to like about this book was how it sounded like it was written by Che...
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February 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for Cher: The Memoir, Part One by Cher app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/f5e5...
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I read this on dark days for a little solace.
February 8, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I read this on dark days for a little solace.
I have become a soup lady. Lately I have been obsessed with making different kinds of soup even though it’s not particularly cold here *le sigh* I am interested to see how long I keep this up before I declare that it’s too hot for soup 🍲 🍜
February 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I have become a soup lady. Lately I have been obsessed with making different kinds of soup even though it’s not particularly cold here *le sigh* I am interested to see how long I keep this up before I declare that it’s too hot for soup 🍲 🍜
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There are a lot of great small publishers! There are also plenty that writers should steer clear of. In my Ask the Agent Question of the Day, I talk about red flags to look out for when evaluating publishers.
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Ask the Agent:
I saw you comment on a blog called My Cautionary Tale In Book Publishing that got posted on FB Kidlit 411. This has been going on for over 8 years. Writers have tried to get it on Writers Beware so o…
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February 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
There are a lot of great small publishers! There are also plenty that writers should steer clear of. In my Ask the Agent Question of the Day, I talk about red flags to look out for when evaluating publishers.
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⭐️⭐️⭐️ for The Lola Quartet by Emily St. John Mandel app.thestorygraph.com/books/9b89a4...
The Lola Quartet by Emily St. John Mandel
Gavin Sasaki is a promising young journalist in New York City, until he's fired in disgrace follo...
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February 4, 2025 at 3:40 AM
⭐️⭐️⭐️ for The Lola Quartet by Emily St. John Mandel app.thestorygraph.com/books/9b89a4...
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