Where’s the Diversity in Book Stores?
More light is being shed on the lack of diversity in publishing and it is super clear that there isn’t a lot of spotlights being put on authors of color when they deserve...
Category: Ity Opinions
Should Book bloggers get paid for reviews?
The debate is strong with this question on Twitter today and I felt that as someone that converted to a self-hosted blog for the opportunity to make a small amount of money, I thought...
What happened to Opinions?
I recently came across a situation on Twitter where a booktuber had posted a tweet about an artist. The tweet was basically an observational opinion on the artists work. Stating that it seemed like...
Do Audiobooks Count as Reading? – My Ity Opinion
This is a hot topic amongst bookbloggers and general readers alike. Is listening to an Audiobook as good as reading? Can you say you read a book if it was the audiobook version? I...
Dear authors, I can dislike your book if I want to! – My Ity Opinion.
Recently I’ve seen a lot of fellow book bloggers facing an issue of authors ‘attacking’ them for giving low star/negative reviews on their books. It seems that these days it’s common practice to have...
I Read to My Kids, So Should You! – My Ity Opinion
I have always had a love of reading, I don’t know where they came from but I knew after I had my first child that I would want to read to them. Reading is...
Fanfiction. Is it hurting writers? – My Ity Opinion
I love fanfiction just as much as the next person but I love it because it’s not really quality writing. It’s entertaining in that it’s bad. It’s fun because it’s people taking their wants...
ARC Overload?! – My Ity Opinion
Advanced Review Copies are the bread and butter for a lot of bookbloggers. It’s a big part of what we post about, it’s a part of how to make money when we post our...
Preferred POV and Tense – My Ity Opinion
We all have a perspective that we like better when it comes to reading a book. Some books are first person or third person. There are variations of course, but those are the two...
Trigger Warnings in Books – My Ity Opinion
This is a sensitive topic but I felt that it was something that I wanted to put on my blog. I grew up in a time when Trigger Warnings were never a thing, you’d...
