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Jessica Pryde

Jessica Pryde is a member of that (some might call) rare breed that grew up in Washington, DC, but is happily enjoying the warmer weather of the desert Southwest. While she is still working on what she wants to be when she grows up, she’s enjoying dabbling in librarianship and writing all the things. She can be found drowning in her ever-growing TBR and exclaiming about romance in the Book Riot podcast (When in Romance), as well as on social media. Find her exclamations about books and pho on twitter (JessIsReading) and instagram (jess_is_reading).

Adventures of a Comic Book Newbie: What are My Digital Options?

Adventures of a Comic Book Newbie is the place where you’ll find a discussion of the fundamental elements of comics ...

For the Love of Small Comic Conventions

The first con I ever attended wasn’t really a con–it was a conference. But for book-loving librarians, the American Library ...

Why I Am Excited (and Nervous) About PRINCE LESTAT

Warning: Here be spoilers for the entirety of The Vampire Chronicles. ____________________ Anne Rice was my gateway drug into vampires. ...

Throwback Thursday: Sex Criminals Volume One

When I first introduced Throwback Thursday, I said we’d be talking about comics that have been out for decades alongside ...

Five Comic Biographies My Husband Made Me Read (and one I told him to)

I am not a nonfiction person. I might read some pop-history when I’m feeling particularly in that kind of mood, ...

My Kryptonite: Outside Continuity

I love it when authors give me familiar stories in a new form. But what excites me even more is ...

My Kryptonite: Snark

Whether in prose or comics, I love a good smartass. Maybe this comes from my watching too much Spider-Man as ...

Throwback Thursday: Truth: Red, White, and Black

While everyone else is out celebrating New Comic Wednesday, I’m usually thinking about Throwback Thursday: the perpetual state of backlog ...

Leonard Bernstein for the Bookish

Since I missed his birthday, I thought it fitting that I talk about Leonard Bernstein on the anniversary of his ...

Throwback Thursday: Romantic Confessions

It’s fair to say that there are thousands upon thousands of options for a comics reader, even if they only ...