Below are my discussion posts in chronological order. Feel free to peruse and read these discussions at your leisure, and feel free to comment and add to the discourse.
Jan 8th, 2024 – Favourites of 2023
Jan 15th, 2024 – My Physical TBR Piles for 2024
Jan 22nd, 2024 – Reading – The Competition No One Asked For
Jan 29th, 2024 – January Reading Summary
Feb 5th, 2024 – My Feb NZ Reading Plans
Feb 12th, 2024 – How I Rate Books
Feb 19th, 2024 – The Aotearoa New Zealand Readathon Part Two
Feb 26th, 2024 – February Reading Summary
Mar 4th, 2024 – To All The Fictional Boys (And Men) I’ve Loved Before
Mar 11th, 2024 – My Favourite Tropes and Cliches
Mar 18th, 2024 – How To Deal With Reading Slumps
Mar 25th, 2024 – Tropes and Cliches I Am Tried of Seeing
Apr 1st, 2024 – March Reading Summary
Apr 8th, 2024 – Have Libraries Gone Out of Fashion?
Apr 15th, 2024 – Bookstagram – A Blessing or A Curse?
Apr 22nd, 2024 – The Pressures and Subsequent Burnout of Bookstagram
Apr 27th, 2024 – April Reading Summary
May 6th, 2024 – My Favourite Book Characters Part One – The Fighters
May 13th, 2024 – How Bookstagram Has Changed Since 2018
May 18th, 2024 – Five Historical Fiction Murder Mystery Series To Investigate (And Sherlock Holmes Isn’t One Of Them)
May 20th, 2024 – My Favourite Book Characters Part Two – The Simpletons
May 27th, 2024 – May Reading Summary
Jun 3rd, 2024 – My Royal Book Recommendations
Jun 8th, 2024 – My Favourite Book Characters Part Three – The Tortured Souls
Jun 10th, 2024 – What I’ve Learnt in My Year of Book Blogging
Jun 20th, 2024 – I’m Rewriting My Complete Fantasy Manuscript – What Will The Changes Be?
Jun 29th, 2024 – June Reading Summary
Jul 1st, 2024 – My Mid-Year Reading Review
Jul 8th, 2024 – I’m Doing A PhD About Bookstagram, BookTok and BookTube
Jul 13th, 2024 – My Physical TBR List for the rest of 2024
Jul 22nd, 2024 – What is With White Women Committing Heinous Acts for Publishing Deals?
Jul 27th, 2024 – What Makes A Bad Book In My Eyes
Jul 29th, 2024 – July Reading Summary
Aug 3rd, 2024 – Fantasy Writers: You Need To Understand The Brilliance of DnD
Aug 8th, 2024 – My Thoughts and Feelings About Returning to University
Aug 24th, 2024 – What Makes A Good Book?
Aug 31st, 2024 – August Reading Summary
Sep 7th, 2024 – How Different is Academic Writing to Non-Fiction and Creative Writing?
Sep 28th, 2024 – Get Ready for Spooktober – The Month of Daily Posts
Sep 30th, 2024 – September Reading Summary
Oct 5th, 2024 – Haunting Author Recommendations for October
Oct 12th, 2024 – Unpopular Opinion: I Don’t Like Festive Books
Oct 19th, 2024 – The End of Post-Graduate Classes
Oct 26th, 2024 – What Makes a Scary Book?
Oct 31st, 2024 – October Reading Summary
Nov 2nd, 2024 – Spooktober Daily Post Debrief
Nov 25th, 2024 – The End of Year Reading Crunch
Nov 30th, 2024 – November Reading Summary
Dec 14th, 2024 – Summer Reading: My Struggle Reading With the Heat
Dec 30th, 2024 – December Reading Summary
Jan 1st, 2025 – My 2024 Reading Summary
Jan 3rd, 2025 – My Favourite Reads of 2024
Jan 12th, 2025 – My 2025 Reading Goals
Jan 22nd, 2025 – Managing Long-Term Plans and Goals
Jan 27th, 2025 – Dealing With Reading Mood Changes
Jan 31st, 2025 – My January 2025 Reading Summary
8th Feb, 2025 – Queer Book Recs to Celebrate Pride Month
15th Feb, 2025 – Preparing for my Confirmation of Candidature
28th Feb, 2025 – My February 2025 Reading Summary
1st Mar, 2025 – Aotearoa New Zealand Book Month
8th Mar, 2025 – Why Are New Zealand Voices Important?
15th Mar, 2025 – New Zealand Authors and Their Accomplishments
22nd Mar, 2025 – Why Should We Read and Promote New Zealand Stories?
29th Mar, 2025 – My New Zealand Book Recs
31st Mar, 2025 – My March 2025 Reading Summary
1st Apr, 2025 – April Update (April Reading Dump)
30th Apr, 2025 – My April 2025 Reading Summary
31st May, 2025 – My May 2025 Reading Summary
2nd Jun, 2025 – Gearing Up for Matariki
30th Jun, 2025 – My June 2025 Reading Summary
30th Jul, 2025 – My July 2025 Reading Summary
31st Jul, 2025 – August Reading Dump
9th Aug, 2025 – Why Do I Recommend Reading Many Genres?
16th Aug, 2025 – How I Rate Books Across Genres
23rd Aug, 2025 – How Do I Read So Many Genres?
30th Aug, 2025 – Season Specific vs. Mixed Reading
31st Aug, 2025 – My August 2025 Reading Summary
1st Sep, 2025 – My Scholarly Reading Month
7th Sep, 2025 – PhD Update: Am I A PhD Candidate?
14th Sep, 2025 – How I (Plan To) Balance Reading and Writing
21st Sep, 2025 – PhD Plan Post-Confirmation of Candidature
28th Sep, 2025 – My Scholarly Readin Month Debrief
29th Sep, 2025 – My September 2025 Reading Summary
1st Oct, 2025 – Spooktober Returns for 2025
5th Oct, 2025 – Witchy Book Recs
12th Oct, 2025 – Haunting Book Recs
19th Oct, 2025 – Dangerous Book Recs
26th Oct, 2025 – Creepy Book Recs
31st Oct, 2025 – My October 2025 Reading Summary
8th Nov, 2025 – Reading Children’s Book I Missed Out On
15th Nov, 2025 – Finishing off my Physical TBR
22nd Nov, 2025 – Reading Books from Around the World
29th Nov, 2025 – Can I Trust Bookstagram Recs Now?
30th Nov, 2025 – My November 2025 Reading Summary
1st Dec, 2025 – The End of Year Reading Dump
7th Dec, 2025 – Reflecting on my Reading Habits
14th Dec, 2025 – Changing Up annafromuni
18th Dec, 2025 – A Little About Me, annafromuni
21st Dec, 2025 – Reflecting on AFU in 2025
28th Dec, 2025 – annafromuni’s 2025 Favourites
29th Dec, 2025 – My Last PhD Check-in for 2025
30th Dec, 2025 – My December 2025 Reading Summary
31st Dec, 2025 – My 2025 Reading Review
2nd Jan, 2026 – Hello 2026
4th Jan, 2026 – How Will annafromuni Look in 2026
11th Jan, 2025 – My 2026 Reading Goals