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Welcome to Ballycumber

Welcome to Ballycumber, a unique blog for exploring new novels, resources, and reading-related topics. Ballycumber has added such value to my life, and I love having the opportunity to share my passions and thoughts with my loyal readers. Read on, and enjoy.

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Stick With The Podcast

Stay Sexy & Don’t Get Murdered: The Definitive How-To Guide By Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark Released May 28, 2019 Karen...

Magical Readers Database

Readers Advisory (RA) is one of the many skills that library professionals possess. This skill focuses on helping someone discover their...

I Saw What You Did...With This Book

The Ugly Cry: A Memoir by Danielle Henderson Released June 8, 2021 I learned of the brilliance of Danielle Henderson through her film...

The Dark Dark Always Comes Out Ahead

Well, let’s start this off with one of my favorite authors, Samantha Hunt. She is the acclaimed author of Mr. Splitfoot, The Seas, and...

Double Feature

This is a twist on back-to-back film viewing. Why not turn that double feature into reading a book and following it up with a film based...

Family Loss and a Strange New House

Genre: Graphic Novel/Horror Summary: In this first volume, the reader meets the Locke family; Rendell (father), Nina (mother), Tyler...

Too Real to Ignore

Genre: Contemporary Urban Fiction Summary: How It Went Down is the story of the murder of Tariq Johnson and the community he lived in. ...

Never Forget

Genre: Non-fiction, memoir, Graphic Novel Summary: This is a memoir recounting George Takei’s childhood imprisoned within American...

Scary Old House

Genre: Supernatural Horror Summary: Hendricks is a high school student and starting a new school. She has moved to a small town called...

Seeps Into Your Soul

Genre: Contemporary Realistic Fiction Summary: This story is about, Marin, a teenage girl just starting college. She has begun college...

Charmingly Sweet

Genre: Romance, Contemporary Realistic Fiction Summary: This book was cute, light, and funny. The story introduces the reader to high...

All the monsters

Genre: Contemporary Realism Summary: Eighteen-year-old Eliza Mirk is an outsider and loner who does not fit in with her high school or...

What is Ballycumber?

Ballycumber is a noun meaning: One of six half-read books lying in your bed. The first known usage of the word was in 1983 by writer...

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