An old-school blog bringing back close reading and big, interpretive reaches. Because it’s always that deep!
The Bookstack
Walk with me as I make some connections between books, news, movies and TV.
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Welcome to the blog! Here’s what it’s all about.
I read books like a chain smoker, one right after the other and often during moments of intense stress. Inevitably, whatever I’m working through surfaces as repeating themes, ideas and connections in…
Gabriela Resto-Montero
Writer and Editor
I’m a writer, producer and journalist but, before any of these, I am, first, a reader. Here, I indulge in following all the connections I see between stories, novels, articles and essays that all have a piece of a larger, intriguing idea. Stay for odes to Jessica Fletcher’s perfect style, why Anne Shirley remains the feminist icon we need and Tubi is Cinema. All of it counts in pop culture and it’s all connected. Thanks for being here!