12 Books of Christmas: What you should be reading in December 2024

Why I'm saying goodbye to more than 50 books from my shelves

2025 has become my year of intentionality, and to start I'm taking more than 50 books off my shelves to return or donate. The concept of slow living is foreign to me, but it's something I need to prioritize in my life. Part of that is parting with the books on my shelves that I haven't read, likely won't anytime soon, and are taking up space, both physically and mentally (that endless TBR, am I right?)Join me as I embark on the journey of intentionality this year and saying goodbye to overconsumption as a book lover! This episode is also a video on ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@allison_giordano] Allison Giordano is the author of the YA supernatural fantasy A Trace of Something Stranger: ⁠⁠get it here⁠⁠ [www.linktr.ee/allison_giordano] Check out my website ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ [ ⁠www.allisongiordano.com⁠] Follow me on socials: @allison_giordano ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ [www.instagram.com/allison_giordano] ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ [www.tiktok.com/allison_giordano] ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/user/31ztrivwdtpmjs6pud3klaw26zra?si=ca9ade16a5af46c4&nd=1&dlsi=782b9acd7e5a495a] ⁠⁠Pinterest⁠ [https://www.pinterest.com/allison_giordano/]

12 Books of Christmas: What you should be reading in December 2024

I have such a fun mix of Holiday contemporary romance for you! Most of which I have read, and some that I have not. I call one book A Holly Jolly Christmas, which is not correct. It's A Holly Jolly Ever After. I also say "padcast" right in the beginning, which is just embarrassing but here we are! Please forgive the less than perfect audio, I changed my set up to see the Christmas tree and the echo is giving audio-note-to-your-friends which is not it IMO and will be different in the future. This episode is also a video on ⁠YouTube⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@allison_giordano] Allison Giordano is the author of the YA supernatural fantasy A Trace of Something Stranger: ⁠get it here⁠ [www.linktr.ee/allison_giordano] Check out my website ⁠here⁠ [ ⁠www.allisongiordano.com⁠] Follow me on socials: @allison_giordano ⁠Instagram⁠ [www.instagram.com/allison_giordano] ⁠TikTok⁠ [www.tiktok.com/allison_giordano] ⁠Spotify⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/user/31ztrivwdtpmjs6pud3klaw26zra?si=ca9ade16a5af46c4&nd=1&dlsi=782b9acd7e5a495a] ⁠Pinterest [https://www.pinterest.com/allison_giordano/]

Write a novel in a month this November

Are you trying to write a novel this month, or many you're a long-standing fan of NaNoWriMo looking for a change? Maybe your goals aren't cookie cutter, but you really want to dedicate some time to making real progress on your writing project. Whatever it may be, use this as a guide to kickstart some habits that are going to get you moving forward with your writing and hit some impressive goals! This episode is also a video on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@allison_giordano] Allison Giordano is the author of the YA supernatural fantasy A Trace of Something Stranger: get it here [www.linktr.ee/allison_giordano] Check out my website here [ ⁠www.allisongiordano.com⁠] Follow me on socials: @allison_giordano Instagram [www.instagram.com/allison_giordano] TikTok [www.tiktok.com/allison_giordano] Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/user/31ztrivwdtpmjs6pud3klaw26zra?si=ca9ade16a5af46c4&nd=1&dlsi=782b9acd7e5a495a] Pinterest [https://www.pinterest.com/allison_giordano/]