How and why did The Reading Spree start?
You used to review books by theme. Why did you do it then, and why did you stop?
Simple: Because no one else did it.
But I changed my mind in 2020. I feel happier when reading whatever I want to read, planned book themes be damned. (I already wrote about this change in direction here and here.)
Don’t worry, I’ll still look for any similarities in the stories I go through. That part of the blog will never change.
How many books are on your reading list?
I don’t know. I stopped counting in 2018. Back then I had 244 unread physical and digital books in the pipeline, and a hundred or so more e-books to plan out.
What literary genres are you into?
I’ll go for almost anything.
I prefer fiction and creative nonfiction works. I’m a sucker for science, fantasy, historical, political, satirical, absurdist, tragicomic, erotic, and mythological fiction; and essays, biographies, memoirs, diaries, epistolary, reportage/commentaries, and popular science for nonfiction books.
My shelves used to be full of foreign/Western titles, but these days I have a nice mix of works by Filipino and foreign authors. (As it should be!) As long as a book in the genres stated above is written in Tagalog or English (because those are the languages I understand) or has translated editions in those languages, I’ll read it.
What genres do you avoid or say NO to?
Where and how do you get your books?
Do you accept guest posts/reviews?
No.
But if you have any titles to suggest, let me know at hi (at) thereadingspree (dot) com. If I like them, I’ll consider them.
Do you accept review requests and/or do sponsored posts?
Why do you have posts about writing and publishing?
Because I find the processes of book creation and distribution interesting, too. Not to mention the global publishing industry’s changing so fast that it’s tough to keep up sometimes.