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1. FM Interview
2. Society Pages
3. All Things Books and Reading
4. New Arrivals
5. Subscribers

FEATURED MEMBER INTERVIEW: KAOSwritten by Mea < PM: >


This week saw none other than @ Kaos becoming Featured Member! A turn of events that came as a surprise to few, what with her beautiful poetry, outstanding reviews, and generally wonderful presence around the site. And, of course, that meant Squills sat down to interview her.



Kaos: Hi, am I needed for something/or?



K: BUT WHAT ABOUT ME SENDING IN MY SAMPLE ARTICLE FOR SQUILLS I WANTED TO INTERVIEW MYSELF--joking that's fine, haha



K: I found out when I was in chat and someone said something like "Congrats" and I was like, "for what?" on that part, and then I was just kind of shocked/surprised. Or at least I think, I have bad memory.



K: I had thought about it, but I never really seeked to be it, I used to kind of think that it was only for members that were still relatively new but then I was like "oh" and realized it can be anyone that's active? It is very cool though, just never really expected it to be me.



K: Seems to be based onnnn reviewing for a main thing, but there could be other things that attribute to it, but reviewing is all I think I really did in the start of October, I was trying to get to my sixth star. still am, just on a break now, haha.



K: It probably doesss have to do with my poetry too, seeing it was what was talked about in the FM Post.



K: Hmm, I'd say to stay humble about it if you don't make it, but if the person does and wants to, I say they should do it while doing stuff on the site like reviewing or storybooking, whatever the person still enjoys doing c:



K: Yes.



K: no problemm

And there we have it! I managed to not mess up my first interview, and Kaos gave us an awesome peek into her brain. Be sure to head over to her wall to congratulate her, or check out some of the lovely poetry to be found in her portfolio.

Society Pageswritten by Mea < PM: >

Everyone knows the People tab is where YWS gets real, where good news is shared, trends birthed and killed, and Real Life Problems™ lamented. And as such, your friendly neighborhood reporter has taken it upon herself to venture forth into this forest of status updates and bring back weekly tidings. So let's take a look at this week's offerings!

@Hattable insists that he never wants to write the letter ‘p’ again. Apparently, he’s had enough for a lifetime just from taking notes on the government in school. The question remains, though - why are so many government-related words spelled with a ‘p’? We’ll never know…

@Gravity is loving her photography class - and judging from the gorgeous black-and-white photos she’s taken, it’s for good reason! Head over to her wall to see her work.

@Sonder shared a poem written by her younger brother. It starts off with a truly deep line:






Click here to read the entire masterpiece! Who knows, maybe he’ll join YWS someday.

@Mage continues her daily #magelovesbeauty posts, but with a different theme each day. I think my favorite so far has to be her books theme. Because books.

Amidst a storm of dead poets (seriously, what’s that all about?), @Holysocks announces that she feels like a potato that choked on another potato. Is this a terrible case of inter-plant cannibalism, or could it just be the flu?


Later, in a not-so-surprising turn of events, @Dracula wishes YWS could be Halloween-themed all year round, because the bats are just cool. Or is she secretly trying to amass an army? Note to self: investigate.


Other notable events include the ever-looming NaNo drawing ever closer, which gives @Noelle and @ongoeslife the opportunity to bemoan their lack of planning, while others like @Crysi and @Kaos are doing only slightly better. But hey, NaNo wouldn’t be NaNo if anyone had any idea what they were doing. So gather your hopes, dreams, and snacks, and get ready!


And that about wraps up this week's Society Pages, folks! Keep cool, keep writing, and keep posting those status updates.

All Things Books and Readingwritten by Pretzelstick < PM: >


Pretzel is back on the Squills team, stronger than ever before! I will be starting a new weekly column, titled “All Things Books and Reading” which will give you the latest information that you need to choose your next read. Just think of it as your book whisperer in this newsletter. I’m still experimenting with the format, so if you have any suggestions please feel free to let me know.


And now, let’s go on to my first edition of this delicious new column! Enjoy!


Something I can't let go of:
London Bookstores Go Rogue as No Wi-fi Zones







I think that this is a brilliant idea, a group of bookstores in London decided to promote disconnected book browsing. This is also a celebration of human curation and the traditional experience of using your own intuition while deciding what to buy next. This is proving to be very attractive to book lovers, because according to the article, there has been twice at much (2x) customers coming into Libreria Books, one of the participants. This is even counting international tourists, which to me is extremely fascinating and proves the point of that this traditional “old-fashioned” space for them, and that people need this.


What's New in the World of Books:

The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict:
Publication Date: October 18, 2016



It is the story of Einstein's wife, a brilliant physicist in her own right, whose contribution to the special theory of relativity is hotly debated and may have been inspired by her own profound and very personal insight.


Mitza Maric has always been a little different from other girls. Most twenty-year-olds are wives by now, not studying physics at an elite Zurich university with only male students trying to outdo her clever calculations. But Mitza is smart enough to know that, for her, math is an easier path than marriage. And then fellow student Albert Einstein takes an interest in her, and the world turns sideways. Theirs becomes a partnership of the mind and of the heart, but there might not be room for more than one genius in a marriage.


Amazon-- Goodreads




#Reccomendsday:


This is a write-in column where I use get your recommendation requests/questions. Shameless mini plug: Please feel free to write-in at any time via PM or shoot me a message on my wall and I will try my best to answer.


The first honorary mention was sent to me from @Dreamy and she writes:











I have two suggestions based on your previous favorite and let me tell you a little bit about them:


Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

I was crying while reading this book, it was just so beautiful. You fall in love with the characters, the plot, the writing, and just everything.
This is alike to “Perks of Being a Wallflower” in that there is a lot of teenage angst and romance, but it’s also a journey of finding yourself and a close friendship grows naturally. There’s also lgbt themes that I thought were handled excellently and I could only watch from the sidelines with adoration.Would highly recommend.


Amazon --Goodreads


When Women Were Birds by Terry Tempest Williams

This is similar to “Into the Wild” in that’s it’s an auto-biography/memoirs of Williams adventures and interests in nature. There are 54 essays that have a poetic voice, and also feminism and conservatism are pretty big topics that is included in her adventures of life. I listened to this on audiobook and was absolutely enchanted with the tone that the author displayed. Great inspirational read!


Amazon --Goodreads


Quote of the Week:









Happy Reading y’all!


~Book Whisperer

New Arrivalswritten by Lightsong < PM: >

Take a moment to welcome this week’s newest members to the site! Some of them took part for the Review Day!

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