Big 2024 Update Post!

New Username and PFP on IG/TikTok

I kind of disappeared from here during those last few months - sorry about that! 2024 . . . wow, it's weird saying that.

2024 will be a new year! (And is, I guess . . . )

So this post is mainly to act as an update post, and come February 23, I should hopefully be back to my regular posting.

Update 1: New username and profile photo for Instagram and TikTok! It's @booksnhooks on IG and @shannasbooksnhooks on TikTok, both of which can be found on my linktree. This is because I took up crocheting at the end of August/beginning of September! And I loved it!

Update 2: I am no longer updating my reading progress to Goodreads. Mainly because it isn't doing what I want it to do. I am now solely updating to my Storygraph, which I can be found at " shannasbooksnhooks ".

Update 3: My YouTube videos are now going up regularly for the foreseeable future, every Friday at 7am Pacific Time.

Update 4: I will hopefully be attending AX 2024, so I'll keep you all updated on that!

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