Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly bookish meme originally created by Rukky @ Eternity Books and hosted by Aria @ Book Nook Bits, where every Friday, bloggers write discussion posts based on a weekly prompt and Dini @ dinipandareads has cohosted since the beginning of 2025.
This week’s topic is:
March 7: Women in STEM in Books
Over the years, there have been an increasing number of books about women in STEM. What do you think of this trend? Do you like it or is it/can it be poorly done? In honour of International Women’s Day tomorrow (March 8), what are your favourite books ft. women in STEM and what books are still on your TBR?
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I think the trend is fun especially if readers love to read Women in Stem books. It’s not something I seek out but if the book I choose to read has a character in stem, then it’s totally fine with me. I know Ali Hazelwood writes a lot about women in stem and I do enjoy her books.
Some books on my TBR with women in stem are:
- Love on the Brain by. Ali Hazelwood
- My Mechanical Romance by. Alexene Farol Follmuth
- Love, Theoretically by. Ali Hazelwood
March Topics:
March 7: Women in STEM in Books
Prompts: Over the years, there have been an increasing number of books about women in STEM. What do you think of this trend? Do you like it or is it/can it be poorly done? In honour of International Women’s Day tomorrow (March 8), what are your favourite books ft. women in STEM and what books are still on your TBR?
March 14: Writing & Posting Book Reviews (Laurie @ Laurie is Reading)
Prompts: Writing book reviews is a huge part of running a book blog. Do book reviews make up a big part of your blog content? Do you prefer to write long or short reviews? How does reviewing advance copies (ARCs) and working directly with authors and publishers change your approach to writing the reviews? Do you post on platforms other than your blog (i.e. Goodreads, The Storygraph, social media) and do those reviews differ from what you share on your blog?
March 21: Guilty Pleasure Reads
Prompts: Do you agree with the term since it has a somewhat “negative” connotation? Should you feel ashamed or “guilty” for enjoying a certain genre or non-traditional type of book (i.e. graphic novels, manga)? What books do you love or are on your TBR do you think would be considered “guilty pleasures” by others?
March 28: Underrepresented Types of Female Characters
Prompts: For the final week of March, here is another Women’s History Month topic! What types of female characters do you want to see more of in fiction? Do you notice certain female character archetypes that you think are used to often? Who are some female characters that inspire you?
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For me, Hazelwood’s books are synonymous with women in STEM because they all feature FMCs in STEM and I think that’s awesome. I still have to read pretty much all of them (I’ve only read Love Hypothesis so far) but I can’t wait to discover more. I also had My Mechanical Romance on my list today—I think it’s such an underrated YA contemporary ft. a young woman in STEM! We need more of these. 😍 Thanks for participating in LTB this week! 💜
Yes when I think STEM I usually think Ali Hazelwood – I’ve only read 3 of her books so I have a lot to go on her catalog!