Kristin Mai

@kristinmaiart

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Kristin Mai@kristinmaiart· 7d

Highly recommend The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones if you haven’t read it already. 💙📚

Kristin Mai@kristinmaiart· 12d

🌹 Full book cover jacket:

The front cover is decorated with an intricate gold floral pattern. In a circle near the top is the title in gold font which says: The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux and illustrated by Kristin Mai. There is a gold chandelier graphic above the title.

The back cover features the same intricate gold pattern as the front. There is a quote in large gold font which reads: In Paris, our lives are one masked ball. There is a golden chandelier above the quote.

A full view of the cover featuring the front, spine, and back. The gold pattern wraps around the entire cover.

Kristin Mai@kristinmaiart· 12d

The book features 12 full-color illustrations, some decorative pages, and quotes. See all 12 illustrations here: 🌹 kristinmai-poto.carrd.co#illustrations

1. Christine’s first performance on stage.
2. The Phantom in his Red Death masquerade costume.
3. Christine and the Phantom embracing.
4. Madame Giry delivering a letter to Box 5.
5. The Phantom luring Christine into the mirror.
6. Raoul and the daroga going after the Phantom.
7. Portrait of Christine as Little Lotte.
8. Carlotta on stage before the chandelier falls.
9. Christine and the Phantom in his lair.
10. Raoul and Christine embracing on the rooftop.
11. The corps de ballet dancing on stage.
12. The Phantom serenading Christine in the graveyard.

Kristin Mai@kristinmaiart· 12d

QRP with your wings art 🕊️🎨

Harbinger (2020)- Digital painting of a woman in a flowing white dress. In her right hand is a white dove, and in her left hand is a black crow. Iris flowers flow down her right shoulder, and poisonous hemlock flow down her left shoulder.

Kristin Mai@kristinmaiart· 13d

I forgot this is Women in Translation Month. Perfect excuse to start some of these on my shelf. I have two Sámi books and one Haitian book I’ve been wanting to get to. #WITmonth #BookSky 💙📚

The Home of the Drowned by Elin Anna Labba, translated from the Swedish by Elizabeth Clark Wessel. Cover is a woman in a tasseld dress looking down at her reflection in the water. What look like horns are coming out of the water.

The Secret of Snow by Tina Harnesk, translated from the Swedish by Alice Menzies. Cover illustration features the backs of two people holding hands, the silhouette of a white flower, and three reindeer in the corner.

Dance on the Volcano by Marie Vieux-Chauvet, translated from the French by Kaiama L Glover. Cover features an illustration of a lavishly dressed Black woman.

Kristin Mai@kristinmaiart· 25d

Next up in my Ann Petry marathon: Miss Muriel and Other Stories. I usually have mixed feelings about short story collections, and I felt the same about these. Some I enjoyed, some not so much. I think I prefer her novels. (3⭐️) #BookSky💙📚

Miss Muriel and Other Stories by Ann Petry. There is a silhouette of a girl wearing a green suit dress and holding a green hat as she leans over a railing.

Kristin Mai@kristinmaiart· Jun 29

Fuck, I may finally have to go to London. We’re FINALLY getting Jordan Donica as the Phantom for The Phantom of the Opera 40th anniversary 😭🖤 The entire cast is perfection, I can’t!!!!

Jordan Donica to join West End’s The Phantom of the Opera for 40th Anniversary.

Sierra Boggess to join the Phantom of the Opera as Carlotta.

Rhys Whitfield as Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny.

Kristin Mai@kristinmaiart· Jun 16

Omg, the moment I’ve been waiting for!!! Kazuo Ishiguro has a new book coming out (March 9, 2027). Run, don’t walk, to your nearest pre-order button 💙📚 #BookSky #Literaturesky

Miss Lambert Steps Aboard Danger by Kazuo Ishiguro. Cover features the back of a woman in a long dark coat holding a red umbrella as a cane. Colorful lines decorate the background.

Kristin Mai@kristinmaiart· Jun 8

Quote with your fanart 🎨 I still like my Björk portrait. I miss painting moths.

Björk as 'Isobel': A digital painting of Icelandic singer, Björk. Her hands are cupping her face and white moths circle around her.

Kristin Mai@kristinmaiart· Jun 3

The only book I’ve ever read with a main character with the same name as me was “Kristin Lavransdatter.” 📚💙

Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset, translated from the Norwegian by Tiina Nunnally. Cover is black with a bold design in warm orange, yellow, and green.

Kristin Mai@kristinmaiart· May 26

I’m starting my Ann Petry reading marathon with “Country Place.” This was so different from “The Street” & gave me Edith Wharton vibes. Loved the intense foreboding & the characters were so well written. (5⭐️) #BookSky 💙📚

Cover of “Country Place” with bold pink lettering. There is a silhouette of a woman wearing a sun hat and a belted 50’s styled dress with a cherry pattern.

Kristin Mai@kristinmaiart· May 14

These are a few of my favs (if you haven’t read them already). #BookSky

A Magical Girl Retires by Park Seolyeon and translated from the Korean by Anton Hur. Cover features a stylized illustration of a magical girl holding a pocket watch and a playing card with a rose on it.

Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu. Cover is a metallic red silhouette of a woman with long black hair.

Human Acts by Han Kang. Cover features a bird perched on a rib cage, with ginkgo leaves floating in the background.

Kristin Mai@kristinmaiart· May 8

Wait hold up, there is a SEQUEL????? 🤯 (Omg are the magical girls finally going to unionize & get health care this book?) #BookSky 💙📚

A Magical Girl Rehired by Park Seolyeon, translated from the Korean by Anton Hur. A stylized illustration of a magical girl holding up an employee ID.

Kristin Mai@kristinmaiart· Apr 14

It's so small and cute, but it is a bit heavy. And it's an actual book! It contains all the content from the book (including the book club guide, lol) and the cover stays closed with a magnetic clasp. #BookSky 💙📚

A side by side comparison of the "Little Fires Everywhere" book charm next to the hardcover edition of the book. The bag charm is about 4.5 x 3 inches, compared to the hardcover book which is 9 x 6 inches.

Kristin Mai@kristinmaiart· Apr 14

I finally got it! 😭 You guys don't understand, I love Coach and I love Celeste Ng, this is my bookish dream collab. 💙📚 #BookSky

A Coach bag charm for the book "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng. The charm is hanging from a dark navy blue leather Coach bag.

Kristin Mai@kristinmaiart· Apr 12

Looking for your next cozy romance read for Spring? Try Jude the Obscure 😇🌸✨ #BookSky 💙📚

Chiltern edition of Jude the Obscure, one of Thomas Hardy’s most depressing and soul-crushing novels, featuring a very pink, flowery design.

Kristin Mai@kristinmaiart· Apr 4

Re-reading my favorite book from when I was a teenager and seeing if I still like it now 🤞 #BookSky 💙📚

The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory. Cover is a vibrant red with gold floral decals. A small portrait of Anne Boleyn in a dark hood and dress is near the top of the floral design.

Kristin Mai@kristinmaiart· Mar 30

The Wax Child by Olga Ravn. 💙📚 #BookSky

The Wax Child by Olga Ravn, translated from the Danish by Martin Aitken. Cover features an old painting of a women in a modest black dress with her face obscured by what looks like flames.

Kristin Mai@kristinmaiart· Mar 29

If you see this, post something pink! 🌸 #art 🎨

Sloth (2015)- A whimsical digital painting of a girl hanging upside down. White feathers and windows float in the pink background. She wears a peal necklace with a key and birdcage charm.

Kristin Mai@kristinmaiart· Mar 27

I’m still in the mood for ballet memoirs and I can’t decide if I should keep binge reading or wait to read these 😣💙📚 #BookSky

Taking Flight by Michaela DePrince. Photo of Michaela DePrince, wearing a bright pink tulle skirt, leaping dramatically as if in flight.

Swan Dive by Georgiana Pazcoguin. Georgiana Pazcoguin sits in a slouched posture on a plastic beanbag chair while wearing pink point shoes.

Kristin Mai@kristinmaiart· Mar 22

Current reads. I’m in a ballet memoir mood 🩰 -The Wind at My Back by Misty Copeland -Holding On to the Air by Suzanne Farrell #BookSky 💙📚

The Wind at My Back: Resilience, Grace, and Other Gifts from My Mentor, Raven Wilkinson by Misty Copeland with Susan Fales-Hill. Cover has photo of Misty Copeland in her white Swan costume, reaching out to Raven Wilkinson, a bouquet of flowers is held between them.

Holding On to the Air by Suzanne Farrell with Toni Bentley. Cover features a black and white photo of Suzanne Farrell dancing in a long flowing dress.

Kristin Mai@kristinmaiart· Mar 21

Time for me to plug my favorite biography 💙📚 #BookSky

The Black Count by Tom Reiss. The cover features Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, the father of Alexandre Dumas, in French uniform holding a sword while on horseback.

Kristin Mai@kristinmaiart· Mar 17

My favorite Pride & Prejudice adaptation was the one where they reused costumes from Gone With the Wind & thought no one would notice 😭😂

Pride and Prejudice (1940)- Four actresses dressed in over-the-top poofy hoop skirt dresses that don’t fit the country or time period of Austen’s novel.

Kristin Mai@kristinmaiart· Mar 17

Name your favourite book-to-movie film…

The Phantom of the Opera (1990)- screenshot of the Phantom leading Christine by the hand. The Phantom holds a candelabra and looks over his shoulder.

Kristin Mai@kristinmaiart· Mar 16

Too many, but if I had to pick 4 recent-ish favs: -Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson -My Sister The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite -The Street by Ann Petry -Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead #BookSky 💙📚

Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson. The cover features an illustration of an abstract face blending into a wavy colorful pattern.

My Sister The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite. An illustration of a woman wearing a fashionable scarf around her hair and dark sunglasses. In the reflection of the sunglasses is a hand holding a knife.

The Street by Ann Petry. Simplified silhouette of a woman holding a handbag. Yellow and brown leaves blend into her dress.

Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead. The cover is white with a red square shape in the center with the book’s title in large font. In the corner of the square are the figures of two young boys with their backs turned. Their shadows combine to make one.

Kristin Mai@kristinmaiart· Mar 14

Too easy: Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro. #BookishQOTD #BookSky

Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro. Cover features a red and blue background, with a yellow circle in the corner.

Kristin Mai@kristinmaiart· Mar 13

Adding my condolences to this thread. RIP Michael Hague 💔 #BookSky #ArtSky

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, illustrated by Michael Hague. Elaborate illustration of Alice sitting down near a tree, with foliage and blossoms underneath her. The white rabbit is visible from a distance behind her.

The Little Mermaid illustrated by Michael Hague. A detailed illustration of a mermaid with a golden tail, surrounded by underwater creatures, plants, and treasures.

Kristin Mai@kristinmaiart· Mar 11

Current read: Martyr by Kaveh Akbar #BookSky #currentlyreading

Martyr by Kaveh Akbar. Cover is a bold yellow with a small illustration of a warrior on a horse.

Kristin Mai@kristinmaiart· Mar 2

Recent reads: -Crush by Richard Siken -God Don’t Like Ugly by Mary Monroe #BookSky

Crush by Richard Siken. Cover is a close up black and white photo of a man holding up his hand to his mouth.

God Don’t Like Ugly by Mary Monroe. Cover illustration is of two black women sitting on the steps of a porch.

Kristin Mai@kristinmaiart· Mar 1

❤️ Честита Баба Марта 🤍 Happy Baba Marta 🇧🇬 This is one of my favorite beginning of spring traditions.