So as the title says I’m going to be discussing some of my current reads. And an important announcement about the podcast. First here’s a bit about what I’m reading now. This is a mix of the manhwa and some of the light novels I’ve been reading.

Lately I’ve been reading the following:

* The Top Dungeon Farmer - manhwa - Webtoon

* The Gardener in a Hunter World - manhwa - Webtoon

* My Comeback as the Youngest Member - manhwa - Webtoon

* Kitchen Goddess and the Assassin - manhwa - Tapas

* The Perks of Being an S-Class Heroine - light novel/manhwa - Tapas

* Campfire Cooking in Another World with my Absurd Skill - light novel/manga - J-Novel Club

* Parallel World Pharmacy - manga - One Peace Books

So the big announcement has to do with my podcast. It was a hard decision but basically I’ve decided that despite the effort to make things work out, I have to end Cafe Manga, the podcast. I’ll probably do a longer version of this story at some point in the near future, but I’m going to do the short version here.

The short version is that I’m starting to experience some degree of burn out. Basically since September/October I was starting to experience minor burn out, but I was thinking I could have a stop-gap measure if I took a short break and then change up the content on the podcast.

However the past month made it clear to me the results weren’t completely appealing to listeners. Or it could be a coincidence because it’s holiday season and people tend to not listen to podcasts much.

On top of that I’ve been bogged down with the process of producing my ASOIAF podcast, which is a LOT of work if I’m being honest. Even though Cafe Manga takes relatively less work, it still feels like the time could be used elsewhere.

On top of that, except for writing scripts for the other podcast and the little bit of writing on Substack for Cafe Manga, I haven’t done much writing at all. I really do miss it.

It took a lot of soul searching for the past couple of weeks. It’s become clear that something has to give and it’s this podcast on Substack. It’s always possible I might revisit this in the future, but for the near future at least? It’s going to have to be the end.

I will say that I’m planning to continue this Substack publication. Also I’m going to be working on a website in the near future! I’ll get into more specifics about it once I start working on it, but there’s going to be a website related to Japanese/Korean comics I’m working on. It’s going to be something I will release by Spring 2025. Here’s a hint! https://www.cafemanga.com/

What have you guys been reading lately? Leave a comment below!

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