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January Reading Wrap-Up

January 30, 2017

january

  Well, all righty, the first month of 2017 is wrapping up. I’ve already noted that my reading is still in an odd place, but I’m working very hard to get my head and heart back into the game—what’s happening now is going to keep on happening. One very positive thing I did in January was participate in the Women’s March in Seattle. The city had planned for 40,000 people ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature, Reading Tagged: book clubs, historical fiction, literary, mini-reviews, Russia, social issues, WWII

December Library Checkout

December 30, 2016

december

Happy last day of 2016! Suffice it to say I’m ready to wash my hands of this year. Actually, not the entire year. I had some great personal experiences earlier in 2016 but the second half has been draining and difficult. Like so many people I know, the election results have made staying positive challenging. The bad news seems to keep coming with no respite in sight. Complete ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: Atria Books, book clubs, contemporary life, lists, mini-reviews, Pantheon, Putnam, thriller

Top Ten Books I’m Looking Forward To For Spring 2017

December 14, 2016

top ten

  Broke and Bookish does a wonderful link-up of Top Ten topics and this week it’s Top Ten Books I’m Looking Forward to for the First Half of 2017. A bit wordy, but you get the idea, right? Given that my reading at the end of 2016 has been as depressing and bad as the year itself I thought why not look forward to the new year in books? Thankfully, there are a number of ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature, Reading Tagged: book clubs, books, lists

November Reading Wrap-Up

December 9, 2016

november

  Apparently, I’m determined to ignore all kinds of guidelines this week. First, I posted my reading habits two days late and only now am I going to attempt a November reading recap. Suffice it to say it was a hell of a month. I know for some people out there the election was a non-event, but I also know more people who got completely knocked off the track by the result. ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature, Reading Tagged: books, mini-reviews

A Month of Favorites: This is How I Read

December 7, 2016

month of favorites

  I’d forgotten about this fun meme, A Month of Favorites,  from Estella's Revenge, GirlXOXO and Traveling with T. It’s an especially nice idea for this year, when looking around the online world is a dangerous game of chance—you could find adorable kittens or you could come across more depressing news from an orange troll. It’s made the concept of ‘holiday spirit’ a bit ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature, Reading Tagged: books

Beyond Books: Bookish Gift Shopping

December 2, 2016

bookish

If you’re visiting this blog chances are you’re either a book lover or you know a book lover. Either way, congratulations! It can make holiday shopping really easy, with a gift card to a local bookstore, but what about going the extra step and getting a little more creative? Yes, being caught reading in public is an obvious way to identify as a bibliophile so let's go a bit ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature Tagged: books, gifts, holidays, shopping

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