Books
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Weekend Joys in Books and More: December 4th Edition
Hello, I hope you all had a great week and are enjoying settling into the holiday spirit. As one of our kiddos said yesterday when discussing what month it is, it is certainly “Christmas Month” in our house. Enjoy the links below and have a great weekend! 1.) Enjoy Stacey Mei Yan Fong’s weird and wonderful 50 Pies / 50 States project! 2.) This is by far the best The Christmas Carol adaptation out there. Guillermo del Toro agrees with me so I must be right. 3.) This website is super fascinating and fun to explore! I’ve been watching a lot of period TV, and this gives me major shelf…
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November: Old Favorites, Graphic Novels and American Voices
Hello Everyone, November was a big month for me in terms of my 2020 reading. It started with a lot of escapist reading as we waited with bated breath for the results of the election, and ended with a lot of escapist reading when I got hit by Covid-19 and spent about a week in bed. I also started leading a graphic novel book club, and had a great time doing “research” for it! Today I have three pairs of books for you that fall into some fun categories. These books cover YA to adult, brand new to old classics, and I hope there is something for everyone for you!…
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Bookish Weekend Joys: A List
This is a new type of post I am trying this weekend. Below are a few fun highlights and joys to start you weekend off right! I hope you enjoy! 1.) As a follow up from my Pride and Prejudice post earlier this year, this musical version of Pride and Prejudice is so ridiculous that it verges on the sublime. 2.) Stacey Abrams has gotten a lot of attention recently for her incredible work registering voters in Georgia. But did you know she is also the author of a series of an award winning series of romantic suspense novels!? 3.) As you start preparing for Thanksgiving next week, check out…
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October: A Belated Update
Whoops. Somewhere in the muck that was early November, I totally forgot to write my monthly update for October! October was a reset month for me: I finished/planned the last of my book challenges for the year and knocked out a ton of books I have wanted to read for quite a while. The truth is though, I have struggled to find books that cut through the fog of stress and overwhelming fear that was my reality for much of October. I read 15 books in the month, and I have a hard time recalling any of them unless I have them written down in front of me. They weren’t…
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September: I am OVER IT! (also some book recs)
I know its taken longer than it has for others for this to hit, but this month I am just DONE. I’m over it, and it is hard to cut through that stupor. The (only) vacation I have taken in the last 9 months turned into a “fun as a story, but not at the time” adventure, our dog has been sick (she has medication now and is feeling better, but it was a lot of sleepless nights), work is incredibly busy, and I can’t get to everything I need to get to, Covid-19 cases are finally starting to increase in our small community (where much of the population refuses…
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August: diverse genre books (and slumps)
Eek, First of all, where has this summer gone!?! One minute it was June, and now I feel like I blinked and it was September. Honestly this month has been the most “splumpy” I have had this year (although I did get married and write my organization’s annual budget, so perhaps there is a reason for the slump. This month, I have what I consider to be a small success which is that the majority of my books were by BIPOC authors, which leads me to be give you a few recommendations of the diverse author variety, particularly in diverse genre fiction. One of the things I am working on…
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The Best Book Podcasts of 2020 So Far
Hello! Well, I’m back after a bit of a hiatus, and today, I want to share some of my favorite book podcasts with you. This is by no means a definitive list, but there are so many different variations of book podcasts out there, and this is a rundown of some of my favorites. I wanted to give you a variety, so the podcasts below include general book news podcasts, public domain book reads, book recommendations and more! Books and Authors (BBC) This is an eclectic mix of a few BBC book related radio shows, and while their interviews with authors and book content is great, what makes this podcast…
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My Reading Month: July
Hello everyone, For those of you new to this blog, welcome to my monthly reading update! Every month, I highlight some of my favorite reads – this can vary from an exceptionally good audio-book to something else that caught my fancy. I didn’t read a ton this month – I have been incredibly busy, and it has been really hot. There is something about high temperatures that just saps my interest in reading anything at all. However, I did manage to make it through some exceptionally great books this month, and I am excited to share them with you! Epic Fiction: Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh This is the…
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What Book Would You Never Let Someone Borrow?
The other day, I saw the question: “What book would you never let someone borrow?” I loved this question, but I wanted more than one answer for you. So I invited my mother to give me a book too! My mom is an incredible author in her own right (she wrote the amazing Living and Dying Without a Map), and you can hear from both of us below. Don’t forget to leave a comment with the book you would never let someone borrow too! Emma I am an inveterate book giver and lender. When I love a book, I want others to read it and I am always happy to…
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In Memorial: Magic School Bus and March
Yesterday, we lost two incredible authors who have inspired me in so many ways. Both Joanna Cole and John Lewis passed away, and today, my heart is heavy. John Lewis was a civil rights activist, congressmen and co-author of the powerful and beautiful graphic novel March and Joanna Cole was the author of the incredible Magic School Bus series. March, which tells the story of John Lewis’s work as a civil rights advocate from his childhood and student life to the march in Selma, Alabama. I reviewed it a few years ago on my old blog HERE, and I highly recommend it for people of all ages. John Lewis is…
