Month: July 2017
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What’s Making Me Happy: July Edition
Just being on vacation for the summer makes me incredibly happy, but there were a handful of things in July that really rang my bells. Here’s what’s made me happy in July: Little Witch Academia Originally a short film followed by a sequel, Little Witch Academia was recently released on Netflix as a 13-episode series…
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Literary Linking: July 24 – 28
This week’s article topics include: Jane Austen’s masterful irony, Hemingway’s guide to life, feminist children’s books and more! The best bookish links the week of July 24 – 28 : The Enduring Legacy of Jane Austen’s “Truth Universally Acknowledged” Linguist Geoff Nunberg deep dives the opening line of Pride and Prejudice and extols Austen’s literary…
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Worth the Read? – Theft by Finding: Diaries 1977 – 2002
Welcome to “Worth the Read?”, where I give you my honest opinion on whether you should spend your precious time reading a super-hyped New York Times Bestseller. Today’s book is: Theft by Finding: Diaries 1977 – 2002, by David Sedaris On bestsellers list for 7 weeks Ranked at #15 on Adult Hardback Non-Fiction The Hype:…
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Literary Linking: July 17 – 21
This week’s article topics include: George R. R. Martin’s obsession with soup, men adapting ambiguous pen names to sell books to women, and more! The best bookish links the week of July 17 – 21 : The Anatomy of a Book Learn some fabulously nerdy vocab about the physical makeup of a book. Endpapers, headband,…
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A Guide To Finding Cheap Books for Beach & Poolside Reading
It’s beach and pool season, and while I love both locales for reading, I’m always hesitant to bring my Kindle, library books, or pretty hardbacks to either. What if I accidentally get them wet or super sandy?! Recently, I asked a public librarian what she thought about people bringing library books to the beach…
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Literary Linking: July 10 – 14
This week’s article topics include: books for GLOW fans, best cities for readers, blush-worthy scenes from Canterbury Tales, and more! The best bookish links the week of July 10 – 14 : The Great Second-Half 2017 Book Preview The Millions always does a great job previewing the best books of the year. I still have a…
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What I’ve Been Reading: July Edition
Welcome to Quick Lit, where we share short and sweet reviews of what we’ve been reading lately. Brought to you by Anne at Modern Mrs. Darcy, we link up on her blog to see what others are reading! July is already speeding past and I haven’t read nearly as much as I hoped to. You’d…
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Worth the Read?: A Man Called Ove
Welcome to “Worth the Read?”, where I give you my honest opinion on whether you should spend your precious time reading a super-hyped New York Times Bestseller. Today’s book is: A Man Called Ove, by Fredrik Backman On bestsellers list for 79 weeks Ranked at #8 on Adult Paperback Trade Fiction The Hype: A Man…
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Literary Linking: July 3 – 8
This week’s article topics include: literary video games, ambassador-recommended books, the day jobs of famous writers, and more! The best bookish links the week of July 3 – 7: The Hunger Games Taught a 12-Year-Old Girl First Aid Non-fiction books aren’t the only kind of reading that can teach you things! What Literary Video Game Should…
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8 Book-Inspired Musicals You Didn’t Know Existed
I’m off to New York City this weekend with my best friend, and one of our primary objectives is to see as many shows and musicals as possible (secondary objective: eat lots and lots of delicious food!). Another priority of mine when I visit NYC is to do as many literary things as possible (check…