Month: August 2017
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What’s Making Me Happy: August Edition
With the end of August also comes the end of my summer break. I had a wonderful last month of vacation full of travel, delicious food, birthday celebrations, and more. A few smaller things also put a smile on my face: Parking Panda I used to dread driving into Washington, DC knowing that parking on…
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The “Best” Age To Read a Book
If you read my August “What I’ve Been Reading” post, you’ll know that I recently read A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, by Betty Smith and truly enjoyed it. However, you’ll also know that I felt like I would have loved it exponentially more if I’d read it earlier in my life. I’d heard over and…
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Literary Linking: August 21 – 25
This week’s article topics include: Wishbone, the importance of daily reading, and more! The best bookish links the week of August 21 – 25: The New York Times Books Desk Will Make You Read Again The New York Times has made some changes to make room new content, other than traditional reviews. I like reading…
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10 Best Teachers in Children’s Literature
Top Ten Tuesday is an original blog meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish and this week’s topic is Back To School Freebie: anything “back to school” related. Summer break is coming to an end, and while I will miss the time off, I’m also excited to be back in the library with my kiddos. I hope…
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Worth the Read?: Camino Island
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: Camino Island, by John Grisham On bestsellers list for 10 weeks Ranked #2 on Adult Hardback Fiction The Hype: John Grisham. That’s the hype 🙂…
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Literary Linking: August 14 – 18
This week’s article topics include: swear words in today’s books, silent book clubs, unconventional children’s books and more! The best bookish links the week of August 14 – 18 : The Most Astonishingly Unconventional Children’s Books of 2017 I always look forward to this annual list put out by Travis Yonker on his blog, 100…
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What I’ve Been Reading: August 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! I haven’t done a ton of reading in August, but it‘s because of something wonderful. My mom…
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10 Book Recommendations To Cool You Down
Top Ten Tuesday is an original blog meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish and this is my first time participating! This week’s topic is Ten Book Recommendations for __(fill in the blank)__ and I’ve chosen to go with recommendations for folks sick of the heat who want something to cool them down. It’s…
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Literary Linking: August 7 – 11
This week’s article topics include: fun bookish vocab, the merits or romance novels, types of bookstore customers, and more! The best bookish links the week of August 7 – 11 : Recommending the Best of Stephen King If you saw The Dark Tower and found it subpar, clear your Stephen King palate with these recommendations…