Month: April 2018
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Literary Linking: April 16 – 20
This week’s link topics include: PBS’s Great American Read, super cool children’s libraries, movies based on poems, and more! The best bookish links the week of April 16 – 20: The Great American Read: Read the 100 List The Great American Read is an 8-part series that comes to PBS in late May. The list…
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What I’ve Been Reading: April 2018
Welcome to Quick Lit, where bloggers link up with Anne Bogel at Modern Mrs. Darcy and share short and sweet reviews of what we’ve been reading lately. I started a new job as a public librarian a couple weeks ago and have been taking in tons of new information every day. My mind has…
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Literary Linking: April 9 – 13
This week’s link topics include: a book about animal flatulence, 20th anniversary Harry Potter covers, surprising former librarians, and more! The best bookish links the week of April 9 – 13: Why the New Wave of East Asian Authors Is Targeting YA So happy that more Asian-American authors are getting published. I’m on hold at…
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The Questions To Ask When Choosing Your Next Audiobook
I am an avid audiobook listener and love using the Libby app to listen to titles for free from the public library. Unfortunately, public libraries can’t carry everything and the newest releases usually have crazy long waitlists. That’s when I turn to Audible. I only get one credit a month, so it’s always tough deciding…
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Literary Linking: April 2 – 6
This week’s link topics include: short story dispensers, “trust” bookshops, the new Harry Potter Hogwarts mystery mobile game, and more! The best bookish links the week of April 2 – 6: Short Story Dispensers Spread the Power of Literature Free short stories on demand – there are so many great opportunities that can come out…
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What’s Making Me Happy, Vol. 10
March was an incredibly busy month with lots to be happy about: David Bowie Is I am a HUGE David Bowie fan, so when I saw that the David Bowie Is exhibit was coming to the Brooklyn Museum for the last stop of its tour, I had to go. So, last week, a friend…
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Literary Linking: March 26 – 30
This week’s link topics include: the appeal of boarding school tales, bibliomancy, the success of independent bookstores, and more! The best bookish links the week of March 26 – 30: Here’s Why Readers and Writers Alike Love a Boarding School Tale Simone St. James gives three spot-on reasons as to why boarding school settings are…