Month: September 2018
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What’s Making Me Happy: Vol. 15
I can’t believe how quickly September whizzed by! I swear it was August just yesterday… In any case, I found a few things this month that added happiness to my crazy busy days. What’s making me happy: By the Book I’d heard about this podcast ages ago, but just checked it out. It’s fantastic!…
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Literary Linking: September 17 – 21
This week’s link topics include: improving your reading retention, Matilda at 30, if Shakespeare characters could text, and more! My favorite bookish links the week of September 17 – 21: Improve Your Reading Retention with These 7 Tips and Tricks Some of these are a little weird, but I’ll try anything to help me remember…
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Literary Linking: September 10 – 14
This week’s link topics include: the National Book Awards longlist, the philosophical Agatha Christie, libraries as the beacons of civil society, and more! My favorite bookish links the week of September 10 – 14 To Restore Civil Society, Start with the Library A wonderful commentary on public libraries and their positive impact on the country….
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What I’ve Been Reading: September 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. September has been a bizarre reading month so far. I am in the middle of 4 grown-up books and have had to tear through tons of children’s books…
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Literary Linking: September 3 – 7
This week’s link topics include: the books travelers leave behind in hotels, podcasts for book lovers, a documentary about the New York Public Library, and more! My favorite bookish links the week of September 3 – 7:l 31 Podcasts for Every Type of Book Lover So many of the podcasts are fantastic. The only problem…
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Drooling for More ‘Crazy Rich Asians’?: A Recipe for Singapore Noodles
Right out the gate, I must state that I know that Singapore Noodles are actually very hard to find in Singapore (setting for most of the book/movie Crazy Rich Asians). Just as fortune cookies and General Tso’s Chicken aren’t really from China, Singapore Noodles aren’t really from Singapore. You’re much more likely to find them…
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What I’m Reading Next: TBR September 2018
Welcome to the TBR Mix n’ Mingle Linkup hosted by the ladies at Literary Quicksand, Rachel @ Never Enough Novels and Allison @ My Novel Life, where we share what we’ll be reading the coming month! I was a bit too ambitious with my TBR last month. I only finished 2 of the 6 on…
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Literary Linking: August 27 – 31
This week’s link topics include: the Library of Congress’ controversial new logo, literary confessions, and more! My favorite bookish links the week of August 27 – 31 The Library of Congress Has a Splashy New Logo — and People Are Pissed Personally, I like the fact the letters in the “LIBRARY” can be moved around…