Month: November 2018
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What’s Making Me Happy, Vol. 17
I swear it was just Halloween, but here we are at the end of November! Thanksgiving was a great chance to remember all the things I’m grateful for. Friends and family topped the list for the year. I’m so lucky to have people in my life that make me happy! For the purposes of this post,…
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Literary Linking: November 19 – 23
This week’s link topics include: nostalgia for the Scholastic book fair, Michelle Obama’s bestseller, a long overdue book sale, and more! My favorite bookish links the week of November 19 – 23: The Fleeting Magic of Scholastic Book Fairs Book-fair week was my favorite week of the year in elementary school. I think I spent…
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An Exciting Announcement & How I Learned To Embrace My DNF Pile
I mentioned a while back that I had a few projects brewing. One of them was applying to be a contributor for Book Riot. I’m very excited to announce that I’ve been accepted and will be writing for the site regularly! I will still write here at High Shelf Esteem, but posts might be a little…
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Literary Linking: November 12 – 16
This week’s link topics include: politically progressive kids’ stories, the National Book Awards, competitive book sorters, and more! My favorite bookish links the week of November 12 – 16: The Radicalization of Bedtime Stories If your kiddos are going to wake you up in the middle of the night, you might as well make them…
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Literary Linking: November 5 – 9
This week’s link topics include: ‘Up lit’ books to improve your mood, who you should ask when you don’t know what to read next, and more! My favorite bookish links the week of November 5 – 9: Trend Alert: Popular ‘Up-Lit’ Books To Improve Your Mood Books that make you feel better about this crazy…
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What I’m Reading Next: TBR November 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! In my October TBR post, I predicted that Voyager, by Diana Gabaldon (Book 3 of the Outlander series) might…
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Literary Linking: October 29 – November 2
This week’s link topics include: commentary on America’s reading tastes, a message from Levar Burton, beautiful picture books from 2018, and more! My favorite bookish links the week of October 29 – November 2: What’s the Best American Novel? A PBS Vote Is a Revealing Look at Our (Limited) Taste The writer is a little…
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What’s Making Me Happy, Vol. 16
After a month away from High Shelf Esteem, I am back! October was incredibly productive and I hope to share some of what I’ve been working on with you all soon. Being productive and crossing things off my to-do list is very happy-making for me, but there a few other things that have been tickling…