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Literary Linking: October 9 – 13
This week’s article topics include: Dan Brown, designing book covers, a waterproof Kindle, and more! The best bookish links the week of October 9 -13: The World According To Dan Brown This article actually came out a couple weeks ago, but it’s so entertaining, I had to include it. Dan Brown is a bit of…
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Books in the Nude…SFW, I Promise 🙂
Don’t worry — this post is safe for work! What I mean by “books in the nude” is simply hardback books without their dust jackets on. I process a lot of children’s picture books at work (barcoding, labeling, covering, etc.), and in doing so, I see a lot of fun covers under the dust jacket….
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Literary Linking: October 2 – 6
This week’s article topics include: fun word facts, the National Book Award finalists, a 2000+ page book about bread, and more! The best bookish links the week of October 2- 6: 2017 National Book Award Finalists I haven’t read nearly enough of the finalists! The winners aren’t announced for another month, though, so there’s still…
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10 New Bookish Vocabulary Words To Use Today
I recently I read over my blog posts and noticed that I use a lot of the same turns of phrase and vocabulary. To remedy this and liven up my writing, I actively searched for new and interesting words relating to the literary world. Did I use Websters’s? Nope! Did I use www.dictionary.com? Negative! I…
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What’s Making Me Happy: September Edition
September has been a whirlwind of craziness, but there have been a bunch of things getting me through the trying and busy times: Pluots/Apriums My Trader Joe’s carries a lot of unique produce including funky fruit hybrids. When I saw pluots and apriums on the shelf together, my initial reaction was, “Aren’t those basically the…
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Literary Linking: September 25 – 29
This week’s article topics include: epic libraries, a book-themed show on People TV, and more! The best bookish links the week of September 25 – 29: The National Book Foundation’s 2017 5 Under 35 Honorees Reading lists like this make me feel a little down on myself — what do I have to show…








