Author: Kristen
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Review: The Woman in Cabin 10
Title: The Woman in Cabin 10 Author: Ruth Ware Genre: Thriller/Suspense Grade: B+ Plot: Lo Blacklock, a journalist working her way up the ladder at a British travel mag, has been given the chance to prove herself on an assignment covering the maiden voyage of a fabulous boutique cruise ship. It seems like a…
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Literary Linking: August 8 – 12
My favorite bookish links from the week of August 8 -12: The Merits of Reading Real Books To Your Children “A new Harry Potter book and a new round of stories about midnight book release parties reminded me of the persistent power of words printed on a page to shape children’s lives.” From Preschool…
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Let’s Hear It for the Ladies: 8 Books that Empower Girls and Women
With Hillary Clinton’s nomination for the U.S. presidency and Obama’s recent essay on feminism today, I’ve been in a girl power kind of mood. I am an elementary and middle-school educator, and I see first-hand how deeply entrenched gender stereotypes are in our society, and it is something I actively try to fight. It would…
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How To Display Your eBooks: Free Them from Their Reader!
My husband built me a library – it was fabulously Beauty and the Beast of him, I know – and being able to see my books and appreciate the spines and cover designs of each of them is incredibly satisfying. The pretentious English major in me particularly likes seeing Proust, Elliot, Franzen, Joyce and friends…
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Literary Linking: August 1 – 5
Every Saturday, I will share a handful of my favorite literary links from the past week. Happy reading! The Most Beautiful Libraries in Each US State “Libraries are timeless treasures. Even as pulpy paperbacks get swapped out for electronic ink, we still crave a physical space where we can surround ourselves with knowledge. When done…
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5 Books You Still Have Time To Enjoy This Summer
With the arrival of Halloween candy at the grocery store, you know it’s that time of year again… August! I felt a twinge of melancholy when I saw pumpkin- and ghost-shaped Peeps on Safeway’s shelves the other day. Not just because they’ll undoubtedly be stale by the time October 31st rolls around, but because they…
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Tackling the “To Be Read” List – Fate Edition
As of right now, my Goodreads TBR list is nearing 450 books long and with a bunch of new book-recommendation podcast episodes patiently waiting for me to tune in (my current fave is What Should I Read Next?), the list will only become longer before the day is out. But which of these must-reads are truly…
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Welcome to High Shelf Esteem!
Welcome to my blog, High Shelf Esteem! The purpose of this blog is to create a space to revel in the joy of living the bookish lifestyle. What does this mean exactly? I will write the occasional book review, but my focus will be on topics that explore all the different facets and fun of…
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