Author: Kristen
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What’s Making Me Happy, Vol. 13
I love warm weather, but 95 degrees with 100% humidity is a bit much for me to bear. Luckily, there are lots of things distracting me from the heat and putting a smile on my face. Check out what’s making me happy: Planet Fitness Massage Chairs While Watching Say Yes To the Dress I joined…
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Literary Linking: June 18 – 22
This week’s link topics include: the biggest book cover trend of the year, books for summer reading, the forgotten history of Anne of Green Gables, and more! My favorite bookish links the week of June 18 – 22: Inside One of the World’s Most Beautiful Libraries Holy cats — this library is visually stunning! The…
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What I’ve Been Reading: June 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. June has been a great month of reading! There’s only one book (which I will not name) that disappointed me. Let’s hope the rest of the summer is…
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Literary Linking: June 11 – 15
This week’s link topics include: Anne of Green Gables fan fiction, how to read more, non-cookbook food books to read this summer, and more! My favorite bookish links the week of June 11 – 15: Increase Your Cognitive Ability by Readina F—ing Book For Once Since you’re reading my blog, this video from The Onion…
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Great Summer Reads for Kids of All Ages!
I make lists constantly. Most of my them are to-do lists, and while they may be important for my sanity, I wouldn’t say I love writing them. Writing book lists, however, is a totally different story. Summer reading lists for young readers are a personal favorite. Creating recommended summer reading lists for my students was…
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Literary Linking: May 28 – June 1
This week’s link topics include: secret codes for book reviews, an ultimate book list for summer, the last Penderwicks book, and more! My favorite bookish links the week of May 28 – June 1: The Ultimate Summer Books Preview Use “critical consensus” to decide which new books to read this summer. This is a list…
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What’s Making Me Happy, Vol. 12
May has been a pretty soggy month ’round my parts, but even with gray skies, it still stays light out so much later in the evening. My SAD lamp is back in the closet until autumn, which makes me happy, happy, happy! Here are few more things that are floating my boat this month: Glory…
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Literary Linking: May 21 – 25
This week’s link topics include: decorating with books, the best ways to read over the summer, a review of David Sedaris’ new essay collection, and more! The best bookish links the week of May 21 – 25: So Many People Can’t Name a Single Book on ‘Jimmy Kimmel’ Geez, this is depressing… though I’m…
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The Best Book Character Names for Your New Pet
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish, a weekly meme now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s topic is Best Book Character Names, and I’ve narrowed it down to Best Book Characters Names for Your New Pet because choosing the perfect pet name is an arduous task (it’s so…
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Literary Linking: May 7 – 11
This week’s link topics include: audiobook narrators sharing their secrets, hidden pages in Anne Frank’s diary revealed, and more! The best bookish links the week of May 7 – 11: 17 Secrets of Audiobook Narrators I’ve taken some voice lessons for audiobook narration and it’s not as easy as it may seem. I’ve made…