Category: Bookish Musings
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Beat the Last Weeks of Winter by Forest Bathing through Books
Having a hard time pushing through these last few weeks of winter? I sure am. The lack of sun, low temperatures, and dearth of green life outside can make life feel pretty bleak this time of year. Using a sunlamp and reading deep in the folds of a cozy comforter help with the first two…
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Thank You for Reading High Shelf Esteem!
I’ve been blogging on High Shelf Esteem for about two and half years and it’s with mixed emotions that I announce my next post will be my last. My librarian life is busy as it is, and this year is going to be even busier. I’m on two committees for the American Library Association (one…
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Literary Linking: January 28 – February 1
This week’s link topics include: a school with a book vending machine, the 2019 Newbery & Caldecott medals, reading at parties, and more! My favorite bookish links from the weeks of January 28 – February 1 : Instead of Snacks, a Vending Machine at This Elementary School Is Filled with BooksThe Rainbow Magic books in…
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Literary Linking: January 14 – 18
This week’s link topics include: 2019’s book-to-screen adaptations, Instagrammable bookstore cats, sharing Audible books, and more! My favorite bookish links from the weeks of January 14 – 18 : Coolest Library Cards From Around the WorldAre your library cards as cool as these??? The 20 Most Instagrammable Bookstore CatsI dare you not to smile as…
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What I’ve Been Reading: January 2019
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. I will be on an book awards committee starting in February, so my reading for the year will mostly be for that. With that in mind, I’m trying…
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Literary Linking: December 31 – January 4
This week’s link topics include: Hollywood’s inaccurate depiction of the publishing industry, Barack Obama’s favorite books of 2018, and more! How Hollywood Gets the Publishing Industry WrongThis may be true, but I love this line from the article: “Happily, once realism has been pulped like the first print run of a fraudulent memoir, the fun…
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2018 End-of-Year Book Survey
Jamie, the blogger behind The Perpetual Page-Turner, puts together a wonderful book survey at the end of each year and here it is for 2018. Reading wasn’t easy for me for most of the year, but since the fall, my focus, stamina, and short-term memory all improved. Opening a book has become fun again and…
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Books I Wish I’d Read in 2018
As of this very second, my reading total for 2018 is 104 books. I’m reasonably happy with this number, but there are so many titles I really wanted to read this year, but didn’t get to. When I looked at my Goodreads TBR, and saw the enormous list of titles that I’d been meaning to…
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Literary Linking: November 26 – December 7
Link topics for the past couple weeks include: the NPR Book Concierge, shopping for books during the holidays, comparing US and UK book covers, and more! My favorite bookish links from the weeks of November 26 – December 7: Margaret Atwood Announces The Handmaid Tale’s Sequel, The TestamentsPart deux of The Handmaid’s Tale??? Praise be!…
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How I Blew My 2018 Reading Challenge and Why I’m Okay With It
It’s only the beginning of December and websites and blogs are already posting their reading challenges for 2019. This has made me think about the bookish goal I set for myself this year: No New Books for a Year – The Back To My Bookshelves Challenge. As the name of the challenge so subtly suggests,…