This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is “Top Ten Bookish Things (That Aren’t Books) That I’d Like To Own.” YES. 1. I don’t have an iPhone, but if I did: 2. One of these book lamps: 3. You can never have enough cool bookmarks: 4. As much as I love READ MORE
Author: Rain City Reads
Stacking the Shelves #15
Time to look at the books I added to my shelves this week with Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga’s Reviews! Not necessarily books I bought – also includes books I borrowed, was given or otherwise ended up with. Weeks where I don’t buy books I’ll scramble around my shelves and find some books I READ MORE
Five Friday Faves: Favourite Things About Being A Blogger/Reader
Five Friday Favourites is a weekly meme hosted by Amanda over at Book Badger. Every Friday she chooses a new topic – full list of topics can be found here. This week’s topic is “Favourite Things About Being A Blogger/Reader.” I feel like I’ve done a similar post for 10 on Tuesday before, but let’s READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | THE UNCOMMON READER – ALAN BENNETT
From one of England’s most celebrated writers, the author of the award-winning The History Boys, a funny and superbly observed novella about the Queen of England and the subversive power of reading. When her corgis stray into a mobile library parked near Buckingham Palace, the Queen feels duty-bound to borrow a book. Discovering the READ MORE
Liebster Blog Awards!
I have been nominated…. for a Liebster Award! The lovely Stacie, who runs one of my favourite book blogs, Books Galore, has decided that I deserve to be nominated. For which I worry about her mental health but am very grateful! First of all, my apologies to Stacie for taking so long with this post. READ MORE
WWW Wednesdays #16
It’s time for this week’s WWW Wednesdays, hosted by Should Be Reading blog (head over and check them out!). This link up asks three questions What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you’ll be reading next? Here are my WWW answers! What am I currently reading? I, READ MORE
Top Ten Tuesday: Gateway Books/Authors In My Reading Journey
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is “Top Ten Gateway Books/Authors In My Reading Journey.” I wish I’d started this one earlier so I would have had a better chance to think about it! I’m sure I’m going to be forgetting all sorts. But here are the most notable ones READ MORE
Stacking the Shelves #13
Time to look at the books I added to my shelves this week with Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga’s Reviews! Not necessarily books I bought – also includes books I borrowed, was given or otherwise ended up with. Weeks where I don’t buy books I’ll scramble around my shelves and find some books I READ MORE
It’s Veronica Mars Book Day!!!!
So I’m skipping WWW Wednesday this week, because I am way too excited to sit still and write a post. Why, you ask? Because: I watched the show. I watched the movie. And I’ve been waiting and waiting and waiting and waiting and waiting for the book – and it finally arrived! Later guys, I’ll READ MORE
The Sunday Review: BEING HENRY DAVID – Cal Armistead
Seventeen-year-old “Hank” has found himself at Penn Station in New York City with no memory of anything –who he is, where he came from, why he’s running away. His only possession is a worn copy of Walden, by Henry David Thoreau. And so he becomes Henry David-or “Hank” and takes first to the streets, and READ MORE
Stacking the Shelves #12
Time to look at the books I added to my shelves this week with Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga’s Reviews! Not necessarily books I bought – also includes books I borrowed, was given or otherwise ended up with. Weeks where I don’t buy books I’ll scramble around my shelves and find some books I READ MORE
Top Ten Tuesday: Books On My Spring 2014 TBR List
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is “Top Ten Books On My Spring 2014 TBR List.” Oh, so many! I’m going to go with books that are being released this Spring, though I’ve got lots already that I want to read! TOMORROW! Mar. 25 Mar. 25 READ MORE
WWW Wednesdays #14
It’s time for this week’s WWW Wednesdays, hosted by Should Be Reading blog (head over and check them out!). This link up asks three questions What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you’ll be reading next? Here are my WWW answers! What am I currently reading? I’m READ MORE
Top Ten Tuesday: All-Time Favourite Books in the Children’s Book Genre
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is “Top Ten All-Time Favourite Books in X Genre.” I’m picking Children’s Literature. A friend of mine is having a kid soon, and when I asked what she needed for the baby, she said books. Well, obviously – I mean look who she’s talking READ MORE
The Sunday Review: THESE BROKEN STARS – Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner
It’s a night like any other on board the Icarus. Then, catastrophe strikes: the massive luxury spaceliner is yanked out of hyperspace and plummets into the nearest planet. Lilac LaRoux and Tarver Merendsen survive. And they seem to be alone. Lilac is the daughter of the richest man in the universe. Tarver comes from READ MORE
WWW Wednesdays #13
It’s time for this week’s WWW Wednesdays, hosted by Should Be Reading blog (head over and check them out!). This link up asks three questions What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you’ll be reading next? Here are my WWW answers! What am I currently reading? I READ MORE
COVER REVEAL: Drawing Amanda – Stephanie Feuer
DRAWING AMANDA is set in the under-parented, high-expectation world of a Manhattan international prep school. Fourteen-year-old Inky Kahn, smarting from the death of his father, only wants to have his artwork seen and appreciated. When he submits a drawing of his secret crush – Amanda – to an Internet game developer, Inky inadvertently draws her READ MORE
Stacking the Shelves #9
Time to look at the books I added to my shelves this week with Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga’s Reviews! Not necessarily books I bought – also includes books I borrowed, was given or otherwise ended up with. Weeks where I don’t buy books I’ll scramble around my shelves and find some books I READ MORE