I’m really enjoying participating in Non-Fiction November (hosted by Olive, featured in the video above), and watching the videos posted by some of my favourite BookTubers about their TBRs, favourite NF books – and this tag! I don’t have a YouTube channel because I’m terrible in front of a camera, but I really wanted
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NON-FICTION NOVEMBER 2019 | TBR AND RECOMMENDATIONS
I’m very excited because tomorrow marks the beginning of one of my favourite themed reading months of the year – Non-Fiction November hosted by Olive from ABookOlive. The behind the monthly event is simple: read more non-fiction than you usually do. If you never read it, read one non-fiction book. If you normally
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READATHON | DEWEY’S 24-HOUR READATHON OCTOBER 26-27, 2019
It’s that time again! Today is my favourite event – Dewey’s 24-Hour Readathon. For the uninitiated, the readathon takes place from midnight on Saturday, October 26th until midnight Sunday, October 27th, EST. (You can find out what time it starts in your time zone here.) Where I am, that means it runs from 5AM
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READATHON | DEWEY’S 24-HOUR READATHON APRIL 6-7, 2019
If you’ve been around this neck of the woods for a while, you’ll remember that pre-baby I used to participate in a wonderful event that takes place twice a year called Dewey’s 24-Hour Readathon. I haven’t been able to participate in it for a few years because either I haven’t had the stamina or
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READATHON | DEWEY’S 24 HOUR READATHON
It’s that time of year again – time for Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon! It starts tomorrow (for a list of start times by time zone, go here) and goes all day long. I was supposed to be away right now, so I’m a bit late to the party, but better late than never, right?
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READING CHALLENGE | BOUT OF BOOKS 14
It’s that time again – time for Bout of Books! The 14th Bout began yesterday and runs to Sunday, August 23rd. For the uninitiated, here’s some background info from their website (find out more here): The Bout of Books Read-a-Thon was created by Amanda @ On a Book Bender on a complete whim in
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BOOK THOUGHTS ON THURSDAY | ON BOOK CLUBS AND ONLINE READING GROUPS
The world of books is never boring. Every week (well, most weeks) I’ll discuss a different topic related to books, often inspired by or in response to what’s going on in the online book community (or something I’ve seen another blogger talk about). I call this Book Thoughts on Thursday. Feel free to weigh
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READATHON | #24IN48
I’ve been having a hard time reading lately. I don’t know if it was having a succession of challenging books that threw me off or if life has just picked up a bit, but whatever the reason, I’m feeling a little lacklustre in the reading department. Serendipitously, this weekend is the #24in48 readathon! For
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THE SUNDAY REVIEW | THE FEVER – MEGAN ABBOTT
The panic unleashed by a mysterious contagion threatens the bonds of family and community in a seemingly idyllic suburban community. The Nash family is close-knit. Tom is a popular teacher, father of two teens: Eli, a hockey star and girl magnet, and his sister Deenie, a diligent student. Their seeming stability, however, is thrown
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ARMCHAIR BEA 2015 | INTRO, SOCIAL MEDIA, FAVE CHARACTERS AND ADAPTATIONS
I’m a bit behind on my questions for Armchair BEA this year, but better late than never, right? Here’s the first few posts in one. Enjoy! Introductions I get to answer any five of the introduction questions included in the first Armchair BEA post of 2015 (which you can find here, if you haven’t
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READATHON | BOUT OF BOOKS 2015
So I’ve decided, at the very last minute, to join in the Bout of Books read-a-thon! It starts today and runs right through the next week. Here’s a bit about Bout of Books in case you’re not familiar: The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly
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DEWEY’S 24 HOUR READATHON | PROGRESS REPORT
Good morning and welcome to Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon! At this point the Readathon is about 4 hours old, and I’m just getting started (I’m not a morning person. Sue me.). I’ve got my cozy socks, my comfy chair and a whole stack of fantastic books just waiting for me to dive in! Opening
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STACKING THE SHELVES | #69
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 I don’t buy any books I’ll scramble around my shelves and find some I
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DEWEY’S 24-HOUR READATHON | HOW TO READATHON LIKE A PRO
It’s nearly here! Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon is coming up on Saturday April 25th (AKA tomorrow!). It only happens twice a year, so I spend a lot of time (about 6 months) counting down to the next one. In case you’re new to this wonderful bookish event, Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon is pretty
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2015 READING CHALLENGE | ANNE OF GREEN GABLES READALONG
I was perusing Lindsey Reeder’s blog, Reeder Reads the other week, and I came across this post on her reading goals for 2015. In among her personal goals and reading challenges, she announced her intention to read the entire Anne of Green Gables series by L.M. Montgomery. Being Canadian, this series formed a large part
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Armchair BEA – Expanding Blogging Horizons
The Day 3 topic for Armchair BEA that I’ve selected is: Expanding Blogging Horizons What do you think about when you think about going beyond blogging or expanding your horizons? Is it a redesign of your blog? Have you branched out into freelance writing or even published a novel of your very own? Or, have
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Armchair BEA – Introductions
I’m getting started on this a little bit late because I wasn’t really sure if I was going to participate. But after seeing a few of the posts that have gone up, I’ve decided to jump on in! Since I’m late getting started, I’m going to try to do a few posts over the next
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WWW Wednesday #19
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 did I recently finish reading
