It’s officially Christmas in my neck of the woods, so let me take this opportunity to wish each and every one of you a wonderful Christmas Day! May it be full of family, food – and plenty of book-shaped parcels under your trees!
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I’M ON VACATION!
As you read this, I’m on a plane somewhere over either the ocean or the continental USA on my way to San Francisco! I’ll be gone for a week or so, but don’t worry, I’ve got plenty of posts scheduled. I just might be a little slower publishing and responding to comments than usual! In READ MORE
In Memory of Maya
Maya Angelou’s books have been on my TBR list for longer than I’d care to admit, and yet I have never read any of them. Today she passed away, and her death has me thinking about what I do know about her. Despite never having read her work (and don’t worry, that is a situation READ MORE
Time for a Change!
Wait! Stop! No, you’re not in the wrong place – I’ve just updated my look a little bit! Consider it my blog’s version of a new summer ‘do. I got so tired of my old header which, let’s face it, was just a really bad quality photo of my recently-read shelf. But I’m no genius 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
WWW Wednesdays #12
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
UPCOMING RELEASE | VERONICA MARS: THE BOOK. SERIOUSLY.
Ridicule if you must, but I’ve spent a large portion of my leftover vacation days in the past week re-watching Veronica Mars. I’ve watched the show a few times now, and yet somehow I just never get sick of it. Sure, the video quality doesn’t seem great compared to new shows, and the fashion choices READ MORE
2013 END OF YEAR BOOK SURVEY
I’m hopping on the 2013 End of Year Book Survey train with Jamie from The Perpetual Page-Turner! I gotta admit, I’m pretty excited about this one. It’s a chance for me to look back through the year and think about the best of the best. I love book surveys, and this one is a good READ MORE
BOOK MEMES & PICS | JUST ONE MORE CHAPTER BEFORE BED….
So I’m reading Insurgent, the second book in Veronica Roth’s Divergent trilogy. I’m definitely suffering from this today. I have a feeling I will be until I’ve finished the series. But it’s totally worth it.
BOOK SWAP!!!!
My friends Katrin and Martha (along with three other awesome ladies) are hosting an amazing swap – Booktober! The idea is to swap books with another blogger – you’ll be paired up with someone who has similar tastes and will be able to chat with them before the swap so you can find an appropriate READ MORE
BOOKS ON THE WEB | THE BEST READS OF SEPTEMBER, BARE IT FOR BOOKS, SECRET PASSAGE BOOKSHELVES… AND MORE!
So much booky goodness on the interwebs this week! Here’s some of it: 10 Awesome Secret Passage Book Shelves. Because what book lover hasn’t dreamed about having one of these? (Or a bunch…) Bare It For Books. So remember that movie Calendar Girls? Where the women’s auxiliary posed naked doing crafty things for a READ MORE
BOOKS ON THE WEB | WHAT YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT SHERLOCK HOLMES, THE WORST BOOK YOU’VE READ, CHAOS WALKING… AND MORE!
It’s been a busy week for bookish articles and news on the web – so I already have another roundup for you guys! ‘Blurred Lines’ Model Emily Ratajkowski Cast As Ben Affleck’s Mistress In ‘Gone Girl’. For those of you anxiously awaiting casting news! 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Sherlock Holmes. In anticipation of READ MORE
BOOKS ON THE WEB | JK ROWLING’S BIG NEWS, SYMPATHETIC VILLAINS, WHAT YOUR BOOKS WOULD TELL YOU… AND MORE!
I keep coming across awesome book-related images, posts and articles and I figure maybe I’ll keep track of them and share them with you guys occasionally. Here are some of the things that caught my interest recently: JK Rowling to Write New Film Series Based in the World of Harry Potter. I can hear READ MORE
BOOK NEWS | THE ROBERT GALBRAITH SUBTERFUGE
If you’re a J.K. Rowling fan, you’ve probably heard the buzz over the last few days since it was revealed that a relatively unheard-of crime novel by a first-time author called Robert Galbraith was, in fact, a product of the pen of none other than the Harry Potter creator herself. My first reaction to the READ MORE
DISCUSSION | THE WORLD IS A SCARY AND SAD PLACE
Did you know that the four Twilight books sold over 116 million copies – and Stephen King’s entire works sold only twice that? Check out this and 12 other booky facts in Buzzfeeds’ article “13 Utterly Disappointing Facts About Books.” Though it might depress you, it’s interesting nonetheless – and makes me really inspired READ MORE
EX LIBRIS
While shopping at Chapters a couple of weeks ago, I stopped by their section full of random knick knacks and notions. I’ve always been a sucker for the sort of things you don’t really need, but that you desperately want. These fit that description perfectly. Aren’t they cute? I particluarly like the little READ MORE
BUY 3, GET 1 FREE AT CHAPTERS!
I spent much of the weekend bemoaning the fact that I was unable to partake of the Half Price Books 20% off sale since I live in Canada, and we don’t have Half Price Books here. I watched, half of me happy for the fortune of others, half of me incredibly jealous, as you READ MORE