Books & Reading
Bookish Questions – How do you style your bookshelves?
How do you style your bookshelves? My bookshelves are a conglomeration of styles. Where I have enough books from a single series, or group of related series, I like to create a single shelf devoted to that series/group. For example, I have an entire shelf devoted to Harry Potter. (If you follow my tumblr, I…
Read MoreBookish Questions – Do you gift your friends and family with books?
Do you gift your friends and family with books or bookish items? I love giving books as gifts. For Christmas last year, I got one sister a book on making your own baby food – she just had that baby (Yea!); and I got my other sister an Amazon gift card so that she could…
Read MoreBook It! – Curiouser & Curiouser
Another month gone. Can you believe the year is a quarter of the way through? Lots has happened this month. I’m an aunt (again). My sister had her first baby, early in the month, and it seems to have put me on a children’s literature kick. I have to admit it was fun to read…
Read MoreBooklr Questions – Do you buy books new, used, or go to the library?
Do you buy books new, used, or go to the library? As much as I should go to the library and borrow book, I don’t. I haven’t had a library card since I was in middle school. And while I went to the library a lot during high school and college, it was usually to…
Read MoreBookish Questions – Favorite villain in a book?
What is your favorite villain in a book? I recently read The Martian by Andy Weir, and that book reminded me how much I love it when the villain in a book isn’t a villain at all, but a place or a situation that our beloved protagonist has to navigate. That’s why I’m going to…
Read MoreBookish Questions – Do you use ebooks?
Do you use ebooks? While I generally prefer to have a physical copy of books, ebooks can be really nice. Most of the classic novels I have read recently have been ebook versions I was able to download for free for my Kindle app. I mean, who doesn’t love a free book? Another reason I…
Read MoreBookish Questions – Do you have plenty of bookish items around your house?
Do you have plenty of bookish items around your house? Define plenty. I have lots of books and book related items around my house, but I feel like I’m severely lacking in shelf space. We have two fairly large shelving units in the house. There is one in the spare bedroom where I keep my…
Read MoreBook It! – Hazy Shade of Winter
It’s February, and the weather around here has been nothing by cold and heartless. It was in the 50s during the 1st week of February. But that warmer weather was a tease. We got more cold weather and snow again. Then it got warm again. We had a 70 degree day and then got snow…
Read MoreBookish Questions – What is your favorite quote from a book?
What is your favorite quote from a book? Choosing one favorite quote is hard. Books tell us stories, but they also teach us about life. So many have changed mine. I guess this is where I quote Neil Gaiman and say that Stories you read when you’re the right age never quite leave you. You…
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