Today’s Top Ten Tuesday theme is 2016 Resolutions. I love writing goals & resolutions every year, and I especially love reading other people’s, so this topic is a fun one for me. Here are my reading and blogging goals for the coming year. Reading Resolutions: Read my own damn books. Andi picked up on something… Continue reading 2016 Reading & Blogging Resolutions
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2015 Books and Reading Recap
Is there anything more fun for book nerds than tallying up all our reading stats at the end of the year? Nope! Let’s do this. I read 127 books in 2015, which is the most books I’ve read in one year since I started keeping track, and probably the most since I was in middle… Continue reading 2015 Books and Reading Recap
Polysyllabic Spree – September 2015
September is my favorite month, and it always flies by so quickly. I didn’t finish a lot in September, mainly due to powering through the rest of Anna Karenina and starting several books towards the end of the month that failed to hold my attention and got DNF’ed. But I read some quality books, and… Continue reading Polysyllabic Spree – September 2015
Readathon Ahoy!
It’s #readathon day! I’m so excited for today’s readathon. Traveling in South America for a month was incredible, but I don’t read very well or much while on the road. It’s going to be lovely to devote an entire day to reading, snacking, and (the best part) chatting with other book lovers around the world… Continue reading Readathon Ahoy!
Sunday Night Lunch (Weekly Recap 3.1.15)
There is icy sludge surrounding my city, but let’s not let that stop us from getting all cozy and talking about books and other great stuff this week, sound good? Good! First of all – it was a delightful week in blog-land and Twitter-world meeting a lot of new-to-me Book Bloggers thanks to this lovely… Continue reading Sunday Night Lunch (Weekly Recap 3.1.15)
On re-reading, and reading extensively vs. intensively
Re-reading seems to be a divisive topic in the reading community. I know some readers who never, or rarely, re-read a book. I’m in the opposite camp: I think re-reading a beloved book is one of the greatest pleasures in life. Last year, of the 62 books I read, 10 of them were re-reads. This… Continue reading On re-reading, and reading extensively vs. intensively
Polysyllabic Spree – January 2015
Back in the day I used to be very dedicated about posting my monthly reading recaps, which I call my “Polysyllabic Spree” in honor of Nick Hornby, who is the reigning champion of monthly reading recaps via his column in The Believer. I posted them religiously for years, but my last one was almost two… Continue reading Polysyllabic Spree – January 2015
2014 Books and Reading Recap
It’s time once again for one my favorite annual post – my yearly books and reading recap. This is the post where I tally up all sorts of nerdy reading stats, discover how diverse my reading selections were, and attempt to decide what books were my favorite this year. My previous Books and Reading recaps: 2013 2012… Continue reading 2014 Books and Reading Recap
2013 Books and Reading Recap
I’m always amazed at people who have their yearly reading recap posted on January 1st. I’m still in pajamas drinking hot cocoa and watching Christmas movies on January 1st. I look over my list of books read on January 2nd or 3rd and stew over them while deciding which are my favorites. Sometimes I see… Continue reading 2013 Books and Reading Recap
On my nightstand 3.31.07
I’ve seen cool features on other book blogs where you take pictures (or describe) what books are on your nightstand. This is not at all a picture or description of everything on your To Be Read List, but just a picture of what things you keep by your bed for daily or frequent reading. Mine… Continue reading On my nightstand 3.31.07