Welcome to my weekly update for October 31, 2021! Are you and/or your kids dressing up? I love costumes but I’ll probably just stick with my “Boo!” shirt this year. My husband and I spent an afternoon on Folly Beach this week. It was so nice to soak up the sun and listen to the […]
Welcome to my weekly update for October 24, 2021! The past few weeks have been such a whirlwind of packing, unpacking, packing again, and seeing all our friends and family that we’ve basically just relaxed around our camper as much as we could this past week. We took our bikes out for a 19-mile ride […]
Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl invited us to share ten bookish resources this week. Hmmm… I’m scratching my head a bit over this one. I really do just fly by the seat of my pants with this blog, feeling accomplished if I get one week of posts scheduled ahead of time. Life is short, […]
Welcome to my weekly update for October 17, 2021! We’ve moved on to my husband’s next work assignment. We’re in Charleston, SC! It’s nice to wear shorts and tees after spending the summer in Alaska in long sleeves and jeans. I don’t know how long the shorts weather will last but we’re soaking it up […]
Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl invited us to share our top ten book settings this week. I chose a mixture of fantasy and real-world locations. Let’s go exploring! I have an affiliate relationship with Malaprop’s Bookstore/Cafe in beautiful Asheville, NC. I will earn a small commission at no additional cost to you if you purchase merchandise […]
Welcome to my weekly update for October 10, 2021! We wrapped up our final week back home in Asheville, NC and had a wonderful time seeing our friends and family! We were supposed to go hiking with one friend on Tuesday so I hoped to have some pictures to show off. Unfortunately, it rained almost […]
Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl invited us to share our top ten bookish pet peeves this week. I’m not clear if this is supposed to focus on tropes/stereotypes/plot errors or pet peeves about physical books but I’m going to list some of each. Most of these don’t bother me as much as I make […]
Welcome to my weekly update for October 3, 2021! Last week was Banned Books Week so I posted a review of a different banned/challenged book every day. I feel that it’s terribly important to bring awareness to this issue. Monitor what your kids and you yourself read, by all means. But no one has the […]
Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl gave us a freebie for Top Ten Tuesday today. Since it’s Banned Books Week, I’ve borrowed a graphic from the American Library Association to share the top ten most challenged books of 2020. As I prep this post on Saturday, I’ve read three of these books (#1, 7, 8), […]
Today kicks off Banned Books Week 2021. I’ve tried to acknowledge this week every year that my blog has been active. I never used to think of myself as a reader who chooses particularly controversial books. When I first started my blog, I mostly read fantasy. What’s offensive about that, right? But when I look […]
Welcome to my weekly update for September 26, 2021! My husband and I are flying home to Asheville, North Carolina tomorrow after spending three months in Anchorage, Alaska with his job. We’ve had a wonderful time in this beautiful state! My big bookish news is that I’ve been chosen as a round one panelist in […]