Top 10 Christmas Books

Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl gave us a holiday/seasonal freebie for Top Ten Tuesday this week. I decided to list my top ten Christmas books. I’m not a huge fan of Christmas books for adults. They’re usually too syrupy for my taste. But I do love Christmas books for children and I have quite […]

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Weekly Update for December 6, 2020

Welcome to my weekly update for December 6, 2020! Southern California has a stay-at-home order that goes into place tonight (December 6) at midnight and will last for at least three weeks, taking us past Christmas. Ugh. At least it should keep hospitals from being overwhelmed. We experienced our first California earthquake on Friday night! […]

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New to My TBR: Nonfiction November

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For our final prompt in Nonfiction November, Katie at Doing Dewey asks which book are new to my TBR. It’s been a month full of amazing nonfiction books! Which ones have made it onto your TBR? Be sure to link back to the original blogger who posted about that book! Well, first of all, thanks […]

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Weekly Update for November 22, 2020

Welcome to my weekly update for November 22, 2020! We’ve been cautiously exploring the San Diego area now for a few weeks. San Diego County was returned to the most restrictive coronavirus tier last weekend so our options are a bit limited. Luckily, my husband’s cousin and his wife are nearby so we’ve been spending […]

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Ask the Expert: Nonfiction November

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For this week’s Nonfiction November prompt, Rennie at What’s Nonfiction invites us to Be the Expert, Ask the Expert, or Become the Expert. Three ways to join in this week! You can either share 3 or more books on a single topic that you have read and can recommend (be the expert), you can put […]

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Weekly Update for November 15, 2020

Welcome to my weekly update for November 15, 2020! Posted: Book Review: Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong (2018 edition) by James W. Loewen–4 Stars Book Review: The Unidentified: Mythical Monsters, Alien Encounters, and Our Obsession with the Unexplained by Colin Dickey–4 Stars Book Review: Hole in the Sky by […]

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Top Book Titles as Song Titles

Ten Book Titles as Songs

Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl invited us to share our top ten book titles that would make great song titles this week. This is such a fun topic! Country Don’t Make Me Choose Between You and My Shoes by Dixie Cash–Every title in the Domestic Equalizer series by the sister writing duo known as […]

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