This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is:Ten Books That Celebrate Diversity and Diverse Characters. I often don’t really notice if I’m reading a “diverse” book. Unless it’s specifically about the struggles of a marginalized person or group of people being marginalized, it’s just, you know, a book. But there READ MORE
Year: 2015
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | A LITTLE LIFE – HANYA YANAGIHARA
Brace yourself for the most astonishing, challenging, upsetting, and profoundly moving book in many a season. An epic about love and friendship in the twenty-first century that goes into some of the darkest places fiction has ever traveled and yet somehow improbably breaks through into the light. Truly an amazement—and a great gift for READ MORE
STACKING THE SHELVES | #81
Time to look at the books I added to my shelves this week with Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tygna’s Reviews! Not necessarily books I bought – also includes books I borrowed, was given or otherwise ended up with. Weeks I don’t buy any books I’ll scramble around my shelves and find some I haven’t READ MORE
BOOK THOUGHTS ON THURSDAY | ON BOOK CLUBS AND ONLINE READING GROUPS
The world of books is never boring. Every week (well, most weeks) I’ll discuss a different topic related to books, often inspired by or in response to what’s going on in the online book community (or something I’ve seen another blogger talk about). I call this Book Thoughts on Thursday. Feel free to weigh READ MORE
MY WEEK ON WEDNESDAY | #18
My Week On Wednesday is a weekly link-up post in which I share with you what I’ve been reading, what I’m reading next, and any other bookish stuff I enjoyed in the past week! (Click on book images to view Goodreads page.) Just shelved: Such a good week of reading – and with the #24in48 READ MORE
RELEASE DAY REVIEW | MISS EMILY – NUALA O’CONNOR
The American debut of an award-winning Irish writer that brings to life Emily Dickinson and will enthrall fans of Longbourn and Mrs. Poe. Nuala O’Connor’s enchanting American debut novel, Miss Emily, reimagines the private life of Emily Dickinson, one of America’s most beloved poets, through her own voice and through the eyes of her family’s READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS I MOST RECENTLY ACQUIRED
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is: Last Ten Books That Came Into My Possession. This includes everything from books purchased to review copies to library books or borrowed books. So, without further ado…. The Rocks – Peter Nichols (from the library) The Blythes Are Quoted – L.M. Montgomery READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | THE LITTLE PARIS BOOKSHOP – NINA GEORGE
“There are books that are suitable for a million people, others for only a hundred. There are even remedies—I mean books—that were written for one person only…A book is both medic and medicine at once. It makes a diagnosis as well as offering therapy. Putting the right novels to the appropriate ailments: that’s how I READ MORE
STACKING THE SHELVES | #80
Time to look at the books I added to my shelves this week with Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga’s Reviews! Not necessarily books I bought – also includes books I borrowed, was given or otherwise ended up with. Weeks I don’t buy any books I’ll scramble around my shelves and find some I READ MORE
READATHON | #24IN48
I’ve been having a hard time reading lately. I don’t know if it was having a succession of challenging books that threw me off or if life has just picked up a bit, but whatever the reason, I’m feeling a little lacklustre in the reading department. Serendipitously, this weekend is the #24in48 readathon! For READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | HYPED BOOKS I’VE NEVER READ
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is: Top Ten Hyped Books I’ve Never Read. There are SO many books that it seems everyone and their various pets and houseplants have read but I haven’t. I feel left out on a daily basis. So narrowing this down to ten will READ MORE
BOOK REVIEW | IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT – JUDY BLUME
In her highly anticipated new novel, Judy Blume, the New York Times # 1 best-selling author of Summer Sisters and of young adult classics such as Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, creates a richly textured and moving story of three generations of families, friends and strangers, whose lives are profoundly changed by READ MORE
STACKING THE SHELVES | #79
Time to look at the books I added to my shelves this week with Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga’s Reviews! Not necessarily books I bought – also includes books I borrowed, was given or otherwise ended up with. Weeks I don’t buy any books I’ll scramble around my shelves and find some I haven’t READ MORE
MY WEEK ON WEDNESDAY | #17
My Week On Wednesday is a weekly link-up post in which I share with you what I’ve been reading, what I’m reading next, and any other bookish stuff I enjoyed in the past week! (Click on book images to view Goodreads page.) Just shelved: This book turned out to be a bit more work READ MORE
READING CHALLENGE | BOOKS ON THE NIGHTSTAND BINGO
Okay, so I’ve basically forgotten about all the reading challenges I enthusiastically signed up for at the beginning of the year (except for the Goodreads challenge, but let’s face it, that pretty much takes care of itself as long as you track what you’re reading on Goodreads). But my friend Julianne who blogs over READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BEST BOOKS READ SO FAR IN 2015
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is: Top Ten Books I’ve Read So Far in 2015. So far this year my reading has been pretty up and down, with some amazing books and some disappointing ones. Here are the ten that stand out as having been the most memorable READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | THE FEVER – MEGAN ABBOTT
The panic unleashed by a mysterious contagion threatens the bonds of family and community in a seemingly idyllic suburban community. The Nash family is close-knit. Tom is a popular teacher, father of two teens: Eli, a hockey star and girl magnet, and his sister Deenie, a diligent student. Their seeming stability, however, is thrown READ MORE
STACKING THE SHELVES | #78
Time to look at the books I added to my shelves this week with Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga’s Reviews! Not necessarily books I bought – also includes books I borrowed, was given or otherwise ended up with. Weeks I don’t buy any books I’ll scramble around my shelves and find some I READ MORE