Is it just me, or were a lot of good books published in 2017? I felt like I was buying something or adding something new to my list every time I turned around. I bought a lot of current books in 2017, which is unusual for me. I tend to buy more backlist titles, probably … Continue reading Top Ten Books I Missed in 2017
Category: Top Ten Tuesday
Hey, You, Get off of My Shelf
Get it? “Hey, you, get off of my shelf…” You know, like “Hey, you, get off of my cloud…” The Rolling Stones? Anyone? Okay. So last week’s Top Ten Tuesday (hosted by The Broke and The Bookish) topic was something that makes us instantly want to read a book, so let’s see if you can … Continue reading Hey, You, Get off of My Shelf
Those Books I Cannot Deny
Top Ten Tuesday (hosted by The Broke and The Bookish) this week asks us to list the top ten things that will make us instantly want to read a book. This is a tough one—I think next week’s topic about what makes us NOT want to pick up a book is easier—but I’ll give it … Continue reading Those Books I Cannot Deny
Favorite Books of 2016
Today's Top Ten (hosted by The Broke and the Bookish) asks us to list our ten favorite books of 2016. When I sat down to write this post, I learned that Carrie Fisher had died. I had been telling myself all morning to start focusing on small things, like reading and writing and blogging and … Continue reading Favorite Books of 2016
Top Ten Books on My Holiday Wishlist
For this week's Top Ten (hosted by The Broke and The Bookish), we're asked to list the top ten books we'd like to receive for the holidays. Hm. Seems like this topic should have come around in November when people were putting together their shopping lists. I rarely receive books as gifts, so this list … Continue reading Top Ten Books on My Holiday Wishlist
Ten Books on My Fall TBR (Or, Getting My Diversity On)
Today's Top Ten Tuesday (hosted by The Broke and the Bookish) asks us about books on our Fall TBR. I've had a particularly good reading experience so far this year. I haven't been following any kind of plan. Typically a book pops into my head when I'm getting closer to the end of my current … Continue reading Ten Books on My Fall TBR (Or, Getting My Diversity On)
Ten Books I Picked up on a Whim (Or Every Book I Ever Picked Up, Ever)
The thing about being a reader who has a (mostly neglected) book blog and a Twitter account where I follow all sorts of bookish accounts (book bloggers, critics, authors, publishers) is that it’s very, very difficult to avoid being influenced in some way when it comes to what I read. Everything on my TBR is … Continue reading Ten Books I Picked up on a Whim (Or Every Book I Ever Picked Up, Ever)
Did They Really Deserve It?: Ten of My Most Recent Five (and Four) Star Reads
Today's Top Ten, hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, has put me into a bit of an existential crisis as a reader. Today's topic: our top ten most recent five-star reads. That's easy enough to track—all I had to do was open Goodreads, and there they are. But as I was scrolling through the … Continue reading Did They Really Deserve It?: Ten of My Most Recent Five (and Four) Star Reads
Top Ten Books on My TBR This Spring
This week's Top Ten (hosted by The Broke and the Bookish) asks us about the top ten books on our TBR. While many people might list new books being published this spring, I have an eye on my backlog of books. Of course, the slightest shift of the wind will change my reading mood, so … Continue reading Top Ten Books on My TBR This Spring
Top Ten…Er, Top Eight Tuesday: Reading Outside My Comfort Zone
Today's Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, asks us to list ten books we read in the last year or so that are outside our comfort zone. A simple enough question, but looking at the list of books I read over the past 15 months or so, not an easy one to … Continue reading Top Ten…Er, Top Eight Tuesday: Reading Outside My Comfort Zone
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