My favorite local bookshop is the used bookstore downtown. I've been going there since before I moved here (about twenty years ago), and I count the owner and manager as friends. Most of the books I get rid of go there first, so I often have a fair amount of store credit. And because they're … Continue reading Used and Sale Bookhaul
Author: Kim @ Traveling in Books
Most Anticipated Books of 2022
Like everyone else, I've been looking at the various titles due to come out in 2022 and making a list of the ones that sound the most interesting. There are a few upcoming releases from some of my favorite authors, and other authors who are new to me. So without further ado, here are some … Continue reading Most Anticipated Books of 2022
Christmas Book Haul
I ask for nothing but books from my family. They don't quite understand my obsession with books, but they humor me and buy books for me, and I appreciate that they do that. I've seen other readers whose families will say, "But I don't just want to get you yet another book", even when said … Continue reading Christmas Book Haul
Sunday Sum-Up: December 26, 2021
Busy, busy week last week! As I expected for the last week before Christmas. Work was hectic but should be slowing down after the New Year, so I'm looking forward to that. But after all the busyness, I spent Christmas weekend at my parents' house with them, my grandmother, and my sister's family. We had … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: December 26, 2021
Happy Holidays!
The Shortest Day by Susan Cooper And so the Shortest Day came and the year diedAnd everywhere down the centuries of the snow-white worldCame people singing, dancing,To drive the dark away.They lighted candles in the winter trees;They hung their homes with evergreen;They burned beseeching fires all night longTo keep the year alive.And when the new … Continue reading Happy Holidays!
State of the ARC: December 2021
ate of the ARC is a meme hosted by Avalinah’s Books in which we round up our ARCs and attempt to wrangle them into something approaching order. Sometimes it’s like herding cats. I haven't done one of these for a while. I spent most of November getting through a flock of ARCs, because I had … Continue reading State of the ARC: December 2021
Sunday Sum-Up: December 19, 2021
Okay. Weird week. It started out well enough. Monday was fine. On Tuesday I went to J&S's house to celebrate J's birthday, which was fun even if their kids were extra squirrely. Then Wednesday came along. I walked outside on Wednesday morning, and it was weirdly warm and humid. Like it might be on a … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: December 19, 2021
StoryGraph Saturday: African Europeans
StoryGraph Saturday is a weekly thing where I randomly choose a book from my To Read pile on StoryGraph and show it off to both remind myself that it’s there and to show it to you in case you might find it interesting, too. African Europeans: An Untold Historyby Olivette OtéléNonfiction/History304 pagesFirst published in 2019 … Continue reading StoryGraph Saturday: African Europeans
The Books I Didn’t Get To
A few of the books from my unread shelf In my living room, there is a low bookshelf that stands below the windows. The bottom shelf is given over to a basket of yarn, a basket of cat toys, and space for my cat Mina to sit. The top shelf is also Mina's to enjoy, … Continue reading The Books I Didn’t Get To
Sunday Sum-Up: December 12, 2021
Late update today for two reasons: I went over to my friends' house last night for one reason, and eded up staying over for another reason-- to watch the NCAA Division I volleyball tournament, because Nebraska was playing Texas in the Elite Eight. The game didn't start until 9:00, and while I usually just listen … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: December 12, 2021
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