Category: Thoughts About Books
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The Story Behind The Story
Yesterday I got the news that my books have been printed. Soon they’ll be shipped to me, and then I’ll start packaging up and sending out the pre-orders. Yay!!! Today, I thought I’d share the story behind the story. How did I come to write this book? According to my Google Docs archives, I started…
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The Highway and Me and My Earl Grey Tea
Yes. It’s true. After months of delays, I finally have a release date for my book: November 16, 2020. You can pre-order it now on our brand new website. It’s been a journey, but honestly, this book is one of the greatest achievements of my life. I’ve never, ever done a project like this. (It…
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The Bookish Tag (A Video)
My blog has been sorely neglected during the month of May. Honestly I’ve just wanted to hide in a hole this month. And it just gets worse and worse. When I sit down to write, I can’t even express my feelings. I am just sickened at George Floyd’s death, and everything that caused it: the racial injustice…
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Bookweek 2019 Day 5: The Ultimate Book Tag
Yesterday, when I sat down to write the fifth and final Bookweek 2019 post, I realized that all my remaining Bookweek ideas were rather negative. The worst book I read this year. Boring main characters. A rant about book snobs. Etc. And I just didn’t want to end Bookweek on a negative note. So I…
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Bookweek 2019 Day 4: The Most Charming Book Trope
A few months ago I started compiling a list of books that I thought were absolutely charming. Books that just straight-up made me feel happy and delighted with life whenever I read them. But as I looked over my list, I realized they all had the same basic plot. They were all about women, older…
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Bookweek 2019 Day 3: Books that Changed my Life this Year
Usually I judge books by how much they make me think, or how interesting they are, or how well they transport me to another world. I like well-drawn characters and fun plots and magical, mystifying moments that make me gape in awe at the thought of a flesh-and-blood human coming up with such a thing.…
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Bookweek 2019, Day 2: Finding Yourself in Books
Back in 2014, I attempted to write a few paragraphs about every book I read that year. I found those notes recently, and re-reading my thoughts five years later was fascinating. See, normally I write about books for my blog, or talk to friends about books. Rarely do I write about books just for myself.…
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Bookweek 2019, Day 1: All About My Book
I’ve been wanting to do a bookweek since August, ya’ll. August. And it’s November. What the bunnyslipper. Well, here we go. I think I have time this week to spit out some blog posts. And if I don’t have time, I’ll create some time. Because seriously, soon it will be Christmas, and I want to do 12…
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What I’ve Been Reading This Month
I’ve consumed heaps of books this last month. A lot of stuff that’s more “fun” than “thoughtful,” if I’m gonna be honest, but hey, better than scrolling through Instagram, right? Here’s a blurry picture of all of them lined up on my vanity: 1. Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen I thought I had read…
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Blogmas 2018: Cozy Books to Read During the Holidays
Nonfiction The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living, by Meik Wiking “Hygge” is a Danish word that doesn’t really have an English translation, though it could be described as “cozy togetherness.” Think of a group of friends sitting in front of a fire, sipping hot cider. The Danes carefully construct their lives…
The Girl in the Red Rubber Boots 