Bookish Fun
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Ten Books I Need to Read This Year
Does anyone else keep only a small selection of physical books? I used to keep up with all the book boxes and special editions and had huge shelves of physical books, but I realized that I wasn’t ever actually reading the books on my shelves. While there are certain books I buy multiple editions of,… Continue reading
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Sunday Post: Eclipse Trip of a Lifetime
Welcome back to Back Shelf Books for another Sunday Post! Did everyone have a good eclipse week? I actually traveled out of town for the eclipse. We decided on the trip about two weeks ahead of time and were lucky enough to be able to drive four hours to a location with 100% totality. My… Continue reading
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Ten Hugo Finalists I Picked Up This Week – ROAD TO THE HUGOS
In case you missed my Sunday Post, the 2024 Hugo Award Finalists were recently announced. One thing I realized very quickly after the announcement is that I am very behind this year. While we wait for the Voter Packet to be prepared for the voters, I desperately needed to start reading some of the finalists… Continue reading
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Sunday Post – Hugo Nominees and Thoughts
Welcome back to Back Shelf Books for another Sunday Post! How is it already April?? It feels like it was just January! I can’t believe we’re a quarter of the way through the year already. The 2024 Hugo Award nominees were announced this past week. While I’m extremely disappointed in what happened with the 2023… Continue reading
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My Rainy Day Books: Books I Reread When All Else Fails
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly blog meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. These are all things I can wholeheartedly get behind. This week’s topic is “April Showers,” which is super loose and open. After… Continue reading
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Sunday Post: Back Shelf Books 3/31/2024
Welcome back to Back Shelf Books for another Sunday Post! Happy Easter to everyone who celebrates! I hope you all have been able to have a good weekend with family and friends. I was able to go book shopping today, and book shopping always makes for a good day. As always, I’m linking up with… Continue reading
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Books That Would Make Great Books (and Vice Versa)
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly blog meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. These are all things I can wholeheartedly get behind. This week’s topic is “Movies/TV Shows That Would Have Made Amazing Books.” I’ve… Continue reading
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Sunday Post: Back Shelf Books 3/24/2024
Welcome back to Back Shelf Books for another Sunday Post! Thanks so much to everyone who wished me well last week with my health issues! I’ve been taking things easier this week, which has been nice! I’m so excited for gardening season. My little tomato sprouts already need to be put in larger containers and… Continue reading
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books On My Spring 2024 TBR
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly blog meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. These are all things I can wholeheartedly get behind. This week’s topic is “Books On My Spring 2024 TBR.” I’m always up… Continue reading
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Sunday Post: Back Shelf Books 3/17/2024
Welcome back to Back Shelf Books for another Sunday Post! This has been the longest of weeks for us in my home. I’ve had some health issues the past few weeks which have taken a lot of time to resolve. While things are still a bit up in the air, we’ve at least been able… Continue reading