Bookish Fun
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The Sunday Post: Reviewing the Week and Looking Ahead – 2/4/2024
Is anyone else feeling slightly overwhelmed by February?? There are so many great new releases coming out this month. I just finished planning out my February reading and blog schedule, which helped me feel a little less strained. Some months just feel like a lot of great books all at once, though. In other news,… Continue reading
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Top Ten Tuesday: Ten SFF Authors I Discovered in 2023
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 “New-to-Me Authors I Discovered in 2023.” I had such a… Continue reading
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The Sunday Post: Reviewing the Week and Looking Ahead – 1/28/2024
Welcome back to Back Shelf Books! We finally lost all our snow this week! In its place, though, we got a heck ton of rain. Rain, I can handle. It’s been a much more normal week this week, and normal is perfectly good in my book. News & Fun I’m super excited to now be… Continue reading
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Meant To Read in 2023 But Didn’t Get To
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 I Meant to Read in 2023 but Didn’t… Continue reading
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The Sunday Post: Reviewing the Week and Looking Ahead – 1/21/2024
Welcome back to Back Shelf Books and another Sunday Post! Like so many others, we had a huge cold front and winter storm come through. It’s still here, really. We had somewhere between 8 and 12 inches of snow and it got down to -10°F (-23°C) one night. That is crazy temperatures around here. I’ve… Continue reading
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Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Books from the Past Ten Years on My 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 “Bookish Goals for 2024.” I’ve talked a lot about… Continue reading
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The Sunday Post: Reviewing the Week and Looking Ahead – 1/14/2024
Welcome back to Back Shelf Books! What. A. Week! My house is unfortunately full of sick pups. Each of my three inside dogs are sick (and surprisingly, they’re sick with different illnesses). They’re all doing well, but it’s been a long week for us. Even with all the craziness, I’ve had a surprising amount of… Continue reading
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Joining COYER for the First Time – Winter 2024
Do I need another book challenge for 2024? Probably not. I already have a good number of challenges for 2024. I just couldn’t resist adding COYER into the mix. Honestly, COYER is a little intimidating. There are a decent amount of rules and the rules change quarterly this year. However, it seems like a great… Continue reading
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Top Ten Tuesday: Most Anticipated Books of 2024 (January through June)
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 “Most Anticipated Books Releasing in the First Half of… Continue reading
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2024 Challenges & Tracking
For my own sake, I’m compiling all the 2024 reading challenges I’m participating in on one post. This will be pinned to my navigation bar for easy reference and (hopefully) updated regularly. Of course, I’m participating in the Goodreads reading challenge again this year. I’m aiming for 250 books, which sounds like a lot. However,… Continue reading