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About Thistle

Queer, neurospicy, chronically longwinded oversharer. 40s; they/them. ✍️📷🐈📚🥾🇩🇪🏳️‍🌈😇💖🐍

Top Ten Audiobooks

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Thistle

I haven’t participated in Top Ten Tuesday these last few weeks because the topics didn’t apply to me. Top debuts I’m anticipating for 2015? Um, don’t know any… Top ten books I meant to get to in 2014 but didn’t? … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – To Investigate

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Thistle

A couple of people remarked on my last few posts that they didn’t know how I keep my TBR so under control. The truth is, I didn’t always. Years ago, I had a huge TBR, both physical and virtual. I’d throw book … Continue reading →

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Meeting Ceri

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Thistle

I’ve been blogging since early 2008, and in the years that have followed, I’ve been fortunate to meet quite a large number of fellow bloggers. The majority of them, I met at BEA in 2010, but outside of that, I’ve met … Continue reading →

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Virtual TBR Priorities in 2015

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Thistle

Last week, I talked about the physical owned-and-unread books on my bookshelf. This week, I want to talk about my virtual TBR, audio queue, and to-investigate list. I have way too many books in these piles. The following will be … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Reading Mood Swings

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Thistle

So many book bloggers – and readers in general – are very specific about their tastes. They read mostly YA, or mostly romance, or mostly SF/F, or mostly classics, etc. I, on the other hand, have what I like to … Continue reading →

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All Joy and No Fun, by Jennifer Senior (audio)

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Thistle

Subtitled: The Paradox of Modern Parenting. This book is a sociological look at the ways parenting has changed over the last hundred or so years. It is not a how-to or advice book about parenting, and it focuses on the … Continue reading →

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Shelf TBR Priorities in 2015

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Thistle

Every year, I consider joining Adam’s TBR Pile Challenge, and every year, I realize that I can’t. I don’t qualify for it, and haven’t in many years. Back in spring 2011, I whittled both my virtual and physical TBR pile … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Christmas Books!

Posted on January 4, 2015 by Thistle

Welcome 2015! How did everyone’s holiday season go? I hope you all had a wonderful time. I certainly did. Even though I’m so very far away from home right now, technology let me have a virtual Christmas with my parents, … Continue reading →

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2014 in Books

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Thistle

It’s that time of year! The books are read, and it’s time for reflection. This has been a very difficult and sad year for me in my personal life, so I’m glad to say that in reading, it’s been a … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Goals for 2015

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Thistle

Today’s topic is about goals or resolutions for the new year. Normally, I make extensive goals for myself going into each new year. Because I know I have some major life changes coming up in 2015, however, I don’t want … Continue reading →

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