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About Thistle

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

Sunday Coffee – When Enough is Enough

Posted on January 25, 2015 by Thistle

Last Sunday I talked about previewing books to determine if I actually want to spend the time reading them. I’m sure that on occasion, I disregard a book that I really would have loved had I kept going. Similarly, I sometimes … Continue reading →

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Firstborn, by Lorie Ann Grover

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Thistle

Tiadone is a firstborn female, and by law, not allowed to live unless her parents declare her male. They do so, and Tiadone grows up knowing that though her body is female, she is male, and must conform to all … Continue reading →

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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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