Category Archives: Book Talk

Sunday Coffee – Readathon-ish

Posted on July 23, 2023 by Amanda

I haven’t participated in a Readathon on quite a long time. The last time I tried was spring of 2018, and I realized throughout that I’m just not cut out for a hyper-focus reading day anymore. Since then, I’ve periodically … Continue reading →

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SC – All the Books, 6mo In

Posted on July 9, 2023 by Amanda

For the last five years or so, I’ve been averaging around 50 books a year, down from the few years before that when I was reading about 70-75 a year, down from the horrific early days of blogging when I … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Audible Scam

Posted on July 2, 2023 by Amanda

A few months ago, I purchased a book from Audible through one of their sales, for something like $7. Recently, I started listening to it, but it wasn’t catching my attention and I didn’t think it would do so in … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Accidental Book Spine Poetry

Posted on May 14, 2023 by Amanda

Years ago, I saw my first book spine poetry as part of a challenge for Readathon participants. I thought it was so cool, but for that particular Readathon, I was at a hotel (woohoo!) with just the books I wanted … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – StoryGraph

Posted on March 19, 2023 by Amanda

For the last few years, I’ve been trying to get away from Amazon purchases whenever I can. But I also realize there are other places where Amazon has a big grip on the commercial market, namely in Audible and GoodReads. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – A Dangerous Place

Posted on March 12, 2023 by Amanda

When my family moved to Boston in 2014, we had no idea that it would only stick for a year and we’d be back in San Antonio the next summer. At the time, I removed myself from all of my … Continue reading →

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A Bloggers’ Night Out

Posted on March 8, 2023 by Amanda

It’s been almost six years since I last got to meet up with a blogger friend. I mean, to be fair, I’ve hardly traveled at all since that meetup in autumn 2018. There was a trip to Wisconsin in the … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Lockwood & Co

Posted on February 5, 2023 by Amanda

On Friday, I found out that there was a new Lockwood & Co series running on Netflix. I hadn’t heard anything about it and Netflix didn’t recommend it to me on my account, but I guess it had only released … Continue reading →

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2022 in Books

Posted on December 28, 2022 by Amanda

As things have been since the pandemic began, I’ve been really lackadaisical when it comes to reading all year. Honestly, I’m not sure when this trend will end, but it is what it is. I read 50 books in 2022, … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – So Many Books

Posted on December 11, 2022 by Amanda

Back in mid-September, my reading mojo just completely disappeared. I finished reading one book on 9/10, and didn’t finish another until 10/5. For most of that time, I wasn’t reading at all. Then, the rest of October, I only managed … Continue reading →

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