Category Archives: Book Talk

Top Ten Books I Had to Own in Print

Posted on September 6, 2022 by Amanda

I knew it had been awhile since I last posted for Top Ten Tuesday, but I hadn’t realized it had been since Feb 2019!! I thought it was the pandemic that moved my posts away from these lists, but apparently … Continue reading →

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RIP XVII

Posted on August 31, 2022 by Amanda

It is beyond astonishing to me that the Readers Imbibing Peril reading event is in its 17th year!! Things have changed a lot since the early days, but despite that, this is still one of the reading events that I … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Judging Books By Their Covers

Posted on August 28, 2022 by Amanda

They say not to do it, right? But we all do. There are who marketing and design teams dedicated to getting book covers right for a target audience. Slap an old painting and a script font on Wuthering Heights, and … Continue reading →

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Books on My Rest-of-2022 TBR Pile

Posted on July 11, 2022 by Amanda

Every year, I make a list of books to read or cull throughout that year, a list of book priorities, so to speak. They consist both of books that will be published during the year that I’m really looking forward … Continue reading →

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Kind of like reviews, but not?

Posted on March 28, 2022 by Amanda

I mentioned back on my birthday post that Brandon Sanderson had announced a special kickstarter that involved twelve months of surprises, including eight swag boxes and four books he wrote in secret during the pandemic. In the weeks since that … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Most Anticipated Books

Posted on March 20, 2022 by Amanda

A few days ago, I saw an article on Goodreads about the most anticipated books coming out this spring. I looked it over, and there was literally only two I’d heard of, including one (The Book of Cold Cases) that … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Rerecording Audiobooks

Posted on March 6, 2022 by Amanda

Toward the end of our road-trip last fall, Jason and I began listening to Elantris by Brandon Sanderson. I’d already read the book twice, once in print and once on audio, but it had been awhile and Jason had never … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Why I Don’t Buy Books (Sigh)

Posted on January 9, 2022 by Amanda

I’ve discussed this off and on, but the short version goes like this: I don’t buy books that I haven’t already read except under very narrow and specific circumstances. Like, for instance, when Brandon Sanderson releases a new Stormlight Archive … Continue reading →

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2021 in Books

Posted on December 29, 2021 by Amanda

It has been an interesting year for me in books. Mainly because I just wasn’t all that interested in reading! I’m not sure what’s up with my brain these days, but pretty much since the pandemic began, reading has taken … Continue reading →

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Abandoned Books of 2021

Posted on December 17, 2021 by Amanda

I don’t read books that aren’t working for me. Most of the time, if I start a book that’s not going to work, I can tell within a few chapters, if not a few pages or even paragraphs. I cull … Continue reading →

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