Category Archives: Book Talk

Sunday Coffee – Wrapping up March (and February)

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Thistle

Oops. I realized I never did a February wrap-up. Better late than never, right? So. February. Five books – two nonfiction, one speculative, one story collection, one epic poem. They were mostly good, though not as good as January’s amazingness. … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Recent TBR Additions

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Thistle

I don’t really sort my TBR books into priorities, so I can’t really give a top ten additions. Instead, I’ll give the ten most recent additions to my TBR pile, my TBR future pile (books that have yet to be … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – BEA?

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Thistle

I am on vacation! So no coffee pic this week, just one of me playing around with makeup, ha! Okay, now that that’s out of the way, heh, I wanted to pose a question to my fellow book bloggers. Anyone … Continue reading →

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Top Ten(ish) Childhood Books to Revisit

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Thistle

Nine years ago, pre-blogging, I embarked on a personal project to seek out and revisit my favorite childhood books. Many of them I knew only by vague memory, and didn’t even have a title to guide my search. Sometimes, despite … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Spring TBR Books

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Thistle

At present, I’m in one of those moods where I don’t want to plan too heavily what books I may or may not read over the next little while. This is especially true while I’m still in a state of … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Pouring

Posted on March 15, 2015 by Thistle

That phrase – when it rains, it pours – well, that’s this week for me in library haul. I’ve had a bunch of books on hold for a long time, and some books I just put on hold this week, … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Books for Readers Who Like Friendships

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Thistle

We got to choose our own theme for today’s topic (Readers who like ____), and I chose friendships in fiction, because this is a particularly difficult thing to find! My top ten: 1. The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Nonfiction Rec Requests

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Thistle

Every few years, I go on a short nonfiction kick. I’m not really a big nonfiction reader most of the time, so I take advantage of these times whenever they come up. Over the last couple months, I’ve read and … Continue reading →

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Top Ten NEW All-time Faves

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Thistle

Today’s prompt says to list ten new favorites from the last three years, and noted that we could go back a bit further if necessary. It was definitely necessary for me. One year of the last three (2013) had no … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Favorite Heroines

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Thistle

Today’s topic was hard. There are just so many great heroines out there! And narrowing it down to ten?? Sigh. Well, here goes… 1. Blue from the Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater – She is phenomenal. Just trust me. 2. … Continue reading →

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