Category Archives: Book Talk

Ten Bookish Questions from Trisha

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Thistle

Way, way back several weeks ago, Trisha from Eclectic/Eccentric listed ten questions and nominated certain bloggers, including me, to answer them. There was a book blogger award associated with this, but I’m not so much worried about that (or coming … Continue reading →

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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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