Category Archives: Book Talk

Sunday Coffee – Books I’m Looking Forward To

Posted on May 6, 2018 by Thistle

It’s been weird, having a year where I’m anticipating very few book releases. With so little coming out that I’m looking forward to, I’ve found myself reading a lot of books that I never would have normally picked up. In … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Readathon Wrap-up

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Thistle

I kinda failed this year’s Readathon. Heh. Things were all set up for me with the kids gone, but y’all, my reading mood is just not there these days! I started my day by trying and culling three books: Stalking … Continue reading →

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Readathon – Spring 2018

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Thistle

I wasn’t sure if I would sign up for Dewey’s 24-Hour Readathon this time around. My TBR pile is pretty low, my reading has been unmotivated, and Jason will be out of town taking Morrigan on a college visit. However, … Continue reading →

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Ten(ish) Most-Read Authors

Posted on April 17, 2018 by Thistle

Today’s Top Ten Tuesday is a freebie! Since I’ve been blogging now for a bit over ten years, I figured I should take a look back at my top ten most-read authors since I began the blog! Of course, when … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – District-wide Book Sale!

Posted on April 8, 2018 by Thistle

Every year in April, the boys’ school district hosts a district-wide used book sale. Thousands of books are donated and sold for under a dollar each over the course of three days. I’ve been most years when I’ve lived in … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Books on my Spring TBR

Posted on March 20, 2018 by Thistle

I’ve said before that I don’t have a huge list of books coming out this year that I’m highly anticipating, and I’m not the kind of person to keep a mile-long TBR list. I do have a few that I … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Birthday, Pop Con, Jojo

Posted on March 4, 2018 by Thistle

March has started out with a bang, y’all! Lots of fun stuff happening over the last few days, which is nice considering how rough February was on my family. It started with my birthday! My birthday’s on the first, and … Continue reading →

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A Decade of Blogging

Posted on February 15, 2018 by Thistle

Technically, my ten-year-blogoversary was yesterday, but I didn’t get my act together in time to post this, so I’m a bit late. I don’t mind. I started my blog on Valentine’s Day, in the wee early hours of the morning … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Recommendations?

Posted on January 28, 2018 by Thistle

Two Sundays ago, I talked about bookish slump I’m kinda in. But I realized since then, there are some books and other things that are holding my attention. They’re (for the most part) stuff I don’t have as much experience … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Slump…ish?

Posted on January 14, 2018 by Thistle

It’s been quite a long time since I went through any kind of reading slump. I often have periods where I’m reading more or less, or when my brain switches gears and starts spending time with a new kind of … Continue reading →

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