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Category Archives: bookstores
Thoughts on Booktopia Boulder
It goes without saying, but a weekend dedicated to talking about books and reading is amazing. Add the beautiful location of Boulder, Colorado and who could ask for anything more? Unlike past Booktopias where I signed up for every session … Continue reading
Posted in book club, book festivals, bookish events, bookstores, fiction, reading retreat, travel, Uncategorized
Tagged book clubs, booktopia, travel
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Thoughts on Booktopia Michigan
I am just back from another fantastic Booktopia weekend. I am at a loss for words to describe how it was, so I will have to let some photos do the talking for me. Booktopia was held in Petoskey, Michigan, … Continue reading
A Win-Win-Win!
So regular readers (if you are still around, I know I’ve been very bad!) may remember that I absolutely loved Wiley Cash’s first novel, A Land More Kind than Home, and how I was brought to the novel thanks to … Continue reading
My Bookish September
I know I’m likely in the minority, but September is one of my favorite times of year. I loved the whole back to school season, when I would buy new notebooks and pens, and eagerly anticipate my new classes and … Continue reading
Booktopia!
I have (sadly) returned from a weekend in the land of Booktopia (known to the rest of the world as Oxford, Mississippi). Three days of talking books with 75 like-minded people — it was truly heaven on earth. We started … Continue reading
Posted in book festivals, bookaholism, bookstores, reading retreat, travel
Tagged booktopia, square books
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Armchair BEA Day 3 — “Real Life” Experience
For me, blogging is a hobby; an extension of my passion for books and reading. I do receive some books from publishers and participate in the odd blog tour here and there, but the majority of the books I review … Continue reading
Review: A Land More Kind than Home
A Land More Kind than Home by Wiley Cash Published: 2012 by William Morrow Source: Received advance reader’s copy ** I rarely like to define a book as a page turner, because I think it is an odd term … Continue reading
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Tagged a land more kind than home, independent bookstores
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The Plight of Independent Bookstores
I buy books everywhere — in the chains, department stores, online — but ever since I discovered an independent bookstore in my area a few years ago — Read Between the Lynes — I have made a more conscious … Continue reading
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