An Update on COVID-19 Life April has come and gone… I don’t have nearly as much to update you on as last month. Read a bunch of books, wrote a bunch of posts, hopped a bunch of blogs (?), attended a bunch of online bookish events, did a bunch of yoga classes, and went outside to walk or bike a few times. I expect to be off work for another […]
What You Need to Know Who? Hosted by Imyril @ One More, Lisa @ Dear Geek Place, and Jorie @ Jorie Loves a Story What? A month long celebration of fantasy in all its variations (high, low, supernatural, superhero, etc.) and forms (books, movies, games, podcasts, etc.), including: A month long readalong of The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison Plenty of prompts for celebrating fantasy on your blog A master […]
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Preamble I read these two books as part of my role as a 2019 Cybils judge for middle grade speculative fiction. In these ‘brief thoughts’ reviews, I aim to highlight these books’ strengths while acknowledging my personal preferences. I toyed around while writing these (Do I need to write more from my more professional ‘children’s librarian’ perspective? Is it okay to write from a wholly personal perspective?) and ended up […]
Organized by Nadia @ Headscarves and Hardbacks. This readathon takes place from April 23 to May 23 to coincide with Ramadan 2020 (which begins after sundown today). To learn about Ramadan (especially in this year’s pandemic context) check out this article. The aim of the readathon is to celebrate and support Muslim authors by reading books they’ve written. I’m finding these kind of online bookish events especially important these days, […]
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Preamble You know those posts that languish in your drafts for a couple years before you finally decide they’re timeless so you plunk them into your upcoming schedule and hope you can recall enough to write a decent post? Yeah, this is one of those 😝 I read both of these books over the summer of 2018. I made some notes for Journey to the Edge but only one for […]