Tag: yafiction
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Last-Minute Christmas Romance Recs
It’s Christmas Week! Get out your last-minute Christmas books because it’s candy-cane-crunch time! And if you don’t know what to pick up because there are so many Christmas books and so little time to decide? I got you covered. Based on my most recent reads this month – as well as the Christmas books highest…
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Reading Wrap-Up: November 2021
I read 5-books during the month of November. Teaching has been busy, as well as preparing for the Thanksgiving holiday, but I read an interesting variety of books when I could! (Hence the majority of this month’s reads being audiobooks.) **Book titles with asterisks are ones I’ve already reviewed on Archetypes & Anecdotes, as of…
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Reading Wrap-Up: October 2021
10 books. What a month! I am so lucky to have had ample time to read this month (although it’s never as much as I’d like to have), but I feel like 10 books will suffice… Here is what I read this month (with links to their Goodreads pages and stats on my star ratings…
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Unconventional Spooky-Time Books
Okay, yes. Spooky books are inherently unconventional in content. But what if there’s something about them that makes them even more unique? I’ve seen reading guides on YouTube, blogs, and Instagram recommending what you’d typically expect: Stephen King, slashers, Riley Sager, etc. While there’s absolutely nothing wrong with these, I thought I’d switch things up.…
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Reading Wrap-Up: September 2021
September 2021 was a 5-book month for me. This wasn’t bad given the circumstances. To be honest about personal matters, my grandmother passed this month. I was traveling more than usual, trying to keep up with work, and coping with what was happening. However, that’s the beauty of reading. Books will never leave your side!…
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Reading Wrap-Up: August 2021
Well, 8 books despite returning back to work after a reading-filled summer is something I am pleased with! I invite you to take a look at my reading for the month (with links to their Goodreads pages and stats on my star ratings for the month). Have you read any of these? If not, perhaps…
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Bookshop Spotlight: Washington D.C.; Second Story Books
When I was in Washington D.C. late July for a conference, I made it my goal to visit at least one local bookstore with the hopes of taking home a piece of Washington D.C. As one of the largest used and rare bookstores in the world, Second Story Books (Dupont Circle location) provided an interesting…
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10 Audiobooks to Listen to Now
Why Audiobooks? Let’s be honest – some people struggle to find time to sit and read a book. And that’s totally fine. Life gets in the way, and some lifestyles require us to be constantly moving. In these moments, I choose… AUDIOBOOKS. I’m driving to work or to get groceries? *Listens to an audiobook.* I’m…
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The One Hundred Years of Lenni & Margot Ends Too Soon
“There are some words in the Lord’s Prayer that I don’t know. But I do know the word art. It’s a necessary inclusion, I think. We should all be artists. Especially if God is doing art in heaven; we should follow his example.” The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot – Marianne Cronin My…
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Black History Month Reading Recs
Literature offers a path to understanding different worlds, places, people, and experiences; it has the ability to inform, connect, and spark empathy. As humans, we have the responsibility to seek understanding of other perspectives and do what we can to make the world better. We have to listen to the experiences of others, and I…
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