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Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon: On the Day
Read more: Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon: On the DayAs mentioned in my Intentions post, I’m terrible at sticking to TBRs so this is just the stack of books I’ll be choosing from during the readathon: Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo (x) Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo (x) Reasons To Stay Alive by Matt Haig (x) The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick…
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Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon: Stating My Intentions
Read more: Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon: Stating My IntentionsAfter having known about Dewey’s Readathon for years through watching booktubers’ videos on the day, this is the first year that I’ve actually committed myself to taking on the challenge. I’m under no illusions – I will not be sacrificing sleep (it’s physically impossible for me to keep myself awake for 24 hours, I’ve tried…
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National Poetry Day: My Favourites
Read more: National Poetry Day: My FavouritesIn case you’ve miraculous missed it on the news, the BBC, news websites, or Twitter, today is National Poetry Day. I will be the first to admit that, despite being a literature student, my poetry knowledge is shamefully limited at best. Let alone modern poetry or, worse still, performance poetry – a whole world that I just haven’t explored enough to form…
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Autumn Reads
Read more: Autumn ReadsThere is something of a trend in the book blogging and Booktube world once October rolls around, entirely because of a certain little celebration at the end of the month. Following this theme, most people seem to skew their reading towards the horror or crime or thriller genre. Now, this would be fine, should you enjoy these…
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T5W | Banned Books I’ve Read
Read more: T5W | Banned Books I’ve ReadCourtesy of the wonderful Lainey, this week’s Top 5 Wednesday topic is pleasingly ‘Banned Books You’ve Read’, to coincide with the American Library Association’s Banned Books Week running throughout this week. As a cursory look at the ALA’s website will reveal, most books that have something to say will have, at some point, irked a lot of people to…
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Friday Reads | 25th September 2015
Read more: Friday Reads | 25th September 2015This Friday Reads is an optimistic one (aren’t they always?) given I’ll be enjoying a long weekend of relaxation (hopefully) in Edinburgh with a trio of lovely friends. You’d think this means zero reading time but as I am me and everyone involved knows that, I’ll still be taking a couple of books along with me because…
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T5W | Title Fonts on Covers
Read more: T5W | Title Fonts on CoversI’m a sucker for a pretty cover, even better if it involves some typography or just a lovely font. Saying these things outside of the internet earns raised eyebrows but I feel like the book community here understands this love – which is why this week’s Top 5 Wednesday topic of Title Fonts on Covers…
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Top Ten Tuesday | Books On My Fall TBR
Read more: Top Ten Tuesday | Books On My Fall TBRLike lists? Like books? Then Top Ten Tuesday by The Broke and the Bookish is definitely something worth checking out. A weekly meme created by the aforementioned lovely ladies, the concept is simple – they set the theme, you scurry around your bookshelves finding 10 books to fit said theme. It appeals to the listmaker…
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