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The Best of 2010: Annual Year in Review

Posted on January 4, 2011 by smellincoffee

Fifty-two ‘weeks at the library’ have come and gone once more, and like every year I’m taking some time to look back at the year’s reading and reflect, mentioning those books whose memory has not faded with time. My return … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Books Books I Resolve to Read in 2011

Posted on January 4, 2011 by smellincoffee

This week the Broke and the Bookish expect us to commit to at least ten books, particularly those which have sat meekly in the ‘pile of books to read’ for a while. 1. Marcus Aurelius: A Life, Frank McLynn I’ve had this … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday (4 January)

Posted on January 4, 2011 by smellincoffee

Welcome to the first Teaser Tuesday of 2011, hosted by Should Be Reading. “This is a country that loses a prime minister and that is so vast and so empty that a band of amateur enthusiasts could conceivably set off … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday (28 December)

Posted on December 28, 2010 by smellincoffee

Time for the Tuesday teasin’, and if I’m not too much mistaken this is the last TT of the year.  So love, I thought, had turned Erik against his brother. Love would make him slash a blade through every oath … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Top Reads

Posted on December 28, 2010 by smellincoffee

Every January I reflect on the past year’s reading and draw attention to a few special books so I hesitated at participating in this week’s list at first.  I wouldn’t want to make my annual review sound repetitive, but I … Continue reading →

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Booking through Thursday: Life-Changing

Posted on December 23, 2010 by smellincoffee

Booking through Thursday wants to know:  which book changed your life? A few months ago I started writing a post called “Top Ten Books that Changed My Life”: when I started searching for similar lists by other readers, I stumbled … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday (14 December)

Posted on December 14, 2010 by smellincoffee

Every week, ShouldBeReading hosts “Teaser Tuesday”, in which participants share two-sentence excerpts from their current reads. Some of us are terrible at counting. “Which of you is Rolf?” I shouted as I drew near them. “I am,” a black-bearded man … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Anticipated Reads for 2011

Posted on December 14, 2010 by smellincoffee

This week, the Broke and the Bookish are contemplating a year of new books to delight in. New releases aren’t a staple of my reading diet — I tend to encounter them by chance — but I imagine I’ll be … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Places to Read

Posted on December 7, 2010 by smellincoffee

This week the folks at the Broke and the Bookish want to know just where we like to spend all of our time reading… 1. The Reading Tree When I lived on-campus, I lived across the street from the main … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday (7 December)

Posted on December 6, 2010 by smellincoffee

On every Tuesday, MizB of ShouldBeReading hosts Teaser Tuesday, in which we share two-sentence tidbits from our current read(s). As always I cheat. My teasers are below. On a more serious note, 7 December is also the anniversary of the … Continue reading →

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