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Top Ten Favorite Reads, 2020!

Posted on December 29, 2020 by smellincoffee

This week we’re looking back at the year and thinking about our favorite reads. These are presented in the order in which I read them. Where the Crawdads Sing, Delia Owns. An absolutely unforgettable mix of character drama and nature … Continue reading →

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Titanic 2020’s last hours: all kinds of yakking, including 2021 plans

Posted on December 28, 2020 by smellincoffee

Here we are in that sweet, weird spot between Christmas holidays and New Year’s Eve. The end is near for 2020, not that the Cursed Year will stop giving. I’m sure corona will follow us into 2021, though — knock … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas, Frohe Weihnachten, Feliz Navidad, and Joyeux Noel!

Posted on December 25, 2020 by smellincoffee

Whoever and whereever you are, a very Merry Christmas to you and yours. May the day be filled with good food, good times with people you love, and all the joy in the world.

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O, holy night —

Posted on December 24, 2020 by smellincoffee

I dare you to watch this and not weep.

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The 12 Days of Christmas Book Tag

Posted on December 15, 2020 by smellincoffee

Ruth at A Great Book Study shared a fun little book game called “The Twelve Days of Christmas”, where a book is used to fit the lyrics of the song. She did a Little House on the Prairie spin! I … Continue reading →

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Books on my Winter TBR

Posted on December 15, 2020 by smellincoffee

This week, the Artsy Reader Girl is taking a look at our Top Ten Books on Winter TBRs! What are you reading as Christmas approaches and hope for a corona-free future looms? Ends of the Earth: The Polar Regions of … Continue reading →

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Nutcracker novel giveaway!

Posted on December 11, 2020 by smellincoffee

Fellow book blogger Marian H is hosting a giveaway for her new book, Drosselmeyer’s Dream, a fantasy novel inspired by The Nutcracker. How perfect for Christmas! I haven’t visited this story since childhood, so I’m curious myself to see what … Continue reading →

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Must….read…..faster…..

Posted on December 7, 2020 by smellincoffee
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Back to the Classics Challenge

Posted on December 4, 2020 by smellincoffee

Next year I’ll be restarting the Classics Club challenge, with a scheduled list set to go live on January 1st, but some bloggers whom I follow are enrolling in a mini-classics challenge, with twelve categories. My CC list fills all … Continue reading →

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Saxon Chronicles Index

Posted on December 3, 2020 by smellincoffee

Ten years ago, having just discovered Bernard Cornwell and gone absolutely mad over him, I made it my mission to read everything I could of him. That included a new series called the Saxon Chronicles, following some dude named Uhtred … Continue reading →

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