Tag Archives: memes and surveys

Social media: frenemy or foe?

Posted on July 3, 2024 by smellincoffee

Today’s prompt from Long and Short Reviews is “What are your thoughts on social media”, which is an interesting topic for me because I think about it quite a lot and consider myself a minimalist in regards to its use. … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Book Covers of 2024 – So Far

Posted on July 2, 2024 by smellincoffee

Today’s TTT is books with our favorite color on the cover, but I don’t have a favorite color, so I’m just going to go with my favorite covers for the year. But first, teases! “This is interesting, meeting you here,” … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Anticipated releases

Posted on June 25, 2024 by smellincoffee

Today’s TTT is upcoming releases We’re So Excited about. I don’t know if I can manage ten, but I’ll give it the ol’ college try. But first ,teases! Baghdad is generally considered a good place for solo journalists to get … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Tuesday: Summer readin’, have me a blast

Posted on June 18, 2024 by smellincoffee

Summer readin’, happening so fast….today’s TTT is top ten books on our summer TBR list! If that title got a song stuck in your head, I’m sorry/not sorry. But first, the tease! “Once, men turned their thinking over to machines … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Bookish Wishes

Posted on June 11, 2024 by smellincoffee

Today’s a day for sharing the books we’d really love to own. But first, teases! Pondering the implications of a red-hot cowpat landing on my head, I felt a surge of unease and retraced my steps. I hadn’t gone far … Continue reading →

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AI Book Art Game Results (and alter-images!)

Posted on June 10, 2024 by smellincoffee

Last week I posted fifteen AI-generated images created by prompts inspired by books. Davida Chazan of the Chocolate Lady’s Book Blog won with nine correct guesses! (1) The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde. Pretty much everyone got this one. … Continue reading →

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Test your mettle: guess books from AI art!

Posted on June 4, 2024 by smellincoffee

Over at Bewitching Books, Ravenous Reads, I saw a fun bookish game in which ten images are generated by AI, using prompts inspired by books. It was originally inspired by the same game at Bowl Owl’s Corner. I fool around … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Books that Inspired a Strong Response

Posted on June 4, 2024 by smellincoffee

Today’s TTT is about books that provoked a strong reaction. I’m going to try to focus on books from the first ten years of the blog. First, though, Ye Olde Tuesday Tease. For [Antipater], the human being in action is … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Tuesday: Books We Hyped but Haven’t Read

Posted on May 28, 2024 by smellincoffee

This week’s triple-T is books we were over the moon to buy, but….haven’t gotten around to reading. But first, teases! Volcanoes, then, can be sites of encounter and performance, where history is made. Sometimes their eruptions are so dramatic they … Continue reading →

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WWW Wednesday

Posted on May 22, 2024 by smellincoffee

WWW Wednesday is a meme hosted by Taking on a World of Words, in which participants must answer these questions three: WHAT is your name? WHAT is your quest? WHAT – …..Oh, sorry. It’s about reading. The questions: What are … Continue reading →

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