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Sunshine Blogging: Survey via Classics Considered

Marian over at Classics Considered just posted a survey, and I figured — why not? If you go back and read one book for the first time again, which would it be? Probably the first Wodehouse novel I read, just … Continue reading

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Top Ten Favorite Reads, 2020!

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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The 12 Days of Christmas Book Tag

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

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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It’s not a problem, it’s…a…passion….?

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Top Ten Childhood Favorites

Today the Artsy Reader Girl’s topic is…. top ten childhood favorites! I didn’t realize this before, but boy howdy did I read a lot of science fiction as a kid. 1. The Henry Huggins/Beezus and Ramona books. Beverly Cleary was … Continue reading

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Top Ten Couples Redux

Eight years ago, in another Top Ten Tuesday,  I almost managed to think up ten literary couples I liked. I’ve read…more books since then, so can I think of ten more? 1. Jayber Crow and Mattie. Jayber Crow (Wendell Berry) … Continue reading

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Top Ten Tuesday: 10 Recent Additions to my To-Read List

Today the Artsy Reader Girl is hosting top ten lists on recent additions to TBR piles. These are books which are either on my to-read Goodreads list,  are Amazon bookmarks, or were books I took a photo of in the … Continue reading

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Top Ten Books To Be Read….Someday?

This week the Broke and the Bookish- well, now Jana from That Artsy Reader Girl — are discussing books that  have been on  our to-be-read lists for the longest time. Here are the top ten oldest books on my ‘to-read-eventually’ … Continue reading

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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Meant To Read But Didn’t Actually

This week the Broke and Bookish are tackling books they meant to read last year, but didn’t. Well, so am I. 1. India: A History & China: A History, John Keay These were on the short list for last year’s … Continue reading

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