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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 →

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 →

This week le Broke and le Bookish are doing books they’re looking forward to in 2018, either as new releases or just-getting-around-to-reading-it titles. 1. Frank Sinatra: The Chairman,  James Kaplan This has been on my to-read list since …er, September … Continue reading →

This week’s Top Ten Tuesday from the Broke and the Bookish concerns favorite books for the year, and while there’s still a chance that some amazing book could pop up in the last two weeks of the year,  I’ll go … Continue reading →

This week the Broke and the Bookish  invite readers to think about their top ten books for the year. Twenty-sixteen started off with a bang: no less than five top-ten contenders appeared in January, and four of them survived to … Continue reading →

This week, the Broke and the Brookish inquire: what are your favorite settings for historical fiction? 1. Medieval Castles, lyres,  armies of armored men on horseback,  columns of swords-, spear- and bowmen…what’s not to like? Besides plagues, I mean. And..the … Continue reading →

The Broke and the Bookish’ theme for Top Ten Tuesdays this week concerns New Years resolutions, naturally. I’m not usually one for resolutions, or even paying attention to the New Year, but it’s as good a time as any to … Continue reading →

A new challenge has been issued, one slightly shorter than last year’s. There are a few curveball categories (a romance set in the future..? Maybe I can count The Moon is a Harsh Mistress), but it looks like a fun … Continue reading →