Reading Slump vs. Bookish Hangover (Plus, Overcoming Both!)
Reading Slumps and Bookish Hangovers happen to the best readers. Learn how to recognize each, along with tips to pull yourself out of them, with this week’s Let’s Talk Bookish.
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The Elusive 5-Star Read: What Makes the Cut?
This week’s Let’s Talk Bookish is the Elusive 5-Star Read. Ever since I started blogging, many years ago, there’s been controversy around the rating system, and for good reason. It’s so subjective that book ratings actually don’t really mean anything in the grand scheme of things.
Reading Beyond Books: What Counts As Reading?
This week’s Let’s Talk Bookish is Reading Beyond Books. As a librarian, I was excited to see this topic pop up, because it’s something that’s near and dear to my heart!
2023 Reading Goal Check-In (I’ve Got 99 Problems and Books Are 108 of Them)
It is now . . . *checks notes* October. I’m pretty sure 2023 has been a fever dream that we will eventually wake up from. But until then . . . BOOKS! Specifically, bookish goals, now that the end-of-year deadline is apparently lurking just around the corner. So, at the beginning of 2023, I did […]
WWW Wednesday (July 13, 2022)
It’s time again to ask ourselves the three W’s:What if you believed in magic, even if you knew you shouldn’t?Would you be brave enough to try to find it?Would you become the superhero you’ve always dreamed of being? Wait, no, that’s not right. We ask these three W’s:What are you currently reading?What did you recently […]
What Are You Reading Wednesday (June 23, 2021)
It’s time again to ask ourselves the three W’s:What if someone kidnapped your twin brother?Would you try to get him back?Would you travel to another world to do it? Wait, no, that’s not right. We ask these three W’s:What are you currently reading?What did you recently finish reading?Which books will you read next? WWW Wednesday […]
What Are You Reading Wednesday (June 16, 2021)
It’s time again to ask ourselves the three W’s:What if other Earths existed?Would you visit them to see what they were like?Would you wonder about your other selves? Wait, no, that’s not right. We ask these three W’s:What are you currently reading?What did you recently finish reading?Which books will you read next? WWW Wednesday is […]
What Are You Reading Wednesday (June 2, 2021)
It’s time again to ask ourselves the three W’s:Would you run off to join the circus?What if the circus was filled with dark magic?Would you try to save yourself? Wait, no, that’s not right. We ask these three W’s:What are you currently reading?What did you recently finish reading?Which books will you read next? WWW Wednesday […]
What Are You Reading Wednesday (May 19, 2021)
It’s time again to ask ourselves the three W’s:What if an alien race was threatening humanity?Would you stand and fight for your people?Would you run from the Architects? Wait, no, that’s not right. We ask these three W’s:What are you currently reading?What did you recently finish reading?Which books will you read next? WWW Wednesday is […]
What Are You Reading Wednesday (May 5, 2021)
It’s time again to ask ourselves the three W’s:What if the world’s air was being destroyed little by little?What if the world was about to end in nine months?Would you spend your last days with family … or doing what you’ve always dreamed? Wait, no, that’s not right. We ask these three W’s:What are you […]