For the Joy of Reading
One of the people who participates in #BookishBloggersUnite found this GREAT Justice League Book Tag for our topic this week. Thanks to The Book Cover Girls for creating this book tag! Continue reading “#BookishBloggersUnite – Justice League Book Tag”
For a while, I’ve asked people in a book community I’m part of to pick what I’m reading next through emoji polls. It has been so much fun and sometimes a little out of control, but I haven’t done it in a while. I told a friend of mine I was thinking about asking my Instagram followers to pick my TBR books for September. I was told it was a bonkers idea so I decided to do it anyway. Everyone was way more responsive than I anticipated, but I . AM. SO. EXCITED!!!!!! Continue reading “I Let My Instagram Followers Pick My TBR Stack”
Welcome to my monthly month-in-review post where all hell broke loose and I didn’t read that much. However, I’ve already read three books in September so maybe Goodreads suggesting to me to read 3.5 books a week wasn’t laughable (even though I did laugh a lot when I saw that recommendation today). Continue reading “My Favorite Books of August 2018”
Two weeks ago I got a text that no child wants to get. Dad. Rushed to Hospital. Chest Pains. Significant. This isn’t our first rodeo with my dad’s heart condition, but this one felt different for some reason. It felt more significant, it felt scarier, and, quite frankly, it felt urgent. So my brother and I left to visit our parents out-of-state. Thankfully, my dad is doing well and on the mend. This post is about the books I read while dealing with my dad’s open heart surgery. Continue reading “What I Read When Something Terrible Happened”
I’m writing my July 2018 overview on Sunday to be posted on Tuesday. Hopefully, I actually have read the 8th book on the Favorite July 2018 books graphic by the time you’re reading this. Might be a little awkward if I hadn’t! Continue reading “Favorite Books of July 2018”
This week’s theme is hosted by the fabulous Paper Cathedrals so if you’re participating, go add your link at the bottom of the post I have linked. The theme is impactful books and this has caused me to think and overthink and change my mind more than I thought it should. Continue reading “#BookishBloggersUnite – Impactful Books”
This weekend is 24 in 48 readathon and I am very excited to participate. If you haven’t heard of 24 in 48 or don’t know what a readathon is, go sign up! It’s more than just another excuse to read. You can meet other readers, win prizes, and talk about books with people from all over the world. If you’ve never done a readathon, this post is for you with some tips and tricks from my experience doing readathons so you don’t have to make my mistakes (See above: Sonny clearly in picture for Instagram. Hey. We can’t all have perfect blogs/social media accounts.)
Okay, okay; so maybe I haven’t been the most reliable blog poster recently, but I have had at least 2-3 good reasons for it. What have been up to? And, most importantly, what have I been reading? Short answer: not a lot. Continue reading “So Katy…what have you been up to all this time!?”
I’m back!
It’s been a hot minute (or two or three…) since I’ve written in this space or posted on my Instagram, but I’m officially back after a lengthy illness. Thanks to everyone who read or followed me while I was gone. I’m eager to talk about what I’ve been up to as well so expect a few posts over the next few weeks.
I’m happy to be back hosting #BookishBloggersUnite. This week is about influential childhood books/series. Due to my upbringing, I imagine mine will be nothing like anyone else’s, but here we go! Continue reading “#BookishBloggersUnite – Influential Childhood Books”
