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#stayhomereadingrush TBR
I adore the Reading Rush. I participate in this week-long readathon every summer and it’s so much fun to be part of such a large online community of bookworms all reading at the same time. Fortunately, the Reading Rush folks have decided to set up another readathon while so many of us are social-distancing at… Continue reading
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5 Classics for April
In this series, I recommend five classics each month that remind me of that particular time of the year. Where I live, April is a solid month of rain, interspersed with some light springy days that tempt you with promises of sunny May. Accordingly, the theme for this month’s classic recommendations is going to be… Continue reading
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SUNDAY SHOUT OUTS! | 5
Hope everyone is doing well! Life feels a bit more unpredictable than usual right now, so I thought I would continue sharing some posts from other bloggers in the midst of all this chaos. I think we could all use a good distracting blog post! Here are some great posts I’ve read lately: 10 Things… Continue reading
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(many, many) books about dealing with and overcoming uncertainty
Given the stressful circumstances that many of us now find ourselves in, I thought that today I would share many, many books about dealing with and overcoming uncertainty. Each book listed is linked to a post or review that I’ve written about it (if there is one), in case you want to learn more or… Continue reading
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Dear LONGBOURN by Jo Baker: An unconventional companion to Pride and Prejudice
Dear Longbourn by Jo Baker, I’ve had my eye on you for a while. When I was in high school I worked as a page at my local library, and I would often pick you up when I walked by you on the shelf and read your inside flap, intrigued by your basic premise. A… Continue reading
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Dear 84, CHARING CROSS ROAD by Helene Hanff: YOU MAKE MY INNER BOOKWORM SO HAPPY.
Dear 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff: It seems fitting that I write this review in the form of a letter to you, since you yourself are a book comprised of letters. I honestly don’t even know where to begin. Many fellow bookworms recommended that I read you, so many that one actually offered… Continue reading
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TALKING TO STRANGERS by Malcolm Gladwell: An obvious discovery?
Dear Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell: I have some mixed feelings about you. It’s taken me a while to work them out, but I think I’ll finally be able to articulate them. Your general premise is so, so interesting. Your tagline–What We Should Know about the People We Don’t Know–speaks for itself. What sorts… Continue reading
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SUNDAY SHOUT OUTS! | 4
Hello, bookworms! I hope everyone is having a great March so far! Today I’m back to recommend some posts that I’ve really enjoyed lately. Here are some fantastic posts that I’ve come across: Literary Fiction I Actually Like | The Orangutan Librarian. This post shares several works of literary fiction that the blogger actually enjoys,… Continue reading
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5 Classics for February
In this series, I recommend five classics each month that remind me of that particular time of the year. For the month of February, I thought I would highlight some of my favorite classic romance novels, most of them from the Victorian Era. What’s better than a little Jane Austin at this time of year?… Continue reading
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i’m holly — former english major, current twenty-something book lover, allergic to nuts. drop me a line at nutfreenerd@gmail.com or on instagram.
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