All posts by Joey @ thoughts and afterthoughts

a guy who word vomits about books.
2016, book events

[Book Events] Simon and Schuster Canada 2016 Fall Preview

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A Quick Introduction

This past Saturday, June 25, 2016, I had the fortunate opportunity of attending Simon & Schuster Canada’s Blogger Meet-Up #2! Joining the 9 bloggers in attendance were authors Erin Bow (Scorpion Rules), Kevin Sylvester (MiNRS), and Kevin Sands (The Blackthorn Key), all present to talk about their upcoming sequels — for which the meet-up was aptly named “Blogger  Meet-Up 2: The Sequel”.

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(Image from SimonTeenCA Twitter)

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2016, alternatives, trailers

[Alternatives] – Movie Trailers – The Light Between Oceans

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Alternatives is the tagline feature for other forms of entertainment outside of literature. These posts may encompass television, movies, games, and music — or just anything really.

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Alternatives
Movies Trailers –
The Light Between Oceans (2016)

Genre: War, Historical Fiction, Cultural (Australia)
Duration: 100 Minutes
Directed/Screenplay By: Derek Cianfrance
(of Blue Valentine, The Place Beyond The Pines fame)
Starring: Alicia Vikander (Isabel), Michael Fassbender (Tom), Rachel Weisz (Hannah)
Release Date: September 2, 2016

An Australian World War I veteran (Michael Fassbender) and his wife (Alicia Vikander) move to a lighthouse, where they raise a child they find on a lifeboat.

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2016, meme, top ten tuesday

[Top Ten Tuesday] – #114 – Conversation Starters Between Readers (or just Shit Readers Say)

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Top Ten Tuesday is an original weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish.

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This Week’s Theme:
Conversation Starters Between Readers

Initial Thoughts:

While I’ve only been part of the reading community for a short period of time, I’ve come to realize I use the same conversation starters when talking to people (typically in person).  For the sake of this post, I lumped readers/bloggers into one synonymous term.

This is loosely like the Shit X Say but more geared towards starting that conversation rather than making passing comments.

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