Category Archives: 2016

2016, book events

[Book Events] Indigo Teen Summer Preview 2016

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Indigo’s Summer Teen Preview

On March 16, 2016, I was invited to attend Indigo’s Teen Summer Preview Event (re chapters.indigo.ca) — which, in hindsight, if you were a random passerby on the outside looking in, we’d look like a cult following in a kumbaya campfire formation. Or maybe Readers Anonymous (?). Thanks for sharing, I guess.

And if you’re wondering what Indigo is, just imagine if Barnes & Noble, Waterstones, Kinokuniya, or Dymocks hosted an event. Bam.

And as you know, I am terrible at remembering to take photos so I’ll be recapping this event via my super [fail] memory and crediting images taken via the Twitter hashtag #IndigoSummerPreview.

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2016, meme, top ten tuesday

[Top Ten Tuesday] – #100 – Benefits of the Top Ten Tuesday Meme

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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:
Celebrating 100 Weeks:
Benefits of the Top Ten Tuesday Meme

Initial Thoughts:

This is the 100th week in which I’ve participated in Top Ten Tuesday (out of a possible ~115 ish I think).

Point is: I know how it feels to commit to this shit week in and week out and I’m here to tell you to keep on keeping because there’s a wealth of positives I’ve gained from doing this for more than two years.

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2016, blog awards & tags, Miscellaneous

[Awards/Tags] — Kiss Me, I’m Irish Book Tag

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Awards/Tags is the tagline to store random posts that don’t really belong elsewhere. They may involve tags, awards, challenges, and other book blogging nonsense.

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Awards/Tags
Kiss Me, I’m Irish Book Tag

I don’t even understand the title for this tag but it’s still a tag nonetheless. I was tagged by Nick @ The Paper Dragon.

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