Tag Archives: book reviews

2018, book meme, top ten tuesday

[Top Ten Tuesday] – #157 – Favourite Book Quotes (Part Two)

49 Comments

Top Ten Tuesday is an original weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish, which is now hosted on That Artsy Reader.

thoughtsandafterthoughts_toptentues_banner_final_b

This Week’s Theme:
Favourite Book Quotes (Part Two)

Initial Thoughts:

I had actually done this topic before two/three years ago (this is more telling of my age in this community than anything else lolol) but i figured I’d try to include newer quotes from recent faves. I shall denote this post as “Part Two” and select more recent quotes from books I’ve read.

Continue reading [Top Ten Tuesday] – #157 – Favourite Book Quotes (Part Two) →

2018, book events

[Top Ten Tuesday] – #157 – Reasons I Love Attending Book Events/Conferences

56 Comments

Top Ten Tuesday is an original weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish, which is now hosted on That Artsy Reader.

thoughtsandafterthoughts_toptentues_banner_final_b

This Week’s Theme:
Reasons I Love Attending Book Events/Conferences
(feat. Book Expo America)

Initial Thoughts:

Many entries this week may feature swoon-worthy romances that give all the feels but with the coming and going of many book events as of late (e.g. Book Expo America, American Library Association Conference, Ontario Library Association Super Conference), I thought I’d depart from the main prompt to glimpse into nostalgia and up-vote book events being a rad experience and why you should consider going if you have the resources to attend.

I should also preface this post to say that for many industry events, the focus is for librarians and educators. Not saying it always is, but bloggers and other influencers need to be mindful of that fact.

For the purposes of this post, I’ll be highlighting standout moments from Book Expo America 2017.

Continue reading [Top Ten Tuesday] – #157 – Reasons I Love Attending Book Events/Conferences →

2018, book meme, top ten tuesday

[Top Ten Tuesday] – #156 – Books That Have Been On My TBR Forever

36 Comments

Top Ten Tuesday is an original weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish, which is now hosted on That Artsy Reader.

thoughtsandafterthoughts_toptentues_banner_final_b

This Week’s Theme:
Books That Have Been
On My TBR Forever

Initial Thoughts:

Otherwise known as the bottom-of-the-book-pile readings that I will likely not get to but would like to get to…but most likely will not get to. I could have actually picked books that have been on my shelf the longest but I’m certain those have a 0.01% chance of being picked up anyhow.

Continue reading [Top Ten Tuesday] – #156 – Books That Have Been On My TBR Forever →