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Banned Books Week 2019 | Reading Challenge Wrap-Up
Banned Books Week 2019 has come to an end. I talked about this event and introduced my personal reading challenge in this post, and now it’s time to talk about the books I was able to read from September 22nd – 28th (listed in order of first finished to most recent).
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Banned Books Week 2019 | Reading Challenge
Banned Books Week is almost upon us (September 22nd – 28th). This year, I want to actively participate in “highlight[ing] the value of free and open access to information” as well as show my “support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas”. < < READ MY WRAP-UP HERE >>
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From My Bookshelf: Arithmetic, Thunder, Dancing
If you’ve kept up with my From My Bookshelf posts, you know that I’ve dedicated a few to my childhood and young adulthood books. This will be one of those posts, which is part randomness and part planning, as the first week in February is Children’s Authors and Illustrators Week. As you’ll see if you keep reading, the three books I’ve chosen for this post are not illustrated children’s books, but each of them have won an award for their contribution to children’s and young adult literature.
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From My Bookshelf: Innocence, Mirth, Frome
Welcome to From My Bookshelf – 2018 edition! Since I’ll be going through (attempting, at least) and listing each of my books here on the blog as part of my Reading Challenge, I looked to the end of my alphabetized shelf at the books that won’t get a lot of love until closer to the end of the year. The following three books stuck out to me because they were written by the same author, and since this author’s birthday falls on the 24th of this month, they were obvious choices.
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From My Bookshelf: Beautiful, Moonstone, Canterbury
Barnes & Noble Classics are some of my favorite books to purchase. Besides their uniformity, the artwork on the covers are always wonderful. The following are three B&N Classics that I’ve acquired most recently, and three books that are on my TBR list: The Beautiful and Damned, The Moonstone, and The Canterbury Tales.
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From My Bookshelf: Jane, Paris, Swan
My “main” bookshelf, which sits in the second bedroom of our apartment – sorry, the office of our apartment – is officially full. It’s a small two-shelfer, approximately 38″ wide, and fits maybe half or a quarter of my books. Let’s say a quarter. Seeing the bookshelf full is so pleasing, aesthetically and soulfully; all the different heights, widths, colors, and wear of the books blend together, and yet stand out. Most are slightly worn, but some are not at all. It is three of these not-at-all-ers that I am featuring for this post. Jane Steele, The Little Paris Bookshop, and A Wild Swan and Other Tales. Â
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