The dreaded book-buying ban. When your physical TBR pile is (much) taller than you, and you need to cut back on a few purchases, do you put yourself on a book-buying ban? I did. And I’m wondering just how effective it is…
Book Buying Survey Response
The lovely, Rinn over at Rinn Reads, carried out a Book Buying Survey at the start of June and posted the results in the middle of July. I thought I’d share my thoughts as a response to her survey, she has a great infographic that lays out the data collected from 100 respondents, so you might […]
Damn You “Unknown Search Terms”!
So, my blog is almost 6 months old (it feels like I’ve been blogging for years!) and I’ve discovered that I can finally start looking at my blog-stats in a more meaningful way. If I could dedicate more time to this hobby (which actually feels more like a part-time job) then I could definitely try to […]
LitRate: We Need Your Help!
I’m sure loads of you know by now that the very talented Ashley from Nose Graze is working hard to create something that all of us book-bloggers can only dream of, a truly social, interactive and (dare I say it?) attractive book-archive website! For those of you who aren’t aware, I’m here to spread the word […]
We’ve Lost A Comic Genius
This isn’t the type of thing I usually blog about, but I felt compelled to share the love and remember the late Robin Williams. I was shocked and saddened to hear of his death, and was surprised to learn that he had suffered with depression and addiction. Maybe I had been living under a rock, […]
(S)he Said Discussion – Let’s Get It On
HE SAID, SHE SAID is a brand-spanking-new feature created and hosted by Rachel (at) Confessions of a Book Geek and Joey (at) Thoughts and Afterthoughts, where formality is thrown out of the window in no-holds-barred discussions on all things bookish.
Our first topic? Sex in fiction.
Sharing the Bloggy Love #2
A couple of weeks ago I decided I wanted to do a regular post highlighting the bloggers I follow and love, I started with the A’s and B’s, and luckily you guys really seemed to like it. So today, I bring you the C’s to E’s! C Caught Read Handed – I love Stefani’s blog layout, […]
Bloomsbury New Harry Potter Covers and Artist Interview!
Bloomsbury Children’s Books are set to reinvent the children’s hardback and paperback editions of my beloved Harry Potter series!
Check out this interview with the cover illustrator, Jonny Duddle.
New Feature! (S)he Said
HE SAID, SHE SAID is a brand-spanking-new feature created and hosted by Rachel (at) Confessions of a Book Geek and Joey (at) Thoughts and Afterthoughts, where formality is thrown out of the window in no-holds-barred discussions on all things bookish.
Take two opinionated bloggers; one male, one female, add one discussion topic and things are about to get interesting…
I Want A Literature-Inspired Bench!
The National Literacy Trust has teamed up with Wild in Art to create 50 simply stunning book themed bench sculptures that are on display around London as part of an event called Books About Town, held from the 2nd of July until the 15th September 2014. The benches are going on sale in October, so […]
Sharing the Bloggy Love <3
There are many things I love about blogging. I love the fact it has re-introduced me to reading. I love that I can share feels, and hype, and my bookish obsessions with other like-minded people, I love the great discussions, and memes and all sorts of other informative, and witty, and wonderful posts out there. I […]
Acknowledgements and Dedications
Fact about me – when I was younger I read the acknowledgements and dedications of books. Religiously. They were usually short and sweet and they made me feel “closer” to my favourite authors. Roll on (quite) a few years, and I realised that I don’t read the acknowledgements and dedications anywhere near as often as […]
Let’s Talk About Sex, Baby.
When was the last time you read a book about sex? Or a book with a sexy scene? Not necessarily hardcore erotica, even a YA book that features coming-of-age sexual relations?? Laura at She Loves To Read is hosting a week long readathon called Sex Me Up (#sexmeupreadathon) with the aim of dispelling the myth that […]
Mental Health Awareness Month Wrap-Up
For the month of June I took part in Mental Health Awareness Month hosted by Leah from Uncorked Thoughts and Ula from Blog of Erised. I really felt this feature allowed a broad variety and mix of bloggers to come together and openly discuss issues that are often brushed under the carpet, and I know that even with […]
My Independent Bookshop
My Independent Bookshop is a joint venture between Penguin Random House and hive.co.uk. It’s a social website that allows anyone to set-up an on-line “bookshop” in the UK and link it to an actual local independent retailer. The individual’s page showcases their favourite reads, and when someone buys a book through the bookshop, a small percentage of the sale goes to the real independent retailer.
What Do You Do While Listening To An Audiobook??
I’m new to this whole audiobook thing, in fact until recently I’d never even considered listening to/reading an audiobook. Of course, I thought they had value, just not for me. Apparently, according to many of the bloggers I follow, I’m wrong.
But the big question is, what do you do while listening to an audiobook??
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