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My TBR Challenge 2019

By Jan 
on December 26th, 2018 

I’ve been reading (ahem…) about book challenges this week and remembering my previous attempts to keep up with them. I’m fairly sure I failed 90 percent of the time. Regardless, I’m ready to take one on again! What’s that you ask? “Why would you do that again, given your track record?” I enjoyed the 2018 Reading Challenge at Goodreads, and…

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Review: Literary Book Gifts

By Jan 
on September 16th, 2018 

Literary Book Gifts is a fun website to browse, especially for readers and lovers of books. You can order t-shirts and tote bags from a huge variety of reading, writing, and classic literature-related illustrations and titles. Shirts comes in a large number of colors and sizes, too. The women’s t-shirts, hoodies, and tank tops come in sizes XS to 3XL,…

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The Three Best Sources of Free or Discounted Ebooks

By Jan 
on January 30th, 2016 

I’ve tried many sources for ebooks and have found the following three to be the best for me. All of these: Are completely free to use. They use affiliate links to booksellers like Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple iBooks, and more, which is how they make money. Allow you to choose only the genres you wish to see Include the…

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Enter to Win a Year of Books!

By Jan 
on May 5th, 2015 

A great sweepstakes from Penguin Random House, who are merging their libraries. Enter to win five books a month (your choice) for an entire year! I’m so there! After all, I already need more shelves. #WhereBooksLive  

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For Twitter Users: Book A Day

By Jan 
on June 8th, 2014 

The Borough Press in London has launched a fun meme for those of you who use Twitter. It’s called “Book A Day” and uses the following list for the month of June: Simply tweet once a day, answering the corresponding query for the day of the month, and include the #bookaday hashtag and a photo of the appropriate book if…

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Booking Through Thursday: Mood Reading

By Jan 
on January 30th, 2012 

From Booking Through Thursday, I found this question from December 1, 2011 that I’d like to explore: Do you find that your mood affects the things you read? Like, if you’re in a bad mood, do you tend to indulge in reading that will support it or do you try to read things that will cheer you up? Do you…

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451 Challenge

By Jan 
on February 12th, 2010 

Oh, just what I need, another challenge! But this one looks so wonderful, I can’t pass it up. (That’s what I said about the others, too, of course.) The 451 Challenge originates from the book “Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury, and is hosted and managed by Elizabeth at the As Usual, We Need More Bookshelves blog (no relation :-). What…

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Teaser Tuesday

By Jan 
on February 9th, 2010 

“Murdered!” said John Tyler. “General Harrison was not murdered! The very idea is absurd!” (p25) “I recognize that ring,” she said, pointing to an exposed finger. “This is Frank! This is my husband!” (p50) Die Like A Hero: A Josiah Beede Mystery by Clyde Linsley © Jan McClintock of We Need More Shelves

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