(Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme brought to you by The Broke and the Bookish. Want to make your own list? Clicking the image will take you to this week’s post. Happy listing!) This week it’s all about genres, and after perusing my shelves I’ve decided to dedicate this list to animal books. Because…
Top 10 Tuesday: Books That Broke My Heart a Little
(Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme brought to you by The Broke and the Bookish. Want to make your own list? Clicking the image will take you to this week’s post. Happy listing!) I try to avoid sad books, but sometimes they sneak by — and they’re almost always worth the heartbreak they cause….
Top 10 Tuesday: Books for People Who Don’t Like to Read
(Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme brought to you by The Broke and the Bookish. Want to make your own list? Clicking the image will take you to this week’s post. Happy listing!) Topics like this are tricky; I don’t want to force on someone a book they won’t like, but if they don’t…
2011 State of the Blog and Wrap-Up
As the end of my second year of blogging draws to a close, it’s time to look back and see what I’ve accomplished. There were some great books and some total duds, but overall I think this year went even better than last. Let’s crunch some numbers! First, the basics Books read in 2011 –…
Top 10 Tuesday: Favorite Books of 2011
(Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme brought to you by The Broke and the Bookish. Want to make your own list? Clicking the image will take you to this week’s post. Happy listing!) I read a lot of books this year, so when I saw this list coming up, I thought I’d be in…