The life of a bookworm is not a cheap one. Reading can be an expensive hobby. But there are ways to save money without sacrificing the joys of finding new books to add to your shelves. Libby & Hoopla Hacks You can attach more than one library card to the Libby app to access multipleContinueContinue reading “The Bookworm Guide to Budgeting”
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New Year Reflection
2024 has been a pretty good year, but surprise, surprise, I did get burned out again. When writing is my full-time job, it’s hard to keep up any kind of writing practice outside of that for myself. Reading also proves difficult when I lack the mental capacity after work. I want to do more bookContinueContinue reading “New Year Reflection”
New Year. Same Content.
Last year I set out to continue writing book reviews, my “Behind the Poems” series and travel logs. I accomplished that fairly well. A preview of travel logs to come… However, most of my book reviews were repurposed from my posts on The Lesbrary. Repurposing is not a bad thing, but I am out ofContinueContinue reading “New Year. Same Content.”
Revising Book Reviews for Re-Reads
Have you ever re-read a book and thought twice about your initial review of it? I have. Sometimes I come back to a book feeling that I liked it better the second time around. Does that mean I increase my rating? Other times I realize I missed a lot of problematic aspects now that I’mContinueContinue reading “Revising Book Reviews for Re-Reads”
TBR List Woes: It’s OK to Cut Ties With Books
I browsed through my Goodreads TBR list a couple of months ago to see what I wanted to buy with my Barnes & Noble birthday coupon. I ended up deleting several books from my list. I’m not the same person I was when I added them to my TBR years ago. It doesn’t mean they’dContinueContinue reading “TBR List Woes: It’s OK to Cut Ties With Books”
Why Giving Up On Comic Books Is OK
I got into comic books pretty late in the game (see my post about that here). The thrill of collecting issues soon waned though as I grew overwhelmed with the number of stories I wanted to keep up with. It’s easy to fall behind on so many issues, especially if you follow the big two:ContinueContinue reading “Why Giving Up On Comic Books Is OK”
Meagan Reads Fiction: Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
I picked this book up for black history month and finished it just before February ended. Image from Goodreads Americanah tells the story of Ifemelu, a Nigerian woman growing up in Africa with some of the same concerns as most teenagers, and some not so common. As she navigates her youth and becomes a collegeContinueContinue reading “Meagan Reads Fiction: Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie”
4 Bookish Podcasts for Your Reading Life
Aside from being an avid reader, I also love listening to podcasts. Naturally, I gravitate toward a lot of bookish pods. I started in podcasts with Welcome to Nightvale and Lore, but soon expanded from audio dramas to topical shows. My foray into the bookish podcast world started with Book Riot, and it’s only gottenContinueContinue reading “4 Bookish Podcasts for Your Reading Life”
What to Do About the DNF Guilt
What is it about not finishing a book that gives us so much guilt? Find out in my latest blog post!