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Jan 12

Winter Scavenger Hunt: A Book with Water on the Cover

Item number 4 on our winter scavenger hunt list is a book that features water on the cover. Our participants have selected some good ones so far (you can check out those selections here) and we hope you’ll add your own suggestions or recommendations for good books that feature water on the cover. I’m making relatively slow progress on my list. I chose Ben Marcus’ Leaving the Sea: Stories for my book. Here’s what I thought (prepare yourself for a full-on rant). Read more

Jan 11

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Page to Screen: Movie Adaptations in 2016

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If you are like me and need to read the book before the movie, you’ll need to do a lot of reading to keep up with all the movie adaptations coming out this year. 2016 will be a big year for book to screen adaptations although much heavier on the YA genre and relatively little in terms of literary fiction. Here are some of the most talked about upcoming movie adaptations due out in 2016: Read more

Jan 8

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Read Around the World: Finland

We are going to depart from the UK and head onto Finland for the next stop in our world tour or reading! Join us as we explore some of what Finland has to offer in terms of literature and find out which book we selected. We hope you help us to add to the list of recommended reading for Finland!

A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James

I’ve been fairly slow to make progress in our own winter scavenger hunt reading challenge (read about that and join us here). Part of the blame for that is the book I chose for Item #6 (read a book with a number in the title). I chose Marlon James’ A Brief History of Seven Killings. To be fair, I started this book in November (prior to the start of our challenge) but only read 1-2 chapters and then dropped it while I read a few other books. I just didn’t have it in me to read it then. I picked it back up in early December for the challenge. Was it worth it? Here’s what I thought… Read more

Jan 4

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The Tsar of Love and Techno by Anthony Marra

I have started 2016 on a good note with the completion of my first 2016 read: The Tsar of Love and Techno by Anthony Marra. Find out why it was so good and let us know how the start of your reading year is going. Read more

Jan 1

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It’s 2016! Time to sign up for our winter reading scavenger hunt!

As many of you know, we are hosting a winter reading challenge. It’s fairly low key with the chance to win prizes. The majority of prizes and all hidden prize items will be awarded at the end of March. However, for those of you who want to take your time, we’ll be awarding a final prize at the end of the year to a randomly selected person who completes all items by end of year. All our items have been posted so it’s the perfect time to sign up and pick which books you want to read. We have close to 30 people participating currently. I’ve only completed 2 items thus far so you are not too late to start. You can read the instructions on our challenge page.

If you do want to participate, make sure you check out Item 25 ASAP because you will need to do something prior to Jan 7! You can read about that here.

I’ve compiled a checklist so those of you who want to keep track of your goals can print it out. You’ll need to read the full instructions for each item (since some won’t make sense unless you read the expanded details) on our challenge page or Wikia page. If you want it in word doc format, send me your email address and I’ll send you the document.

Dec 31

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December Monthly Recap

It’s time for our final monthly recap of 2015! Find out which books were favorites, which were duds, and which ones we are most looking forward to in 2016. We’ll end our wrap up with a calendar of book-related events/facts from the month of December and we’ll highlight our January content. We’ve also added a list of upcoming book releases for January 2016 (scroll to the end for the list).

One randomly selected follower (email or wordpress follower) will win a $10 amazon gift card. Scroll down to see if you are the winner. The prize is only awarded if you contact us with your email address so make sure to check these monthly recaps each month to see if you won! We also want to hear from you so let us know what you read in December and what you look forward to reading in January. Read more

Dec 28

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Terrible Reviews of Great Books: Lord of the Rings

There is no such thing as a universally loved book. Each month, we’ll feature a book from Time’s list of the best 100 English language novels of all time. From the nasty to the snarky to the downright absurd, we’ll highlight some of the strange reasons why some people hate these great reads. In six days it will be J.R.R. Tolkien’s birthday so what better pick than The Lord of the Rings? Read on to see why some people hate this book (which I happen to love). Read more

Dec 25

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Merry Christmas

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To those of you who celebrate Christmas, Book Worm and I wish you a Merry Christmas!

To all our readers: may your holiday season be filled with joy, love, happiness and great books. We hope you chime in to share some of your holiday traditions (whether book-related or not) with us.

Dec 22

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Book Riot Quarterly Subscription Box #09

Last week I received my third Book Riot box. I’ve had mixed opinions about the subscription. You can read my prior two reviews here and here. Check out what came in the December box and whether I have decided to keep up with the subscription or let it go. Read more