This Is How I Read
So for today's A Month of Faves topic, the idea is to talk about our reading habits for the year, including number of books read so far. Let's just start right here: I spent most...
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5 Popular Books Worth the Hype
So if you have ever read a post on this blog, you will know that I can complicate anything--even something as simple as picking five popular books worth the hype for a month of...
These Are a Few of My Favorite Christmas Songs
It's time for A Month of Faves, one of my favorite blogging events! I don't know about you, but I neeeeeeed some cheer and joy in my life right now. I'm so so happy that Tanya,...
Armchair BEA 2016: Wrap-Up
Share your overall thoughts on the week, list your posts for the week, and/or share your highlights or favorite posts from fellow participants, then link up! My overall thoughts...
Armchair BEA 2016: 4 Fictional Places I Want to Visit
1. I hate to be predictable, but, obviously, I would want to visit The Wizarding World from Harry Potter: Diagon Alley, Hogwarts, The Burrow, etc. The saddest fact of my life is...
Armchair BEA 2016: On Audiobooks & Book Clubs
I love audiobooks, but I have to admit that I was nervous to start listening to them. My concern was mostly that I wouldn't pay attention and would miss a bunch of stuff as a...
Armchair BEA 2016: On Aesthetics
For a period of time back in the early 2000s (aka before the blog), I refused to read book jacket flaps or the back of the book because they always, always seemed to spoil a...
Armchair BEA 2016: On Diversity Fatigue and Rage
Okay, so I was initially going to be pretty glib in my response to the diversity questions because I have a bit of diversity discussion fatigue (but probably not for the reasons...
Armchair BEA 2016 Intro
I'm Akilah, and I've been blogging here about books since 2009, though I did blog about books on my LiveJournal going back as far as 2002. So, yeah, I'm not new to the game....