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The woes of an under read bibliophile

4/18/2017

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Aka: Somehow the internet can make you feel inadequate about the thing you love to do most and thought you were real good at

Whoooo. It's been awhile. But here we go.

I have always been a reader. And I thought I had read a lot. I thought I was a book nerd. But when I decided I wanted to start a book blog, and ventured into the bookternet I realized I am not a book nerd. I am more of a recreational reader. (My desire to hoard books of all formats aside.) Which started this whole questioning who I even am if not a book nerd. And if Bitches Love Books even has a future if I can’t impress the world with my “have read” list and witty book reviews. So I’ve done a little reflection that looked something like this.

I guess I’m a niche reader. I can’t account for the 27 years before I started teaching (since 5 of those years involved almost no fun reading, since I was in school) but growing up I read what they told me to in high school, and I remember Anne of Green Gables, Judy Blume, and a fleeting love of Stephen King. I taught 6th grade for 12 years, so in the belief that I should read what my students are reading, I read a lot of middle grade books. And only in the summer. (What teacher has time to read during the school year? Not this teacher.)  At some point I gradually moved into YA. Even then my tastes sat pretty firmly in sci fi and fantasy.  I discovered while trying to get my English credential, there’s a ton of “classics” I haven’t read, either. So, I’m not that well read, apparently.

And, I don’t write book reviews, because I don’t read them. I like to discover books as I read them, with as little information as possible to get a general sense of the plot line.

So then, what good am I to the reading community? Pause for reflection. Dramatic pause for effect.

Fucking plenty.

One of the goals of Bitches Love Books is to read and promote more diverse books. The publishing world is still mostly white and male, unless it’s YA, and then it’s white and more female. But other voices are out there, and I want to read them, and amplify them.  So that’s what we’re going to do. Alla this is about our journey to read more and more diversely. 

Read on!
​Harmony
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this week's bookish find

10/21/2016

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Coraline 9 in. Doll
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I spent over a decade as a 6th grade teacher and read a lot of middle grade books. Coraline was, by far, one of my favorites. Dark and creepy and amazing. I loved the way the movie captured the imagery in Neil Gaiman's writing (though not the storyline). This Coraline doll belongs on my shelf. Available from Amazon for about $35. 

Did you find something bookish this week? Leave us a note in the comments. Until next week! 
Happy Reading!
​-H.
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This week's bookish find

10/14/2016

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Read Harder Crew T-Shirt
In the interest of full disclosure, I didn't just find this shirt. I've had mine for 2 years. But while I was browsing the Book Riot store, I saw it, and it's so good it deserves to be spotlighted. I like to sport mine all the time, but especially to school to show the 7th graders I mean business.
Get it in the Book Riot Store. $24 
Also available in v-neck and mens.

honorable mention

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Read the Rainbow v-neck and tee.
To honor National Coming Out day this past Tuesday and all LGBTQ books and readers, I want to give this shirt a special shoutout on the blog. It was reposted from Book Riot on our IG earlier in the week.

Did you find something bookish this week? Leave us a note in the comments. Until next week! 
Happy Reading!
​-H.

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This week's bookish find

10/7/2016

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Card Catalog: 30 Notecards from the Library of Congress
A few weeks back this showed up suggested for me on Amazon. I broke down and bought them last night while I was trying to put together a $35 order (free next day shipping!). They are notecards (like 3 x 5 cards), not blank cards. I was going to use them to send notes to friends, but I like them so much, I might have to frame a few of my favorites. Available from several buyers on Amazon for around $13.
​Evoking memories of book-filled libraries, this handy notecard set reproduces the original cards used to keep track of literary classics. Enclosed in a keepsake replica card catalog box with tabbed dividers, each card features a different beloved work of literature straight from the storied collection of the Library of Congress.

Did you find something bookish this week? Leave us a note in the comments. Until next week!
-H.
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get your ebook fix

10/6/2016

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AKA: How to horde invisible books

I like books in all formats. Paper, kindle, audiobooks. I want them all. ALL THE BOOKS. Far more than I’ll ever be able to read in my lifetime, I think. I have a book buying moratorium on paper books since both of the bookshelves I have are double stacked and it would be unacceptable to the people I live with to just stack them on the floor. Which, for the record, I think is a fine way to keep books.


There’s a lot of ways to pick up cheap books. But I like the internet and instant gratification (read: instant download). So there are a few places I frequent to add to my growing Kindle collection.  There’s something for all literary tastes.

Newsletter
  • Book Riot's Daily Deals
    • ​ Links to the Kindle version
  • Book Bub: 
    • You can choose from a wide selection of genres and follow authors to be notified on deals and news.
    • Links to all formats available (Kindle, Nook, iBook, Kobo and, Google).
  • Goodreads Deals  (Goodreads account required)​
    • I recently discovered that Goodreads will send you an email when they discover a deal on a book on your Want to Read list.
    • You can also sign up according to genre and author.
    • Links to all formats available.​
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Internet Scavenging

  • Amazon Kindle Daily Deals
  • Amazon Monthly Deals​
  • Nook Daily Deals
  • Nook Books Under $2.99
  • Nook Books Under $5

I usually scour the Amazon monthly deals right after the beginning of the month. The cheap price makes me adventurous and I usually find a couple titles outside of my usual genres to add to my TBR.

Also!! Many classics have moved into public domain and both Amazon and Barnes and Noble keep their own stock of these titles in ebook for free. Or you can visit Project Gutenberg or Google Books.

Happy Reading!
-H.

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