This book came into my life through two book clubs: A bookstie in one group denounced it one night after she DNF’d, and the premise she gave fascinated me but didn’t quite grip me. A couple experiments with drugs and chemicals to deform their children and run a circus. Later, in my unhinged book club, […]
65 Prompts for Bookish Introspection Journaling
If you haven’t noticed from other posts, I am addicted to journaling— I am a huge advocate that journaling in any form can be a very fun and therapeutic experience for anyone, which is why I’m always writing about it. In my other posts about journaling, they are typically more bullet journal-like with trackers and […]
Book Challenge: “The Last Book…“
Sometimes it can be so easy to forget the things that had formerly engrossed our world—one of the many reasons why I track everything in journals. But, when you don’t, it can be a challenge to drudge up the memory correctly. Nevertheless, when it comes to bookish things, it can actually be fun trying to […]
Four Ways to Format your Book Club
Confession: I’m a slow reader. That’s why I never did book clubs or buddy reads. But, when I started my bookstore, I knew that hosting book clubs would be foundational in fostering a bookish community. Nevertheless, traditional formats (we all read the same book) would be virtually impossible for me to keep up. So, I […]
Bookstagram: The Reader’s Digital Community
I don’t think I could gush enough about bookstagram. Instagram, you mean? No, not just Instagram, bookstagram. It’s a section of Instagram dedicated to books and their readers. It’s a magical place with millions of pictures of book shelves, libraries, books, recommendations, and everything bookish that you can imagine. It really is amazing. Now, you […]