So my good friend Amy over at Tomes with Tea told me about this exciting readathon hosted by G at Book Roast based on the world of Harry Potter. Now I'm not a huge Harry Potter fan but I love the concept of reading books to "pass" exams, pointing you in a certain career path. There's … Continue reading O.W.L.s Readathon 2019 TBR
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So this post is just me compiling a list of books I'd like to get around my birthday out loud. And you might like some of these too? The Illustrated Dust Jacket (1920 -1970) - Martin Salisbury (Thames & Hudson): The middle decades of the twentieth century saw an extraordinary flourishing of the illustrated, pictorial … Continue reading Books on my Birthday List 2019
I did mean to do the last Buzzwordathon back in January, honestly I did, but we were about to move house and I needed to *sigh* get through some books to get rid of... BUT I'll be doing it in March! If you haven't heard of Buzzwordathon, it's a readathon with a specific 'buzz' word … Continue reading Buzzwordathon TBR
I've decided to join in with #spookathon this year! Spookathon is a readathon hosted by BooksandLala, running between the 15th and 21st October where you read spooky books to fit these five challenges: 1. Read a thriller 2. Read a book with purple on the cover 3. Read a book not set in the current … Continue reading Spookathon TBR
I went to the BA Conference in Aston last weekend and thought you might like to see what we got up to! Here's a sneak-peek of the "book bus" which came in very useful when transporting all our goodies home! First up was the Gardners Tradeshow where publishers shared with us what they were … Continue reading I went to the Booksellers Association Conference 2018 and here are some photos
So I have accidentally managed to accumulate quite a few library books over the last couple of weeks that I need to/want to return before I go on my holidays. I also have some proofs/ARCs I need to return to work so as not to be the greedy bookseller who borrows all the good proofs … Continue reading My Pre-Holiday/Library Book TBR – July 2018
I've decided to participate in my first readathon! As a regular viewer of BooksandLala on Youtube, I found out about the Read-eh-thon that's happening between the 1st July (tomorrow) and the 8th July (a week tomorrow) and decided its about time I do one of these things. The Read-eh-thon is all about celebrating Canadian authors and … Continue reading My Read-eh-thon TBR