Book I: Miss Brooke (Prelude & Chapters I to VI) Well, I'm even more behind than I planned to be. I've barely had time to read; today was actually the first time I've been able to sit down with the book for any length of time. I also wasn't able to get my hands on… Continue reading A Season in Middlemarch, Week I
I had Monday afternoon off, so I decided to take myself book shopping in Portsmouth, NH! There are three bookstores there that I wanted to go to, but only two were open. I didn't take as many pictures as I usually would because both stores were incredibly crowded (it was a Monday--why were people not… Continue reading Come Book Shopping with Me at RiverRun Bookstore and Book & Bar
I've been busy moving into my new apartment, which is why I haven't posted in a while. Moving sucks, if anyone is wondering. But it does me I get to completely redo my bookshelves! I moved ten boxes of books into the new apartment. Yes, ten. And that's not even all of my books. Roughly… Continue reading Organizing My Bookshelves, Part I
Easter was a few weeks ago, and every holiday in my family is a book-giving occasion. Usually my parents get me one book and some candy. But since I asked them not to buy me candy this year, my mom decided to get me multiple books instead. And then they also ended up getting me… Continue reading A Bookish Easter, 2021
Both my family and my boyfriend's family have lake houses near Wolfeboro, NH. We were up at his family's house for his mother's birthday last weekend, which gave me the chance to visit my favorite bookstore ever: The Country Bookseller. Ever since I was a child, going to this store a few times of year… Continue reading Come Book Shopping with Me at The Country Bookseller
The last of my books have finally come in. These ones were ordered off Amazon. This still isn't all the books on my reading lists, just the ones I bought. I was able to get some for free on my Kindle, and there were a few I already owned. Bread Upon the Waters: A Governess's… Continue reading Back to School Book Haul, Part II
Another semester is about to start, and that means new books! I'm taking a 19th-century American literature seminar called National Space in Early Republican and Antebellum Writings and an independent study on Victorian women novelists and how they portray women. These aren't all the books for the courses, just the ones I purchased from ThriftBooks.… Continue reading Back to School Book Haul, Part I
The holiday season always means gift cards, and what else would I spend those on but books! I received $75 in gift cards this Christmas, plus I had $20 left from my last shopping trip. So I had a grand total of $95 for this trip to the Barnes & Noble near my parents' house.… Continue reading Comes Book Shopping with Me at Barnes & Noble
Last year, I set twenty bookish goals and completed seven of them. So this year I'm going to set just just four broad reading goals, and we'll see what happens. 1. Read 100 Books I set a Goodreads Reading Challenge every year. For the last two years, I set my goal lower than I normally… Continue reading 2021 Reading Goals
I hope everyone is enjoying their holidays! I certainly am. This year was a little less bookish than others. There were other, more urgent things that I needed, like money toward my new computer and an external disc drive (since apparently laptops aren't made with them anymore). Other highlights include a Coach purse from my… Continue reading A Bookish Christmas, 2020
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