Happy (super) Belated New Year’s! (And Christmas and Thanksgiving and whatnot too…) I’m jumping back into blogging with this week’s freebie Top Ten – thanks as always to The Broke and Bookish for hosting! Because this is a freebie week and my first post in about three months, (where has winter gone?!), I’ve decided to … More Top Ten Tuesday: Top 10 Literary Google Doodles
Title: The Midnight Witch Author: Paula Brackston Genre: Fantasy, Historical My Rating: Three Stars
I think I’ve got a lot of wishes stored up right now, so I decided to give myself a theme. Our lovely hosts at The Broke and the Bookish suggested listing some #librarygoals so I’m just going to make my list a detailed description of my perfect library. Get on that, would you, book genie? … More Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Wishes I’d Like the Book Genie to Grant!
Since my ’24 Literary Character Costumes’ post from last year has been so popular, I decided to expand on it! This year, thirteen more literary costumes for your nerdy Halloween delight. What is your Halloween costume this year? I admit, I’m not going literary myself: I’m going Amy Pond… Phryne Fisher, Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries … More 13 MORE Literary Character Costumes
I missed out on Top Ten Tuesday this week because I was busy hitting the BOOK SALES! My fave season, guys, next to autumn itself. I came home with a few dozen books, including this gorgeous 1940s Pickwick Papers, and I’ll be rolling them out to Strawberry Moon over the next couple of weeks. The Valley … More NEW on Etsy: A Fresh Crop of Vintage Books
You know what the worst question ever is? What’s your favorite book? Yep. Every book lover knows what I’m talking about. Someone finds out you like to read and they immediately seek to know what single volume you value above all others. Seriously, never ask a bookworm this question. It is literally impossible to answer … More The Best Horror Stories EVER: Classic vs. Contemporary
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday theme is to come up with ten ‘bookish things I want to or have quit.’ I struggled with this one because usually I’m more likely to have bookish habits I want to start: finishing books in a timely manner, branching out into new authors and genres, etc. So finally I … More Four Books I Never Finished and Six I’m Probably Not Going to Start
In an awesome mash-up, today is both Friday Faves and Banned Books Week! So I’m rounding up a few of my favorite Etsy finds relating to banned books. Top: Fahrenheit 451 Smoked Pine & Parchment candle @ North Ave Candles Middle: “I Read Banned Books” Metal Bookmark @ Missing Pieces Studio, Wearable Banned Books @ … More Friday Faves: Banned Books on Etsy
The theme of this week’s Top Ten Tuesday, (hosted by The Broke and Bookish), is books to read if you like ___. Could be an author, a particular book, a genre, etc. Carrying on with our celebration of Banned Books Week here at Strawberry Moon, I’m presenting Ten Books to Read If You Like Banned … More Top Ten Books to Read If You Like Banned Books
Every year for the duration of Banned Books Week in September, all of the books listed in Strawberry Moon that have ever been banned go on sale. This year is bittersweet, of course, because there are currently no listings in the shop, due to the horrible fire that claimed my home and the inventory of … More Banned Books Week: 10 Gorgeous Covers from Forbidden Books
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