Category: Misc
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PSA: Spotify Premium Audiobooks
Did y’all know that Spotify Premium has a ton of audiobooks that you can download and listen to? If you’re already paying for the subscription like I am, then this is a great way to listen to some audiobooks that may not be on Libby, Hoopla, or Audible. Now you know!
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2024 Reading Goals & Reading List
It’s the year 2023. During the month of August, I realize I’m only halfway through my reading goal for the year. With only four months to read 25 books, I’ll need perseverance, determination, and utter commitment to reach my goal of 52 books for the year. I made it to 28. In my defense, around…
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Books With Cool-Looking Covers (for Some Mindless Fun)
We’ve all heard the saying, “Don’t judge a book by its cover,” but truly, judging a book by its cover is something we do constantly. When I’m shopping for books, the cover is usually what stands out initially. Covers tell us what type of book we’re reading, and everything from color schemes to geometric designs…
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PSA: The KVML and Book Banning
As we’ve all probably seen, there’s been a resurgence in the book burning crowd over the last few months. Recently, anti-literacy group “Moms4Liberty” has successfully advocated for the banning of Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut in one of Florida’s school districts. It is a moment of deep disappointment for this native Floridian, and I’ve already donated…
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Opinions.
This is technically not a book related post, but I’m going to try to make it one. Also, it’s my blog, so if I want to deviate from the subject of books for a short minute, then I suppose I can. We seem to have forgotten that there is a vast difference between an “opinion”…
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PSA: Dracula Daily
Love it or hate it, Dracula is a gothic genre treasure. For those of you who haven’t read it (or those of you who have and want to read it again!) there is a website called Dracula Daily that will send snippets of Dracula right to your email inbox. You can read along from May…
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Update.
I’ve finished Game of Thrones. That is all.
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I’m Taking a Vacation Day
Today. I’m taking a vacation day, today. It turns out I did not immediately return to my daily routine after my road trip. Instead, I did about a million and one other things, none of which were preparing a blog post. My plan was to read all of Bless Me, Ultima today and then write…
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Introduction!
Hello and welcome to thelitwiz blog! For my first post, I want to give a vague overview of what I intend to post in the future. Essentially, I plan to write about writing. And also just, you know, write. Here are some things you can expect to see with regularity: Reviews & Recommendations– I’ll be…