Well, Hi! It has been a long while since I’ve posted one of these, so it’s good to see everyone! There’s been lots of bookish new lately on the movie and TV screens. If I Stay was released to great reviews in theaters (I’m seeing it very soon) and, of course, Outlander is making everyone […]
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Remainders (25): Happy 2014!
Happy New Year, everyone! Call me a book nerd, but my favorite part of January 1st was deciding how many books to read this year. I chose 215, which is five more than last year. My final number for 2013 was 235, which isn’t too shabby with a full time job and kids, so […]
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Happy Holidays! I hope everyone i having a wonderful holiday season. I’ve been very fortunate this month because I have gotten some amazing titles from some very generous publishers. A HUGE, MONUMENTAL thank you to Penguin for these phenomenal books! From Macmillan (Thanks, Fierce Reads!) From Edelweiss: Thank You, Chronicle Books! Thank You, Balzar + […]
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It has been a while since I’ve posted one of these, which is too bad because I have gotten some awesome books! There are a lot of titles I’m really excited about in 2014, and I’m sure my fellow book bloggers have already started reading them. Here are the books I’ve gotten over the past […]
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Well, hello! It’s been a while since I’ve done a remainders post! I hope all of my US readers are having a good holiday weekend. Things have been very busy on the reading front here at Ex Libris. I am up to 154 books read in 2013, and I have many more to go. The […]
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Welcome! I hope everyone has been enjoying their summer! August is almost here, which means school will be starting soon for some people. I am excited because August means that the City of Bones movie is going to be in theaters THIS MONTH! I am so excited to see one of my favorite series come […]
Remainders: ALA 2013!
Welcome to the ALA 2013 edition of Remainders! It just so happened that my family vacation took place while ALA Annual was in Chicago, which just so happens to be my husband’s home town. I mean, how could I not go?? On Friday there was a get together of bloggers, librarians and authors for a […]
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I am never more grateful to live in Texas than when I go to the Texas Library Association annual convention. I was lucky enough to attend this year’s convention and had a fabulous time! Even though the book bloggers see each other on Twitter every day, it’s always nice to meet-up in person. It’s also […]
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Happy Sunday, everyone! I’ve had a great few weeks, full of bookish fun! In the mail: (I am SO EXCITED about this!) Thank you, Penguin! From Big Honcho Media and Harlequin/Mira: From Edelweiss and Greenwillow/Harper: (Also VERY excited about this one) This weekend was the Houston Teen Book Con! They had a great line-up this […]
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It’s been busy for the last few weeks and I have some awesome books to share! Purchased: The Madness Underneath by Maureen Johnson I ordered this book from the fabulous Blue Willow Bookshop in Houston and it came with a bunch of awesome stickers and a signed book plate!! How To Say Goodbye in Robot […]