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Abandoned Books and January Book Blitz

Was it the book or was it me?

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Dec 21 Short Story Day

"Short" is the operative word here.

Dec 3

SMB Favorite Literary Dates

From Burns Night to Jolabokaflod

Nov 25

Christmas Movies, Page to Screen

You saw the movie, did you read the book?

Sep 13

Banned but Not Forgotten

This list looks familiar.

Aug 27

Get Your Weird Right Here

Unique way to find your next read. When your To Be Read (TBR) stack doesn't appeal to you, there are standard ways to find your next read....

Aug 16

The Intentional Library

If I started my book collection from scratch ...

May 30

Time Shelter

International Booker Prize Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov. Written in Bulgarian, the book was translated into English by Angela Rodel...

Feb 16

What's Cookin?

Favorite cookbook.

Feb 16

Devastatingly Brilliant

The Hair-Carpet Weavers by Andreas Eschbach Everything about this book stills my soul, or does it steal my soul?

Dec 11, 2022

The Light She Sees

Rose McManus Coleman Two Roses Two Passions There is a crunching sound as we walk the trail, underfoot are leaves, rock, gravel, and...

Nov 4, 2022

Jump to Recipe? Nope!

Who reads the story before the recipe? Angela does! When searching for recipes on the Internet, they seem to be precede by a long story....

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Mark Your Calendar

December and January

December

Dec 7 - Letter Writing Day

Dec 10 - Dewey Decimal System Day

Dec 21 - Crossword Puzzle Day

Dec 21: National Short Story Day

Dec 24: Jolabokaflod, Iceland. Read the you received during the Christmas Book Flood, Jólabókaflóðið, Jolabokaflod

January is

National Book Blitz Month (read from TBR stack or unfinished)

Jan 1 - New Year’s Dishonor List Day

Jan 2 - National Science Fiction Day

Jan 3 - J.R.R. Tolkien Day

Jan 9 - National Word Nerd Day

Jan 11 - Poetry at Work Day (Second Tuesday of January)

Jan 18 - National Thesaurus Day

Jan 25 - Burns Supper aka Burns Night (Scotland)

See full list with fun things to do and links for more information.

SMB Literary Dates with links