Do you listen to podcasts?
My husband loves podcasts, and often recommends them. My usual response is that I’d much rather read than listen, and that’s true. I’m much more visual…
Mid-year Musings: 2017 Resolutions and Challenges
As we hit the year’s halfway point, I looked at my progress on blog resolutions and challenges. Last year I was really overwhelmed, and this year,…
2016: My Year in Blogging and Reading
Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah, readers! 2016 wasn’t great for a few reasons, and for me it wasn’t a particularly good year in blogging and reading. …
Putting More Time into My Blog
As you’ve heard (just a few times), I’ve struggled this spring to keep up with the blog and finish my degree. The blog has been on…
When Life Gets Busy…
For the next couple of months, you won’t see as many posts on this blog. I have two months to complete the research on my thesis…
Book Bloggers: What do you NOT write about on your blog?
We all have rules about how we blog, or at least guidelines. This month I’ve been thinking about what we don’t talk about on our blogs.…
Celebrating The Book Stop’s Five Year Anniversary!
This month marks the five year anniversary of The Book Stop. I had a lot of ideas about ways to celebrate, but school and work intervened.…
Should book bloggers write book reviews? Discuss…
A few months ago, I read a post on BookerTalk about how some people think book bloggers shouldn’t write reviews. I was surprised by this idea,…
The BEA Bloggers Conference: Should I Go?
This summer will mark my fifth anniversary of blogging. And one of the things I’ve really wanted to do is attend the Book Expo America Bloggers…
Bloggers, how do you use Twitter?
I don’t have a lot of blogging resolutions for 2015, other than maintaining my reviews, not taking too many review requests, and keeping up with posting…
Review of Let’s Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson
This is definitely not the kind of book I usually pick up, but 1) it was lent to me by a good friend and 2) it’s…
Writing about Writing: What Posts do you Struggle With?
Happy Friday everyone! I’ve been on a bit of a blog-hiatus lately, thanks to work. Last weekend I got a call Friday evening, just as the…
