Is there anything in the world quite as satisfying as book mail? I recently was provided with a free month from Book of the Month club in exchange for a review of their service.ย For the most part, I try not …
Joli
Joli
I'm a freelance writer/content strategist with an English degree living in Minneapolis, MN with my husband, young daughter, and two dogs. I created Literary Quicksand to feed my love of books, writing, and community. More About Me
Another midweek, another mix! Here are some bookish links that I enjoyed this week. Bullet Journal How-To A couple days after I posted my book journaling experience post, Rachel @ Never Enough Novels posted the same type of post, only …
Although I’m relatively new to book blogging, I have a degree in English, so I’m no stranger to writing about books. However,ย I’ll admit, blog-style book reviews are much different from the papers I wrote for class! For my first couple …
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by Joliby JoliSometimes, when I sit down to write a book review post, it takes me some time to gather my thoughts. How the heck did I actually feel about this book? Did I even really have feelings about it while I …
I’m back! #BookishMadness was stealing all my time last week, but since we’re not voting again until Thursday, this week has been less crazy. By the way, don’t forget to keep voting! Some interesting book pairs have been going up …
This novelย can be described with the following list of very interesting adjectives: quirky, ironic, karmic, squirrelly, political, joyful, maddening, hilarious, emotional, awkward, and even Pynchonesque at times. Is your interest piqued? It should be! I had a good time reading …
It’s time again for my midweek mix of (mostly) bookish links to stuff n’ things! What did you find interesting this week? 40 Great Books Coming to a Screen Near You There are so many books on this list that …
Friends, this was a difficult one for me to get through. The Aviator’s Wife is a work of historical fiction aboutย Ann Morrow Lindbergh, Charles Lindbergh’s wife. Narrated by Ann, the novel follows her from her college years in 1927 until …
It’s time for a new weekly post on LQ. I keep finding awesome bookish (and sometimes just cool) stuff online that I want to share with you. So, this is my space to do it! Every Wednesday I’ll post a …
Wow. What a whirlwind this tiny little book is! This is the first I’ve read of Gillian Flynn’s works. Yes, I know, everyone who’s anyone talks about how good they are. But creepy is just not my thing! So I …