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Okay - I finally pulled myself away from the tissues and laundry and baby nasal aspirator (which I don’t like anyway) and finished reading everyone’s Fall Into Reading wrap-ups. It was wonderful to read the books you all loved and even the ones you didn’t. I can’t wait to explore some of the [...]
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Whew! We made it!
Fall has officially come to a close and along with it, the Fall Into Reading Challenge. I want to thank everyone who participated. I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed reading everyone’s lists, catching book reviews along the way, and just sharing this love of books and [...]
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In this post, I gave a list of things that I’d love to know about everyone’s Fall reading adventures:
The best book you read this Fall
The book you could have lived without
Whether or not you read more than you would have without the challenge
The best thing about joining in the challenge
If you discovered (and enjoyed) a [...]
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I almost can’t believe how fast this Fall has gone! But then I look at the stack of books that I’ve finished and it seems much more real. I don’t know about you, but having this challenge has really helped me accomplish some reading goals and maintain discipline in my reading (especially when [...]
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In its first month, the Fall Into Reading Challenge is off to a roaring start!
Several of you - like Barb and Rachel - have already posted that you’ve had to add MORE books to your list because you were zipping right through your initial picks. I am impressed!
Others - like Shalee and Jennifer - [...]
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Okay, I know. Most of you all have already started those Reading Challenge books. That’s okay - I have too!
But, today being the first official day of Fall, I just wanted to thank everyone for joining in the challenge and encourage you to spend plenty of time reading and enjoying books this season.
Although [...]
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Welcome to all the Fall Into Reading Challenge Participants! I can’t wait to see everyone’s lists!
As a quick refresher, the purpose of this challenge is for us to establish some goals for our reading this Fall and then work toward them. Whether you have a pile of books that you’ve been intending to [...]
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Here it is: my list of books that I hope to read this Fall. I’ve started 3 of them, but haven’t gotten too far (I’m about 2 chapters into each of them), so I still included them.
Non-fiction:
For non-fiction, I picked a variety of books, most of which have been on my shelf for a [...]
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I’ve been working on my Fall Into Reading Challenge stack of books for the last week. Sometimes I look at my list and think, “I could do more than that.” And other times I think, “Yikes, that stack is getting really tall.” Want a sneak peek? Here you go:
Nope, I’m not [...]
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UPDATE: If you’re looking for the list of Fall into Reading participants (and a place where you can add your name to the list!), click on over to HERE.
In my few short months of blogging, I’ve discovered that I am not the only person who has stacks of books yet to be read, who [...]
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