I might like browsing TikTok for funny videos occasionally, but I'm not a fan of the BookTok displays that are taking over in bookstores. For one, many of the books on those displays tend to be hyped books already, and putting them on those displays seems to make them a "must read" for readers. The … Continue reading Bookish Discussion: “BookTok’ Displays
Earlier this month, the library I work at went fine-free, which has been getting a mixed response. You’d think our patrons would be happy to not have to pay late fees anymore for their overdue books, but I guess not all people think that way. I get it. When I first heard about libraries going … Continue reading Discussion: Fine-Free Libraries
It’s getting close to summer, and you know what that means… going to the beach! I personally hate the beach, I burn like crazy and I’m not a fan of ocean water, but as far as I know, the majority of people like going to the beach. When going to the beach, some people like … Continue reading Discussion: Library Books At the Beach
One thing I think we feel as book bloggers is pressure to review each book we read. I’m not counting star ratings, as we typically just do that automatically on Goodreads or Storygraph, but the reviews we take time to write out for others to read. I mean, that’s probably the reason we started our … Continue reading Discussion: Reviewing Every Book You Read
A co-worker and I were recently talking to a patron about book series and how some of them can get to be too long, and honestly, I think it's a problem with how long some series go on. Trust me, I love a good series where I can keep on reading about the lives of … Continue reading Discussion: Length of a Book Series
Genie in a Novel 