Author: Halliday
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Weekly Reading Recap: May 12, 2025
We have reached May 12. Another week has passed us by. This week, I read through an advance reader copy (ARC) of a book that will be coming out tomorrow. I then started a library book that’s been sitting on my shelf for a few weeks. It’s the first in a series, and I’ve actually…
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Weekly Reading Recap: May 5, 2025
We’re starting the first full week of the new month! We’ve already reached May 5. This past week flew by for me, but I managed to finish two books and start a third. The first was an advance reader copy (ARC) of a book that will be coming out very soon. The second was a…
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Moon and Back Bookstore – Medford, MA
We love books and we love exploring! My partner and I are day-tripping around my home state of Massachusetts to check out all the independent bookstores we can find. This time, while on the North of Boston Book Trail, we visited Moon and Back Bookstore in Medford, MA. They specialize in books for kids, and…
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Weekly Reading Recap: April 28, 2025
We’ve made it to another Monday! We’ve now reached April 28 and this month is drawing near to its close. This week, I was very busy with my daughter’s school vacation and then the North of Boston Book Trail, but I still got two books read! The first was an advance reader copy (ARC) that…
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Copper Dog Books – Beverly, MA
We love books and we love exploring! My partner and I are day-tripping around my home state of Massachusetts to check out all the independent bookstores we can find. This time, we visited Copper Dog Books out in Beverly, MA. The passion that the staff has for reading is obvious from both conversation and their…
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Weekly Reading Recap: April 21, 2025
We’ve made it to another Monday! It is now April 21 and we’ve finished the third week of this month. This week, I finally got to start an advance reader copy (ARC) of a book that I’ve been extremely excited for since the author’s last book, followed by a small but mighty title that’s been…
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New Blog Post – Getting Loud to Defend Libraries
For this month, I had planned to post an article I’d written a while about about the psychology of spring cleaning. I’ve been holding onto it for a while and April seemed like a great month. However, with the current state of the world, I decided it could wait another year if it needed to.…
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Grey Matter Books – Hadley, MA
We love books and we love exploring! My partner and I are day-tripping around my home state of Massachusetts to check out all the independent bookstores we can find. This time, we made our way out Grey Matter Books located in the East Street Studios in Hadley. Since I’ve started this series, I’ve had several…
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Reading Recap: Another April Week
We’ve finished another April week already. This month is flying by; we’re almost halfway through. This week, I read through three books. Two were advance reader copies of eBooks (eARCs) that I’ve been looking forward to. The third book is one from a small publisher that I really enjoy supporting. Here’s the full recap for…
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Yellow Umbrella Books – Chatham, MA
We love books and we love exploring! My partner and I are day-tripping around my home state of Massachusetts to check out all the independent bookstores we can find. While down on Cape Cod last month, we couldn’t skip Yellow Umbrella Books! They’ve been in business at this location for 45 years as of this…
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Reading Recap: Beginning of April
March is over and we’re now through the beginning of April! I had an excellent week of reading this past week. I read through two books that both earned five stars from me. Two in a row almost never happens. I then started an advance reader copy (ARC) of a third that I’m also really…
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Wicked Good Books – Salem, MA
We love books and we love exploring! My partner and I are day-tripping around my home state of Massachusetts to check out all the independent bookstores we can find. After a recent visit to the Peabody Essex Museum, we couldn’t resist checking out the local bookstore, Wicked Good Books in Salem, MA! It’s amazing how…