My Books in Lists: Wishes

{Books on my Wishlist} I will forever have a never-ending, insanely long wish list because I love books so much that I cannot stop reading ABOUT them, let alone reading the actual books. So, I'm constantly stumbling upon new titles (and old) that strike my interest, so I add them to the growing list. I keep track of my wish list(s) using Paperbackswap.com {where I literally wish for the books and whenever a fellow user posts the title I'm wishing, I get a notification so that I can go order it from them!} and Goodreads.com {where I keep track of books I've read, want to read, like and don't like, etc. It's like Foursquare for books}. You can read more about these websites on my post about them over here. Over the weekend, the sweetest thing happened to me. I got a message from a user on...

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My Books in Lists: Musts

{My Lifetime Must-Reads} Here are the books that I have read (or intend to read) in my lifetime. I've read most of them, but there are a couple that I haven't gotten to just yet. Most are literary classics, but others are novels that have stood out to me over the years as amazing for one reason or another. So... these are the books that I think everyone should read in their lifetime. What would you have me add to this list?  Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen The Help by Kathryn Stockett The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde The Giver by Lois Lowry A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens Great Expectations by Charles Dickens Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger Anthem by Ayn Rand Wuthering Heights...

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My Books in Lists: Favorites

{My All-Time Favorites} The title speaks for itself, don't you think? I'm sure I'll add more books to this list in my lifetime, but for now, here are the best books I've ever had the great pleasure of stumbling upon reading. I hope that you'll consider reading them, too! :) {Ruby Holler by Sharon Creech} Harry Potter (the series) by J.K. Rowling Into the Wild by John Kraukener (AMAZING story) White Girl Problems by Babe Walker (side-cramping laugh-out-loud funny) The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (sobbed like a new born baby) Ruby Holler by Sharon Creech (the first novel I ever read...made me fall in love with fiction) The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger I have a hard time choosing favorites of anything, so the books that made it on to this list are no joke. I've...

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My Books in Lists: Upcoming

I am CONSTANTLY adding books to my TBR (to be read) pile & wish list...so much so that it's kind of becoming a problem. I mean seriously. I am making no exaggeration. I stumble upon a new book that I want to read pretty much every day. I fear that I'll die before I find enough time to read all the good books in this world. But I digress. In honor of National Reading Month, I am sharing all-things-books with you all month long. For a few posts, I want to share my many book lists. I hope that some of the many books on these lists will stand out to you, and I encourage you to read them if you have not, add them to your TBR pile if you feel so inclined, and tell me (no spoilers, please!) what you thought if you've already read!! Here is one section of my Upcoming Reads list. There are two...

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Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (and other concerns)

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling Published by Three Rivers Press on Jan. 1, 2011 Genre(s): Nonfiction, Humor, Memoir, Biography, Essays Format: Paperback Pages: 222 Goodreads Mindy Kaling has lived many lives: the obedient child of immigrant professionals, a timid chubster afraid of her own bike, a Ben Affleck–impersonating Off-Broadway performer and playwright, and, finally, a comedy writer and actress prone to starting fights with her friends and coworkers with the sentence “Can I just say one last thing about this, and then I swear I’ll shut up about it?” Perhaps you want to know what Mindy thinks makes a great best friend (someone who will fill your prescription in the middle of the night), or what makes a great guy (one who...

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World Book Day: March 5 2015 {NRM Pt. 2}

Of course, I'm late to the World Book Day party in terms of posting, but don't worry at all- I was sure to celebrate the beautiful Thursday by listening to my audiobook while I drove around running errands, reading while I was relaxing before and after work, & I even finished a much anticipated novel: the fourth installment in George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series, A Feast for Crows. (That's HBO's Game of Thrones, y'all, and it rocked.) Since this month of March is so special in honoring books, (and let's be real, I'm not at all concerned about the fact that I am turning this life & style blog into a bookworm blog....sorry?), I am going to write about each book I'm reading as I finish them, rather than a tell-all post at the end of the month like in my This Month's Reads...

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March: National Reading Month!

Hi everyone! I've had the first couple of days of the month off from work, so I’ve been working on compiling a couple different book lists for you! March is National Reading Month, and so what better way to celebrate than with book-inspired posts all month long! I'll be sharing multiple must-lists with you, including my inspiring reads, as well as my all-time favorites and current wish list. I will also post my current reads, guilty pleasures, device-musts, and more. First things first, today I want to talk about my favorite book-related websites, apps, & tools: Goodreads, Audible, PaperbackSwap, the Amazon Kindle, & the Barnes & Noble Nook. Goodreads is a website where members can share their book reviews and recommendations, as well as catalog their book wish lists,...

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