Welcome! Rebecca and I worked very hard on this concept and list. Before creating it, we searched high and low for a similar list and found absolutely nothing. Within weeks of posting our lists, we began to see lists with the same title pop up on various blogs and social networking sites. Unfortunately, there are several blogs that did not link or credit us. Please help us … [Read more...]
What Do You Think? Post Crossing
A few months ago, Rebecca at Love at First Book told me about a cool website called Post Crossing. It sounded pretty neat, so I signed up, and now I am hooked and just have to share the awesomeness.Post Crossing is a postcard swapping site. You sign up, request an address, and are given a random address from somewhere around the world. In return, someone else draws your … [Read more...]
50 Bookish Things to Do Before You Die
Recently, I was chatting with Rebecca @ Love at First Book and somehow we came up with the idea for a sort of bookish bucket list, which we're titling 50 Bookish Things You Must Do Before You Die.Most of the list we had in common, like these 35:20 DIY bookish (& sophisticated) crafts Participate in creating or create my own Little Free Library Read 50+ … [Read more...]
Get Involved: Books for Soldiers
Books for Soldiers Books for Soldiers is a small non-profit based in NC that hosts a forum for soldiers to request books. You can send 1 or 100 books, depending on what you wish to contribute. You can browse requests from several categories, including by branch, group or individual requests, forgotten soldiers, wounded, and more. You can also opt to send care … [Read more...]
World Book Night – I’m a Giver!
Several weeks ago, I applied to become a World Book Night giver, which means that I get to give out 20 books to non-readers in a public location! The way it works is that the organization gives you a list of the books that made the cut for the year (some new and some classics), and the applicant ranks his/her top three choices. Givers are selected based on location and … [Read more...]