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Category: How to encourage reading

Book reviews/How to encourage reading/Recommended kid lit

Where To Find Good Books

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Julia Tomiak / 7 Comments

Where do you go to find new books to read? I share all of my favorite places.

Awesome Young Adult Books/Book reviews/How to encourage reading

Favorite Books of 2015

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Julia Tomiak / 6 Comments

It's here! The monster list of book suggestions from readers and word nerds. Read on for some awesome ideas...

Favorite Authors/Favorite Characters/How to encourage reading/Recommended kid lit

What Was Your Favorite Book of 2015?

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Julia Tomiak / 23 Comments

If you're like me, you need book suggestions for gift ideas as well as for escape during the cold months ahead. Help me build my favorites list and you'll ente...

How to encourage reading/News from book business

My Favorite Things of 2015

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Julia Tomiak / 5 Comments

Some of my favorite things - consider it a gift guide.

Book reviews/Favorite Authors/How to encourage reading/News from book business

Book Suggestions from the Goodreads Choice Awards

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Julia Tomiak / 16 Comments

My book club is meeting next week, and we're choosing our books for 2016. I need ideas! The Goodreads Choice Awards can help me - and you too.

How to encourage reading

Vocab from The Glass Cage: Putative

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Julia Tomiak / 4 Comments

Do you know what putative means? It's a synonym for ostensible. Still stumped? Read on!

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