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  • Eating My Way Through New Orleans
  • Books Going Places: The Starbound Trilogy
  • Visiting The Poe Museum
  • Another End of the Year Post: Goodbye, 2015!
  • A Light in the Darkness (#12DaysOfTravel, Day 12)

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Maybe if I keep spinning my time turner, I can go back in time. I’m not usually much for reliving the past, but I wouldn’t mind using this thing to double-time my life right now, Hermione-style. 😉 If you could get your hands on a time turner, would you use it? Also, I am swimming in work at the moment, friends. I’d love to keep up with all the #bookstagram happenings, but it may not be until the holidays. Until then, know I’d use a time turner if I could to read more and catch up with all of you bookish folk! #unitedbookstagram #timeturner #harrypotter #hermionegranger #books #book #read
Good morning from the most lovely workspace. If you have to work on vacation, might as well do it in a beautiful library. 📚❤️ #unitedbookstagram #library #bookstagram #read #bookedandreadyformymlis #mlis #librariansofinstagram #nypl
“My philosophy is that worrying means you suffer twice.” — Newt Scamander Repeating these words of wisdom to myself in the midst of a crazy week. Upside to the craziness: I’m headed to NYC tonight to see Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway!! And the NYPL, The Strand, and The History of Magic exhibit will also be involved. Can’t wait! An escape from the mountain of schoolwork is desperately needed. Q: How do you feel about non-canon HP such as Cursed Child and Fantastic Beasts? • • #unitedbookstagram #cursedchildnyc #harrypotter #harrypotterandthecursedchild #cursedchild #noworries #bookstagram #read #reader #theater #broadway
Today I just want to thank #bookstagram, because for the first time ever, I’ve completed my Goodreads challenge early—I’ve read 50 books and counting for 2018! This never happens, y’all. I’m always way behind, or at least a few books short. I’ve only hit 50 once before! I know Goodreads’ challenges are kind of arbitrary, and it’s all about quality, not quantity. But I’m very pleased. 😊 And I’m fully convinced it’s in large part to bookish friends, community support, and amazing readalongs. It’s also thanks to committing to five minutes of reading every day, no matter what. Tiny goals can become big things! Like a towering book stack. 📚 • • Q: Do you set reading goals? If you do, how’re they going? • • #unitedbookstagram #shelfie #shelf #books #book #read #reader #readersofinstagram #booksfordays #goodreads #goodreadschallenge #50booksin2018
[#READALONG ALERT] A Tree Grows in Brooklyn has been on my TBR list for close to a decade, so when I stumbled across it, finally, in a used bookstore last month, I bought it. And instead of letting it languish on my shelves like I usually do with newly acquired reads, I’m starting this one today, and asking you to join me if you’re interested! When I posted about this a few weeks ago, it seemed like many of you, like me, have been wanting to read it for a while. This is going to be a *very* informal readathon. It’s loosely happening for the month of October, possibly spilling into November. There’s no reading schedule. But I will check in twice, once when I’m midway and again at the end. I might also try for another check-in when I’m actually in Brooklyn towards the end of the month. If that sounds like your kind of thing, use the hashtag #nosleeptilatreegrows, and we can all keep up with each other’s progress. • • Q: Will you join in? Or have you read this one already? • • #bookstagrammer #unitedbookstagram #atreegrowsinbrooklyn #book #books #read #reading #readclassics #classics #booksoutofdoors #readalong #readwithme
#gradschoollife means tying in my personal reading life whenever and wherever I can. I read Roald Dahl for the first time a few years ago as part of a #bookstagram #dahlalong. Sadly, I didn’t read it as a kid, but I was delighted to talk about Matilda and her librarian, Mrs. Phelps, for a class discussion on librarian stereotypes yesterday. Mrs. Phelps is #goals. She doesn’t censor Matilda, she clearly cares about her having full access to the library’s materials, and her reference skills are pretty fabulous. And basically all my reading happens on transit these days, so I’m keeping it real with this photo. #booksonthetrain • • Q: Do you have a favorite library or librarian from fiction? • • #unitedbookstagram #matilda #roalddahl #booksonthesubway #books #book #reading #read #reader #beaconhill #seattle #childrensliterature #whatimholding #matildaroalddahl #librariansofinstagram #librarian #librarian
So, I started graduate school! I’m getting my master’s of library and information science...which basically means I hope to be a librarian come 2020! And this is the beautiful Suzzallo Library at University of Washington, where I’m attending. As it turns out, grad school is intense. At least, right now it is, while it’s all so new, and it’s been eight (!) years since I last had homework, and I’m having to adjust to student life again. So, I think it’s safe to say I won’t be posting to the ‘gram quite as regularly as I was for most of this past year, but I’ll try to check in whenever I can. No matter how busy, I’ll always find time for a bit of reading, and the same goes for this wonderful #bookstagram community. Speaking of reading, it’s time to go read for class. And hopefully, after that, a few pages in A Conjuring of Light, which I’m almost done with. So here’s to libraries! And new things! And the UW—go Huskies! • • Q: If you have one, what’s your degree (or degrees!) in? And if talking about school sounds boring, tell me what book you’re going to read next! • • #unitedbookstagram #bookstagram #library #uw #suzzallolibrary #mlis #libraryscience #mls #gradschool #gradschoollife #bookedandreadyformyMLIS
Monday’s got me wishing I could go back to the weekend, which was filled with many moments of bookish serendipity. I met up with bibliophile friends old and new, and explored lots of literary locations, some of which were favorites and some were first time visits. Shout out to @bookstorebarandcafe for being a #bookstagrammer haven. If you’re in Seattle and want to sip and sup surrounded by books, this is the place! • • #unitedbookstagram #bookstagram #bookbar #booksandbooze #booksandbrunch #booksandcoffee #seattle #bookstorebar #bookstorebarandcafe #monday #bookish #bibiliophile #literarylife #booksaremagic #books #read
“She bent most of the rules. She broke the rest. And she wanted to know why. How. If she was just a blip in the universe, an anomaly, or something more.” — A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab Dazzling magic. Worlds within worlds. Seafaring. Royals. A magic competition. An intriguing villain. Two heroes with unprecedented magic. With each turn of the page, this series gets more exciting. I started A Gathering of Shadows on vacation and expect to be moving on to A Conjuring of Light soon. It’s so far unputdownable. • • Q: What are you #currentlyreading? • • #unitedbookstagram #agatheringofshadows #veschwab #booksonthebeach #books #bookstagram #beach #hawaii #makenabeach #read #beachreads #fantasy #shadesofmagic #magic #booksaremagic
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