Author: Halliday
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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…
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Reading Recap: Last Week of March
We’ve now finished the last week of March! Tomorrow, we’ll begin a brand new month. This week, I finished off the book I was halfway through. I then read through an advance reader copy (ARC) of an eBook that will be coming out next month. After that, I got started a library book that I’ve…
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Woman On Board – Chapter 44
Chapter 44 of Woman On Board is now online and available to read! You can read it either on Archive of Our Own or on FanFiction.net for free. Links lead directly to the latest chapter. Story Summary: Woman on Board is a work of fanfiction for the television show Once Upon a Time. It is…
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Below the Brine Bookshop – Harwich Port, 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 out on Cape Cod a couple weeks ago, we stopped in at Below the Brine Bookshop in Harwich Port, MA. The place is overflowing with…
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Reading Recap: Another Week of March
Another week of March is officially in the books! I got to another three titles this week. One was the third installment of the Fae Isles series I’ve been working on this month. The other two were pulled from my physical TBR pile. Both are titles that I’d really been looking forward to, and I’m…
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A Great Notion – Auburn, 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 week, we paid a visit to A Great Notion. It’s an absolute gem of the community out in Auburn, MA. They have a fantastic selection…