Practical Magic: Book vs. movie

SPOILER ALERT: This is a comparison of the book and the movie and may contain spoilers for both. If you would like to read my review on Goodreads, click here. I have a lot of thoughts and feelings about this particular adaptation (please don’t come at me!). But first, a little background about my history with Practical Magic: I saw Practical Magic for the first time in my adulthood, about 5…

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Hi all! I know it’s a little far from February to do my #readingwrapup, but here it is! I fell a little behind, as I have this month, but I am gearing up to move things along in the next couple of weeks. One of my big projects for this month is gathering #booksforkids at my school for #nationalreadingmonth . I love my kids so much and I want to be able to get them all the books they would like. We are doing some reading contests and writing contests, and I have a reading bingo that they are working on - prize being buying them a book! I would be greatly appreciative of any help I can get for gathering books for the library. Thank you to those who already donated last year, the kids are gobbling them up. And as a token of my appreciation, there will be a giveaway associated with these donations. For the giveaway, no purchase is necessary, but if you like and share my giveaway post pinned to the top of my feed, that will count as an entry, just tag your post #athousandbookstoreadbloggiveaway I appreciate any donations, and any help spreading the word. Thank you! #bookstagram #bookgiveaway #kidsreading #booklover https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp9CkmFrvrP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Scholastic book fairs & A giveaway

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Women, Race, & Class by Angela Y. Davis: A Summary of Key Points

Women, Race & Class was a recommendation from a book club I used to be in years ago. Unfortunately I never finished it so I am glad I was able to start over and see it through until the end. I have lately been using my reading not only to escape into fantasy, but also to thrust myself into the realities of our society. What follows here is a brief intro to Angela Y. Davis and the key points of…

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Here it is! My reading bullet journal. I am happy with how it has turned out and it definitely makes me excited to read more 😊 I got a @scribblesthatmatter dot journal and have been using the Paper Mate medium felt tip pens, and some stencils I found on Amazon. I also just ordered the Zebra Pen Lettering set which I am super excited about! #readingjournal #readingbujo #bujo #bulletjournal #bookstagram #books #reading #bookblog #readinggoals https://www.instagram.com/p/CoWGtwQreXH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

January Reading Wrap-Up

2023 has been off to a great reading start!! I haven’t read so many books in one month in a very long time. Here is the breakdown: Books read (click on the links to purchase books through my affiliate links at Bookshop.org): The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (Fantasy) Women, Race & Class by Angela Davis (Women’s Studies/ History/ Black Studies) Audiobooks listened to: The Viscount Who Loved Me…

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International Holocaust Remembrance Day

The UN General Assembly designated January 27 and the International Holocaust Remembrance Day in 2005. The Holocaust Encyclopedia says, ‘The purpose of International Holocaust Remembrance Day is two-fold: to serve as a date for official commemoration of the victims of the Nazi regime and to promote Holocaust education throughout the world.” In remembrance, and in proper bookish fashion, I wanted…

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January 27th is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The UN General Assembly designates this day back in 2005 with the purpose of commemorating the victims of the Holocaust as well as to promote education on the Holocaust world wide. These are a few books from my shelves about the Holocaust. Pictured: Maus I&II by Art Spiegelman. The author tells his grandfather’s story in comic book format The Night Journey by Kathryn Lasky: A teenage girl spends time with her great-grandmother who begins to tell her the story of her childhood as a young Jewish girl in Russia Anne Frank - needs no introduction. Not pictured: The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak I will be posting a list of other books related to the Holocaust that are in my TBR which I hope is useful to you as well in your reading. Is there any related reading you recommend? #holocaustremembranceday #holocaust #holocaustremembrance #holocaustbooks #bookstagram #bookblogger #theresabookforthat #thenightjourney #maus #kathrynlasky #artspiegelman #annefrank #recommendedreading #tbr #books #reading #readmorebooks https://www.instagram.com/p/CoBwe2vLt7q/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

MLK Jr. and Day of Racial Healing

MLK Jr. and Day of Racial Healing

In observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Day of Racial Healing in the United States, I want to dedicate some time to exploring anti-racism and recommend some reading. “What Does it Mean to be Anti-Racist?” To be anti-racist is not simply being “not racist.” Racism is structural and systemic. Being “not racist” is a passive response which ignores 400 years of history and how modern…

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#audiblestats for 2022. I am looking forward to more more listening! #audible #audiobooks #bookstagram #bookish #bibliophile #stephenking #juliaquinn #henryjames #literature #historyofrussia #romancebooks https://www.instagram.com/p/CnTZ-BZr_Yg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Book Review: The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien

Book Review: The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien

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Happy Twelfth Night!

Twelfth Night is the twelfth night after Christmas (January 5th) and the “official” end of the Christmas season. According to the Utah Shakespeare Festival, Twelfth Night was widely celebrated in Elizabethan England with drinking, cross-dressing, and games, as well as a night where servants and masters would change stations for a night. The next day, January 6th is the day of the Epiphany, or the…

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“ IF MUSIC BE THE FOOD OF LOVE, PLAY ON…” Today is Twelfth Night, the namesake of one of my favorite Shakespeare plays! Swipe to learn a little more about this holiday and feel free to drop any questions below! #shakespeare #twelfthnight #twelfthnightshakespeare #bookstofilm #bookstagram #bookblog #athousandbookstoreadblog #reading https://www.instagram.com/p/CnDxKxSL1WQhtqJMzrGtmtJUergtAZFVO1bMWk0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Happy 2023 everyone! This is my year in books. I had a small reading goal which I was able to accomplish. Today I posted kn my blog about what I read in 2022 as well as a sheet I created to motivate me to read the books ON my shelf instead of buying/borrowing new ones. Hoping that this makes a difference 🤞🏼 Check out my blog and feel free to download my tracker! Both links in bio. #bookstagram #myyearinbooks #goodreads #readinggoals #tbrpile #readingtracker #bookblog #bookbloggersofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm8bA59LdDA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

So long, 2022

Like many other people, I use the new year to think back on the months before and try to start some things afresh. I know that I will not be perfect in being consistent, but it does give me some parameters as to what I’d like to achieve. 2022 was a difficult year for me, mostly professionally as the weight of a new position and more responsibilities set in. Though I am slowly getting better at…

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Children's Book Series I'm Nostalgic For

Children’s Book Series I’m Nostalgic For

Recently, I have fallen into that mass hysteria which is nostalgia. I want to collect things that remind me of the 90s, I’d rerun all of my favorite TV shows if my fiancé hadn’t convinced my that my time is better spent watching new things, and, of course, there is collecting and rereading books. Specifically, book series. Some series that I remember loving as a child have had some form of…

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Book mail from @bookofthemonth ! I’ll be honest, because I am so bad at keeping up with my unread books AND have run out of shelf space, I don’t keep a subscription very long. What enticed me to go back is wanting an edition of The Rules of Magic to match with my copy of Practical Magic (which I got from the BOTM). HOWEVER, there are so many interesting books on their lists like my pick for this month, Thistlefoot by @_gennarose_ which I’m excited to get to… eventually 😅 I’m a sucker for retold, reinvented, and classic folk tales, fairy tales, legends, and the like. I don’t know much about Baba Yaga but this is definitely an incentive to go learn more. #bookofthemonthclub #botm #therulesofmagic #therulesofmagicalicehoffman #alicehoffmanbooks #thistlefoot #babayaga #jewishfolklore #magic #folklore #retellingstories #bookstagram #mybooks #tbr #athousandbookstoreadblog https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj_xAc2JV_4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=