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P.G of the Emporium
Mar 23, 20246 min read
Middle School books we Love (pt. 1)
I missed a lot of chapter kids books and middle school books when I was at the right age to read them. Why? Because I couldn't read...
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P.G of the Emporium
Mar 20, 20244 min read
Women authors you've (probably) never heard of but need to read
One of the perks of my job is getting to experience ARCs (Advanced Reader Copy) and, sometimes I find books/authors that I never would...
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P.G of the Emporium
Mar 15, 20245 min read
10 Children's books my family loves (pt. 1)
I don't remember a time when I didn't have access to books, and I mean a lot of books. My mother was a reader and ensured that I had a...
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P.G of the Emporium
Feb 23, 20245 min read
The Power of African American Authors
We are lucky to live in a society in which most of us have access to libraries, little free libraries or bookstores. We have the option...
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P.G of the Emporium
Feb 1, 20242 min read
Yearly Book Tracking coloring sheet template
Last year (2023) I started tracking my reading even more than I ever had before and I found that I really liked it. I started posting at...
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P.G of the Emporium
Jan 25, 20243 min read
We do it a little bit differently here!
In 2019, I decided to chase after my dream of owning a bookstore. Honestly, I had no idea what I was getting into but I have no regrets....
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P.G of the Emporium
Dec 31, 20231 min read
Reading Wrap up templates
2023 was the first year I did monthly reading wrap ups and posted them on my social media. Usually, I posted them on my personal social...
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P.G of the Emporium
Dec 30, 20237 min read
Ways to Bring your Current Read off of the Page
Raise your hand if you've heard this one, "Why don't you put down your book and interact with real people?" Yeah, my hand is raised, too....
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P.G of the Emporium
Dec 29, 20235 min read
What I learned while Building a library
Like so many readers, I have dreamt of having my own library in my house. Yep, the fairy tale, Beauty and the Beast, floor to high...
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P.G of the Emporium
Dec 16, 20239 min read
15 tips to reading more
I often hear people ask myself and others "How do you read so much? I'd love to read more but..."Some of the most common reasons are "I...
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P.G of the Emporium
Jul 5, 20202 min read
Challenge #4: Falling in love for the first time
Question: When did you fall in love with reading? How? Answer: I couldn't read until I was in fifth grade. I hated it. It was so hard to...
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P.G of the Emporium
Jul 5, 20202 min read
Writing Challenge #3: YA author of choice
Question: What's your favorite YA author from your teen years? At first I wasn't sure how to answer this questions and then I remembered...
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P.G of the Emporium
Jul 5, 20201 min read
Writing Challenge #2: Bedtime Stories when it Counts
What's your favorite children's book from childhood? Simple! lol Well for me it's pretty simple. The one series of books that has ALWAYS...
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P.G of the Emporium
Jun 22, 20203 min read
Writing challenge: #1 Books at the Beginning
I have a lot of memories of reading and books when I was a kid. Some of them are more clear then others, but I feel like many of them are...
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P.G of the Emporium
Mar 6, 20204 min read
No guilt reading-we all deserve but how do we get it?
Don't look at me like that! I know, you saw the title and you're thinking, "What do you mean, feeling guilty about reading?" but let's be...
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P.G of the Emporium
Feb 6, 20204 min read
Do what you love and earn money! (It's not what you think!)
I have to be honest, this brilliant idea didn't come from my head. In reality, it came from a number of people including posts on social...
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P.G of the Emporium
Jan 21, 20204 min read
Setting yourself up for failure
In December of 2019, I realized I was incredibly off balanced...again. I spent most of my time working and struggling to find even just a...
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P.G of the Emporium
Jan 6, 20202 min read
Going for the goal in 2020!
Like so many others, I usually make new years resolutions around the start of the new year, but this year, I decided to do something a...
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P.G of the Emporium
Sep 30, 20193 min read
Get out of the box!
"Oh! You like to read, too? What kinds of books do you like to read?" "I can switch the music for this trip. What kind of music do you...
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P.G of the Emporium
Sep 24, 20192 min read
Our story, it has value
A while ago a friend was telling me about a fight on facebook she had gotten into. You know, one of those everyone-who-has-a-difference-o...
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