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I'm just a regular(ish) gal who loves reading, street art, tattoos, good music and a stiff drink.
Visit me at: http://www.backlistbooks.ca
MY BLOGS
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Backlist Books
http://www.backlistbooks.ca/
I have loved books for as long as I can remember. In fact, if you visit my mother's house, you'll see a picture of me on the wall, aged 3, hugging a book tightly with a blissful expression on my face. Not much has changed.
If you visit my own house now, you will leave with the general impression of your average apartment... hidden somewhere under a huge mountain of books. This, to me, is home.
For awhile I was lucky enough to review books for Press+1, an online arts and entertainment website. It was fantastic - not only because it was a great opportunity to work with a wonderful, smart and talented group of people, but because I got FREE BOOKS! When you're a student and a bibliophile, this is the dream.
After awhile, however, I started wishing I could share some of my favourites that weren't brand new, as well as the new favourites I discovered while writing for the site. So I decided to embark on a new book project - my very own book blog where I could share reviews of some oldies as well as the new releases, talk about books, share inspiring links and photos and just generally indulge my bibliophilia!
Welcome to my bookish world!
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m·pir·i·cal
http://mpirical.blogspot.ca/
My life in words and pictures: A guided experiment. These are the results.
Fair warning: I love sarcasm, dirty humour, controversial topics, swear words and talking about sex. If any of this offends you, you should probably stick around just to challenge yourself. It's good for you. Like vegetables.
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The Beautiful Addiction
http://ladependencebelle.blogspot.com/
I love makeup. I love the artistic possibility, how it can transform people into a more beautiful version of themselves - or into a monster. I love how the only limit on what you can do with it is your own imagination. I love how a great eyeliner or a bright lipstick can make you feel different about yourself, and about the world. I'm not a professional makeup artist, just a fellow enthusiast who has a great time sharing info, tips and reviews. I hope you enjoy!
LATEST ARTICLES ( 642 )
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Top Ten Tuesday | Books & Movies That Get Me into the Spirit of Halloween
This week's Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is: Top Ten Books/Movies To Read Or Watch To Get In The Halloween Spirit. Okay, so admission time. I'm ... Read more
Posted on 28 October 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The Sunday Review | My Salinger Year - Joanna Rakoff
Poignant, keenly observed, and irresistibly funny: a memoir about literary New York in the late nineties, a pre-digital world on the cusp of vanishing, where a... Read more
Posted on 26 October 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Stacking the Shelves | #44 (or the One That Made Me Really Miss Himym)
Time to look at the books I added to my shelves this week with Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga's Reviews! Not necessarily books I bought - also includes... Read more
Posted on 26 October 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Book Thoughts on Thursday | Remembering Why i Love the Bookish Interwebs
The world of books is never boring. There are movies being made based on our favourite stories, raging debates over the relative merit of books and series,... Read more
Posted on 24 October 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Www Wednesday | #37
It's time for this week's WWW Wednesdays, hosted by Should Be Reading blog (head over and check them out!).This link up asks three questions What did you... Read more
Posted on 23 October 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Top Ten Tuesday | New Series i Want to Start
This week's Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is: Top Ten New Series I Want to Start. I'm not that big on series usually, but when I started reading... Read more
Posted on 21 October 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The Sunday Review | Hearts and Minds - Amanda Craig
Rich or poor, five people, seemingly very different, find their lives in the capital connected in undreamed-of ways. There is Job, the illegal mini-cab driver... Read more
Posted on 19 October 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Stacking the Shelves | #43 (or the One with *all* the Pre-orders)
Time to look at the books I added to my shelves this week with Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga's Reviews! Not necessarily books I bought - also includes... Read more
Posted on 19 October 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Www Wednesday | #36
It's time for this week's WWW Wednesdays, hosted by Should Be Reading blog (head over and check them out!).This link up asks three questions What did you... Read more
Posted on 16 October 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Top Ten Tuesday | Places Books Have Made Me Want to Visit
This week's Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is: Top Ten Places Books Have Made Me Want to Visit. Only ten? Oh geez. Okay, here goes!1. Read more
Posted on 14 October 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The Sunday Review | She is Not Invisible - Marcus Sedgwick
Laureth Peak's father has taught her to look for recurring events, patterns, and numbers - a skill at which she's remarkably talented. Her secret: she is blind. Read more
Posted on 12 October 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Stacking the Shelves | #42
Time to look at the books I added to my shelves this week with Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga's Reviews! Not necessarily books I bought - also includes... Read more
Posted on 12 October 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Www Wednesday | #35
It's time for this week's WWW Wednesdays, hosted by Should Be Reading blog (head over and check them out!).This link up asks three questions What did you... Read more
Posted on 09 October 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Vancouver Book Fair | Aka Beautiful Books i Couldn't Afford
Last weekend one of my best friends, Jaime, invited me to head to the Vancouver Book Fair - Western Canada's only book fair featuring sellers who specialize in... Read more
Posted on 07 October 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Top Ten Tuesday | Books for Readers Who Like Character-driven Novels
This week's Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is: Top Ten Books For Readers Who Like Character-Driven Novels. This is a timely topic for me, because ... Read more
Posted on 07 October 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The Sunday Review | Fallout - Sadie Jones
A deeply affecting love story set in the gritty yet magnificent theatre world of 1970s London by the award-winning, bestselling Sadie Jones, author of The... Read more
Posted on 05 October 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Stacking the Shelves | #41
Time to look at the books I added to my shelves this week with Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga's Reviews! Not necessarily books I bought - also includes... Read more
Posted on 04 October 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Monthly Wrap-up | September 2014
On the face of it, this has not been an impressive reading month for me. I only checked off three completed books:But WAIT. Don't judge quite yet. I also starte... Read more
Posted on 04 October 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Top Ten Tuesday | Books That Were Hard for Me to Read
This week's Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is: Top Ten Books That Were Hard for Me to Read. This can be because they were complex, long, on a... Read more
Posted on 01 October 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The Sunday Review | the Vacationers - Emma Straub
An irresistible, deftly observed novel about the secrets, joys, and jealousies that rise to the surface over the course of an American family’s two-week stay... Read more
Posted on 28 September 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE