Tag: bookblog
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5 authors I would love to have dinner with
I have seen quite a lot of these psots on the internet and I thought it would be a funny way to share with you a list of 5 of my favorite authors. I actually have much more “favorite authors” than this, but I thoughts that 5 of them was already a way to discover…
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I started my first business ♡ On becoming a literary consultant
As many of you may know by now, I have been working in the field of literature for several years. First, I have created two book fairs and that is when I realized how much I loved working with authors. Then, I started correcting manuscripts in several languages for independent publishing houses, and translating papers…
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![[Discussion Post] Can You Run A Book Blog With No Book Reviews?](https://theenglishspeakingfrenchie.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/img_5300.jpg?w=1024)
[Discussion Post] Can You Run A Book Blog With No Book Reviews?
I have read that question in a post lately and it made me think: what is a book blog? What makes a book blog a proper one? To me, it has always been “a blog which refers to books”, but is it really enough to talk about books? Do you need to talk only about…
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![[Discussion post] Do you take notes directly on your books?](https://theenglishspeakingfrenchie.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/img_4900.jpg?w=1024)
[Discussion post] Do you take notes directly on your books?
That is a question that would make my mother be like “ommmmmmmg how did I raise you girl?” but to me, it is THE million dollar question. I thought it would be an extremely interesting topic for another discussion post and for that one, I will share with you pros and cons of writing on…
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![[ARC] The House on the Lake | La Maison sur le Lac ♡ Holly Hill Mangin](https://theenglishspeakingfrenchie.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/img_5399.jpg?w=1024)
[ARC] The House on the Lake | La Maison sur le Lac ♡ Holly Hill Mangin
Holly Hill Mangin contacted me a few weeks ago to share her book with me. First written in English (you can find it here), it has then been translated into French as it is the author’s second language. She asked me to read the French version, which is what I did. As surprising as it…
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3 Unique Ways to Organize Your Books in a Small Apartment
I published a post lately on ways you can organize books on your shelves and you seem to have really liked it. In that particular post, I offered to write another post about extra ways you can organize books elsewhere than on a shelf and today, I want to share my tips with you. It…
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![[Discussion post] Do Libraries Still Matter in 2021?](https://theenglishspeakingfrenchie.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/img_4371.jpg?w=1024)
[Discussion post] Do Libraries Still Matter in 2021?
As a librarian, my short answer to that question must be: yes. However, I know it is a discussion to have and that not everybody agrees with me. I will personally give you the reasons why I do believe libraries to be useful, and would like you to give me in the coments your opinion…
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What Makes a Good Librarian? 5 Qualities You Might Want to Have
As some of you may know, I have been a librarian for 6 months, I now work in the tourism industry and I might go back to the library in the Fall. Thus, I have gained a (very) tiny experience in the field of library science and I think that I now have an idea…
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![[Discussion Post] Do You Declutter Books?](https://theenglishspeakingfrenchie.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/img_4431.jpg?w=1024)
[Discussion Post] Do You Declutter Books?
As a minimalist, this is THE billion dollar question: do you declutter your books? Short answer: no, I don’t. Thus, am I still a minimalist? And why do I make this choice? Do other people act the way I do? Lets open the discussion!
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![[ARC] Henry – The Goose Who Got To Love ♡ Amadeus Vultznick.](https://theenglishspeakingfrenchie.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/img_4833.jpg?w=1024)
[ARC] Henry – The Goose Who Got To Love ♡ Amadeus Vultznick.
I got contacted in the beginning of the month by an author of children’s books asking me to review his novella (around 60 pages). As I was still in my now famous reading rut, I was far too happy to accept: it felt like the perfect opportunity to read somehting cool (you know my love…
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