Month: November 2022

BBNYA Spotlight Tour: City of Strife by Claudie Arseneault

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This year, the Book Bloggers’ Novel of the Year Award (BBNYA) is celebrating the 50 books that made it into Round Two with a mini spotlight blitz tour for each title. BBNYA is a yearly competition where book bloggers from all over the world read and score books written by indie authors, ending with 15 finalists and one overall winner. If you want some more information about BBNYA, check out the BBNYA Website or take a peek over on Twitter @BBNYA_Official. BBNYA is brought to you in association with the @Foliosociety (if you love beautiful books, you NEED to check out their website!) and the book blogger support group @The_WriteReads.

Today’s semifinalist spotlight tour is for CITY OF STRIFE by Claudie Arseneault.

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Book Review: The Dark Queens by Shelley Puhak

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Today I bring you a book review of THE DARK QUEENS by Shelley Puhak. This is a narrative nonfiction book about two women who ruled most of what is now France during the Early Middle Ages. I absolutely loved this book and recommend it to anyone who enjoys an accessible read about women’s history.

Author: Shelley Puhak
Series: None
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publish Date: February 22, 2022
Print Length: 384

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Thanksgiving Book Tag

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I was perusing through my WordPress reader this morning and saw that Chris posted this Thanksgiving book tag, created by Anna’s Book Nook. Obviously I had to join in because today is Thanksgiving! After spending over 7 hours last night cooking things for Thanksgiving, I’m enjoying a leisurely morning, book tag included.

The Rules

  • Thank the person who nominated you
  • Give credit to the author (Anna’s Book Nook)
  • Answer the prompts
  • Tag others if you desire!
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2022 Support Book Bloggers Challenge: November Check-In

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In an effort to support and promote book bloggers further in 2022, Pages Unbound is hosting a (very casual) “Support Book Bloggers” Challenge. The idea is simple: we will work together to read blog posts, share them, comment on them, and boost book bloggers in other ways. To learn more about the challenge and the 12 prompts involved, visit the original post here. (The above banner was created by Pages Unbound.)

If you decide to join in on the fun, the social media hashtag to use is #BookBloggerSupport22.

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