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Book Reviews: Dear Mrs. Bird, The Kiss Quotient, and Ayesha at Last

Posted on December 12, 2018January 19, 2024 by Jessica

Hello hello, another disclaimer of ‘yikes it’s been a while,’ insert here. But let’s just quickly move past that, shall we? These three adult books (I know, shocker) are some of my favourite reads this year! Dear Mrs. Bird by AJ Pearce If you loved The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, you’ll love this….

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Sign up for the 2018 Notebook and Pen Swap!

Posted on October 5, 2018October 13, 2018 by Jessica

Now’s the time to sign up for this year’s Notebook and Pen Swap! I love how much you guys love this swap, and I’m so excited to see what everyone gets! We all love a good notebook and pen. New tools like these are a great way to refresh creativity, find comfort, or take notes…

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Review & Guest Post for The House of One Thousand Eyes by Michelle Barker

Posted on September 14, 2018September 19, 2022 by Jessica

The House of One Thousand Eyes by Michelle Barker Goodreads | Amazon | Indigo In the Better Germany, the truth got you locked up. To live in this world, you needed to be able to do three things: keep your head down, keep your mouth shut, and learn to like cabbage. East and West Germany are…

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Hits and misses of my recent YA reads

Posted on September 7, 2018 by Jessica

I’ve been reading quite steadily this year, faster than I can blog! Get ready because I’m about to talk about FOURTEEN BOOKS. This includes books I’ve loved and books I’ve reaaaally not loved. Normally I don’t say much about books I’ve disliked, but these have some reasons I want to discuss. I am NOT saying…

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Contest: Win a Pipsticks+Workman Planner Set!

Posted on August 31, 2018January 16, 2024 by Jessica

Thanks to the lovely Thomas Allen & Son here in Canada, I’ve got a great contest for you guys! Have you heard of Pipsticks? They started out as a sticker subscription service, but they’ve branched out into creating their own stickers and now planner sets with Workman! This time of year always gets me in…

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A Boston Favourite: Calliope Paperie

Posted on August 19, 2018August 19, 2018 by Jessica

It’s been a while since I’ve been able to visit a new-to-me stationery store, and oh man, what a feeling. I wish I could bottle it up. That excitement of walking inside and wondering what treasures could reside there, that ignoring of your wallet’s cry, the thoughts of what you could do with your goodies……

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Book Lover Postcard Swap Summer 2018

Join the summer Book Lover Postcard Swap!

Posted on August 11, 2018August 10, 2018 by Jessica

It’s that time again, friends! The Book Lover Postcard Swap time! Barb and I are very excited for this round – summer reads. I’ve read a bunch of good books this summer (more on that here soon I swear) and I’m excited to share with someone via postcard. Check out this form below for all…

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