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Book Lover’s Guide to France: Paris (Bookshops!)

January 10, 2019

When we added Paris to our travel itinerary, we knew we’d be in for a literary overload. Yet even when we’d braced ourselves, we were still overwhelmed. What fo...

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  • “The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.” ― Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I can't resist a secondhand book sale! Blog post about this one, held every Sunday at the Queen Victoria Market in Melbourne, coming up soon.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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  • Read. This. Book. Poetry, power, parents, first love, friendships, siblings, sexuality, racism, and the male gaze. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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This book covers so many important topics in such an engaging way. The book is written in verse, like a series of slam poems, and it works so perfectly balancing the plot and rhythm of the words.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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If you've read it let me know! If not, have you read a novel written in verse before?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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  • Happy GALentine's day! All your beautiful, generous hearted comments nominating lovely people in your lives to win a gift from @secretbookstuff really made me so so happy.⠀
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I wanted you ALL to win, which isn't how giveaways work (sadly) BUT I can offer you a special discount, enter BABBLINGBOOKS at checkout for 15% off any @secretbookstuff orders.⠀
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Congratulations to @gmzaydinn and her sister @handeeaydinnn who are the winners! Please send me a DM & we'll arrange your prizes.⠀
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#gifted The @secretbookstuff Galentine's box in this photo was gifted to me by SecretBookStuff as part of this giveaway. I do not receive a commission or payment if you use the discount code.⠀
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  • Share your theories dear readers, why is Harry wearing a mouse hat?! ⠀
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I found this love hardcover edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in Italian at a secondhand book sale recently. According to my lovely Italian followers who messaged when I shared it on my story it's the original cover art, but no one has yet been able to explain Harry's unusual choice of headgear!⠀
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If you've read my goal setting blog post you'll know I've committed to only buying books secondhand or from independent stores this year, and this is a little accountability post to let you know it's going very well so far. If you haven't, you can read it now, link is in my profile.⠀
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  • What are you currently reading? This is my pile of current reads, all coincidentally written by and featuring women of colour. ⠀
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Based on my enjoyment so far I think these are all going to be top reads of the year, keep and eye out for reviews as I finish them!⠀
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The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo - YA contemporary, written in verse⠀
Foreign Soil by Maxine Beneba Clarke- Literary/contemporary short story collection⠀
The Swan Book by Alexis Wright - Literary dystopia⠀
Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko - Contemporary⠀
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#gifted - Too Much Lip was sent to me by @uqpbooks without payment or obligation to review⠀
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  • Thank you dear readers, I'm so humbled by all your lovely comments on my last post. ⠀
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As a little thank you, I'll share something rather exciting a little earlier than I had planned... In March I'll be hosting my first in-depth journaling workshop! Places will be limited, so if you are really keen (& in Melbourne in late March) subscribe to my newsletter so you don't miss out when tickets go on sale.⠀
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For aspiring journalers, and journaling fans (& I know there are many of you) make sure you you check out the video linked in my profile. It shows my entire 2018 journal and I talk through lots of simple techniques I used.⠀
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