#PimpMyBio is an optional blog hop hosted by Lana Pattinson. It’s a way for mentees to give a little preview into the work they’ll be submitting to #PitchWars. And for those of you that don’t know, PitchWars is an annual contest where generous mentors donate their time helping mentees spend two months getting their manuscripts…
Why Your Excuse for Not Reading Diverse is Bullshit
The Canadian in me struggled not to change this title to something nicer. But I’m kind of not in the mood to be nice about this. I have seen countless posts on Twitter about why people don’t want to read diverse, and so I thought I would break down those excuses and, quite honestly, vent….
Shutting Down My Shop – And bookish business
So I haven’t blogged in a lonngggg time. That isn’t to say that I’ve stopped reading and writing and loving books. But rather that I’ve lost a lot of time for blogging with moving to a new city, starting a new job, and becoming a homeowner. And something that’s definitely suffered is my bookish business….
How Blogging Got Me a Job IRL
Recently I’ve fallen off the book blogging scene a bit. That’s because I picked up and moved up north to start my new job. My job that I wouldn’t have without book blogging. Wait… what? To rewind, my boyfriend has been working up north for a year while I stayed in Toronto at the administrative…
10 Things I Learned from Pitch Wars
10 Things I Learned from Pitch Wars Pitch Wars is an annual competition where writing mentee hopefuls from all over the world submit their completed manuscript for the chance to work with an author mentor. This consists of submitting a query letter and your 1st chapter to a short-list of favourite mentors and then waiting…
Olympic Book Tag
Olympic Book Tag For this Thursday’s post, I’m doing Shannon @ It Starts At Midnight’s Olympic Book Tag (all the graphics are hers too btw with help from Smashing Magazine). I LOVE the Summer Olympics, it is literally the only time I become invested in sports. I watch more sports during the Olympics than I…
#PimpMyBio Pitch Wars 2016 – Meet Me!
#PimpMyBio is an optional blog hop hosted by Lana Pattinson. It’s a way for mentees to give a little preview into the work they’ll be submitting to #PitchWars. And for those of you that don’t know, PitchWars is an annual contest where generous mentors donate their time helping mentees spend two months getting their manuscripts…
NEW Six of Crows Products – LT Librarian Apparel
Six of Crows Products @ LT Librarian Apparel Remember when I said there would be new designs every month? I didn’t count May since that’s when I opened and EVERYTHING in the shop was new. But I’ve gotten by butt in gear just before the end of June to bring 3 new Six of Crows…
The Lunam Ceremony Blog Tour
The Lunam Ceremony Blog Tour I haven’t participated in a blog tour for a lonnnggggg ttimmeee, but I’m finally joining up for one for The Lunam Ceremony. This is a new adult fantasy novel and the beginning of a series. I definitely think we need more new adult books out there, so be sure to…
Bookish T-Shirts and Tank Tops – LT Librarian Apparel Grand Opening
Bookish T-Shirts and Tank Tops @ Shop.ltlibrarian.com IT’S FINALLY HERE. After much hard work and waiting my bookish and book lover apparel shop is open! This is very exciting to me as it’s also my first foray into a business and even better it’s a bookish business! But first, how did I get to this…