Category Archives: Blog

2021 In Review – by the Numbers

Posted on February 20, 2022 by Katy K.

Here’s my super-geeky, graph-heavy dive into my 2021 reading. Continue reading →

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2020 In Review – by the Numbers

Posted on January 22, 2021 by Katy K.

Here’s my super-geeky, graph-heavy dive into my 2020 reading. Continue reading →

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Apply to be a Cybils Judge!

Posted on August 22, 2020 by Katy K.

If you have been reading my blog for a year or more, you’ll know that many years I have served as a panelist for the Cybils awards.  This is a great deal of fun, allowing me to read lots of … Continue reading →

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Cybils Call for Judges

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Katy K.

Can you feel that fall is just around the corner?  Fall is now Cybils time for me – time to get a list of books that other fans of books for young readers have nominated and curl up with a … Continue reading →

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2015 by the Numbers

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Katy K.

This is my post where I take my lovely spreadsheet of all the reading I did last year, make Excel do some number-crunching, and share the results with you. (Here’s 2014 and 2013) First, the blog.  I published 125 posts in … Continue reading →

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Over at Netgalley

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Katy K.

Today I’m over on the Netgalley blog talking about books for reluctant middle grade readers, my love for the Cybils award and more.  Thank you to Tarah of Netgalley for inviting me.  Go take a look! And tomorrow… tomorrow the … Continue reading →

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2014 in Review: the Numbers

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Katy K.

Once again, it’s time for me to look at how I did with my reading and blogging this year. I am a geek, and I enjoy graphs – so join me if you like graphs too. If not, I’ll be … Continue reading →

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Cybils 2014!

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Katy K.

It’s official! I’m a Round 1 Judge on the Cybils Middle Grade Speculative Fiction Panel! Follow the link through to see everyone else who’s involved- I am so very excited to be working with so many wonderful bloggers, from those … Continue reading →

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48 Hour Book Challenge Finish Line

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Katy K.

Sunday morning So, yesterday, I read over my breaks and wrote reviews between library patrons. I listened in the car on the way home from work, took a break for supper and kid-wrangling, and read The Savage Fortress for 15 … Continue reading →

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48 Hour Book Challenge, Update 2

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Katy K.

Saturday morning, 10:30 AM …wishing a belated good luck to everyone starting off on their reading challenge this morning!!! So yesterday was my day off work, which I devoted to reading as much as possible. I’m showing that I spent … Continue reading →

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