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My Top 12 Posts #6-#4 – Fantasy under 250 pages, Asian-American Graphic Novels, and Middle Grade for RPG Fans

Posted on April 15, 2024 by Katy K.

Dear readers, as fun as this trip down memory lane, looking at my top 12 most popular posts of the past 20 years of book blogging has been, it’s taking way too long for me to get these all up. … Continue reading →

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My Top 12 Posts #8 – 12 Magical Teen Fantasy Books on Hoopla

Posted on March 29, 2024 by Katy K.

In celebration of my 20th blogiversary, I’m reblogging the posts that have gotten the most views in the time they’ve been published. From here to the top spot, the rest of this list of top posts are all book lists … Continue reading →

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My Top 12 Posts #9 – Bud, Not Buddy and The Mighty Miss Malone

Posted on March 27, 2024 by Katy K.

In celebration of my 20th blogiversary, I’m reblogging the posts that have gotten the most views in the time they’ve been published. Here we have #9, a post that has gotten regular hits every year since I published it in … Continue reading →

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My Top 12 Posts: #11 – Maizy Chen’s Last Chance

Posted on March 19, 2024 by Katy K.

In celebration of my 20th blogiversary, I’m reblogging the posts that have gotten the most views in the time they’ve been published. Here is #11, Maizy Chen’s Last Chance. With just 202 lifetime hits, this is not at the top … Continue reading →

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My Top 12 Posts: #12 – Desk Tales

Posted on March 13, 2024 by Katy K.

Hello, dear readers! As requested, in honor of my 20th blogging anniversary, I’m reblogging my top posts. Rather than going with the posts with the overall highest hits, I’m going with the ones with the highest hits by age to … Continue reading →

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20 Years of Blogging

Posted on February 24, 2024 by Katy K.

I started this blog Livejournal quite casually, just posting short summaries of books I’d read for my existing online friends, with no concept of trying to build an audience. It’s rather astounding to find myself still here 20 years later, … Continue reading →

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2023 In Review – by the Numbers

Posted on January 26, 2024 by Katy K.

Here’s my super-geeky, graph-heavy dive into my 2022 reading. Continue reading →

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2022 In Review – by the Numbers

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Katy K.

Here’s my super-geeky, graph-heavy dive into my 2022 reading. Continue reading →

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Cybils 2022!!

Posted on September 28, 2022 by Katy K.

Hello, hello! This is just a quick post to say that I’ll be serving as a Round 1 panelist for the Elementary/Middle Grade Speculative Fiction category (aka my favorite) for this year’s Cybils Awards. I always love this reading, and … Continue reading →

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Starting Line – #MGReadathon

Posted on July 16, 2022 by Katy K.

It’s been quite a while since Mother Reader hosted her beloved 48-Hour Readathons, so I’m very excited that Karen at Ms. Yingling Reads is hosting one this weekend! Naturally, even though I worked Friday and have a baby shower on … Continue reading →

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