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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 #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: #10 – The Microscope

Posted on March 21, 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’s #10, the book of the poem The Microscope by award-winning poet Maxine Kumin. This is the only post … 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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2016 by the Numbers

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Katy K.

A few years ago now I started trying to count things like how many books I read in a year, what age range I was reading for, and how well I was succeeding at reading more diversely.  This has lead … Continue reading →

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Kidlitcon 2016

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Katy K.

Two weekends ago, I was fortunate enough to attend Kidlitcon in Wichita, hosted by the wonderful Melissa Fox of Book Nut and planned by these amazing people: I came back and spent two weeks (punctuated by a weekend of Girl … Continue reading →

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Ten (with Giveaway)

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Katy K.

It’s hard to believe, but today marks the tenth anniversary of this blog. My children made a 10 out of books to celebrate. I started posting book reviews to Livejournal as sapphireone on this date in 2004.  The blog has … Continue reading →

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