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2023 Blogging Recap

January 28, 2024January 29, 2024 Jessica @ Storytime in the Stacks

Happy Bloggerversary to me! WordPress just let me know this weekend marks my 8 year anniversary. 🎉 It seemed like a good time to stop and look back before looking ahead! Looking Back Site Traffic: 67,313 Views Traffic peaked in March with a record-breaking 7.7k views! I hope lots of folks were checking out my… Continue reading 2023 Blogging Recap

Illustration: Miggery Sow, a white serving girl with misshapen ears, leans closer to better hear the rat Roscuro. The caption beneath the illustration reads, "A rat who knows my name!"

Thursday Thoughts: On The Tale of Despereaux & DHH Rep in KidLit

January 18, 2024February 11, 2024 Jessica @ Storytime in the Stacks

It's ALA Youth Media Award season! The Caldecott and Newbery (among many other medals) will be announced next Monday, and I've got award winners on the brain. Is there an award-winning book you loathe that everyone else seems to love? For me, it's The Tale of Despereaux, which turned 20 last year to yet more… Continue reading Thursday Thoughts: On The Tale of Despereaux & DHH Rep in KidLit

Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Goals for 2024

January 16, 2024January 17, 2024 Jessica @ Storytime in the Stacks

I set myself some lofty bookish goals in last year's post! Here's how I ended up doing: Move from Goodreads to StoryGraph. ✔️ Inventory the books I own. ❌ Connect more deeply with the books I read by taking the time to review them. ✔️ Try joining a book club at my local independent bookstore.… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Goals for 2024