My Crazy, Strange and Tremendously Ordinary World

Well, a little self-care and self-love doesn’t hurt when you’re always so busy and tired, so, like it already happened before, I fell again in the tantalising pit of the promise of Amanda Lovelace’s pretty popular poetry. What I wanna say is… hm, I guess I’m… …too old for this stuff. Goodreads/Amazon I got this book from Andrews McMeel Publishing via NetGalley in exchange for my honest…

Monday Moodlifter – 01/21

I know, I know… it’s been AGES since the last time I posted these Monday Moodlifters, and it might seem to be forced now… …but when you work 3 weeks without any free days you kinda feel like you yourself need one. And then you think, hell, why not make the others’ day a bit better, too? So, here it is. And from now on, comes every monday again. This weeks’ new book releases! See all the…

“I Love Happy Cats: Guide for a Happy Cat” by Anneleen Bru

By now you’re probably well aware that I got a kitty this summer and I cannot be any more happier with her. (I know I can’t stop talking about it. I know it might be getting annoying. Deal with it.) That made me buy a couple of random cat books, just because. No, I don’t plan on training and handling my cat just according to books. They can be pretty interesting, though. Let’s see what “I…

“The Evening and the Morning” by Ken Follett

Being in quarantine had one big advantage: after long, long years, I finally had time to read longer books. Like, really, really long books. If you’re familiar with Ken Follett’s writing, you might have an idea how long. Now, I was finally able to read his books again, without any guilt that I should do something else. I had luck, too: his newest book, the prequel to my all-time favorite The…

Times change. Life passes you by, and whatever happens, whatever life throws at you along the way, at the end of the day it is your choice if you just let it to, or if you actually do live during the journey. I learnt that in the last couple of months. Being a beginner at your job, starting to work hard, in a different country, in a different languange is in itself not easy. Add two deaths to…

Book Blitz Tour: 'Belters' by @MrAlldredge @Shalini_G26

This time, it’s a really good sounding science fiction that we get to learn a bit more about, thanks to Digital Reads Blog Tours!

It’s ‘Belters’ written by Greg Alldredge.

About the Book

    Amazon

          While humanity races toward the stars…

…They never expected to find company.

The Earth is dying, fractured by conflict, pollution, and disease. Old divisions make the jump to space. Can…

Book Blitz Tour: 'The Honest Liar' by @lesliegeorgeson presented by Digital Reads Blog Tours & @Shalini_G26

Today I bring you a little info about ‘The Honest Liar’, a romantic suspense novel written by Leslie Georgeson – courtesy of my friend Shalini and Digital Reads Blog Tours!

Let’s see what we have to know about this book!

About the Book

  Amazon

Goodreads

Book Bub

        Series Blurb:

THE PACT DUET:Two friends. One pact. A dangerous plan with an elaborate deception. In a world where they must…

Ultimate Blog Tour: 'Catalyst' by @authortracyrich @WriteReadsTours

I was supposed to post this a few days ago, but as ever, life intermitted.

As a born procrastinator, I planned to read the book the day before I was supposed to post a review: see, I had a free day after a lot of work (because I worked in the weekend, I had a day free during the week)… well, that was a good plan. Until the window of my car broke (I mean wasn’t literally broken, as broken glass,…

Have an awesome Monday!

What are you doing today?

Are you working? Are you at home? Are you struggling?

Here’s some things to lighten your mood a little bit! 😉

1. New Book Releases This Week:

To learn more visit these sites on Goodreads: Most Popular Books Published In April 2020 and Most Popular Books Published In May 2020!

2. Let’s see what happened on this day previously in history:

In 1556, François Béroalde de Verville, French writer was born.*

In 1853, Jules Lemaître, French playwright and critic was born.*

In 1882, Jessie Redmon Fauset, American author and poet was born.*

In 1904, Cecil Day-Lewis, Anglo-Irish poet and author was born.*

In 1906, Yiorgos Theotokas, Greek author and playwright was born.*

In 1912, Jacques de Bourbon-Busset, French author and politician was born.*

In 1920, Edwin Morgan, Scottish poet and translator was born. *

In 1942, Ruth Glick, American author was born.*

In 1945, August Wilson, American author and playwright was born.*

In 1968, Dana Milbank, American journalist and author was born.*

In 1981, Xerox PARC introduces the computer mouse.*

In 1992, Betty Boothroyd becomes the first woman to be elected Speaker of the British House of Commons in its 700-year history.*

*Source: Wikipedia

3. Adorbs:

Photo by Erik Karits on Pexels.com

THIS little guy!!! I can’t even..

4. Music!

Have a wonderful day! 😉

Hugs 🙂

What are you up to today?

Here’s your regular Monday Moodlifter! 😉

1. Books released this week:

Aren’t these pretty covers?

Have you already read any of them? Or are you planning to?

To learn more visit Most Popular Books Published In April 2020 on Goodreads!

2. On this day previously in history:

In 1826, Dinah Craik, English author and poet was born.*

In 1875, Vladimir Vidrić, Croatian poet and lawyer was born. *

In 1884, Daniel Varoujan, Armenian poet and educator was born.*

In 1895, Henry de Montherlant, French essayist, novelist, and dramatist was born.*

In 1942, Arto Paasilinna, Finnish journalist and author was born.*

In 1944, Toivo Aare, Estonian journalist and author was born.*

In 1950, Steve Erickson, American author and critic was born.*

In 1953, Sebastian Faulks, English journalist and author was born.*

Happy birthday, and happy UN Chinese Language Day! 😉 (notthatIspeakit)

*Source: Wikipedia

3. Something adorable:

Photo by Poodles 2Doodles on Pexels.com

I SO want to hug this sweet little pup!!

4. And last, but not least… music!

Have a happy day, you all!

Hugs 😉

I was thinking a lot about this before deciding to bring these posts back, because it takes a lot of time to have a weekly recurring post, and my schedule is pretty hectic. I decided to do it anyway.

I think in these times, which are hard for everyone, everywhere around the world, it is even more important than before that we’re taking at least a couple of minutes for light, uplifting thinking, even if it’s only once in a week. So, here it is: Monday Moodlifters are back!

Unfortunately, at the moment I am unable to restart This Week’s New Releases and Reviews as well – for that I would need tons of time that I just cannot afford right now. I’m thinking of a link-up version of the series sometime, but I’m not there yet. (I’m counting on your opinions in the question, though, so please, feel free to write a comment and discus this with me!)

1. This Week’s New Releases (covers at least)

For more information, visit this goodreads site: Most Popular Books Published In April 2020

Have you read any of these books, or are you planning to? I’d love some more thoughts on them! 😉

2. What happened on this day, April 13th, in previous years of history?

In 1613, on this day, Samuel Argall, having captured Native American princess Pocahontas in Passapatanzy, Virginia, set off with her to Jamestown with the intention of exchanging her for English prisoners held by her father.*

In 1870, the New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded.*

In 1618, Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy, French author was born.*

In 1872, Alexander Roda Roda, Austrian-Croatian journalist and author was born.*

In 1879, Oswald Bruce Cooper, American type designer, lettering artist, graphic designer, and educator was born.*

In 1906, Samuel Beckett, Irish novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate was born.*

In 1909, Eudora Welty, American short story writer and novelist was born.*

In 1914, Orhan Veli Kanık, Turkish poet and author was born.*

In 1939, Seamus Heaney, Irish poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate was born.*

In 1943, Tim Krabbé, Dutch journalist and author and Philip Norman, English journalist, author, and playwright were born.*

In 1948, Drago Jančar, Slovenian author and playwright was born.*

In 1952, Gabrielle Gourdeau, Quebec writer  was born.*

In 1957, Amy Goodman, American journalist and author was born.*

In 1964, At the Academy Awards, Sidney Poitier becomes the first African-American male to win the Best Actor award for the 1963 film Lilies of the Field.*

What a day for the birth of writers!

Which one of these is your favorite?

Happy birthday to all!

*Source: Wikipedia

3. The “Something Cute”:

Photo by Wojciech Kumpicki on Pexels.com

Don’t you just love this little one? With the serious, curious look on the face? *.*

I want one so much!!

So, that’s it for today!

Have a fun day, have a wonderful Easter, if you celebrate it!

Hug somebody from your household! If it’s not possible, just make a call, and if you don’t prefer that, just send a nice message to someone you care about! It makes all the difference in your day.

Hugs 😉

Hi everyone,

I’m happy to announce that the Global Hug Book Blogger Directory has officially launched!

This is the book blogger directory I’ve been talking about here and on Twitter.

I don’t know if it’s similar to what you have imagined according to my babbling, and it’s still under constant updates, but this is what I could manage to do in a matter of days.

Most of the site is…

'Diary of a Somebody' by @brian_bilston #bookreview

Last week I got something magical with my mail: a sweet, warm and comfortable afternoon in a box.

As I told about it before, last month I finally decided to join a book subscription box, and it’s been a delight so far!

The first book I got was ‘Diary of a Somebody’, written by the popular “Twitter’-poet, Brian Bilston.

(Goodreads/Amazon/Book Depository)

Discovery:

My first…