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January 2025 Wrap Up

January 31, 2025January 31, 2025 Sarah

It feels so nice to be reading more and to be back to blogging! This month I actually finished 4 books, which is a quarter of what I read last year so I'm off to a winning start! Here's hoping I can keep it up! Books Read in January Unravel Me by Becka Mack Quicksilver… Continue reading January 2025 Wrap Up

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2024 Wrap Up

January 6, 2025January 6, 2025 Sarah

So... I'm sort of back? When I tried to revitalize and get back in the swing of reviews in August 2023, it was right before I was unexpectedly offered a position as a middle school math teacher! To say its been a whirlwind of a time these past few years would be a massive understatement.… Continue reading 2024 Wrap Up

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January 2023 Wrap Up

January 31, 2023January 31, 2023 Sarah

I don't know what it is, but I've been struggling to get into books this month. Who knows, maybe it's all my other hobbies taking up my time right now? Hopefully next month will be better. Trying something new here for this section - there are always so many books on my plate that it… Continue reading January 2023 Wrap Up

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2022 Year in Books

December 30, 2022January 1, 2023 Sarah

This year was better than the last, but still a far cry from my usual 50+ books. Here's to next year! A few fun facts from the year: I got back into YA a little bit reading four young adult titles (all fiction). I'm still reading mostly straight white women, but this year read a… Continue reading 2022 Year in Books

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November 2022 Wrap Up

November 30, 2022December 4, 2022 Sarah

This month I had hoped to continue my strong reading from October but alas it was not to be. It was an incredibly busy month - my husband ran in the World's Toughest Mudder down on the Gulf and then we spent time in New Orleans, which was immediately followed by holiday prep at the… Continue reading November 2022 Wrap Up

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October 2022 Wrap Up

November 1, 2022December 4, 2022 Sarah

I'm back! It's so nice to be back in the swing of things, writing reviews, talking books. There has been much that has happened this month but I'll save all of that for a Diary of a Bookseller post next week. For this month, we'll just stick with what I've read and what I've written!… Continue reading October 2022 Wrap Up

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March 2022 Wrap Up

March 31, 2022October 28, 2022 Sarah

This one is kind of another doozy - I get manuscripts from St. Martin's, which is super exciting, but also means that this is a month, once again, with books that won't be out for at least six months, and one for almost a year. But start thinking about them now because I promise, they… Continue reading March 2022 Wrap Up

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February 2022 Wrap Up

February 28, 2022December 3, 2022 Sarah

So I don't read during the Olympics, I just binge watch the Olympics, but I'm glad to now be at the point where I'm solely reading ahead, so add this month's books to your TBR! Links are to the books' pages on The StoryGraph! Books Read in February Corrections in Ink by Keri Blakinger (nonfiction… Continue reading February 2022 Wrap Up

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January 2022 Wrap Up

January 31, 2022December 3, 2022 Sarah

While in real life my year started off incredibly poorly, my reading year started with a bang - 3 books in the first week of the year alone - I think it might be a non-vacation week record! Quite a few of the books that I finished come out later this year (or have sequels… Continue reading January 2022 Wrap Up

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2021 Year in Books

December 31, 2021October 28, 2022 Sarah

Welp, I had my worst reading year since 2014, just a paltry 34 books read. Since 2015 I've read over 50 books a year. But it's been a hell of a year. From a cancer scare for me to multiple family deaths, well, I'll be happy to see this year in the rearview mirror. Total… Continue reading 2021 Year in Books

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Hello and welcome to Celebration of Books! I’m Sarah, a thirty-something former indie bookstore manager in the Philadelphia suburbs and current middle school teacher. I love books, and I hope you’ll find a book or two here that you’ll enjoy as well!

My sister, Laura, also contributes reviews from time to time so you’ll see her as the author of some reviews, or occasionally a post with reviews from us both!

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