What’s Making Me Happy: November 2017

Does anyone else feel like November zoomed by? Again? It feels that way every year, first with Thanksgiving and now Christmas approaching fast. And while November was relatively stress-free, I’ve been struggling to keep up with blogging because of changes in my work circumstances. I’m not sure how this impact the blog in the long term. But since I’m planning to take an annual holiday hiatus from blogging soon, the time-off might be a good chance to think about what changes, if any, might be needed for 2018.

But I shouldn’t get too ahead of myself, shouldn’t I? 🙂 So let’s turn our attention away from what may be ahead to what we can already be thankful for. As always, feel free to share your joys of the past month in your comments. But for now, I’ll share with you the things that made me happy this November!

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Stacking The Shelves Vol. 3: From the New England Mobile Book Fair

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Welcome to the latest volume of Stacking the Shelves! This meme is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may those books be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in a physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts, and e-books.

A few days ago, I visited the New England Mobile Book Fair for the first time. Wow! Not even Barnes & Noble carries as many books or as wide a selection as this shop does! I ended up buying five books in total: three of them are birthday / Christmas gifts for friends, and two for myself. And those two novels are what I’ll feature for Volume 3 of Stacking The Shelves. Here they are!

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