Why We Should Support Second Hand Book Sales !!! As a society, we often prioritize consumerism over sustainability. We are constantly being sold the latest and greatest products, and we are encouraged to buy new things rather than making use of what we already have. This mindset can be seen in the way that we approach books. Many people prefer to buy brand new books rather than purchasing second-hand copies. However, this attitude is causing a significant amount of waste, and it is having a detrimental impact on the environment. That's why we should all support second-hand book fairs, especially since the majority of the books that don't sell end up in the rubbish dump. Second-hand book fairs are an excellent way to give new life to old books. These events provide a platform for people to sell their gently used books, allowing others to purchase them at a fraction of the cost of a new book. By buying second-hand books, you are not only saving money, but you are also helping to...

Today's Top Ten Tuesday is a Halloween Freebie Post . For me being in New Zealand, we don't celebrate Halloween here. Some people do and they get into it, but it's not a big holiday or recognised as much as the US. I often wish it was, just to experience it. My TTT will be Top Ten Mystery/Thriller reads as this is one of my top favourite genres. This list isn't in any particular order of favouritism but is a mix of both YA and Adult Fiction/ Non-Fiction. Sign Up Link - https://www.thatartsyreadergirl.com/ 1. The Never List by Koethi Zan 2. Disclaimer by Renee Knight   3. Dangerous Girls - Abigail Haas    4. The Keye Series - Amanda Kyle Williams  5. Never Knowing / Always Watching by Chevy Stevens 6. Count to Ten Series by Jane Blythe 7. Archie Sheridan and Gretchen Lowell Series by Chelsea Cain 8. The Carson Ryder Series by J.A aka Jack Kerley 9. The Murder Room - Michael Capuzzo Jnr.   10. The Last Victim - Jason Moss Honorary Mention - Pretty Little Li...

2022: A Bookish World. As 2021, comes to an end and before I start fresh for 2022. I want to say thanks to all the amazing authors out there who keep pumping books out for us readers. Every year I discover new authors , read old favourites new stories. I also see many book blogs and tour companies finishing up as many go towards starting bookstagram accounts and vlogging their reviews. For me 2022 will celebrate in April - 1 year since I started my new job at Tauranga Hospital doing administrative work and I love it , it's a career , I never thought I would do as I did enjoy at one point in time - my job at the library but the past few months leading up to my leaving. I just couldn't do it anymore , I was getting miserable and feeling depressed and having dark thoughts. I was sent recently a job advertisement for a school library manager role and it shows how much I have grown and also sadly , how the library affected me as a year ago I would have jumped at applying for the ro...

Today celebrated for the main website who runs TTT - 10 years old today. So in celebration today's Top Ten Tuesday theme was a highlight of some of the past Top Ten Tuesday Posts. Since I've been doing it for a while , I decided to share some of the older ones - from when my blog was first starting out and it was run by The Broke and the Bookish Website. Top Ten Tuesday Posts : 1) The First one I ever did on my Blog we travel back to the Year 2010 - It was October 20th 2010 and the theme was Fictional Crushes and Yes, Edward Cullen was top of my list LOL :) Though I was only 23. https://thephantomparagrapher.blogspot.com/2010/10/top-ten-tuesday-fictional-character.html 2) The next one was a Halloween Theme - October 2010 and seems like it was a Top Ten Tuesday on a Thursday LOL https://thephantomparagrapher.blogspot.com/2010/10/top-ten-tuesday-on-thursday-halloween.html 3) The next was books that Made You Cry - November 2010 https://thephantomparagrapher....

With attending the RT 2017 conference in the states it got me thinking about  what my Dream Book Conference would look like . Living in New Zealand we don't get book conferences and one of my dreams and an item on my bucket list is to one day attend RT in America.   Thanks to a few awesome authors and friends, I will be headed there in May.  If you are ever wanting to plan your own event in your local area then EventBrite has an awesome Event Planning Software Programme you can use to make sure your event runs smoothly @ https://www.eventbrite.co m /event-management-software/ My Dream Conference Would Include : First Panel : Sex and the Written Word - Alexa Riley - Jenika Snow -Sam Crescent  - Winter Renshaw - Celia Aaron Second Panel : New Adult - The Rising Genre : - Abbi Glines - Jessica Sorensen -Colleen Hoover -Molly McAdams Third Panel : Romantic Comedy - Books that Leave You in Stitches: - Meghan Quinn - Kayti McGee -Penny Reid...