Tag: blogging life

GIVEAWAY + #BEA15 Recap: Day 3 & the New York weekend!

June 14, 2015 / 56 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Blogging Life, Book Events, Feature, Personal
GIVEAWAY + #BEA15 Recap: Day 3 & the New York weekend!

Hi guys, this is the last of my BEA15 recaps – phew, I’m exhausted just reliving this. Let’s get to it! FRIDAY We got to BEA early (but not too early) so that Sarah (You Should Read This) could get in line for the Six of Crows signing with Leigh Bardugo. I had extra time, so I went to drop off our suitcase (VERY IMPORTANT TIP), and then ran into Rainbow Rowell, said hi, and hugged her! I knew I wasn’t going to get into her line later on, but honestly, all I really wanted was to do that because […]

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An Open Letter to My YA Self [+ A Contemporary Giveaway!]

April 10, 2015 / 17 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Uncategorized
An Open Letter to My YA Self [+ A Contemporary Giveaway!]

Hi all, today I’m participating in GReads! Open Letter to My YA Self feature. When I saw that Ginger was doing something special with contemporary lovers, I knew I had to get in on it. Not only do I love her blog, but one of the reasons I read YA is because I feel like those high school years were so formative in my life, and every time I read something that taps into who I was then, it feels monumental.  To write this letter, I went back to my old diaries to see what I was thinking about writing […]

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What’s On My Shelf Lately? The TBR Tag!

November 28, 2014 / 2 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Uncategorized
What’s On My Shelf Lately? The TBR Tag!

Hey guys, I’ve been a terrible blogger the last few days, but I’m back with a fun little meme that’s been going around the bookish circles: The TBR Tag! Thanks to Jamie at The Perpetual Page-Turner for nominating me! I’m a bit late to this, but scroll down to find out way too much about me and my To-Be-Reads! How do you keep track of your TBR pile? Is your TBR mostly print or ebook?  I mostly use my Goodreads To-Read shelf, and I have shelves for books that are coming out each month. I have a Google calendar that I […]

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BEA First-Timer: Who I Am and Where I’ll Be (also, mini blog break)!

May 27, 2014 / 6 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Uncategorized
BEA First-Timer: Who I Am and Where I’ll Be (also, mini blog break)!

Hey guys, this year, I’m going to BEA for the first time and I’m crazy-excited. I’m really hoping to get to meet tons of bloggers and readers (as well as authors, publishers, etc), so inspired by Alexa from Alexa Loves Books, I’m posting a couple photos, my schedule, and where you’ll find me! This is me! Please, please come say hi if you see me – I’m really nervous about going to this myself, but I’m pretty outgoing, and I will talk books, movies, music, Lizzie Bennet Diaries, whatever with you! =) Wednesday: 8:00am – 5:00pm BEA Blogger Con – […]

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A Letter to You, My Readers: Where I’ve Been and Where I’m Going

January 10, 2014 / 9 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Uncategorized
A Letter to You, My Readers: Where I’ve Been and Where I’m Going

Hi guys, For the past few months, I’ve been taking a lot of me time. You may have noticed that this blog has been silent, even though I’ve been tweeting about books and things. The reason for this? Mainly, being busy. When I made my blog manifesto a few months ago, I promised that real life would always come first. And this time, it really did. A few personal things happened that caused me to stop blogging in October, and then I just…never really got back.  Part of this was because I started two new jobs in the space of […]

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In Memory…Roger Ebert (1942 – 2013)

April 5, 2013 / 3 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Uncategorized
In Memory…Roger Ebert (1942 – 2013)

I started reading Roger Ebert’s reviews when I was in university and just discovering that films were about more than just fun. Yes, they were entertainment, but they were also art, and learning about directors like David Lynch, and Stanley Kubrick, and Quentin Tarantino was a huge eye-opener for me – I think it helped take me out of the idea that our world is such a perfectly safe, happy place where only good things happen to good people. Once I found out about films, I stumbled onto Ebert. I liked his reviews because I tended to agree with a […]

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Friday Rants: The Bookish In-Crowd or, Fears & Admissions About Starting A Hyped Series (Deliriu..

March 22, 2013 / 12 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Uncategorized
Friday Rants: The Bookish In-Crowd or, Fears & Admissions About Starting A Hyped Series (Delirium Week)

Friday Rants is Mostly YA Lit’s discussion series that starts with a question or idea that’s been brewing in my mind for awhile, and I can’t get rid of. Thus, the rant! Come discuss with me and let’s get some of these issues out in the open! Next week on the blog, I’m doing a binge read of the Delirium series by Lauren Oliver…. …and I’m scared. Why am I scared? Mainly because when you start a series that’s been as big and talked about and loved as this one, it’s really hard not to buy into the hype or […]

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