It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Christmas is almost here! Looking for some fun new creative and easy Christmas gift ideas? I’ve got 12 Fun and Easy Christmas Gift Ideas to share with you today! Scroll through all 12 ideas below in this post. Also, you can check out my whole collection of Christmas gift printables in my Just Add Confetti Shop. 1. “Lotto Dough” The post 12 Fun and Easy Christmas Gift Ideas first appeared on Just Add Confetti.| Just Add Confetti
HOMELESSNESS and how the children affected by it feel is the theme of a powerful new children’s book from Focus Ireland. Focus Ireland’s Childers Road Family Initiative Team, in collaboration with Tusla’s Parenting Support Champions Committee, launched It’s Not Always Forever – The Story of Children’s Experiences of Homelessness. The beautifully illustrated book was written […] The post Homelessness the theme of powerful new Focus Ireland book appeared first on Limerick Post New...| Limerick Post Newspaper
In a Q&A with Prism, journalist and activist Lewis Raven Wallace discussed his new book “Radical Unlearning,” a guide for breaking free from harmful ideologies The spiritual, political, and liberatory work of unlearning is a story from Prism, a BIPOC-led nonprofit news outlet that centers the people, places, and issues currently underreported by national media. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our work today.| Prism
The devastating anthology reminds us that despite our overwhelming grief, we won’t be alone forever In ‘Voices of Resistance,’ Palestinian women write to us from the end of the Earth is a story from Prism, a BIPOC-led nonprofit news outlet that centers the people, places, and issues currently underreported by national media. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our work today.| Prism
I am a massive film and TV nerd, and my wife knows it. That's why, for our third anniversary, she found this wonderful leatherbound book on The Shining that I have not been able to put down since. If you know anything about these Taschen books, you know they're pretty in-depth and special. Today, I wanted to go over some of the stuff I've learned reading the book and what makes it such a cool thing for any collector to own. Let's dive in. - YouTubewww.youtube.com --- The Must-Have Book for Lo...| No Film School
You guys, it’s been so long since I wrote something for this series and it’s time to rectify that! So today I’m back with a few book recommendations that feature books in some way or another! Let’s get started! Book Lovers by Emily Henry It’s a modern rom-com and you must have heard of it […]| Books Real When Shared
Learn how to be the best leader, take control, and manage your team effectively with these best inspirational leadership books.| Learn Digital Marketing
This is my first time participating in Nonfiction November although I do participate in an annual nonfiction challenge at Book'd Out. | Turn the Page
South Korean author Baek Se-hee, best known for her memoir ‘I Want to Die but I Want To Eat Tteokbokki,’ passed away on October 16 at the age of 35. Her memoir sold more than a million copies worldwide and was translated into numerous languages. Baek was born in 1990 in Goyang, South Korea, and| POP!
Exciting news! Hedge Witch, Book 1 of my Witches of the New Forest fiction series, is now available in hardback! All the books will soon be available in hardback editions, which makes me so pleased. There is nothing quite like a hardback edition that will last a lifetime| Down the Forest Path
Every six months or so, I end up writing something here about how much unfinished writing I have. Finishing things is so hard. The post This Is What I’ll Think Next Year appeared first on thejaymo.| thejaymo
“No one tells a hard-boiled tale like Jim Nelson.” – Instant CityNelson is a tried and tested author. – The Drifting PaigeA damn good writer. – FanFiAddict Jim Nelson's novels include Bridge Daughter (Kindle Press, 2016), Man in the Middle, and In My Memory Locked.| Jim Nelson
Shane Black is one of the best known writers in Hollywood across three-plus decades. His brand of witty, self-referential genre writing became its own appealing sub-genre of action cinema from the 1980s into the 90s. He resurrected Robert Downey Jr.’s career with Black’s directorial debut, the rollicking and immensely entertaining Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. Downey … … Continue reading →| nathanzoebl
Over his thirty-year career, writer/ director Paul Thomas Anderson (PTA) has developed a mystique and reputation like few other auteurs working in cinema. He’s a visionary filmmaker whose first few movies count among my favorites of all time (Boogie Nights, Magnolia) and whose latter output can leave me shrugging and sighing (Licorice Pizza, Inherent Vice, … … Continue reading →| nathanzoebl
Rating: Book 44 on My Book List 2021 ”Demon courts are broken down into seven royal Houses. Each have their own rituals and requirements. Candle colors, plants, time of day, objects of intent, and metals all vary.”< So I think it’s safe to say that this book didn’t turn out the way I thought it would… Weiterlesen Review: Kingdom of the Wicked (Kerri Maniscalco)| The Sassy Library Fox
Rating: My heart races. “Sori, what are these rules for?” “They’re just … rules …” My eyes dart to his and my breath catches at the look in his eyes. “You should be wary about setting rules with me,” he says, his voice like silk. “You know I live to break them.” I honestly don’t… Weiterlesen Review: ASAP (Axie Oh)| The Sassy Library Fox
Rating: Book 38 on My Book List 2025 ”I know a lot of people don’t think holidays matter, but they do,” Scarlett said. “People need holidays. They need happiness, they need joy, and they need reasons to give and to love. You know I would do most anything for you, Donatella, but I can’t do this… Weiterlesen Review: Spectacular (Stephanie Garber)| The Sassy Library Fox
Rating: Book 17 on My Book List 2025 ”Once upon a time, Andrew had cut out his heart and given it to this boy, and he was very sure Thomas had no idea that Andrew would do anything for him. Protect…| The Sassy Library Fox
Jerome Groopman, in How Doctors Think , reviews ways in which doctors can make poor choices, identifies potential causes, and su...| qahiccupps.blogspot.com
Children’s Laureate Alex Wharton’s inspiring journey shows how reading and language can unlock imaginations and transform young lives The post Children’s Laureate Alex Wharton on the power of language, rhythm and reading appeared first on Positive News.| Positive News
It’s not every day that one of my favourite classics (Little Women) gets reimagined as a murder mystery. It’s even rarer when the wild retelling does the original justice. In Beth Is Dead, Katie Be…| Windows to Worlds
The November 2025 update for the Automating Microsoft 365 with PowerShell eBook is available online. Subscribers can download the new PDF and EPUB files from their Gumroad account. As always, the update features a mixture of new and updated information, some corrections, and removal of obsolete information. Look no further for guidance about using PowerShell with the Graph APIs to interact with Microsoft 365 data!| Office 365 for IT Pros
Last month I dropped a desperate little plea for help in this space, asking people to email me any good advice and/or strong opinions they happened to have on the topic of buying software. I wasn’t…| charity.wtf
Murders at the Black Abbey Towers I had been meaning to read some of Gina Kirkham’s work for some time, so when the opportunity presented itself to me, I grabbed it eagerly. This was to be my first…| Fenlandphil's Blog
I remember once thinking that it’s interesting how we have TV show and film adaptions of books, but not book adaptions of TV shows, but it seems that actually we do. For example, the Chinese fantasy drama ‘Fangs of Fortune’ had a book version, based on the script, published after the airing of the drama… Continue reading Monday Musings: Book adaptions of TV shows| On this I ponder
*This review contains spoilers* After four years, ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ comes to an end. With each season that I watched, the books faded more from my memory, so I didn’t f…| On this I ponder
I have been planning this for sooo longgg and it’s finally time to execeute! So, I find it unfair that we do not have overhyped award ceremonies for book character like we do for actors who play character. I mean fictional people are only ever the best. So, I came up with this idea to […]| Quirky Pages
Some things in life move us so deeply that they change the way we see the world. They shake our perspective, make us pause, and invite us to breathe differently. For me, that moment came with a book: “The Four Agreements” by Don Miguel Ruiz. This book is not just a piece of writing. It […]| VOICES
I’m gonna be a bit samey today, resurrecting an old post idea, where I give recommendations based on other books… but with a twist! Because this is a Halloween Special!! Today’s picks are a dash… More| the orang-utan librarian
In honour of the multimedia queen Janice Hallett releasing The Killer Question, I’ve decided to put on my thinking cap and consider what other mixed media books are worth reading? Admittedly, I am a bit… More| the orang-utan librarian
Recently, as I mentioned in my monthly minis, I had the (dis)pleasure of reading from the “male” perspective of Beautiful Creatures. Which of course was written for girls who want a boy obsessed with them.… More| the orang-utan librarian
PHEW!! Never has the phrase “wake me up when September ends” been more poignant 😉 I’m relieved we’re now moving into SPOOKY SEASON! I guess it’s appropriate that I went to Hever Castle in Kent, bec…| the orang-utan librarian
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Listen and Subscribe: Apple | Spotify Sign up for our emails to never miss an interview, book excerpt, cover reveal, or book review. On every First Taste Reading Series episode, a writer introduces their book and reads a selection from it. Teresa Dzieglewicz, author of Something Small of How to See a River, reads a selection of poems […]| debutiful
Dr. Thomas R. Dunn published his second book The Pink Scar: How Nazi Persecution Shaped the Struggle for LGBTQ+ Rights (Penn State University Press). The book launches the press’ new Troubling Democracy series, co-edited by Lisa Flores and Christa Olson. In support of the book, Dr. Dunn has been done extensive promotion, including: An interview […]| Communication Studies – Colorado State University
Is Open Source just a feel-good movement? Christian Paterson, author of "Open Source: A Capitalistic Value Engine," argues otherwise. In this interview, Paterson, an expert in Open Source strategy and governance, talks about the overlooked business rationale behind adopting Open Source. The post Open Source: A capitalistic value engine appeared first on OpenSource.net.| OpenSource.net
Drusilla Modjeska’s new book honours forgotten women artists whose creativity was long overshadowed by famous men. The post The daring women artists of last century were often sidelined as muses. A new book celebrates their brilliance appeared first on Women's Agenda.| Women's Agenda
John Scherer’s Five Questions That Change Everything is a guide to authentic leadership and self-discovery. By asking five simple but profound questions: What confronts me? What am I bringing? What runs me? What calls me? What will unleash me? He shows how everyday challenges become opportunities for growth and purpose. The post Five questions that change everything – John Scherer – Book summary appeared first on Andi Roberts - Executive Coach | Leadership Trainer | Facilitator.| Andi Roberts – Executive Coach | Leadership Trainer | Facilitator
When it comes to personal growth and professional development, a ‘one and done’ approach rarely proves effective. We don’t learn... The post A Life With Clear + Healthy Boundaries appeared first on MAP Professional Development.| MAP Professional Development
Mike Wallace concludes his trilogy of New York City history with a chronicle of the American anti-fascist movement's beginnings in NYC.| The Indypendent
Vanessa Kramer is a talented author specializing in dark fantasy, paranormal romance, and mystery. Her works delve into themes of love and loss, influenced by her Catholic upbringing and mythology. Balancing writing with her in-home daycare, she continues to evolve as a writer, emphasizing the importance of community and supporting indie authors.| The Reading Palette
Vanessa Kramer’s 'Great Desolation' follows Emma, a death angel haunted by guilt and past choices, as she embarks on a perilous quest to reclaim her childhood friend, Sam, from the depths of despair. This sequel blends dark fantasy and theology, exploring themes of loyalty, loss, and redemption amid complex character dynamics and imaginative world-building.| The Reading Palette
Ivy Gordon is living a borrowed life on borrowed time. For the past eighteen years, she has been the most famous star at the Dollhouse Academy, the ultra-secretive, elite boarding school and talent…| Books Tales by me
With the start of October comes the start of spooky season! I’m not really into spooky season except to give myself a whole month of mystery and thriller books to read (sometimes light horror too). For this month, I have 9 books set aside to read and bonus, I own a copy of each! The … Continue reading Spooky Reading List | October 2025| Sorry, I'm Booked
Happy October! For those in the northern hemisphere, we’re in Fall, my favorite time of the year! And with Fall, comes the start of cozy weather perfect for curling up with a book. And with O…| Sorry, I'm Booked
Hello, today I’m back with a book tag which is definitely halloween-themed. Consider yourself tagged and let’s get to it! Witch – A Magical Character or Book Mika, the main character in The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches, is a very magical witch and one who definitely deserves all the praise. Werewolf – A […]| Books Real When Shared
Hey Readers! Since I read some interesting novels in the past weeks, I wanted to give you some brief personal opinions about them! Here you will find the reviews of Our Infinite Fates by Laura Steven; The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling and The Ancient Hours by Michael Bible. Hope you will enjoy reading about […]| Books Real When Shared
Well we got through September. While I am longing for fall temperatures here, my friends in the southern hemisphere are about to experience Springtime :-) Clearly I need a home is two parts of this world, haha.| Turn the Page
Today I wanna talk about the guy in prison who was at his 16 parole hearing, and then again denied parole on the 16th. I worked with him in the prison canteen. Like all inmates we lived in barracks based on our “prison occupation”. I lived in the “kitchen barracks”. So we all knew each … Continue reading It’s important to use your talents for the greater good| Metallicman
There was a time when I was in third grade and I was exploring an abandoned, and run down wooden house at the end of town. It was covered in rambling feral flowers and vines. It was a great place to explore as a kid, whether a boy or a girl. As my sister and … Continue reading Greed and deception may lead to short-term gains, but they always come at a cost| Metallicman
Police in China are arresting female authors of homosexual romance novels, in a widespread crackdown on the "boys love" fiction genre.| www.abc.net.au
When his wife passed away, Alexander Ee decided to walk off his grief on the Camino de Santiago. The result is his book A Glimpse of Heaven.| STORM-ASIA
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A true story about almost losing one's mind. The post Fuck It appeared first on Jeff Warren.| Jeff Warren
September was another fast month that was over way too quickly. I think 2025 will go down in history as the year in which everything happened extremely fast. I mean here we are at the beginning of October and it’s just 2,5 months until we celebrate Christmas again. Maybe it’s me giving 200% every month… Weiterlesen September Wrap-Up| The Sassy Library Fox
TTT was created by The Broke and Bookish and moved to That Artsy Reader Girl (click here for upcoming TTT topics!). Today’s Topic is: Books on My Fall 2025 To-Read List (And this time around I’m actually posting the list! *lol* I’m so sorry for last week but it’s been a stressful September and I honestly didn’t have my prescheduled posts on my radar.… Weiterlesen Top Ten Tuesday: Books on My Fall 2025 To-Read List| The Sassy Library Fox
TTT was created by The Broke and Bookish and moved to That Artsy Reader Girl (click here for upcoming TTT topics!). Today’s Topic is: Books on My Fall 2025 To-Read List (I dunno why, but I always l…| The Sassy Library Fox
Monthly update #124 for the Office 365 for IT Pros (2026 edition) eBook is now available. Current subscribers can download the updated PDF and EPUB files from Gumroad.com. An update is also available for the Automating Microsoft 365 with PowerShell eBook. Like every month, changes are made to many chapters in the book, so if you’re a subscriber, please download the files.| Office 365 for IT Pros
The Office 365 for IT Pros team is happy to announce the availability of the October 2025 update for the Automating Microsoft 365 with PowerShell eBook. Subscribers can download the latest PDF and EPUB files from Gumroad.com. In other news, a new eBook about Exchange Server Subscription Edition (SE) is available. It’s always nice to see new sources of knowledge open up!| Office 365 for IT Pros
Porterhouse Blue written by Tom Sharpe It is a little while since I have read one of Tom Sharpe’s books, several years in fact, Porterhouse Blue had been serialised in the television some years ago…| Fenlandphil's Blog
The Snail on the Wall bookstore threw itself a double birthday party this past weekend, and Huntsville book lovers turned out to celebrate.| Huntsville Business Journal
I like how they make the title sound like ritual is a problem. Our culture believes that, I liked to believe it, and so the book is more appealing. (book on amazon, pdf excerpt) The book is not about rituals, but rather the attitude that ritual engenders. It’s an attitude of “If we do things ... Read moreRitual & its Consequences: book summary| Jessitron
I like to think being a bestseller used to mean something. But nowadays, with terms like “New York Times Bestseller” being an editorial list made by publishers for publishers and cultivated before…| the orang-utan librarian
Dashboards That Deliver: How to Design, Develop, and Deploy Dashboards That Work, the upcoming book by Andy Cotgreave, Amanda Makulec, Jeffrey Shaffer, and Steve Wexler,.. The post Review: Dashboards That Deliver appeared first on Nightingale.| | Nightingale | Nightingale
Doreen Virtue's 'Assertiveness for Earth Angels' blends spiritual wisdom with practical strategies, offering an empowering guide to self-assertion and growth.| Mazzastick
The Trail, with such a title, this should be a must read for everyone in this group, shouldn’t it? A very easy read that can accompany you in your next adventures. This is an endearing novel following Gill as he accepts to join his deceased dad’s best friend and hiking partner, Syd, on the John […]| Donner Party Mountain Runners
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The new book contains 26 senses-shattering sci-fi yarns drawn by Wood for EC in the early 1950s.| Cinema Sentries
In her debut novel, Happiness & Love, Zoe Dubno follows a young woman who, after returning to New York for her former best friend’s funeral, is drawn into a downtown dinner party that spirals i…| debutiful
While I’ve been listening to Hounds Of Love, I’ve also been reading Orbital by Samantha Harvey. Here’s a passage from an early chapter as the crew of the International Space Station watch a typhoon forming: How wired and wakeful the earth seems suddenly. It’s not one of the regular typhoons that haphazardly assault these parts of the world, they agree. They can’t see it all, but it’s bigger than projections had previously thought, and moving faster. They send their images, the lat...| Adactio: Journal
All the data+code from my book The New C Standard: An Economic and Cultural Commentary is now available on GitHub. For many years I have been meaning to create an easy way to map from a graph/table in the book to the file containing the data, which has blocked me adding the data to GitHub. […]| The Shape of Code
William O. Douglas, a U.S. Supreme Court Justice, recounts his childhood fear of water in "Deep Water." An incident at a YMCA pool intensified this fear, but through perseverance and swimming lessons, he ultimately overcame it, transforming his fear into confidence and resilience.| The Reading Palette
Emma Hawthorne, a 21-year-old battling Crohn’s disease and the weight of a life she never got to live. Her days are marked by dreams of independence, college, and fre| The Reading Palette
After an accident that nearly kills her, Emily and her husband, Freddie, move from London to a beautiful Dartmoor country house called Larkin Lodge. The house is gorgeous, striking—and to Emily, something about it feels deeply wrong. Old boards creak at night; fires extinguish; and books fall from the shelves—all of it stemming from the... Read More| Books Tales by me
A sunshine American bookstore whisperer clashes with the grumpy British owner of the shop she’s trying to save in this winning opposites-attract romance for book lovers.He has a struggling bookshop…| Books Tales by me
Hi friends, happy Thursday! I hope all is well. Today I’m so excited to be bringing to you guys, my tenth (😱) bookstores across Ontario post! I’m honestly so shocked, yet so happy that this project of mine has flourished so much in the last 4 years! In today’s post, I’ll be diving into the… Continue reading Bookstores Across Ontario Part 10| Meghan's Whimsical Explorations & Reviews
Title: Words of Radiance Author: Brandon Sanderson Synopsis (from Goodreads): Expected by his enemies to die the miserable death of a military slave, Kaladin survived to be given command of the roy…| Books Real When Shared
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I’m not sure there are 5 books that count as proper that I have read. and like maybe too strong a word…| Wonderwall
A short tale of heads, memory, and virtual farms. I was hanging the laundry to dry outside on a sunny morning, and there it was: a headless field mouse resting on the lawn. Then I remembered the camera had caught a dry-heaving cat the previous night. A domestic, well-fed cat with outside access is probably not that interested in eating its prey. In fact, my husband found the mouse’s head elsewhere in the garden a few days later. What a grim end for the poor little thing. --- I finished read...| Design & other obsessions by Silvia Maggi
If it sounds like an adventure, it might just be. I believe that books choose us. At least sometimes they do, which is usually when we need them most. I read rave reviews about Matt Haig’s The Midnight Library but I never really felt compelled to read it, until I found it in the “Read Local” section of my library. It’s the first time I borrow from the library, which is a shame. It’s also the first time I read a book on my phone. That has been possible because I switched back to usin...| Design & other obsessions by Silvia Maggi
What the hell is going on with publishing nowadays?! In the last year, as I’ve frequently complained about now, I’ve been observing a serious decline in the quality of traditionally published books. Obviously, this is… More| the orang-utan librarian
Every so often, I like to ponder whether my taste follows the crowd. There are most certainly unpopular books I have loved and popular books I’ve hated. So when I stumbled on this worst books list …| the orang-utan librarian
이시가와 무네토시의 '코드 작성 가이드'를 통해 코드 가독성과 리뷰 프로세스 개선 방법을 알아봅니다.| HARIL Blog
Interviews of people with a Parkinson’s diagnosis from around the world reveal that it does not have to be this way. Instead, hope and self-reflection can be part of the solution to a better life.| HOPE Shortcut
Cliff Stoll’s book is a fascinating look at how a liberal, free-spirited astrophysicist became an accidental bureaucrat and changed his views on trust, authority, and the early internet| Akshay Ranganath’s Blogs
Rating: ”This is what the Problem means,” he went on. “This is the effect it has. Lives lost, loved ones taken before their time. And then we hide our dead behind iron walls and leave them to the thorns and ivy. We lose them twice over, Lucy. Death’s not the worst of it. We turn… Weiterlesen Review: The Empty Grave (Jonathan Stroud)| The Sassy Library Fox
"We believe students can change the world." That's what they say on their website...| wenger-trayner
Psychologist Jessica Zucker, PhD, shares an exclusive excerpt (the complete chapter 12) of her award-winning book.| THE MIDST
If it seems like I’ve been relatively quiet lately on social media and my blog, that’s because I have. Liz, Austin, George and I have been busy toiling away on the second edition of “Observability …| charity.wtf
Voici un texte que j'ai écris pour le numéro de septembre 2025 de mon journal| veronneau.org
Our honest review of Ruslan C. Pashayev’s book, The Story of Catch: A Deep Dive into Lancashire’s Wrestling History and Myths Debunked.| Pro Wrestling Stories
How does the US Supreme Court decision to allow ICE to target immigrants based on language, accent, race, and employment affect the sweeps of undocumented immigrants in the US. And what are the social and economic impacts of Trump's deportation policy? [ dur: 29mins. ] Hiroshi Motomura is the Susan Westerberg Prager Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is the author of Americans in Waiting: The Lost Story of Immigration and Citizenship in the United ...| The Scholars' Circle
As part of an ongoing attack on free expression, Donald Trump is trying to criminalize flag burning. Is this proposed ban constitutional? [ dur: 29mins. ] Dennis Baron is Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is a frequent commentator on language issues in the national media and has written a number of popular books, including What's Your Pronoun? (2020). Then, why is child care in America so expensive? This vital service that is so crucial for c...| The Scholars' Circle
My THOUGHTS ON CHARLIE KIRK AND FREE SPEECH I’ve been planning this post for a while, then a terrible thing happened. Charlie Kirk was murdered. He was murdered in a freedom shirt at a “prove… More| the orang-utan librarian
Full disclosure: Bill and I met through the DVS, and have known one another for years. I received an advance copy of his book| Nightingale
We’re So Happy You’re Here: A Warm Welcome for our New Student is a social emotional learning picture book that helps teachers in welcoming new students and building classroom community. The post We’re So Happy You’re Here: A Picture Book for Welcoming New Students appeared first on Life Between Summers.| Life Between Summers