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      • Ray Bradbury Stories Volume 1
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Tag: Blogging Anniversary

13 Years of Blogging

6 July 202211 December 2022 ~ Brona's Books ~ 55 Comments

On the 6th July 2009, with very little idea about what I was doing or what I was letting myself in for, I created a Blogspot account and wrote my first review on Brona’s Books (a teen thriller called Gone). It has been quite a journey since then! Given how much I've struggled with my … Continue reading 13 Years of Blogging

12 Years of Blogging

6 July 202111 December 2022 ~ Brona's Books ~ 67 Comments

Last month Kaggsy celebrated her 9th blogaversary by actually remembering it! I made some smart comment about always forgetting my blogaversary. But then I decided, NO! Blogs have this marvellous, amazing technology that allows one to schedule posts. Why not use it to make sure I actually remember to celebrate my own blogging anniversary on … Continue reading 12 Years of Blogging

11th Blogaversary

18 July 202011 December 2022 ~ Brona's Books ~ 15 Comments

I've done it again! I've let the 6th July come and go, forgetting yet another blogaversary. I may have turned missing my blogaversary into an art form. Thirteen days ago was the 11th anniversary of my very first blog post. That's, 11 years, 132 months, 573 weeks. 4015 days, and 96369 hours. In that time … Continue reading 11th Blogaversary

Stories & Shout Outs #25

10 July 201930 June 2021 ~ Brona's Books ~ 7 Comments

Some days the word won't flow. I have several posts half-written, but over the past few days I haven't been able to find the inspiration or energy to complete any of them. I guess a big weekend away, is enough to throw my routine these days. So it's time for a housekeeping post to clear … Continue reading Stories & Shout Outs #25

CCList #1 Done & Dusted

18 July 20189 June 2021 ~ Brona's Books ~ 20 Comments

Life continues it's crazy shenanigans, so much so that I've only just realised that I forgot to celebrate two major blogging milestones. Two weeks ago was my 9th blogging anniversary! I shouldn't forget this anniversary every year as it shares the date with B21's birthday. But, somehow, this year, 21 took precedence over 9! I'm … Continue reading CCList #1 Done & Dusted

5 Years of Blogging

6 July 201411 December 2022 ~ Brona's Books ~ 25 Comments

On the 6th July 2009, with very little idea about what I was doing or what I was letting myself in for, I wrote my first review on Brona's Books. The book was Gone by Michael Grant and reflected that this blog started life as a review vehicle for teachers and parents about children's books. … Continue reading 5 Years of Blogging

  • The Classics Club 10 Year Celebration Questionaire (a little late).
  • The Mabinogion: The Second Branch of the Mabinogi | Sioned Davies #Dewithon23
  • Classics Club Spin #33
  • Stories & Shout Outs #58
  • Marrying Damian | William Trevor #Begorrathon23
  • Spell the Month in Books | March
  • How To Be Remembered | Michael Thompson #AUSfiction
  • Infidelity and Other Affairs | Kate Legge #AWWmemoir
  • February 2023 | The Books
  • A Difficult Young Man | Martin Boyd #AUSfiction
  • A Year With William Trevor

  • Nordic FINDS (Jan)

  • The Japanese Literature Challenge 16 (Jan - Feb)

  • Eliot Readalong - Adam Bede (1 Jan – 24 Feb)

  • Australian Women Writer’s Gen 5 Week (15 -22 Jan)

  • Reading Wales Dewithon (March)

  • Reading Ireland Month (March)

  • Zoladdiction (April)

  • 1940 Club (10 - 16 April)

  • Eliot Readalong - Silas Marner (24 April - 14 May)

  • Paris in July

  • First Nations Literature Reading Week (2 - July)

  • Austen in August

  • AusReadingMonth (Oct)

  • Novellas in November

  • Dean Street December

  • A Literary Christmas

  • Rumer Godden Reading Week (3 -10 Dec)

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