Category: Discussion

Identifying Advance Reader C..

Identifying Advance Reader Copies (ARCs): A Guide for Readers and Used Booksellers

Alright, we’ve got to talk about a thing here. Every time I walk into a used bookstore or a Goodwill I see tons of ARCs for sale. A few places don’t care and earn a permanent side eye from me. Others have told me that they were unaware of what arcs were and had no […]

August 25, 2017
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Out of the Pages: Podcasts

Out of the Pages: Podcasts

What do I do when I’m not reading, writing, or listening to audiobooks? I listen to podcasts, of course! Podcasts are one of my favorite ways to be a part of various communities. I love to listen to other people’s opinions on things, hear interviews, and learn some new stuff. I grew up with radio […]

August 18, 2017
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Discussion: Audiobooks

Discussion: Audiobooks

            I’ve listened to audiobooks since I was a kid. I vividly remember lying on the floor in my bedroom coloring as Jim Dale read Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. I sat in the living room as Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery played in the background, Victor Garber’s voice weaving pictures […]

August 7, 2017
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Useful Posts for Readers and..

Useful Posts for Readers and Bloggers

The following links encompass posts written here at The Book Nut as well as others that I personally have found useful in the past. It is by no means a complete list. If there are posts you have found useful as a reader or as a blogger or that you yourself have written please leave […]

June 23, 2017
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YA Books I Cannot Stand

YA Books I Cannot Stand

We all have this list, a pile of books we absolutely hate. Just thinking about them makes our nose wrinkle and the words “Oh don’t get me started,” come out our mouths at the very mention. I recently found myself falling down the youtube rabbit hole, watching video after video of people’s most hated books […]

May 2, 2017
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Discussion: Buying Decisions

Discussion: Buying Decisions

How do you decide what to buy? The answer to this question is different for everyone. Do you base it just on reviews? On social media chatter and word of mouth? On description? On whether you’ve already read an arc? There’s tons of ways to do it. But me? Ive got a process. Preorders:  This […]

February 22, 2017
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Context, It Matters: A Discu..

Ok, we need to have a little sit down chat guys. Fair warning, I have a lot to say, and a lot of it is emotional for me, so bear with me while I try and make sense of the rant in my head. I feel like the book community has taken an enormous step […]

January 21, 2017
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Discussion: YA Editions

Discussion: YA Editions

Oh dear publishing, what have you done? Penguin released a statement recently that they will be publishing a “YA edition” of Dan Brown’s The DaVinci Code. What makes it YA? It’s going to be abridged and presumably “rewritten” for YA. So dumbed down and shortened is what I’m hearing, and I don’t like it. Mine […]

May 20, 2016
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Discussion: Book Ideas

Discussion: Book Ideas

  This one is for those of you who write as well as read. I don’t know about you but I get random book ideas all the time, especially when I sleep. My dreams are full of great ideas. But like most people I have a hard time remembering my dreams. Thus began my idea […]

March 4, 2016
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On Co-Blogging

On Co-Blogging

Co-Blogging is kinda funny. When you start a blog, that blog kind of becomes your baby. Blogging is hard work, you pour a lot of your heart and soul into it. So when you invite someone else to join you, it’s like sharing a piece of that heart and soul. I got lucky, I found […]

February 28, 2016
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