Author Archives: Julie Stroebel Barichello

2016: The year of immersion

New Year’s resolutions seem to have gone to the wayside for many people. The new trend I’m seeing is to assign a theme to the year by choosing a word and making every effort to live up to that word. … Continue reading

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So long, 2015, and thanks for all the fish

Here we are. Day 1 has passed of another new year. I could try to tally the previous year in a half dozen ways. How many words written. How many books read. How many movies watched. How many friends visited, … Continue reading

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Liebster Award nomination; invitation to bloggers

Throughout the day Tuesday, the stats for my blog’s hits were climbing at an unusual pace. I recently shared a couple posts over at the Kid Lit Blog Hop, but the rapid increase from my usual numbers seemed to have … Continue reading

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Kid lit isn’t just for kids

The name of the genre might be deceiving, but the truth is, kid lit isn’t just for kids. There are those who disagree (Ruth Graham outraged half the Internet in 2014 when she said adults should be embarrassed to read … Continue reading

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The Bookish Christmas: Kid lit edition

When I encountered The Bookish Christmas tag at Scifi and Scary Book Reviews (*the tag was created by callummclaughlin.wordpress.com), I couldn’t resist jumping into the bookish fun. Without further ado, here is my bookish Christmas list. Father Christmas: Name a … Continue reading

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