If any of you follow me on Instagram, I’m sure you have heard me talk about Tamora Pierce at one point. If you somehow missed that or don’t follow me on Instagram, then here’s the gist of what I say when I talk about her: “SHE’S MY FAVORITE AUTHOR YOU HAVE TO READ HER BOOKS!” She’s written a lotttt of books, and started back in 1983, when YA was barely a category of books. I feel like she is one of the pioneers of YA, and especially of female young adult heroes. Since she has so many books out (and in the same universe) a lot of people have asked me where the best place to start is. I thought I’d make a little guide to help with that! And to hopefully convince you to read her books 😈

Continuing our new series of mini reviews on Mondays, here is our second set of minis!

How do you keep track of all your events and daily tasks? Google calendar? A planner? I use a combination of Google calendar and a bullet journal. My Google calendar is more for events and long trips, and for things I’m doing with other people since you can easily share calendars. But for my daily tasks, habits, and other things I use my bullet journal (bujo)!

If you haven’t heard of bujos before, they’re basically a kind planner that you design yourself. I find them better than pre-made planners, since in those there are often pages that aren’t super useful for me. This way I can put in exactly what I need to help me stay organized!

I thought I’d show you some of my pages from my new 2019 bujo that I just finished setting up.

I suppose it’s safe to assume that most of us book lovers are big lovers of bookstores (if not to buy, then just to browse and appreciate). I have a lot of indie stores that I love, and wanted to share them with you! Some of these places I’ve been to many times, and others just once. When I travel, I try to visit a bookstore in whatever city I happen to be in. I like to keep a list in Google Maps that shows me all of the bookstores I’ve been to, it’s a really fun way of keeping track and seeing everything spread out on the globe.

Many thanks to That Artsy Reader Girl for coming up with the Top Ten Tuesday topics! Here’s the full list of topics if you are interested. Today’s (January 8th) topic is: Most Anticipated Releases for 2019 (the first half).