​Happy Thanksgiving to everyone in the United States! I hope you're having a wonderful day with friends and family.

My holiday gift guide returns! Take a listen to the podcast as I share my 8 picks for 2017.  If you have a book nerd in your life and need a few recommendations, then you don't want to miss this gift guide!  I've included links within this post so that you'll have easy access to all of the recommendations.

I love audiobooks. I listen pretty much all day while working and driving. When I'm not listening to audiobooks, I'll change things up with podcasts. Regardless of what I'm listening to, I have headphones in my ear 70% of my work day. When Earhoox approached me to try these with iPhone earbuds, I thought it would be a great chance to make my listening experience better. I don't regularly have issues keeping my earbuds in, but when I get up from my desk to walk around or bend over to grab something or are just mobile in general sometimes a bud might fall out of my ear. This product really made it easy to be mobile while keeping the earbuds in my ear! Perfect for listening while walking, jogging, working out, etc.

After adding the Earhoox, the buds were firmly in my ear. I can't even yank them out quickly without giving an extra tug. They are in there!  The plastic is so flexible and soft that you don't feel it sitting in your ear so they are also comfortable. After the first few hours, I forgot they were on the earbuds, so when I went to yank the bud out of my ear the tug startled me because the bud was securely in my ear so it didn't just slip out as it usually did.

​I LOVE Bookstock! As a book blogger and avid reader this is an awesome place to complete my book series collections and find certain editions of books!

I'm going to let you in on a secret. There are tons of brand new and one time read books here. If you're looking for specific books, bring your list and bring a friend for help searching! Not only will you find great deals, but you'll be by buying books that you'd buy anyway and contributing to an amazing cause as the same time. Come out and support literacy programs and buy a few books!

​Looking for audiobooks? They have them! Nonfiction titles? They have them. Children's books? They have those too! There is a amazingly huge selection of books and other media.

It's such a joy to be around all of these books and book lovers. Fellow shoppers will not only help you search for a book, but will sometimes recommend good reads as well. I have a great time searching for titles and chatting with others looking the same table(s).  I hope that you'll check it out this year. I'll be there early during the pre-sale on day one. If you see me, be sure to say hello! Stay tuned because I 'll be doing a video book haul on my YouTube channel following Bookstock 2017.

​Bookstock’s back, offering incredible deals on used books and media Sunday, April 23 through Sunday, April 30 at Livonia’s Laurel Park Place. 

Bargains abound at Bookstock, metro Detroit’s biggest and best used book and media sale, where proceeds benefit literacy and education projects in metropolitan Detroit. Detroit Free Press columnist Rochelle Riley and Detroit News columnist Neal Rubin are Honorary Co-Chairs of Bookstock and the Mike Morse Law Firm is Bookstock’s 2017 Presenting Sponsor.
 
Bookstock’s Pre-Sale will kick-off on Sunday, April 23 at 8:15 a.m. with a performance by Livonia’s Churchill High School Drumline. There is a $20 admission charge for the Pre-Sale only, which runs through 11 a.m. and offers savvy shoppers and collectors first crack at Bookstock’s treasure trove of bargains. Bookstock has over 200,000 donated used books, DVDs, CDs, books on tape, magazines and records for sale at bargain basement prices. The sale will continue through Sunday, April 30, running Sundays, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. and Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. – 9p.m.

I also adore nice jewelry, especially bookish jewelry that isn't "theme-y" so that I can wear it every day.  I adore the engraveable ID bracelet and the Heart tags found on Blue Nile. Get engraved "I Heart Books", or thier favorite book quote or phrase. It's unique and personal! Head on over to Groupon to take advantage of the Blue Nile coupons!

As always thanks for stopping by! Check out the available Groupon coupons and let me know if you spot any other bookish deals.

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Publisher: Tryst Books
Release Date: August 17, 2016
Genre: Contemporary Romance

​Natalie’s world is shaken to its core when she discovers an old photo of a woman who looks like her. Could this woman be related to her birth mother, who put Natalie up for adoption as a baby? When she tracks down the person who dumped the photo album at her thrift shop, she’s shaken again. Especially when the gorgeous fire-fighting guitarist offers to help her find the owner. They quickly become friends – which is all they’ll be, as far as Natalie’s concerned. Her rebellious youth turned her off cheating men, and the new Natalie is looking for true love and a family of her own – something Casey isn’t willing to provide. But how long can Natalie ignore her undeniable attraction to the man with the Irish accent and the broken-down ’57 Chevy?

​In Chelsey Krause’s second novel, friends become lovers over a whirlwind summer of rockabilly rhythms, twirling skirts, and a mystery that takes them hilariously far out of their element.

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I've used Groupon for years and I love that I've found things for the bookish side of me as well as other things that I enjoy. From services, classes, and events to things for foodies, tech gadgets, and clothes. If you didn't know about some of the bookish things that Groupon offers, check out today's life-hack for book lovers!  Get some cool bookish items for yourself or the book lovers in your life all while saving money using Groupon Goods. 

I love my e-reader. It's so handing and easy when traveling.  It's much easier to carry a light weight and thin e-reader rather than having to worry about tearing page or bending a cover. It's also great if you don't want to advertise what book you're reading by showing the cover art. It's a perfect pairing if you just like saving your shelf (and floor, and counter) space!  As a bibliophile, while I adore my beautiful full and tall bookshelves, I'm not a book hoarder. When my shelves are full, they are full. I either giveaway books to make room for new ones, or I buy an ebook! An e-reader allows me to have thousands of books without looking like a pack rat! Get a great Kindle e-reader deal with Groupon Goods!

​Last month Amazon improved their Prime membership by giving members unlimited free access to the new short-form digital audio service Audible Channels (which I absolutely love), and a "rotating selection of more than 50 audiobooks from Audible's catalog." For the gamer's out there, they've also recently announced Twitch Prime, which offers Prime members discounts on new and pre-release games and the ability to play a rotating selection of games for free.

Today the Amazon prime membership for US members just got a little sweeter with Prime Reading. I saw the email this morning and I jumped online to check it out.  Prime members can access it online or by downloading the Kindle app for Android or iOS. They can also access it via any Kindle or Fire tablet.

​Check out what books are listed in the Prime Reading section.  The perks include unlimited reading of over a thousand books, magazines, comics, Kindle Singles, and more.  You can read on any device via the Kindle app in addition to any Kindle Device or Kindle App or Fire Tablet.