It’s that time already! Time for me to talk more about books. For any new faces, hi! I’m Amanda! I live a very book-centric life. Outside of SBTB, I’m a bookseller and events coordinator (!!) at an indie bookstore in my area, as well as a reviewer and contributor to a few other book sites. I dole out a lot of romance recommendations, but I handsell a lot of other titles too. Have you received … Continue reading Get Rec’d with Amanda – Volume 12
It feels like it’s been ages since I’ve done a get rec’d! But time is always bizarre during this time of year. For those of you who are new – welcome! For some backstory, I have a lot of book-related jobs outside of SBTB, including reviewing romance novels, moderating book events, and working at an independent bookstore. Here are some of the titles I’ve been recommending to other readers since the last edition!
Welcome back! Are y’all ready for more recommendations? For those who don’t know, I talk about books a lot in various corners of the book world from working at an independent bookstore to writing freelance book reviews. Here are some titles I recommended to readers in the last couple weeks. Did you get any good recommendations lately? Let me know!
Welcome back, all! Are you ready for more recommendations? For a refresher, I have many book-related jobs from freelance reviewing to events planning and bookselling at an independent bookstore. The past couple weeks have been really wonderful in terms of handselling. Most of the things have been books that were featured here or are rather popular, but I still love the social and human connection of introducing a book a reader seems really interested. Here … Continue reading Get Rec’d with Amanda – Volume 9!
Christmas is over and let’s all take a restful week before the new year. Is it just me or does this weird post-Christmas, pre-New Year time always feel a little bizarre? Here are a few titles I’ve recommended quite a bit in the lead up to the holidays. I honestly love it when people come into the bookstore and need recommendations for their loved ones. It’s a mix of matchmaking and a scavenger hunt. Which … Continue reading Get Rec’d with Amanda – Volume 8!
Is it that time already? Lovely to have all of you back. We’re onto volume seven of Get Rec’d! This is the space where I chat about some other books I’ve been recommending lately. They usually fall outside of romance and this time, a lot of these skew more toward horror elements. With the holidays coming up, my brain is constantly stuck on finding comparative titles for shoppers who need books for fickle readers. Get … Continue reading Get Rec’d with Amanda – Volume 7!
I am already rec’d in preparation for today! By that, I mean I’m recovering from getting both my booster and flu shots yesterday. But the book recommendations shall still continue! It’s holiday season and at work, I’m getting a lot of requests like “My dad likes X, what would you suggest?” or “My teen reads Y, but I have no idea what’s new!” All of these books fall into comparison titles for genres or other … Continue reading Get Rec’d with Amanda – Volume 6!
It’s that time again! I have other book-related jobs aside from Smart Bitches, all of which have some sort of recommendation aspect to them. It’s an interesting assortment this time and as the weeks get busier with holiday shoppers, I think the selections will only get broader. Take a look at what I’ve recommend lately! Have you recommended any books to a friend? Or had some recommended to you?
Ready to get rec’d? It’s a Sunday, so that answer could go either way. I promise it’ll be a relaxing, lazy recommendation day. For those of you who are new to either the site or this feature, welcome! I’m Amanda and I have an assortment of book related jobs. These are a few books that I’ve recommend to readers outside SBTB in the last couple weeks. Come see what I recommended! And, if you’d like … Continue reading Get Rec’d with Amanda! – Volume 4
Welcome back to Get Rec’d, with me, your lovely host, Amanda! I give a lot of book recommendations outside of SBTB, as I have a couple other book-related jobs. While I often give suggestions to readers on romance, I frequently recommend books in other genres too! Here are a few things I’ve recommended since last time! And, if you’d like to share your own recommendations that you’ve given to people in your life, or even … Continue reading Get Rec’d With Amanda! – Volume 3
Is it time to get rec’d already?! If you missed the news a couple weeks ago, this is where I will be talking about some of the books I’ve recommend to fellow book lovers outside of Smart Bitches. For those of you who don’t know, I have a part time job as a bookseller and events coordinator for a local independent bookstore. Handselling is probably my favorite part of the job, where someone comes in … Continue reading Get Rec’d With Amanda! – Volume 2
