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This tag is a trend that has been going around on YouTube for some years now. The last time I did this tag was in 2022. It’s a fun way to review what books you’ve read in the year so far and what you look forward to reading throughout the rest of the year and in the future.
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There’s something so calming about going into a bookshop. Especially the cozy locally owned ones with charm and personable appeal. Sure, we can always head into a Kmart or a chain bookstore to get the book we’re looking for and be on our way, but I always like to make the extra effort to make book shopping an experience while also supporting a small business. So I’ve listed a few bookshops in Cairns that are locally owned along with a few Little Free Libraries around the area.
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It was recently announced that Taylor Swift is related to poet Emily Dickinson. It was both unexpected and unsurprising at the same time. So I thought I would do some further research on Emily and what she would be like if she were alive today. It’s interesting considering the contrast between Emily and Taylor: the former kept her writing to herself and only shared with her family and those whose reading taste she admired while the latter is one of the most well-known artists in the world exposing her innermost thoughts with millions. But the progress society has made in respecting women as artists in the past 130 years makes me wonder what kind of success Emily Dickinson would have had today, would she have kept her writing to herself or would she have been more inclined to share it with others in her own way?
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