This week’s Top Ten Tuesday Rewind invites bloggers to revisit old topics. I went back to April 2013 to find the Top Ten Words/Topics That Will Make Me Buy a Book.
Dragons
My dragon obsession is fairly new, and luckily, there are many books to catch up on. Still, I prefer the shiny and new.
Writing
I have shelves of books on writing, teaching writing, overcoming writer’s block, writing prompts, writing workshop, etc. And somehow it’s never enough.
Reading
The only thing that makes reading better is when you’re reading about reading. I have a soft spot for reading memoirs and reading stunt projects.
Trauma
Only in a clinical sense. I can’t read personal narratives about trauma, and I absolutely hate novels where lots of traumatic things happen, but I am constantly adding to my shelf of material written for clinicians.
Mindfulness
There’s definitely some magical thinking going on here. I buy the books but rarely read them. I think I’m hoping to gain mindfulness by osmosis.
Pit bulls
Have you noticed how pit bulls always seem to be grinning? Seriously. Best dogs ever.
Creativity
Another aspirational category for me, as I seem to think that I will become more creative simply by purchasing books with creativity in the title.
Essays
My very favorite genre to read. I have never spotted a collection of essays that I have been able to leave at the bookstore.
Mr. Putter
My son and I are both ecstatic whenever a new Mr. Putter and Tabby book comes out. He loves stories about kooky old folks, and Cynthia Rylant’s easy reader series features not one but two, and I’m a sucker for old cats who are now appreciated for their fine qualities and rambunctious young dogs who can’t quite behave themselves.
Elephant & Piggie
Sadly, I will no longer have the opportunity to buy books with these words, since Mo Willems has published the last Elephant & Piggie story.
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16 responses to “Top Ten Words That Will Make Me Buy a Book: Top Ten Tuesday”
Some of these I could have guessed and was delighted to see Mr. Putter on the list! Pit bulls? That one was a surprise!
I’m obsessed! Check out that goofy face on this book cover: https://www.amazon.com/Good-Dog-America%C2%92s-Beautiful-Misunderstood/dp/0670026204/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1470760452&sr=8-2&keywords=pit+bulls
I’m a huge essay fan as well. Love your categories!
Thank you! It’s always dangerous when I get myself to a good bookstore with a big nonfiction section!
Have you gotten Katherine Bomer’s book The Journey?
Julieanne, it’s on order at my campus library right now. Really looking forward to having it come in!
I absolutely am the same when it comes to books about writing and creativity. I’m also super into adding books about reading to my TBR but not actually reading them.
I would also add “teaching” as a word that makes me stop and look at/add a book to the TBR. Will I ever get to them? Maybe.
I’m a sucker for teaching books, too, though I usually request those through my campus library. So many books I “have” to buy but then don’t actually get around to reading…..
Ha! I rarely buy books anymore, so all of my “auto-buys” are really “auto-reads” aka “auto check outs.”
I love, love, love Jane Yolen’s trilogy about dragons that starts with Dragon’s Blood.
That’s one I haven’t read yet! Adding it to the list–thank you!
This is a fun read! Where do I find Top Ten Tuesdays?
Oops! Forgot to link as I usually do. The Broke and Bookish hosts and you can find a list of upcoming topics here: http://www.brokeandbookish.com/p/top-ten-tuesday-other-features.html
Elephant and Piggie are just the cutest! 🙂
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Love this topic!
Dragons is actually one of my words that turns me off ;-P But mention mythology or graphic novel, and I am a sucker! 🙂