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I am mommy to two little girls, a husband and two cats. When I'm not busy taking care of them, I like to read and hunt for books. I also enjoy creating art, gardening, cooking and doing jigsaw puzzles. We live in a house on the East Coast with a big vegetable garden and over six hundred books. I am passing my love of reading on to my kids. They've inherited about 100 of my old children's books, and we keep finding more!
This blog began as a place to remember the books I've read, and write a little bit about them. While my header photo features kids and children's books, I tend to read lots of nonfiction and books about animals; wildlife studies, natural history, gardening, etc. I also sometimes read fantasy, fiction, some classics, sci-fi, YA and juvenile fiction. Most of the posts on this blog are about books I've just read, labeled Current Reads. Posts about books I read before I started blogging are labeled Past Reads. I've kept a reading log with brief notes over the last six years. On average I read something between 50-70 books a year.
Book titles in my posts usually link to Amazon or Powell's, where if you click through and purchase a book, I receive a small commission. Very small. Not enough to even buy one new book in six months... The affiliate links do not influence my opinion in any way. Nobody pays me to write here. My opinions on books can also be found on Library Thing.
The dogear in my blog title has nothing to do with dogs (although I do read plenty of books about them). It refers to dogeared pages. I acquire lots of used books which can be quite worn (sometimes I sit and unfold every single dogear and smooth out the corners) but they still get loved and read.
I seldom accept review copies from publishers or authors (as in, one or two a year) and only when it is a title I'm very interested in reading. Please look over my blog and see if the book you are offering fits my reading taste before pitching it to me. It will save both of us time. I do not do author interviews, guest posts or tours on my blog. I just read the books, and write what I think about them (that includes the ones I don't particularly like).
If you'd like to contact me, send an email (jeanenevarez AT gmail DOT com).