Egads! She Doesn’t Have a Favorite Author
One question that readers love to ask authors is, “Who is your favorite author?” Or the similar but different, “Which author has influenced you the most?” These two questions always… Read more »
Tag: books
There’s No Shame in a DNF
The best reading advice I ever received came from my seventh grade English teacher. He said, “If you’re not into a book by page fifty, put it aside and read… Read more »
The Joys of a Book Sale/Fair
My library’s annual book sale is coming up and I’m in full excitement mode. The weekend of the sale is better than Christmas as far as I’m concerned. A chance… Read more »
How Can You Not Have a Library Card?
In honor of National Library Week, I thought it would be fun and useful to rerun this post from last summer… Enjoy. I was speaking to a neighbor the other… Read more »
Why I Love a Good Reading Journal
If you’ve read any of my posts over the years, you know that I’m a huge fan of paper and pencil. My writing calendar, notes, and journals are all done longhand…. Read more »
The Omnivorous Reader: A Species in Danger of Extinction?
When people ask me for a reading recommendation, which is pretty often, I’ve learned to begin with the question, “What do you want to read?” I used to just start… Read more »
What I’m Up to This Week: 03/16/18
Man, the last of winter is flying by. We actually got a little snow this week. Snow is rare here even in the dead of winter. Even less so in… Read more »
Ideas for Hosting a Neurodiverse Book Club
(Disclaimer: I am neither a doctor nor a mental health professional. Everyone is different, so while the ideas included in this post may apply to some, others may find that… Read more »
Finding a Great Book Club
As a reader, I’ve been through… um… probably fifteen to twenty book clubs in my life. I’m not a serial book club abandoner, but things change. I’ve changed clubs when… Read more »
What I’m Up To This Week: 02/09/18
I used to call these weekly posts News Updates and Reading Lists. I’d showcase any news and what books I was reading that week. And then I stopped doing them,… Read more »