One of my favorite book blogs is 746 Books, where Cathy Brown chronicles her efforts to read all 746 unread books she has accumulated in her home. She inspires me to focus on reading all the amazing books I’ve acquired over the years, as […]
A great audio book is about much more than the text. Engaging content and a riveting story are crucial, however a narrator can make or break the listening experience. Yes, the narrator is reading the book, but I don’t want it to feel like he’s […]
We’re not quite half way through the year, but a ton of books have been published so far in 2017! In previous years, I haven’t made an effort to read new fiction. Partly because I already have so many books on my list, but mostly because […]
If you know me and my friends, I’m guessing you’ve heard us talk about our book club once or twice! I belong to two clubs: one meets locally, the other is virtual and we swap books through the mail then discuss online. Joining a book […]
If you’re curious about audio books but have never given them a try, I strongly suggest you get your hands on one soon! Listening is a completely different experience than physically reading. It can make a book come alive and reach you in a way […]
Have you ever had this happen: You need something in your life, only you don’t know it yet, so The Universe keeps presenting it to you over and over again, until you finally catch on? That’s how it was for me with this book. […]
In my first post I mentioned my friend Jess, who met up with me at our library’s most recent used book sale. By the time she got there, I had a bag started for her of books I thought she’d enjoy. When I handed her the […]
With Mother’s Day coming up this weekend, I’ve been thinking a lot about the important women in my life. Typically when we think of Mother’s Day, we think of the woman who gave birth to us, but family truly is a broad term. We […]
Quitting gets a bad rap. Almost three years ago, I retired from roller derby after a serious injury. I struggled with the fact that I had to quit. We’re conditioned to think quitting means we’re a loser, weak, or scared, that it’s always a negative. […]
Among some readers, there is debate as to whether or not listening to an audio book “counts” as reading. In his memoir, On Writing, Stephen King discusses how reading is a crucial part of being a writer. He reads 70-80 books per year, and gives examples of […]
