If you visit this blog regularly and/or know me in real life, you know that Gretchen Rubin is one of my personal gurus. I credit her first book, The Happiness Project, with changing my life. It served as one of the major catalysts to the […]
Since the holiday shopping season is officially upon us and my last post was about bookish gifts, I’ve been thinking about some of my favorites I’ve received. The Complete Tales and Poems of Winnie the Pooh I’m pretty sure I’ve loved Winnie The Pooh […]
A bookworm is often easy to buy for: we want more books! But before you take the easy route and buy a gift card for the bibliophile in your life, consider these more creative options. 1. Book marks: We can never have enough! Consider making some personalized […]
Back in the middle of my single years, I rented a basement apartment from a woman I’ll call Annie. About a dozen years older than me, she was also single and lived alone above me. Whenever I saw her in passing and asked “How are you today […]
I was thrilled and flattered by the positive response I received to my post announcing my plans to host a 2018 Reading Challenge! I’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who has supported, encouraged, and contributed to my writing and this […]
My library’ s fall used book sale took place over the past weekend. I took my niece on Friday afternoon, for a chance at the best finds. We were both overwhelmed by the sheer number of used books for sale this time. Every surface was […]
Following the lead of my bookish pal Lea, I jumped into Book Riot‘s first annual Read Harder Challenge at the start of 2015. It sounded easy enough: read a book to fit into each of the 24 categories. Two books a month? Piece of cake. […]
While lifting weights one afternoon, I told my trainer I had a couple books at home I’d been meaning to pass on to her. She was happy, then added she really wants to read the books she has before she gets anymore. My workout buddy echoed […]
I was recently working at a coffee shop when I noticed the gal at the neighboring table reading The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon, which is the fifth book in her Outlander series. I instantly wanted to be her friend. Because I would never, ever interrupt a fellow reader unless […]
October is the first month of this year so far that I haven’t DNF-ed a single book! Every book I finished this month was powerful in its own way and enriched my life in some way. I can’t say that very often! The […]
