Books & Reading
Bookish Questions – Favorite Holiday Read?
Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanza, or something else entirely, it’s the holiday season. That means it’s time for some festive reads. So I want to know – What is your favorite holiday read? What is your favorite holiday read? For me, the holidays are a great time to re-read books like the Harry Potter…
Read MoreBook It! – Thankful for Books
It was another slow month for reading, but I starting a little quilting project over the weekend, so I’ll be bringing that to you later this week. In the meantime, let’s talk book. I finished one traditional novel and two books of short stories this month. Second Foundation I finished Second Empire, the last book…
Read MoreBookish Question – What book can you not live without?
What book can you not live without? When I’m stressed, or can’t sleep I read a lot of children’s and middle-grade literature. Books featuring characters like Harry Potter or Nancy Drew. They get me out of my head and help me to relax, which is something I think I might need a lot of soon. …
Read MoreBookish Questions – Do you consider yourself a fast or slow reader?
Do you consider yourself a fast or slow reader? Lately, I’ve been feeling like the slowest reader on the planet. Even though I know that I took on a complex trilogy last month, I feel like I didn’t accomplish much because all three novels were printed in one physical book. While that is certainly handy…
Read MoreBook It! – Foundations
I’m a day behind on posting the Book It! for October. Mostly because I was hoping to finish the 3rd novel in the Foundation Trilogy last night. I didn’t get finished, but I’m close. That 3rd book will just have to be a finish for next month instead. The Invisible Intruder The Invisible Intruder…
Read MoreBookish Questions – How do you store your books?
How do you store your books? I recently sold my beloved bookshelf to make some room in what will soon be little Spot‘s room. It was my favorite piece of furniture in the entire house, but it was also massive. The space it lived was literally the only wall large enough to hold it that…
Read MoreBookish Questions – What books might we be surprised to find on your shelves?
What books might we be surprised to find on your shelves? The most surprising thing you would find on my bookshelves today are the children’s books. No, I don’t mean the children’s classics, like The Wind in the Willows, that I often reread. I’m talking about actual children’s books. Things like, If you Give a…
Read MoreBookish Questions – If you could require the next president to read one book…
If you could require the next president to read one book, what would it be? It’s election year here in the US. The two major parties have selected their candidates, and one of them will most likely be the next president. Last night was the first official debate between the two candidates. My husband and…
Read MoreBook It!
I feel like I’ve really been slacking at posting the the blog this month, but at least I was reading. I’m now up to 63 completed books for the year. Hopefully, I’ll do a better job of posting in the coming months. The Tower Treasure The Tower Treasure is the first book in the Hardy…
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