Reader von Readerson
It’s been a wonderful day of reading, snacking, watching/listening to the hockey playoffs and planning a BBQ for dinner. Can’t get any better than this. Don’t you think? Continue reading
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Can You Take The Heat?
Think you can? Handle the heat? If so, then this weekend head on over to Amazon and check out Blood and Fire. Why? Besides being a kick-ass read, Blood and Fire will be free February 10, 11, and 12. Continue reading
Sunday Salon: It’s a Group Thing
Book Clubs and Reading Groups are excellent ways for readers to connect and share their passion for the written word, be it reading fiction or non-fiction. If I were going to recommend some books for a group read, it’d most likely be one of these. Continue reading
The Night of a Million Readers
On April 23rd, the charity, World Book Night will be promoting literacy and the love of reading through having volunteers distributing a million books – free. Their goal is to share the joy of reading with at least a million adults and teens who don’t read, or only read lightly. A list of 30 books is provided from which the approved distributors can choose. So…what are you waiting for? Continue reading
Sunday Salon: Oops, I did it again
A few of my challenges are actually projects as they are long term and/or perpetual. However, I have a couple of favorites that I’ve tried nearly every year I’ve blogged, so those are the ones I’m going to try and complete this year. Continue reading
To The Land of Nod
The first week has been one of re-discovery, or more like discovery. This is not like any other of Steinbeck’s work. I never came away before with the impressions I have gotten while reading this, a novel even he said was his best. Continue reading
Steinbeck Anyone?
I’ve decided to join another read-along and this time the book is East of Eden by John Steinbeck. Not that I love Steinbeck. He is an author that has been hit and miss with me, yet I feel compelled to … Continue reading
Bad-Good Decisions
Or maybe that should be good-bad decisions? I decided this year to cut back on challenges. Most of the ones I’m participating in are perpetual, long term, or don’t require a huge comittment. I’m trying very hard not to spread myself … Continue reading
Wuthering Heights Wednesday: Week 10
Advisory: Semi-spoiler alert. Heathcliff descends even lower into despotism. Not that I’m extremely outraged or surprised by his actions. At this point, it’s clear that the pain he suffered in childhood and into his adult life has driven him mad. … Continue reading
Wuthering Heights Wednesday: Weeks 8 & 9
Seeing as I am so late with last weeks reading, I thought I’d even it out by posting early for this weeks chapters. So here are my notes for the last six chapters read: “Wuthering Heights is the name of … Continue reading
Armchair BEA: The Best Part of Your Blog is You
One of the features of BEA that is geared toward bloggers more than any other event is the Book Blogger Convention happening tomorrow. The agenda: 7:45-8:45 – Breakfast and Registration 8:50 – 9:00 Opening Remarks 9:00 – 10:30 – Keynote … Continue reading
Armchair BEA: If Wishes Came True
The agenda: If they did, I would be at BEA. But for me, this is the next best thing. Thanks to the wonderful work of Danielle, Emily, Florinda, Michelle, and Tif over at Armchair BEA Central, I can still participate. … Continue reading