Reading

Readers Uncovered

February 10, 2012

Readers Uncovered features readers and their answers to tough reading questions. WHAT IS THE BOOK YOU REMEMBER MOST FONDLY FROM CHILDHOOD, AND WHY? I could cite Jane Eyre—which I filched from my mother’s nightstand and have loved ever since—or the $1 copy of The Picture of Dorian Gray that I bought on a whim. These two, read first [...]

Read the full post →

Mini Reviews

December 26, 2010

Sadly, I’ve been neglectful of my blog of late. And, so, as we approach the end of the year, I still have several reviews to write for books I read this year. Though they all deserve their own posts, in an effort to do some housekeeping and to start the new year fresh, I’m going [...]

Read the full post →

Read This Next, by Sandra Newman & Howard Mittelmark

November 9, 2010

Title: Read This Next Authors: Sandra Newman & Howard Mittelmark Pages: 414 Originally Published: 2010 Format I Read: Paperback Publisher: HarperCollins Rating: ____________________________ Are you looking for more excellent books to read? I think we all are. I personally love lists of excellent books. And Read This Next is a list of “500 of the [...]

Read the full post →

Readers Uncovered

September 20, 2010

Readers Uncovered is a biweekly feature, featuring readers and their answers to tough reading questions. HOW DO YOU TRACK AND RECORD YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT YOUR READING – A BLOG, A READING JOURNAL, A SPREADSHEET, ETC.? I was spending one early evening at a café when a friend of mine came up to me to say [...]

Read the full post →

Readers Uncovered

August 30, 2010

Readers Uncovered is a biweekly feature, featuring readers and their answers to tough reading questions. WHAT IS YOUR MOST RELIABLE SOURCE OF BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS, AND HOW DID IT EARN THAT STATUS? Social media, no question. Book blogs, Twitter, even interactive newsletters from my library. One of the great things about using a variety of social [...]

Read the full post →

Readers Uncovered

August 16, 2010

Readers Uncovered is a biweekly feature, featuring readers and their answers to tough reading questions. IF YOU COULD CHOOSE ONE, AND ONLY ONE, BOOK THAT WOULD BEST REPRESENT YOU AS A READER, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY? Before reading my answer, stop to consider what single book you would choose for yourself. It’s like [...]

Read the full post →

The Year of Readers

November 1, 2008

Want to put all your reading to good use for others? Check out The Year of Readers, a site dedicated to raising money for book charities in 2009. From the site: It’s an easy concept (which is probably why I thought of it). You pick a literary charity that you want to support in 2009. [...]

Read the full post →

Book Block

August 19, 2008

Or is it reader’s block?  In any case, I haven’t had the desire to read for the last four days.  I’ve picked up probably a dozen suitable and interesting books.  And I can’t do it.  I don’t have the focus to follow through.  I think my brain needs to rest a little. My current strategy [...]

Read the full post →

← Previous Entries