Since I’m an avid reader, I’ll pretty much read any type of genre of books. Children’s, sci-fi, fantasy, romance, horror, even some non-fiction if the subject is interesting. But there’s one genre that I just cannot get into, no matter how many times I try. The Mystery Novel. This has never made sense to me. [...]
Some of you may know that it takes a lot to get teenagers to read. That’s why paranormal teen romances are so popular. They take ordinary teens out of this world and make fantastical things happen to them. Authors tend to add the “shock factor” to their books to keep teens hooked and reading, or [...]
I love to read (duh). And I love to write (obvious). But do you know what I hate to do? Read and write at the same time. Which came first: the reader or the writer? I know it sounds silly. How can one not read and write at the same time, when the two sort [...]
If you were to Google “Middle School Required Reading” (like I did about two minutes ago), you would come across a list filled with some awesome books. Books like Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman and The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke. You know, books with actual merit. Not like the books I read when I was in [...]
Forgive me, readers, for I have neglected you. It’s been six days since my last blog, and, well, I do have some really good excuses to throw at you. In an ideal world, I would have infinite amounts of time to where I could do every single thing I want all in one day, but, [...]
I spent two and a half hours at my local library with my daughter the other day, and while she entertained herself playing in the “kitchen” in the children’s section, I needed something to pass my time besides waiting for my crops to harvest in my Smurf’s Village. So I grabbed about ten children’s books [...]
Groundhog Day is the annual day in February where Punxsutawney Phil (said Groundhog) comes burrowing out of his hole to look for his shadow to let the public know wether we’ll have six more weeks of winter. It’s a crap way of forecasting spring, but it brings out the crowds anyway. This sacred holiday took [...]
Since I’m writing this post from the coffee shop at my new local library, I felt it appropriate to share my love of libraries. The one I’m sitting in right now has since been remodeled from the last time I was here over ten years ago, and I can’t tell you how happy that makes [...]
While lying in bed last night, my mind was racing about what to blog about next. And I got to thinking…what would the Harry Potter books be like if Hermione Granger had been the protagonist rather than Harry? Of course Harry probably has the more interesting story, what with the whole “Chosen One” business, but [...]
Before I continue, let me tell you all that this post is about reading and books. Not whatever else may be going through your mind. So you can either stop reading now, or carry on. For as long as I can remember, I have been against reading books via eReaders. I’m talking about eBooks, or [...]
