When I posted about the focus I was making on My Future Self, I didn’t really have much of anything concrete to say about how I’d focus my mind as it came to my reading life. I’ve since given it a good deal of thought. What would make me happy and fulfilled as a reader [...]
Best Reads of 2012
31 Dec By 23 Comments
is almost completely in the history books, so it’s time to look back upon my reading for the year and highlight my favorites along the way. It’s been a great reading year. Not since adolescence have I read as many books in one year as I have in 2012. As of this posting, I read 108 [...]
ROMB and #BleakAlong Updates
20 Nov By 13 Comments
It is hard to believe that we’re heading into Thanksgiving this week. It seems like it was just a day or two ago when I was able to dive into Read My Own Books and the #BleakAlong challenge. It’s actually been two weeks. Here’s a little about my progress: I had hoped to work fast [...]
Thankfully Reading Weekend 2012
15 Nov By 8 Comments
I’ve seen so many people list out one thing they’re thankful for each day during the month of November. As a lifelong reader, I’m thankful for the gift of books and my love of reading. What better way to celebrate than spending the Thanksgiving holiday reading thankfully? As if that weren’t enough, we can all [...]
Fun with Book Recommendations ~ Outlander
20 Sep By 5 Comments
Recommending books can be great fun. Over the summer, I’ve demanded that people read Gone Girl and Broken Harbor so I can sit back to watch the show as they read. There always seems to be a hot new book out there to recommend to people, but it’s not just new releases that can be fun [...]
Reading and Listening Stats
22 Aug By 20 Comments
I had intended to post a review today. I really did. Unfortunately (or unfortunately), I finished listening to The Man with the Golden Gun on my commute home last night. Innocently – I swear – I opened my 2012 Reading Graph developed by the generous and talented Nikki from Fyrefly’s Book Blog. This is the first [...]
2011: The Best of the Best
1 Jan By 17 Comments
2011 was a fantastic year for reading. Although there were some disappointments along the way, I wouldn’t change a word of what I read this last year. Here are the highlights as both a reader and a blogger: As a blogger: I want to start here because 2011 brought the opportunity to interview Simon Vance [...]
The Marriage Plot Readalong ~ Week 2
15 Nov By 4 Comments
Week 2 is finally here. I’ve heard from a couple participants that while it was relatively easy to put the book down after the first section, it’s not as easy after finishing this week’s sections. I hope that everyone is feeling that way at least a little bit. It’s a sign you’re enjoying the book. [...]
The Marriage Plot Readalong ~ Week 1
8 Nov By 17 Comments
Welcome to the first installment of The Marriage Plot readalong. I’ve been excited about this book since I first heard about it’s impending release. I’m glad to have others reading along with me. When setting up this readalong, I had every intention of reading just ahead of the group so that I would be able [...]
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