Have you ever heard of the Icelandic tradition of Jolabokaflod (the Christmas Book Flood)? This tradition of buying books for Christmas presents began in Iceland during WWII. Supply chains were cut [ Read More ]
I confessed in my last My Reading Life post that I’m a fickle reader when it comes to fiction and that I was finding it difficult to make it a priority in my reading life. That was back in June a [ Read More ]
Dear Blue Ridge Reader Connections—thank you for having me! I believe this is the third time I’ve done this blog topic, but that’s okay—I read a lot! I’m on Book 126 for my GoodReads Chal [ Read More ]
My Reading Life – Kathleen D. Bailey
By Kathleen D. Bailey This has been the hardest year of my life. In February we learned that our younger daughter, 43, had inoperable liver cancer. I moved into her apartment and nursed her for her [ Read More ]
My Reading Life, by Dana R Lynn
Good morning, friends! I am so happy to be with you again. It’s funny, because every time I am here, I’m reading a different genre. It all depends on what life has thrown at me at a specific ti [ Read More ]
My Canadian Reading Life, by Debb Hackett
SPECIAL EDITION Welcome to a special edition blog post, called My Canadian Reading Life. As we celebrate Canada Day today, I thought it apt to take a minute and think about some of the Canadian con [ Read More ]
My Reading Life – by Felicia Ferguson
What first kindled your love of reading? Was it a specific book? A genre or author you kept gravitating toward? The joys of escaping into another world? For me, it was Smurfs. No, it wasn’t books [ Read More ]
My Reading Life – Barbara M. Britton
When Life Happens I love this verse in Ecclesiastes. There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: Ecclesiastes 3:1 (NIV) Now, don’t get me wrong. I believe readin [ Read More ]
My Reading Life – Penny Frost McGinnis
The Eclectic Reader I breathe a sigh of relief when I type “The End” on a completed manuscript, but as a reader “The End” means I’ve closed the cover of the book. So often, I yearn to kno [ Read More ]
My REVIEWING Life, by Debb Hackett
In an interruption to usual programming, I’d love to encourage you to review what you read. Several years ago, when I got series about pursuing publication, I began to think about building my [ Read More ]