By Emily Wright On my last blog post for My Reading Life, I shared how my interest in historical fiction began during my carefree elementary school days. But when adulthood hits, a person realizes [ Read More ]
My dear college friend Amy read a challenging book every year to prevent her brain from turning to mush. I love her brilliant idea and try to follow her example, but life gets in the way. Amy went [ Read More ]
MY READING LIFE NEEDS… A LIBRARIAN’S NOTE Christmas is nearly upon us—can you believe it?!? Seems like we just took the decorations down a few weeks ago . . . I’m guessing you, like so [ Read More ]
I have a secret… I read very few books these days. I’ll pause now for your collective gasp. Before I’m kicked off BRRC forever, let me amend that statement by telling you that I’m nearl [ Read More ]
“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one.” George R.R. Martin Those are the words that best sum up my reading life. I’ve rescued a hobbit, marri [ Read More ]
When I was younger than I am now, I used to read picture books in a series like Elephant and Piggie by Mo Willems. I also read a lot of joke books which is why I chose to write one. Now I still rea [ Read More ]
It’s been a while since I posted on the blog, and while there’s a gap, I’m jumping in. As many of you know, my mum passed in late June. She’s the reason I’m here. I don’t mean biologica [ Read More ]
I don’t know about you, but I’ve always been a reader. It was my escape from life, and I consumed books like air. The library was my safe haven from a young age. Even though it was a good three [ Read More ]
The love of story leads us all to devote time from our busy schedules to visit a new world, a new time, a new way of life. Because time is precious, it makes sense to maximize our reading experienc [ Read More ]
If you’re like me, your TBR pile is constantly growing. Mine is to the point where I’m not sure if I will ever read all the books on my Kindle. And just about every day I see another book I wan [ Read More ]