A young man asked me recently about why I love to read. I think the reason he was asking such a question was because he was looking for a magical formula to begin a reading life for himself. I told [ 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 ]
By Edie Melson @EdieMelson I’ve been a voracious reader for as long as I can remember. I came by the trait honestly. I grew up in a house that was covered up in full bookshelves and stacks of boo [ Read More ]
My Reading Life – Heather Kreke
by Heather Kreke @HKreke I don’t know about you, but I find myself re-reading the same books over and over again. When I pick up Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, Narnia, and a few others [ Read More ]
My Reading Life – Bess Kercher pt1
The alert flashed across my phone: Emergency: Armed, dangerous person on or near campus. Go inside now; avoid windows. Hands shaking, I texted my son, a freshman at UNC as of two weeks ago. Relief [ Read More ]
My Reading Life – Maryann Landers
Everything seems bigger in Alaska and a regular road trip can mean several hours of travel from one small town to a city. Listening to books has proved an excellent source of entertainment as we wi [ Read More ]
My Reading Life- Loretta Edison
During elementary school, all I thought about was playing with my dolls, riding my bike, and watching Shirley Temple movies. I remember reading the Dick and Jane books in reading circles in the sec [ Read More ]
My Reading Life – William Daniel
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 ]
My Reading Life, by Debb Hackett
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 ]
My Reading Life – RE Russell
by RE Russell I used to believe that to give a book its proper attention, I needed to devote hours at a time and try to finish it within a couple of days. It was like a “beat the clock” race [ Read More ]