I imagine normal people buy one book at a time, read it, and then shelve it before buying another. Not me. My book collection is like Galadriel’s mirror in The Lord of the Rings. It contains “t [ Read More ]
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 ]
My Reading Life – Edie Melson
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 – Part 2
I found out I was pregnant with my first child the week before September 11, 2001. As I watched the towers fall and felt the pain shared by all Americans that day, I lamented and feared the broken [ 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 – DiAnn Mills
by DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Some writers refuse to open a book when they are in the throes of creating a novel. Not me! I want to read everything I can get my hands on, but I do have a pattern, or r [ 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 ]