by Heather Kreke @HKreke I’ve loved stories for as long as I can remember, even before I could read. I would beg my parents and grandma to tell me stories or read to me just one more book pleee [ Read More ]
For Such a Time as This I love a good contemporary romance story. I don’t care if it’s a trope I’ve read a hundred times before, if the characters grab my attention and the plot is solid, I [ Read More ]
By Emily Wright My journey in historical fiction began in the 3rd grade, when my best friend introduced me to the American Girlseries. For those not familiar with the franchise, American Girl is a [ Read More ]
Tried-And-True Tropes If I listed my favorite books you might say I’m an eclectic reader. I thought so too until I scrutinized the storylines. I discovered that I gravitate toward tropes. What’ [ Read More ]
By Kathleen Bailey @Piechick1 I can trace my desire to be a writer to the time I became a reader. I made up stories about my dolls and my friends, and wrote them in a 25-cent notebook. My first inf [ Read More ]
By Katherine Pasour @KatherinePasour Reading was my escape! After a long day of toil as a young farm girl, my favorite escape from hoeing weeds and milking cows was reading. For a special treat, tw [ Read More ]
By PeggySue Wells When I’m too old to drive, pack my lunch each morning and drop me for the day at the library. Any library. Or bookstore. For longer periods, leave me at the Library of Congress. [ Read More ]
By Tabitha Bouldin @tabithabouldin I’m pretty sure I won the reading lottery as a kid. You see, my sister is two years older than me, and one of the things she loved was coming home from school e [ Read More ]
This blog seemed like a good idea, but now it feels like I’m confessing to being weird. Because truthfully, I read a ridiculous amount and variety. I read when I get up, I build in different pock [ Read More ]
How My Reading Life Birthed My Writing Life Harper Lee said, “Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.” I know just what she means. As a kid, I litera [ Read More ]