By Cindy Patterson @cpattersonbks I have a vivid recurring déjà vu moment of being in an elementary classroom on a cold rainy day holding a first grade reader, with big bold letters and bright, c [ Read More ]
My Reading Life… I grew up in East Baltimore (Md.) known for its endless rows of tall, brick houses, all with marble front steps. Immigrants had poured into the city from Europe and the Medit [ Read More ]
By Jennifer Chastain @JenniferCwrites Growing up in a small rural town in New York State, there wasn’t a whole lot to do by way of entertainment. In the summers, we swam and played in the creek b [ Read More ]
Words. Our lives are surrounded by words—both written and spoken. My reading life took years to develop. I’m atypical of a writer and reader. Written words confused and alluded me for all of my [ Read More ]
By Jill Boyce When I reflect upon my childhood relationship with books, I’m reminded of taking long drives with my parents. I’d sit tucked away in the back seat with my nose buried in the lates [ Read More ]
by Laura DeNooyer My book adventure as an adult is the opposite of how I began it as a child. Nowadays, I read books without pictures, featuring small versus large print. I tackle stories that make [ Read More ]
by Sara Davison @sarajdavison I can’t remember a moment of my life when I was not an avid reader. As a toddler, my favourite story was a picture book called Where’s Willie? about a lost black k [ Read More ]
By Bess Kercher @MaeMucho Summer reading has always been one of my favorite activities. As a teen I’d duck out of family games to curl up in a hammock with a tattered mystery, or balance a water- [ Read More ]
By Olivia Rae @oliviaraebooks Although I’m passionate about books today, I was not a reader at a young age. In fact, I was just the opposite. I avoided books. Reading was a struggle; my brain oft [ Read More ]
by Mary Alford @maryalford13 I can’t tell you when I first started reading, but it always seemed as if I had my face stuck in a book. I sometimes wonder if I were born with one in my hand. Ha! Of [ Read More ]