In an interruption to usual programming, I’d love to encourage you to review what you read. Several years ago, when I got series about pursuing publication, I began to think about building my [ Read More ]
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 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 ]
Hello, dear reader friends! I am so happy to be here again. As I am sure many of you can agree, I love to talk books, books- and more books! There are just so many wonderful books out there waiting [ Read More ]
“To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; a time to kill [ 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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]