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 ]
My “reading” life these days is more accurately described as my “listening” life, though I fully embrace that audiobooks count as reading. I have four kids, and on top of being an author, I [ 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 ]
I’ll often pull a stack of books out of my bookshelf and plan to read them throughout the following month. (Two months? Three?) Right now, I have two books on the floor by my bed, partially read. [ 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 ]
Leigh Ann Thomas When I was growing up, my mom had a sacred, non-negotiable house rule that gave me a life-long love of reading. The rule? No idle hands allowed. If your hands are empty, they will [ 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 ]