Reading to Grow, Know, and Show By DiAnn Mills @diannmills Reading is my superpower. Communicating through the written word helps me grow physically, mentally, and spiritually. The more I know, the [ Read More ]
By Crystal Caudill @CCaudillAuthor Reading has always been an escape for me, a place where I can live vicariously through the lives of characters who have it harder than me and yet come out stronge [ 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 ]
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 Linda Goldfarb @lindagoldfarb I love mysteries. The Nancy Drew Mystery series and the Hardy Boys made me consider becoming a detective. As a young girl in a military family, I traveled a lot. Li [ 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 ]