One of the main points of summer is relaxation, vacation and letting the winter blues float away on waves of summer sun and fun. For me, summer forces a choice between reading new books and/or re-reading some of my favorite books. I can never choose between the two so I do both. I read a…
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Feet in the Sand and a Good Book in Hand (My Top 10 Summer Reads)
Since it is coming up on vacationing season I figured I would lay out my top 10 books I want to read while on vacation or just throughout the summer. For me it’s probably more likely hanging out by the baby pool, but either way I have some reading to do. I have chosen…
You Know Your Popular When Your Being Spoofed
The old adage is that imitation is the most sincere form of flattery. I have often noticed this is true when it comes to Movies and Television shows. Well, I have started to see that videos of parodies of popular books are popping up all over youtube. This was brought to my attention most recently…
Elisabeth Naughton’s Royal Realism
I am going to give a quick shout out to one of my favorite authors, Elisabeth Naughton. She just posted her first contribution in the Love Rocks column. Click on the link below to see the article in full. http://bnreview.barnesandnoble.com/t5/Love-Rocks/Royal-Realism/ba-p/7909
The Ties that Bind
I was reminded today about the book 5 People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom. This book was thrust back into the front of my mind when I was reading a twitter thread #IfIDiedTomorrow. The whole purpose of that thread was to put out there what you want remembered about yourself. I began thinking…
Anyone addicted to reading…please stand up
I confess…I am a book addict. I love to read. It actually seems that I have developed more of an addiction more recently. I now am reading 2-3 books at a time. You may be wondering how are you reading so many at once. Well, when you have acquired a new taste for audio books…
Movies vs. TV
I have been away from my blog for a while. That is partially due to the amount of new books that came out in late March and April and just life in general getting in the way. So, I figured I would divert a little from books and talk movies and tv. I have noticed…
Hunger Games Before Movie vs. Hunger Games After Movie (part 2)
******Possible Spoilers****** A week ago I posted my inaugural blog about the Hunger Games trilogy. This was leading up to the release of the movie this week. I saw the move yesterday and I am happy to say that it will not disappoint. I am always weary of movies made from books I really like. …
Reading…Does it really matter what?
I have noticed through a lot of the media that they are really coming down hard on certain types of books and the stereotypical people who read them. These books tend to be on the romantic side and some have sexual undertones. My question is does it really matter what your reading as long as your…
Review: The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
I just finished listening to The Art of Racing in the Rain. This book was recommended to me by a friend who is an English teacher. I thought well she couldn’t be wrong since she is teaching the English language for a living. She wasn’t wrong, but I think I would have liked this book…