I recently read an article online about 5 different reading types that people fall into. While it was a good article, I found it to be limiting and I seemed to…
Enhance Your Read by Setting the Mood
A few days ago I was ready a novel about a civil war at the local library. They have a large picture window with a window seat and I had…
Honoring Kick-Ass Females in Modern Literature
Something that we’re learning about the 2012 London Olympics is that this Olympics is breaking down barriers for women in the field of athletics. For the first time in history…
E-Book Review: The Spirit Keeper by Melissa Luznicky Garrett
Nothing gets our attention like a good old coming of age story. Think back to the last books that made it big with readers and in the movies – the…
Celebrating Children’s Literature – London Style
The whole world was watching Friday night (depending on where you live) as the kick-off to the 2012 London Summer Olympics was ceremoniously commenced in true theatrical British style. Among…
Books that Shaped America
Over the years what books have helped shape you as a person? Two books that had a lot of influence over me as a kids were The Giver and Island…
Book Review: Moonlit Mind by Dean Koontz (a novella)
Warning: This book review does give away the ending so if you have not yet read this, please take caution. 🙂 One of my favorite authors of today is Dean…
Should we be challenging our kids to read these controversial stories?
Do you remember your Freshman English class when you were required to read To Kill a Mockingbird and then discuss afterwards in class? How about The Catcher in the Rye?…
A Great Read for Mother’s Day
Holly Chamberlin seems to be able to perfectly capture the relationship between mothers and their children in her works. One read in particular I enjoy is actually focused around the…
Man’s Best Friend Has Always Captured our Imagination
Today is my cat’s 4th birthday. And while we don’t celebrate her birthdays as enthusiastically as we did that first one (we almost lost her at 10 weeks to a…