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Favorite Books of 2015

December 28, 2015

favorite books

This year has been a reading rollercoaster—exciting highs mixed with ho-hum lows. No sooner was I soaring from some fantastic piece of fiction than I was shutting a book after 100 pages because ‘life is too short’ to keep reading something that isn’t holding my interest or is poorly written. Now, as it comes to a close, I’ve corralled the reading I love into lists. Today is ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature, Reading Tagged: book clubs, favorite books, lists

Give a Book!

December 14, 2015

give a book

It’s that time of year when most of us are feeling pulled in even more directions than usual. Work+family+holidays= overload. Too much to do and not enough time to do it so, in the spirit of giving, I’m going to give you, my favorite readers, the perfect excuse to grab a warm beverage and sit back for a moment. If anyone asks, you’re working on gift ideas (nudge nudge, wink ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature, Reading Tagged: gifts, lists, reading

It’s Monday, October 12th: What are You Reading?

October 12, 2015

Monday

Despite the wacky weather in certain parts of the country (I’m looking at my Utah friends who are having temps in the mid-eighties), this Monday finds Seattle moving firmly into fall, which means we’re finally starting to get some rain and the grass is getting green again. An odd thing to hear if you don’t live in the Pacific Northwest because in most other places grass is ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature, Reading Tagged: lists

It’s Monday, September 28th: What Are You Reading?

September 28, 2015

Monday

It’s the first Monday of fall, which means we are heading into prime curl-up-with-a-book weather. At least for me. There is something about cooler days that makes me want to immerse myself in a book. How about you? Is this the beginning of reading weather or do you have fall activities that keep you busy? If you do have time for reading, what are you reading now? Our house is ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature, Reading Tagged: lists

Picture This

August 12, 2015

normal

It’s been said by some (mostly my husband and my mother) that I read A LOT. That I can then write about it is even more confounding to them. It’s always been difficult, but in that great way that anything worthwhile is. When I can find the right words to convey to a reader what it is about a particular book that moved me or made me think, it is the best feeling in the world. ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature, Reading Tagged: lists, writing

Free-Form Monday

July 27, 2015

free-form Monday

  I’ve been passive-aggressively alluding to the renovation we’ve been living through for the past three months but it’s finally reached the point where our contractor said that even though there is still work to be done (and fixes to be made) we could start unpacking this past weekend. Oh, happy day! What this means is that despite my best efforts, reading in ‘review ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature, Fiction, Reading

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