Do you multi-task when you read? Do other things like stirring things on the stove, brushing your teeth, watching television, knitting, walking, et cetera? Or is it just me, and you sit and do nothing but focus on what you’re … Continue reading →
Today’s Booking Through Thursday question is: All other things being equal–do you prefer used books? Or new books? (The physical speciman, that is, not the title.) Does your preference differentiate between a standard kind of used book, and a pristine, … Continue reading →
Today’s Booking Through Thursday question is: What’s the most romantic book you’ve ever read? (Mind you, I don’t mean the hard-core stuff you hide in plain wrappers under your mattress. I mean True Love, Romance, deeply emotional, heart-tugging, and all … Continue reading →
Today’s question at Booking Through Thursday: There’s something wonderful about getting in on the ground floor of an author’s career–about being one of the first people to read and admire them, before they became famous best-sellers. Which authors have you … Continue reading →
Today’s Booking Through Thursday question is: “How would a teen-age boy who is going to work with his hands ever use Literature of England in his work?” The age-old “How am I going to use this in real life?” question. … Continue reading →
Today’s Booking Through Thursday prompt is: What’s the largest, thickest, heaviest book you ever read? Was it because you had to? For pleasure? For school? Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell is the longest book I have read. I … Continue reading →
This week’s Booking Through Thursday question is: Even I read things other than books from time to time … like, Magazines! What magazines/journals do you read? My nephew went to a Catholic grade school where the students were coerced encouraged … Continue reading →
Do you remember the first book you bought for yourself? Or the first book you checked out of the library? What was it and why did you choose it? The teachers and the librarian, Mrs. Denney, made a big deal … Continue reading →
Booking Through Thursday is a weekly meme that asks a question about books and reading. This week’s question is “Any New Year’s reading resolutions?” Read the comments to the post for other people’s responses. Resolution One. Complete the challenges that … Continue reading →