A Quiet Corner of a Busy World
I read a lot every year, but I don't usually follow a reading plan or have reading goals (though I did start keeping a spreadsheet of books I read). However, for 2023, I tried a reading challenge, suggested by the Literary Life Podcast. It was a bingo card of different kinds of literary works/reading activities. [...]
I know what you're thinking. If people read, don't they generally read new books? If there is a cause to defend, wouldn't it be old books? Yes, I do think that for the general population, old books need to be encouraged more. However, this post is for a much smaller audience of people, possibly only [...]
This week, as part of the Kids Ministry staff, I was asked to look through some children's books in my church's small library and resource center to help decide if they should be kept or discarded. I was also asked for recommendations for new children's books and I'm excited about that too! I used this [...]
What is the big draw of movies? Why do I frequently encounter people who don’t read books, but hardly ever encounter someone who doesn’t watch movies? Why do even avid book lovers still enjoy movies though not all movie lovers enjoy books? Of course, there are some obvious reasons on the surface. A lot of [...]
If you are the kind of nerdy, history-loving reader who was thrilled that ringing in 2020 marked 100 years from the beginning of the roaring 20's, you might have decided to read The Great Gatsby. As quarantine kicked in, you might have continued into other Scott Fitzgerald novels or branched out into a couple Agatha [...]
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