A Quiet Corner of a Busy World
The last few years, I have developed a tradition of writing poetry on Valentine's Day, often to a literary character. A few years ago, I wrote in honor of one of my favorite book characters here. Last year, my thoughts turned from the literary characters to the authors and poets who created them. I found [...]
This summer, I participated in a summer book chain of sorts. Participants received an advance reader copy of a new middle grade fantasy book Beyond the Far Horizon, by mail. We had a week to read it and then pass it on to the next person on the list. In return, we were asked to [...]
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 [...]
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