Yesterday I began my week-long theme about books that terrify me. This first week of October is dedicated to books by Lisa Genova. On Friday, (since I will have covered all of Genova’s books) I will post a book by another author who writes in...
Happy October 1st! When I began thinking about what I wanted to post for the month of October, my mind of course thought of creepy books. I enjoy the strange and mysterious. If a story gets a little (or a lot) dark along the way, count...
September and October are two of my favorite months. It’s still a little warmer than I’d like it to be, but the sky is beautiful and the mornings are beginning to cool, so that’s a start. The older I get, the more I find myself embracing...
Are you all getting tired of me professing my endless love of Friday ? I hope not, because it’s out of my control. So, if you decide to stick with me and this blog, you’re stuck with my gushing about Fridays- but only on...
Thursday evening. Can you tell it’s been getting darker just a smidge earlier everyday? The time change in a few weeks seals the deal. As soon as the clock strikes four it suddenly feels like 8 o’clock. How does one hour make everything feel off-kilter?...
Nathaniel Hawthorne once said, “Easy reading is damn hard writing.” Think about a conversation between yourself and friend. Whether you are talking a mile a minute or are talking slower about something more serious. Now think about the shortcuts in conversations, or the slang words you...
Did you just read the title and think, wait, what blog am I reading ? Also, Did you know Taylor Swift is immortal? I totally did not. You’re at the right blog, keep reading. Another question. What makes you keep a book versus giving it away or...
I have a bone to pick. In a conversation not long ago the subject of trigger warnings arose. If you aren’t familiar, trigger warnings are warnings that give you a “heads-up” as to what a book contains. These triggers are things or subjects that may...
Dear Bookworms, Today was beautiful and because it’s Friday, well that’s just the icing on the cake. It was so beautiful that it almost made me sad. Fall does not ever last long enough in my humble opinion. If it could just be forever fall and forever...
Dear Bookworms, Today I have a story for you. When I began this blog, one of the things I wanted to share on here were the particular books that hold great meaning to me and why. East of Eden by John Steinbeck is a book that...