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The joy of re-reading: Stories of Your Life

I recently re-read Stories of Your Life and others even though I had Covid and my brain stopped working. It was as good as the first read.

The Joy of Re-Reading: The Silmarillion

Tolkien, JRRR: The Silmarillion The first time I read it I'm not going to summarize this book. It's a hard book to summarize; odds and...

The Joy of Re-reading: Circe

If you love to read: -about a woman telling a bully who is much bigger than she is, "You don't know what I can do," -or, if you love...

See it or read it: Belgravia

A couple of months ago, I saw Belgravia on DVD at the library and wondered how I had missed it. I'd read the book when it was fairly...

Audiobook round-up

I'm completely addicted to having audiobooks on my phone all the time so I can listen in the car and while I'm doing my kitchen work. ...

Children's favorites: Emily and Anne

When someone gave me the awesome Christmas present of the Emily of New Moon trilogy, I didn't like it! I didn't like old-fashioned books....

The six things I learned from my alphabet reading challenge

Last December, I wanted to try something new with my reading and set up some challenges for the new year. I think that this is by far...

Decorate like a total nerd

It's the most useful design book I've ever come across because it helps you to define your style through literature.

The joy of re-reading: Narnia and The Magicians

Prince Caspian, The Silver Chair, The Final Battle, by C. S. Lewis The Magician King, The Magician's Land, by Lev Grossman I listened to...

The love of re-reading: Persuasion

I just revisited one of my all-time favorites: Jane Austen's Persuasion. I had new questions, thoughts that had never occurred to me...

The love of re-reading: The Secret History

The Secret History is one of my favorite books. I missed it when it was new- I was in college and not keeping up with new books.