Do you do the reading challenge on Goodreads? I confess I love picking the number of books I want to read for the coming year and then trying to reach that goal. Of course, I’ve been keeping spreadsheets for years that include “books read” column which I tally up at the end of the year. I went back to see if the numbers for the past few years of Goodreads challenge compare to the … [Read more...]
Waiting for Gilbert with Tasha Hackett
When Tasha Hackett reached out to me about her new Christmas book, Waiting for Gilbert, I was eager to help her get the word out. I grew up with the Anne of Green Gables books, and I loved that they served as inspiration for Tasha's story. So I invited her here to share about it with you. Take it away, Tasha . . . Tasha Hackett here! A few years ago, I read and re-read all of Karen’s books … [Read more...]
Happy Thanksgiving!
Once upon a time there was a girl who dreamed of writing books. Books were magic carpets that transported her through time and across space. The only problem was her favorite authors simply did not write books fast enough. What was a voracious reader to do? She already haunted the local Christian bookstore, a feat she did with such regularity she'd walk in and the owner would hand the catalogs to … [Read more...]
Rendezvous Surprises
When my sister Debra retired from teaching in May, we wanted to plan a trip for just the two of us simply because we could. I brought up the Just Reads Rendezvous. Debra is a reader, too, and I’ve long wanted to introduce her in person to some of the wonderful authors whose books she has read. So we signed up, both of us attending as readers. When we discovered we could add on the Christy Awards … [Read more...]
Six Books I’m Excited to Read
The rest of this month I have to be nose down, fingers on keyboard, every moment that I'm not teaching, grading or engaged in a most do activity with my family. Those include high school swim meets and Thanksgiving. While I'm being focused and diligent, I'm building quite the to-be-read pile for after I turn this book in. These books look sooooo good that it's taking a lot of discipline to not … [Read more...]
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