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Books in My Beach Bag

July 22, 2020 By Dani Pettrey

Books In My Beach Bag

Hi friends, Happy Wednesday. My brain thinks it’s still May and I have the rest of the summer left to enjoy so it’s hard to believe we are nearing the end of July! This is what happens when we change up our summer routine. We usually kick our summer off at the beach with a long weekend at Ocean City before the madness of Memorial Day. (Yikes!) Then later we have our family beach trip in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: beach, becky wade, Dani Pettrey, reading, Robin Lee Hatcher, vacation reading

Read to Not be Alone + Giveaway

May 28, 2020 By Cara Putman

Anyone else feeling a bit isolated and alone? We are still largely sheltering in place in our corner of Indiana, and the weeks are getting long. A friend posted something on Friday about it being 70 days since she'd seen her husband -- they were separated when the country she'd traveled to locked down -- and the number made me sigh. It feels so large...and so small at the same time. I think that's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: cara putman, reading

Reading Therapy to Relieve Pandemic Stress

April 16, 2020 By Karen Witemeyer

I've been blessed to have a job that still keeps me working 8-5 during the pandemic (not the writing gig, but that's going, too - ha!), so I have not had as much home at time as some. I have not accomplished a single spring cleaning item, nor have I organized any closets or garage shelves. What I have made time for is a little escapism through reading. Besides watching DVDs and playing board games … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry Tagged With: Book Giveaway, reading

I’m supposed to be editing…

March 12, 2020 By Cara Putman

I've got edits back on my next book. I also have a book releasing in three weeks on April 7th. I'm so excited about Flight Risk! I can't wait to read your reactions to Savannah and Jett's story. It was a fun...and challenging...one to write with so many layers. From family friction for Savannah to a plane crash to a race to find truth in a fake news world, there's a lot happening. I've … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: cara putman, Christian fiction scavenger hunt, Flight, reading

What Causes a Reading Slump?

December 20, 2019 By Jody Hedlund

Every year I keep a running total of the number of books I read over on Goodreads. Unfortunately, the number of books I read this year is slightly lower than the past few years. I’ve still read 42 and have time to squeeze in a couple more. But that number is eighteen less than the 60 of the previous year. Why didn’t I read as many books in 2019? As I thought about that question, it occurred to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Jody Hedlund, reading

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