A Reason to Run made it on the recommended list for the word Reason. I finished Breakfast with Buddha, and The Promise of a Pencil and decided to jump into one more book this week. Both the other books I’d read were books that left me thinking, so I decided a “palate cleanser” (a book … Continue reading
If you remember, at the beginning of the week, I chose The Kindness Diaries to read for the word Reason. I must admit I was once again swayed by the reviews. I don’t know if that’s a good thing or a bad things. I did want to read a book along the same lines though, and The … Continue reading
Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Books And A Beat. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: • Grab your current read • Open to a random page • Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page • BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much … Continue reading
When I dug in, to research book recommendations I was surprised by how many of the books I found were once again religious based. When I think of the word reason, my first thought isn’t God. It was interesting to look through and and see how people relate to the word reason. There are two definitions for … Continue reading
I chose No Tourists Allowed as my book of the week for the word Worth in the Year of Words Book Club. As I read the description I was pretty confident a story with addiction, and service at the center would get me thinking about “worth” in my life. And I was right. … Continue reading
I’ve had quite a few question about how this whole thing works. How do I choose a book? What are the requirements for book selection? Does the word have to be in the title? So I thought I’d put together a little video to help clarify. (short answer: there are no rules. 🙂 ) Here’s … Continue reading
Welcome to week 9 of the Year of Words book club!! This week I’ve chosen the word Worth for my word. You are welcome to choose whatever word you’d like from the list. If you don’t have the list yet, sign up for the book club, and you’ll immediately receive the full list as well … Continue reading
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind was my local book club’s book for this month. It’s a bit of a departure from the books this book club normally reads, and I was really excited to read it. I read it during the Joy week of the Year of Words book club, but I think it … Continue reading
