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Read Broadly, and Not As You Are Told

Hi everyone! Sorry I checked out for a bit, but summer hit hard, and I had some adjusting to do. The fourth of July was huge this year with my niece turning eighteen. Our fourth of July baby is going off to college. Oh, the changes keep coming. I turned the fireworks into tigers thisContinue reading “Read Broadly, and Not As You Are Told”

Review of My Seattle Summer Reading Bingo Card & My New Thriller Reading Bingo Card

I’m glad I decided to participate in the Seattle Arts and Lectures summer reading book bingo this year. The categories suggested for each square led me to variety of books and many great book discoveries that I most likely wouldn’t have found other wise. Below is the list of the squares starting in the topContinue reading “Review of My Seattle Summer Reading Bingo Card & My New Thriller Reading Bingo Card”

The Planner Experiment: May Week 2

My new focus on contests brought me to something fun. Literary Taxidermy is having a contest in which participants write a story that starts and ends with lines from a selected work. This year’s selection is Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. The idea of the contest is to start with the first line of Mr.Continue reading “The Planner Experiment: May Week 2”

Great Summer Reads: Summer Book Bingo

I had a lot of fun with Seattle Summer Book Bingo last year, so I kept an eye out for it this year to get an earlier start. Are any of you enjoying a reading challenge this summer? I’ve chosen some of the books I’ll be reading and have already enjoyed a couple, but look forwardContinue reading “Great Summer Reads: Summer Book Bingo”