Here’s a question for my readers: Have you ever set a numbered reading goal? I have. In 2017 my goal was to read 50 books and last year it was to read 100. I reached 50 books… both years. I know, I know, I only reached half my goal last year. And even though…
Category: Bookish Thoughts
When Entering a Dream
“For in dreams we enter a world that is entirely our own.” [J. K. Rowling] I invite you, dear reader, to muse with me: Why is it, as grown-up readers, we long for backstories, prequels, character bios, and author explanations? Why is it that simply reading a book is not enough? There is a…
A Speaker for the Books
“You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.” [Ray Bradbury] September 24 through September 30 is Banned Books Week this year. For those who are not sure what Banned Books Week is, from the American Library Association it is summarized as the following: “An…
Under a Book’s Spell
A book is a journey, and readers be warned: those who enter through these terrific tomes must be prepared for a long, sometimes emotional, sometimes stressful, but always exciting expedition.
You’re a Reader, Harry
“There are some things you can’t share without ending up liking each other, and knocking out a twelve-foot mountain troll is one of them.” [J. K. Rowling] Finally, here we are, at my Harry Potter blog week! Do you know how hard it has been to not write every single post on…
In a Hole in the Ground
“In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort.” [J…
Stories Are Light
“The world is dark, and light is precious. Come closer, dear reader. You must trust me. I am telling you a story.” [Kate DiCamillo] During my second year working as a preschool teacher assistant I was offered to fill in for the kindergarten teacher for about a month. The first day I noticed there…
Prologue: A Word On Imagination
Imagination really is the truest form of magic, and as a twenty-something-year-old I pride myself in still having a highly functioning make-believe machine.
Rose on Reading 