I’m a book snob, and I’ll be the first one to admit it. For my own personal reading, my preferences aren’t too narrow, but I have certain genres that I seem to stick with. When it comes to what I read with my young children, though… that’s a different story. Picture books may have only…
Category Archives: On Reading
On Reading: My Kindle got Skinned!
This summer, we were able to have a nice visit with dear friends in Connecticut. Our kids grew up together. My friend’s youngest son was my “third child” and Kyle was her “fifth child,” because of the time that they each spent with us as we helped each other out as necessary; and since they’ve…
On Reading: Read for the Record
Picture it: a parent and a young child, snuggled together with a picture book in hand. It’s a beautiful and familiar sight for many of our readers, I know. Unfortunately, that’s not the case for many children across the U.S., and early and frequent exposure to books can be one of the most important factors…
On Reading: 9/11 as a Literary Device
It’s been ten years now since the day that changed everything for our generation, an attack on our own soil, out of nowhere, affecting so many civilians and first responders as they sought to help. In that ten years, a lot of books have been written, television dramas and movies made. And it still surprises…
On Reading: Plot vs. Prose
At a recent book club meeting, the president made a rather fascinating (to me) comment. To paraphrase her because I have a poor memory, she basically said that she thinks there are two different types of readers – in general. The ones who read for prose first and foremost – i.e. pretty words, clever ways…
On Reading: A Memoirist Tells All (Jennifer Gardner on Where You Left Me)
I (Jennifer) read a lot of memoirs. When we received the pitch to review the memoir by 9/11 widow Jennifer Gardner Trulson Where You Left Me, several of us were quite interested. Lauren ended up with it, and you can read her review and giveaway of Where You Left Me over at 5 Minutes for…
On Reading: Reading and Writing a Dog’s POV, with Giveaway
When I began to see this cover around, I thought “This is the book that won’t die!” I had not realized that Racing in the Rain: My Life as a Dog was a different book from The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Novel that came out a few years ago, and was all…
On Reading: Do you ever read classics as mentioned in other books?
In reading One Day, my curiosity for Dickens was piqued much more than I thought was possible, since leaving behind British Lit in high school and college so many years ago. There were several quotes from Great Expectations that tied in with the theme of the novel, as we moved into adulthood with Dexter and…
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