The first time I wrote about my mother was while I was pregnant with our eldest child. I wrote a one-act play about our relationship and entered it into a local contest, winning a staged reading. I remember sitting in the audience with my husband, waiting for the play to begin and not knowing what…
Category Archives: On Reading
On Reading: Purging
Recently we painted my 8 year old’s room. When we moved his bookshelf back in, I took the opportunity to go through his books and do some purging. Both boys’ bookshelves were overflowing and it was time to clean house. He did a great job of deciding which books to keep and which ones to…
On Reading: How do you read?
I’m not talking about decoding here. I know HOW to read (actually how one actually reads would be an interesting discussion completely over my head). But I’m talking about the practices YOU put into place when you read. I’ve realized that I have certain unnamed rules that have crawled into place over the years. Since…
On Reading: Roland Smith’s New/Old Ebook Legwork
Roland Smith knows how to write exciting books that keep kids reading. I was checking out his website to see when the 3rd I,Q book would be out, linked to my review of the first two in the series (In case you’re wondering, the answer is that it will be late 2011). But when I…
On Reading: My Love/Hate Relationship with Nonfiction
I’m going to just come out and say it. I’m a much better reader when I don’t have to think too much. Perhaps that’s an oversimplification, but there’s no denying that I read nonfiction at an achingly slow pace, and because of my own personal (and also perhaps silly) preferences, I often find myself stalled…
On Reading: Why Author Daisy Goodwin Likes Audiobooks
One thing I like about listening to a book on audio is that there is often some sort of extra, like an interview with the author. When I got to the end of The American Heiress (linked to my review, and giveaway), not only was there an interview with the author Daisy Goodwin, but it’s…
On Reading: Too Busy to Read?
“She hates to read!” I complained to my girlfriend. At first, things were fine. Meghan could color, cut, and paste like the best of them. But, when it came time to teach our daughter how to read, struggles became apparent. It was hard to believe—especially when she came from a long line of bookaholics. Fifteen…
On Reading: They Can’t All Be 5-Star Reads
The year is just past half over. I’ve read a lot of books this year. A lot. I haven’t been keeping up with my reading journal this year, but I’ve posted over 60 reviews right here of children’s picture books, YA novels, adult fiction and memoirs, and audiobooks across several genres. That’s not all of…
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