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You may never see me reading . . .

“How do you read so many books?” my boyfriend asked me recently. “You know, I never see you reading.” I laughed initially, thinking about how that could be possible. I never leave home without a book, tucking my latest read … Continue reading

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Rainy day reads: Can your books make you depressed?

Up late last night watching “Salt,” a political thriller starring the impossibly-svelte Angelina Jolie, I felt like someone  stuck toothpicks in my eyelids. I’m not normally one to sit through an R-rated romp filled with terrorism, espionage and cold-blooded murder, … Continue reading

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Where my last 20 review books came from

Lenore has an awesome post up (originally discussed by Marie!) about the “extra story” connecting books and readers — namely, how it is we come to find books in our hands, read them and review them. If I have a … Continue reading

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Musing Mondays: Reading time

Here’s this week’s question: Do you have a set reading time (before bed, perhaps)? Do you read more at night or during the day? Is there a day of the week, perhaps, that you set aside to catch up on … Continue reading

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Musing Mondays: Setting aside

Here’s this week’s question: How much time (or how many pages) do you give a book that you aren’t really enjoying before you’ll set it aside? If you’re reading it for a book group discussion, or for review, will you … Continue reading

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Booking Through Thursday: Multiple reads

Let’s go Booking Through Thursday! “Some people read one book at a time. Some people have a number of them on the go at any given time, perhaps a reading in bed book, a breakfast table book, a bathroom book, … Continue reading

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